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Show 1 V .r rr- f.Trr'rrr-V- r :i a. ',' - V v ,L'A.V-XCV- t U IV-- V Uw,i l '(.' ' - , . ,v ' ' iv tnirnUr ' I ',' , i, Wol. 3 No. 42 i. t t Iq Review Staff CLEARFIELD Contract negotiations between Katy-Seghe- rs and Hill Air Force Base to purchase steam from a proposed resource. recovery plant are being wrapped up, reported Katy-Segher- vice president, Arthur Beckman, to the Davis County Solid Waste Management Board Thursday. Beckman told the board that they are negotiating with Hill on i possible financial damages if Hill cancels on the contract and Katy-Seghe- rs i . T i40 'VrirtO Review Staff (IBI)! 'Uf,3'fD cV,rti-- 'Y fU proved continuing the discussion on June 22 at 7 p.m. at the Clearfield City Hall. If the commission had passed the permit application, they would have been unable to set conditions on the permit. By denying the permit application Thursday and setting a date to continue the meeting, more information can be gathered for study by the commission. Conpresentations and rebuttals ditions oon the plant will be set from both sides, voted unanimbefore it is considered again. If approved by the planning ously Thursday to table the application for a permit for con-- , commission, the permit would g a company struction of the allow -' consuch builds the which until plants, to plant meeting tinues on June 22. build a resource recovery plant , A motion to deny the applica-- . on Utah Department of Transtion was made by commission portation property located on member Ivan Anderson. Ander- 700 South in Clearfield just east son, Vern Hamblin, Curtis Oda of and Ralph Barneck voted in Homeowners in the area have favor of denying the permit. protested that this would lower their property values and conAgainst that motion were members Don Johnson and Bill Storstitute a possible financial and ing. The members then ap health risk to the county. . s. waste-burnin- Katy-Segher- s, - ...... 5. ' Continued on Pago 2A By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Raviaw Correspondent The situaFARMINGTON tion in Rudd Canyon, source of devastating mudslides, is very precarious at best according to Bruce N. Kaliser, chief of the geologic hazard section of the Utah state geologists office. The ground cracks are larger and dryer, but it is getting a because it lowers property values and detracts from the citys image. what the plants effects on pro- perty values will be. In appraisal school, I was taught the three things that affect property values are location, location and location, Barlow said. There would be some effect if it goes in. Say a typical $50,000 condominium might diminish in value $10,000. The more expensive the home, the more the diminution. Art Beckman, vice president of spoke on the benefits of the plant. We tend to be very good neighbors, Beckman told the commission. We add a tax base for the city of Clearfield. It will also be emKaty-Segher- s, ploying contractors and operators from the area. Beckman said an important point is that Katy-Seghe- rs would use the completed plant Continued on Page 2A Raviaw Cerraopondant said Kaliser. There is a good amount of matter that could still come down. We are not over the period of high ground water yet., The weather, in the.next few weeks will have a great deal of influence on the slides in Rudd Creek Canyon, he said. The mountain is worse than before the slide, he said. The possibility of a slide is a perpetual hazard, Kaliser said. The slide area may survive the summer and it is not unreasonable to think that it may last the summer, but people should be aware of the' ' I, problem. Rudd Creek Canyon is relatively, a high hazard but with the limited resources and ability to actually tell wherfe' and when a slide will occur, it is impossible to predict, said THE ANTELOPE ISLAND causeway was closed for a few hours last Saturday as winds from a passing storm wipped water and debris up on the road. According to Lyle Gindry, park superintendent, graders had to be called out to clean off the road before the public could drive along it. , Hazardous Routes Fewer Students to Be Bused Board members made 580 $155,000 to transport all 2,679 points as the breakoff point. students on the hazard list. FARMiNGTON The Davis .Those: students who live along Board Member Bruce County School Board has ap- .routes which are less than 580 asked the council What it Parry would proved the busing of approxi- "points in the study Will have to mean to the dollars in taxpayers walk some or find transother mately 1,220 students who live ' r per year if all of the children on along hazardous routes next portation. were to be