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Show um 'Yu ' r . . Vet J No. i '"If (' :c;glA( if .. Yn-- V(H U Wednesday, 3 0 O MmidSinig 3? considered include debris basins, check dams, new channels, enclosed pipes and channel retention basins. Tippetts said the spring flooding and minor flash floods caused by a heavy rain storm on July 9 showed an urgent need for such projects. I think the storm we had the other Saturday demonstrated our vulnerability, Tippetts said. But I dont know if we can build adequately to handle a snowmelt like we had this By BARRY KAWA votCounty-wid- e FARMINGTON In bond November will decide a ing Issue to finance improvements in the county flood control system, reported the Davis County commissioners last week.' Approval for Commissioner Harold J. Tippetts to seek a bonding company to finance the projects was given by the commissioners. County-wid- e projects that will be . & w ' r year. But it could decrease tremendously the cost of damages. Tippetts said the project would be a n dollar effort that would be paid back by the existing levy. The county currently levies a flood control tax that raises $800,000 a year for projects. If the county is successful in paying for the bonds with this levy, then there would not have to be a tax increase, multi-millio- flood-contr- two-mi- ol ll flood-contr- ol $tr flood-contr- Van Wagenen said he would recommend the council reject the initiative petition on the grounds it does not meet state law requirements. He said the petition would not be able to stand up in court because it does not propose to change a law, which is what an initiative petition is designed to do. across 200 North when the parking brake failed, sending the truck rolling into the State Farm Building, the Utah Highway' Patrol was on the scene investigating the accident and' no injuries were reported. , Opponents of the ' Fortunately for the Russell's Ice Cream" : Company of Salt Lake, its insurance cover- - k age is not with State Farm. - $54 million plant say they still believe the petition is viable. Were satisfied they took it, said Jim Hurst, a spokesman for the group. But weje not satisfied with finding out their decision by reading the newspaper. We asked (acting mayor) Chandler Layton Tables Request for Beer License . By LYNCNA GRAHAM Ravlow Corraipondant His first appeal was denied ear- the closeness of the beer outlet. would not agree to situate lier this year. LAYTON to alleviate exits and , store the Telling a dea similar request Last onto Rainbow Drive. entrances veloper that tabling this mat- came toyear the city from the ter is ther most positive thing stores who with Faced parents concerns wanted to build a of agreeable soluthat has ever happened to this and lack the on the same site. property, Layton set aside for tions, the beer license was defuture consideration an applicadid not use its The property is properly nied and tion for a class A beer license zoned for such a business but option to buy the property. submitted by the builders of a the But Murray said that the firm would not commit Maverick gas station and con- to build unless they had a beer Maverick Store was not primarvenience store planned for the license before beginning. ily interested in beer sales and corner of Fairfield Road and Parents of children attending would build with or without the .Rainbow Drive. E.G. King Elementary protestlicense but that it needs to have Dan Murray, representing the ed the issuing of the beer license a decision so that fixtures and Maverick Store, made his secbecause they feared an increase utilities could be planned. ond appeal for the beer license in traffic in the crossing areas Murray said that the property at the last City Council meeting. for the children as well as for had been closed and a bid ac- , 7-- . Tippetts said the projects will be done in phases with possibly more than one bond election needed because of the vast scope of the project. He said an overall master plan and priorities evaluation would be completed before the bonding vote on November 8. to inform us of their decision in a letter. city-wid- , ol Clearfield, that no major drainage system exists. Other areas he said that could be improved are Kays Creek, Stone Creek and Farmington Creek. Agrees to Review Petition Asking Vote on Plant " CLEARFIELD Upon advice of City Attorney Alfred Van Wagenen, the Clearfield City Council last week accepted a petition signed by 528 residents asking that a proposed resource recovery plant issue be put to a e vote in November. However, city officials said they accepted the petition to review it and no guarantee was made that the issue would be put on the ballot. . July 20, 1983 ntiml one-mi- ll Review Staff APPROXIMATELY $15,000 in damages are apparent at the Doug Wood State Farm Insurance building at .38 E. 200 N. in Kaysville Tuesday morning after a Russell's Ice Cream truck crashed into the building. Trogk driver Randall P. Chidester of Salt Lake City had apparently left his truck with the motor running at Bowman's Market Fld Tippetts said. Bond money would not be used to finance any repairs on cities systems damaged in the spring flooding. Tippetts said federal and state money and the special disaster relief levy this year will aid in paying for those costs. Tippetts noted in the northwest part of the county in Sunset, Clinton, West Point, Syracuse and some parts of By BARRY KAWA . )! 