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Show P'VI 4 .. t 'tV 4. SKA'- . t . ocatx XV SunillGL VF.N '1 utzilJfc ()' :! vjjrnr V 5 xj Qtspn staejsu VfI1 'tKiH-- vj.itJ isyrt.vv.? (ktttnzfr '2-jr- '7 Vol. 3 No. 39 Wednesday, May 25, 1983 Hearing Set June 9 In Clearfield On Garbage Plant ' CLEARFIELD The Clearfield Planning Commission set June 9 at 7:05 p.m. for a public hearing on an application from for a conditional use permit for construction of a resource recovery plant. Katy-Segh- er The permit would allow Katy-- . Seghers the use of property located on 700 South in Clearfield for the plant which is designed to burn garbage from cities in the county and produce marketable steam anj electr- icity. Ralph Barneck, acting chairman of the planning commission, repeatedly cut off all questions concerning the plant at last weeks meeting by saying there would be no discussion on the matter that night. Arthur of Beckman, vice-preside- nt Incineration WELDER Wayne Long works on construction project at site of new Roy City Hall complex. Long is an employee of Recount Of Ballots ILoytfon By BARRY KAWA Rtvitw Staff A proposal to LAYTON By BARRY KAWA - Raviaw Staff of Community Development. Layton City Mayor Lewis G. Shields abstained from the vote. Layton had appealed the balloting, saying a North Salt Lake councilmans ballot should be thrown out which would have placed Layton in the list of projects to be funded. Hunt upheld the recommendation of a Salt Lake City attorney to count the disputed ballot and ordered the recount with the North Salt Lake ballot included. Absent COG chairman Norman Sant left instructions to allow any COG member to review his ballot but no request vwas made. Wasatch J-ron- ac- land swap incept a three-wavolving Layton City, the LDS y CLEARFIELD The Davis County Council of Governments took little time last Wednesday in approving the results of a recount of ballots which did not change a list of seven projects that will receive community development block grant funds. Voting was unanimous by the COG members to certify the recount which was made on May 11 by a committee appointed by Buzz Hunt, director of the Utah Division Brook Western Construction. Beckman said information on the proposed plants effects on Clearfield City will be presented to planning commission members this week. Hal Hallett, representative of the citizens group opposed to the plant, estimates his presentation against the plant in the June 9 meeting will take about 45 minutes. Resi-- , dents of the area near the proposed plant site say the plant would create problems for; them. Hallett claimed there had been problems with rs Katy-Seghe- not paying an application fee for a permit in other cities. Barneck found the receipt of payment of the $25 fee and gave a copy to Beckman. After both sides are presented 9 hearing, the commission will rule on the application. The commissions decision will likely be appealed to the city council. at the June , Want More Information COG Okays - Corpo- ration, said his companys presentation on June 9 will take about half an hour. : Regional Church and Davis County District was turned down Thursday by the Layton City Council. The trade' would have allowed the district to begin construction of a new Layton Elementary School while the old elementary remains in use. : School The council, by a vote of 3-- 2, defeated a motion to accept the trade which was approved Tuesday by the Davis Board of Education. A motion was passed to hold off on accepting the Currently, all state block grant funds are frozen because of a mudslide near Thistle, Utah. The governor has set a tentative date of June' 23 for a' special legislative session on finding ways to fund the cleanup of Thistle Lake. Shields said Layton officials are taking a wait and see position and are awaiting the decision on the governors ' funds. In other business, a report on a proposed 1983-8- 4 Wasatch Front Regional Council budget was presented to the COG. The council is funded with revenue from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, CDBG funds, and county funds at a total of $783,523. ' . Dwn Uand Swop Deal offer until an assessors report is received on the value of the properties. Councilman Bob Stevenson said delaying a decision until the next council meeting wont affect the timetable on the project. Councilman Golden Sill' said since Layton has soipe leverage in the negotiations, they should hold off and exert it. At a school board meeting last Tuesday, the board signed an agreement between the three sides and members said they assumed Layton would sign it ' also. Assistant School Superintendent John White said Friday, since bids for the project wont Building Style Turn of Century' A community KAYSVILLE development block grant loan of $29,000 was approved by the Kaysville City Council last week to the owners of the Layton Building to aid in the citys downtown rehabilitation program. The loan will help finance the remodeling of the building located at 60 N. Main in Kaysville. A fire on April 4, destroy- Council Programs Director ed the roof of the building which Mick Crandall told the COG that housed three Kaysville he and the Council hoped that businesses. Governor Scott Matheson would The council noted that Roy make a decision on the block and Jeanne Layton, owners of grant funds by the j end of the month. Turns Raviaw Corratpondant SYRACUSE Henry Martin, Syracuse Police Chief for the past 11 years, will exchange his rank for that of sergeant effective June 1. Martin explained his decision, Eleven years of providing service with an understaffed department has been tiring. He continued, This is something that I have wanted to do for a long time, so when the opportunity came, I grabbed 24-ho- ur it. With the rapid expansion . and projected growth of Syracuse, it was decided that the Moving Day Roys first real has moved piece by piece to other loca4B tions in the city. - By BARRY KAWA Review Staff FARMINGTON The Davis County Commission approved a land, deal with the