bused. break-,ofIn school year. This is nearly 1,000 f the list recommending the fewer than the total bused last point, Board President Roger Glines, the Board year. The busing of those stu- Sheryl Allen said parents will business manager, said it would dents will cost $60,000 which will '.have to pick up, the slack. I require an extra $90,000 or .5 come from the general trans- realize that there is a mill levied on the property tax. philosophy, which is picking up es. That would be about $6 per portation fund. Last year the school district steam, that parents ' should be average home per year. The state allows school boards to bused nearly 2,100 students at a responsible., Butler estimated that it would take as much as 1 mill for transcost of $121,125. But this year the board is expecting a much cost the district as much as portation. tighter budget due to a cutback of state funds. ; - The hazardous busing policy, is used in areas where students are not covered by state subsidized busing, 1 V4 miles from school, and must walk along a route which is considered too ? By DAN CARLSRUH Raviaw Staff Kaiser. Geologists areunable to learn where fissures are going to break out next, but when obser- , travel over the area in, helocopters or on ground, they, look for a variety of things. They note the growth of the ground cracks, how quickly they are cracking and what direction they are going, whether or not they are forming a pattern and what is the concentra-- : tion per area, he said. Observers also note the quantity of ground water, including the surface water, snow depths and ground water. Another area of concern is in the changes in the quantity or turbidity of the water. Turbidity could show that there is a new pressure point. Kaliser uses nis 17 years experience in studying Utah geology and his engieering backvers! , , . . '. : , Routes Designated for Hazardous Busing transportation advisory Cleanup, is continuing . nt Drug Investigation Yields 22 Arrests Combined inves- LAYTON tigation by the Layton City Police Department and the Strike Codnty Force has resulted in 22 arrests in the Layton area within the last week with nine more likely, . dangerous. The board used a study by the com- Metro-Narcot- mittee, which was chaired by Dr. Richard Butler (see box) to decide the ground in assessing hazards. We put it all into our which students will be bused. Butler used a point system head and try to make a judgtook in consideration which said. he ment, throughout Davis County, as cooler weather calms fears of immediate danger from further mudslides. Volunteers are helping victims make their homes liveable again, clearing mud from basements and homes. the expense of future Roy residents in this area. Kirkwood said that $1,750 in ROY People who own land in unincorporated areas on the additional permits will have to western edge of Roy may find be assessed to future property future requests for annexation owners in the disputed area if the 10 conditions are accepted. to Roy City are denied. They will also pay higher yearly Although able and willing to water rates and property taxes approve annexation requests than other Roy residents. from property owners in this This proposal may price dearea, Roy City is angry about a recent proposal issued by the velopers out of the homebuild-in- g market in this area and then Weber County Boundry Commission that specifies condiHooper will not be able to realize their projections of retions for permitting annexation venue from the area, said to Roy. Kirkwood. The projections are a from resulted The proposal based on anticipated urbanizaprotest by Hooper Water Distion in the area. commistrict to the boundary If it becomes uneconomical sion about Roys plans to approve annexation of ZinkeMay-ne- s for developers to build housing property on the western bor- in areas that are part of the der of Roy. The disputed area is Hooper Water District, but deincluded in Roy Citys annexasignated for possible annexation policy declaration area, but tion by Roy, it will mean a loss is also part of the Hooper Water of approximately 50 percent of the land Roy hopes to eventualDistrict. meetof ly annex. ' Following a series Councilman Lynn Taylor askfrom officials between ings Hooper Water District, Roy City ed who would provide urban and the boundary commission, services such as fire and police the commission suggested im- protection if Roy is priced out of plementation of 10 conditions the market. We have continubefore annexation to Roy could ally argued that point at about occur in the disputed area. A eight boundary commission final ruling will be made on meetings, said Roy City AttorJune 20 at the Ogden