47 ,0 . , V 7-- 7-- 7-- 7-- -- cepted for the construction of the building. He also said that Maverick representatives had met with members of the King PTA to work out the safety problems of the children walking in the area and that he felt that solutions were forthcoming. A final decision on the granting of the beer license will be made after the council meets with representatives of both the Maverick Store and the parents of the area for input. The decision will probably be passed at the July 21 council meeting. Clearfield city officials, believing the petition was an attempt to change the planning commissions decision to issue a conditional use permit to build the plant, had originally rejected the petition. Shirley Reed of the opposition group had accused Van Wagenen of prejudging the petition and rejecting it without knowing what it contained. the council the was an attempt to petition change the city ordinance which allows the construction of a garbage burning plant on an l l zoned site. The proposed zone site is located on former Utah Department of Transportation land located at 1550 East Mrs. Reed told they had had 10 days, they could have gathered signatures from half the voting population of Clearfield. In a related matter, the council informed the opposition group that a public hearing to review the appeal they filed against the planning commissions issuance of the conditional use permit has been set for July 26 at 8 p.m. Opposition group spokesman questioned the date and time and wondered if this would allow them enough time to present arguments. their Chandler said the meeting could continue on to another date if it was necessary, but he hoped Mayor Weldon Hamblin would set a time limit for each speaker and get a decision that 700 South. night. Hamblin is recovering from recent surgery but is exWe feel it is our right to pected to be back for the a accept or reject the plant by ballot vote, said Mrs. Reed. meeting. that his Chandler noted the planning Hurst told commissions public hearing on group has met with an attorney and has been advised that it the permit went four hours in does meet the requirements of the first meeting and one hour an initiative petition. He also in the continuance of it. He said said in the two days the group the longer the meeting went, the solicited signatures, they had more wary he would become gathered 625 in all. Hurst said if when it came time to vote. A-- A-- il 'Novel' Ceremony Opens Chapter One By BARRY KAWA Rtvitw Staff FARMINGTON Since other wedding sites were all booked up, a novel wedding ceremony was held at the headquarters branch library Farmington last Wednesday. in Library staff member Martha Thompson of Little Silver, N.J., married Robert Lee of Salt Lake in a special ceremony held at 9 a.m. before the library opened. The storybook wedding was performed in the childrens reading area there. Performing the ceremony was Davis County Library Board Chairman Evan Whitesides. Since the couple had no place reserved to hold the ceremony, the new library chapel was suggested. The ceremony was attended by members of the headquarters branch staff and a few county employees. 300 Line Up Pips '! - I Defeated were Sen. Lowell Peterson, and Sen. Dale Stratford, By BARRY KAWA Rvlw Staff y, CITY The Peterson questioned Utah Senate last week defeated how much effect, the breach Governor Mathesons $3.35 mill- would really have on the level of ion dollar proposal to breach the the lake and whether it was Southern Pacific causeway ac- worth the cost to attempt it. He ross the Great Salt Lake by a also asked if the south arm of narrow 2 vote. the lake was interested in flood - Sen. Karl Swan, control, or improving the brine moved to circle the proposal content of their area. which will allow it to be brought Stratford said breaching the back in Thursdays session for causeway would hurt the Great SALT LAKE ' 11-1- reconsideration. Salt Lake Minerals Corporation Swan argued that the An- which mines potash out of the telope Island park and marina, lake. He said south arm industhe road to the island, farmland tries such as Morton Salt might in Davis County and county benefit at the expense of north arm industries. sewer facilities along the lake ; are in danger from the record Davis County Sen. Haven and Peterhigh lake levels. He said Barlow, breaching the causeway would son voted against the breach- lower the south arm of the lake ing. Fifteen positive votes are ;by several inches and prevent required to pass a proposal. In possible: damage to these Thursdays session only a ma, facilities.. jority vote of the senators pref Leading the opposition group sent are required to consider a against MAthesons proposal bill. . Apply for 'Starter' Job To JSpi CLEARFIELD About 300 lined the steps of the Clearfield Job Service Tuesday morning before the center opened to pick up applications for openings at the Hercules job-seeke- rs Plant at Freeport. The job openings were advertised in local papers for starter-helpe- r positions requiring no previous background experience at a starting rate of $5.30 an hour. Ogden and Clearfield Job Service each received 500 applications to be distributed. Jeff Harding, 26, of River-dal- e, received application 00001 after arriving at the center at 2:00 a.m. and waiting six hours for the doors to open. He said he just soaked up some moon in his lawn chair and felt great about receiving the first application. elated over receiving the first job application distributed at Clearfield JEFF HARDING is Dej Days Index Whats summer without a friend? If that it:','- - i 5 friend happens to be of the canine variety, summer fun takes a special meaning. BA ' 4 t, 4' r 1 1C Classified . . . . 3A Editorial Home Living .B Section . 1C, Sporfs V if. h vi. 2C Job Service after waiting all night, True G(y)ms Davis County has few public gymnasiums and voters have de- feated recent plans for new facilities. 1C |