LDS Church Monday to buy 140 acres in Kayrehabilitation project. John sville for a future county fair Thacker, Kaysville city mana- facility. Located north of the Burton ger, said the city has drawn up plans for the downtown stores to Lane overpass and west of the be remodeled as they were in Union Pacific tracks in West the early 1900s. Kaysville, the land will cost the Ms. Layton said her building county an estimated $10,000 an was built in the early 1900s and acre. remodeled around 1950. She The comissioners agree that says the Utah Historical Society the location will be used for a furnished early photographs of multi-us- e year-roun- d fairthe building to help the city rebe must that ground complex design it. completed by 1985. The fair will time was long overdue for the addition of a fourth officer. Chief Martin said, I talked with the mayor and it was decided that instead of hiring an additional officer, I would step down to the rank of sergeant and a new chief would be hired. He also commented that the rewards of the job were not really enough to compensate for all ..the time away from his family. "I am really looking forward to someone else having all that responsibility, Martin said. The change will give Syracuse four full time officers . its city offices. In other business, the council approved the adoption of House Bill 13 which gives the cities the right to decide on the adoption of a redistribution of use and point of sale sales tax. This bill allows Layton to assess an additional V cent on the current 5 percent sales tax and receive back Vs cent to city coffers. The increase will take effect on July 1. continue to be held through 1984 in the area north of the Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington. Its a better price than any other parcel of land weve seen, said county property manager Ralph Wilcox who made the report to the commission. It has better visibility than most of the others and is in a good central location. Its the best possible purchase yet. Other sites that had been considered include land south of the Oakridge Country Club in Farmington priced at $25,000 an acre. The commissioners said county property taxes wont be raised to finance the deal. They IFcair noted that the county had car-- . ried over enough in the capital improvement budget to make the $500,000 down payment. The rest will be paid in three annual payments to the church. The church and the county agreed to share equally rights to any minerals discovered at the site. The church has approved the sale and granted right of way privileges on Burton Lane and Sunset Drive. Commission Chairman Glen E. Saunders noted that a few months ago on his way to work he saw a for sale sign on the property. He said he never dreamed the county eventually would end up buying the land. . School Rental Policy Set A new ren- FARMINGTON schools, she added. tal policy concerning the pubThe new rates are divided into lics use of classrooms and other two categories, commercial and school facilities in the county Groups which has been set by the Davis School are not commercial will now Board. The new policy, which pay $5 per hour for one clawill go into effect immediately, ssroom while commercial will raise previous rates per groups will have to pay, $20 per hour while at the same time hour. The fees vary for the different limiting use by organizations. Its (raise in said prices) a types of rooms. The most expenBoard sive would be a large gymtremendous jump President Sheryl Allen, and no nasium or a high school auone feels comfortable or happy ditorium which costs $100 per with them. But Ms. Allen said hour for commercial groups. the increase in rental fees would For comparison, fee for use of be necessary if the school board a classroom at the University of was to continue the rental progUtah will range from $15 to $25 ram. It is the Boards sincere per hour. Classes at Weber desire that the public use the State College will cost $20 to $25 per hour. . Not included in the price is custodial or other service. The board expects the organizations to pay for custodial help. The individual school adminis- trators will have the right to work out the price of any ex- tras. The board also limited the use of the schools. According to the new policy, Public service or- ganizations which perform strictly public services, such as beautification committees, civic groups, Boy Scout, Girl Scouts, etc., shall be granted occasional use (not to exceed four times per year) of a Index Business . Classified .... . . . Home Living . . SchoolChurch . Sports ...... . ID, 2D 4D, 5D IB, 2B 4C-6. C 1C-3- C J A 9 Plant on Hill Field Road. The district needs the land for a future elementary school and Layton wants the Verdeland property for future expansion of County OKs Site for the building, were the first to step forward for redevelopment funds allocated approximately two years ago for a downtown Chief Resigns, To Take New Position By ARLENE HAMBLIN be accepted until the middle of The city and church have agJuly there is still plenty of time reed to accept plots along the for Layton to accept the pro- back of the property. Easements guaranteeing the church posal. and the city permanent access He said since the districts adjoining land was agreed on assessment of the property is to the school board meeting. at not up to date, the city is jushad hoped to trade the Layton tified in waiting for the results the district property for Ver deof a private assessment. land School property adjacent The district currently owns to the city office buildings. The six acres on which the elemen- school board objected to this tary school is located in a ten suggestion and contended that acre site at 300 W. Gentile in this would violate a joint land Layton. The present elemen- use agreement. The district has tentatively tary will be razed and the new school will be built on property agreed to trade the property for currently owned by the church city land located near the Weber Basin Water Conservation and Layton. y r |