Municipal ney Roger Dutson. All they (Hooper Water DisBuilding. of trict) are after is an absolute In presenting his analysis these conditions to the Roy City guarantee their whole water Council, Roy City Manager system is paid for at the exRichhrd Kirkwood summarized pense of Roy people in the anthem by saying, It appears nexed areas, said Councilman Roy is to guarantee repayment Lavar Smith. The council told Kirkwood to of Hoopers water bond by paying a disproportionate share convey their displeasure with and subsidizing other areas of the inequities in the the district. This will be done at proposal. KANCITIS By SHELLEY , 4t small, private property homeowners who are confronting a frightening garbage plant stuck right in the middle of their residence area. It all comes down to that issue and very little more. Campbell argued the plant violates city zoning codes Real estate appraiser Haven J. Barlow gave an estimate of 'Angry' With Proposal For Annexations "Precarious 3 Any decision by the planning commission could be appealed to the city council which would then make a final decision. Approximately 120 people including city mayors, county commissioners and members of the opposition group and property owners attended the public hearing at the Clearfield City council room. Attorney Robert S'. Campbell, representing the property owners, spoke for the opposition group. I do not represent a corporation on the New York Stock Exchange, he said. I represent Roy Council Geologist little worse, i5JA 0dsditd Delyedl CLEARFIELD After four hours of debate Thursday after months of discussion and anticipation of an application for conditional use permit vote, the future of a proposed resource recovery plant in Clearfield is still up in the air. The Clearfield Planning Commission, after hearing lengthy i permission to use a pond as a storm water detention basin. Beckman said he knew of an example when it took two years to get u signature on a similar. j ,t ivV'i'.'w ," ? Jvie By BARRY KAWA agreement and one where it took only 18 hours. The proposed resource recovery plant is dependent on the sale of steam produced by the plant to make a profit for Beckman also said contract negotiations with Utah Power, and Light is continuing to set a price on what the plants price of electricity will be. Costs of building Hunter III and Hunter IV power plants to generate the electricity is being considered in the negotiations. The board voted to continue the contract negotiations on setting tipping fees at the current rate of $1 per month for south By BARRY KAWA f .'','', if' r:x Wednesday, June 15, 1983 of Steam For Nil! Facility i u' .';'''' ! n n r i rr.K t .tV-- ic according to Lt. Morton Sparks Police Department. Fifty-fou- r counts of distribu; tion for value of a controlled substance were filed against the 22 people arrested since last week. The 54 counts included 46 involving marijuana, six counts for LSD, and two for cocaine distribution. The nine warrants still out include 15 counts for of the Layton . sidewalks, crossings, obstacles and other conditions. The high- Doxey Comelot Subdivision Lakeland Subdivision Wost of 1100 West, around 1500 South Phyllis Subdivision, Popporidge Apts South of Center, East of Ordara Di Down Development Groan Hills 140 20 .48 69 65 26 ' 150 1098 953 902 786 775 704 643 East Layton Layton South of 1300 North, Wost of Emerald Eastview Subdivision 85. 100 586 581 Lincoln Lincoln er the number the greater the relative risk. The study was revised after a group of parents requested a review of the study. It was the revised chart which the board used in deciding who would be bused next year. Woods Cross ... South Clearfd So Davis Jun Hi Lincoln : distribution for value of a controlled substance. The arrests came after a year of work, funded through the Metro Narcotic Strike Force, Sparks said. He said that a Layton officer had been working with the Strike Force as an undercover agent for a year and that a Salt Lake County officer had been working in Layton as an undercover agent for the past five months, resulting in the large number of warrants and arrests. Those arrested ranged in age from 17 to 51 and included one juvenile. t; ; Dig Worries Children whose families have been victimized by, recent floods and ftiudslides may need help to regain a feeling of sec8A urity. .. Blowing Whistles Index ...... Business Classified Editorial Home Living .... . 1B,2B 2D, 3D 3A 6C-I0- C SchoolChurch . 6A,7A Sports.......... ID A Centerville resident has spent a major portion of his adult life employed as a sports referee and has donated time as a member of the coun-ty- s planning commission. . 1 D V, A ? ,3 - r |