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Show V f Catch Davis State soccer Profile: County's news on the web! tournament Steve kicks off Rawlings A7 B3 RMBSflsft teftagBRna nftT (kSdftaftd) !mli ijailb iLnlli ilylmu .6 frlTJffi rs i--i O S. '"ilSBaiBE ft6 $$ tS- S.L li JK u U fel vr 2 JU. & mm. & Tm mm t i - M Jb 4 k;? , Business Showcase this week Chris Daliin, left, and Gary Birdsall discuss plans for the Business Showcase Friday and Saturday at DATC The event is sponsored by all three Davis County Chambers of Commerce, the Davis County Clipper and Clipper Today. Noted Utah experts on hand will include U.S. Rep. Jim Hansen, Jon Huntsman, Jr., and economist Thayne Robson. See story on p. A2 . . . & Chamber of Commerce leaders Davis Hospital staff insets new owners - LAYTON Community partnerships, local management and physician involvement were the messages employees of Davis Hospital and Medical Center received from its new owner, LASIS Healthcare of Nashville, Tenn., at a special employee meeting Monday. IASIS Healthcare tendered an offer to purchase Davis Hospital in August as part of a five hospital deal with Paracelsus Healthcare Corp. of Houston. The other Utah hospitals acquired include Jordan Valley Hospital, Pioneer Valley Hospital, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center and the currently shuttered all in Salt Lake County. Paracelsus Regional Hospital The sale of the hospitals was concluded on Oct. 8. Under a decentralized IASIS management structure, Davis Hospital will be loosely managed, quality driven and will have the flexibility to adapt healthcare services according to the needs of the community it serves. AS THE SEASON ADVANCES, the familiar colors of autumn begin to reveal themselves t ajmmMe muon Warn tommMffica iroii v BY LAYTON See "This Week" on p. A5 H 1 Inside Clipper Today City Economic Development 296-550- aggggg Specialist City Council Thursday night to hire Diversified Technologies of North Haven. Conn. Curtis Tanner of Layton will be the project director for the firm that Chnstopulos called a very strong firm with over 2M) employees." A preliminary plan is to be ready by November, and final documents by years end. This signals a major step for the downtown project, which has seen relatively heavy neigh- borhood involvement from business owners and some of the area's few residents. The study area runs from 500 North to 500 South along Mam. west to the Union Pacific tracks and east to Wasatch Dnv e. Representatives of the area first approached the city council with the idea of preserv ing the historical nature of the area while strengthening harmonious development to tie in with existing businesses. The master plan will cover such areas as infrastructure, including streets, parking, areas and a proposed pedestrian-friendl- WSUDATC BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today Sews Editor CLEARFIELD y urban railroad link with Salt Lake City using the old Lmon Pacific tracks. Chnstopulos emphasized that no property owner will be required to do anything Each property owner must decide They will invest if they see an increase in v alue" through pro A PRELIMINARY PLAN for downtown Layton is expected to be ready by November, with final plans by year's end. He sees positive benefits coming to the area, already pointing to interest expressed for movie theaters and restaurants, among other possible new businesses However, planners are being asked to confine new developments to 350.1 nil square feet or less, rather than attracting huge projects that would detract from the current ambiance The plans objective is to serve as a catalyst for future downtown revitalization, with the objective to create a destination " Ideas for the plan have been generated by Olde Town Layton committee members, and others. Chnstopulos emphasized that we (city) provide the plan, on their lead." and then businesses make decisions on whether they want to move forward Among distinctive factors to be included are the Farmers Market and Open Classroom. I'm very concerned about the downtown area. Mayor Jerry Stevenson said Once we complete the plan. I'm 100 percent behind it If it starts to move forward (development) at a fast pace, other decisions will have to be made. Maybe this will start breathing life much sooner than anticipated " Among decisions to be made is whether the city will form an RDA (redevelopment area) with the plan or step back just so we dont create a black hole with tax dollars. If we can plant the seed, let businessmen water it. Weve done that elsewhere " For example, when Layton built a road to connect Layton Hills Mall with Antelope Drive, restaurant row" and adgicent theaters came to town partnership stressed at gathering The resources of Weber State University and the Davis Applied Technology Center offer real opportunity for north Davis County as the economy continues to diversify and grow. That message was brought home to 125 business and civic leaders recently during the monthly membership meeting of the North Davis Chamber of Commerce. To that end, efforts are expected to intensify on WSUs part to build a new campus while DATC also continues expanding its offerings. WSU is serving 3.000 students in Davis County. said Bruce Davis, director of the WSUDavis Center. The facility on Gordon Avenue in Layton is stretched to the limit, with other space rented from Clearfield, Davis. Northndge and Roy high schools, he said That is in addition to the thousands of other students making up 35 percent of Weber's student which attend classes at the main Ogden body campus. Have a delivery problem? Call our delivery hotline 6 before 10 a.m. on Fridays at A Connecticut company Tom Chnstopulos received approval from the Council member Garr Roundy made the presentation The board would solicit contributions to complete the master plan while coordmating with city officials. No mention is made anywhere of the recreation committee, which is chaired by Paul Wayne. He was in attendance at the council meeting, but was not asked to provide any input He has been compiling material on the park foundationfriends of parks idea for many months, including information about what other cities in the nation are doing. As he sees it, a foundation of friends group would act much the same as a friends of the library group, raising funds and volunteering to assist in park efforts. Some cities have extensive friends programs which have posals. with Layton ties has been hired to complete a master plan for the city s downtown area. CLEARFIELD Nearly eight months after strongly endorsing formation of a parks foundation and offering to chair it. a Clearfield council member has finally presented his seven phases of implementation. city council. TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today Ant s Editor Park foundation plan finally in the works Tuesday night at the request of Mayor Tom Waggoner, after no public mention of any plans for the foundation had been made since last February. The implementation plan included recognize need for additional funding to develop park facilities sooner than the slow pace the current limited tax base revenue is generating. Roundy noted that with the growing population, there is a need for more parks and a redevelopment of existing parks to meet todays and tomorrows growing demand for paik facilities. The plan called for appointment of a foundation chair, Roundy, and creation of a board of directors, which has yet to be done. The board would develop a current park system inventory, and seek input through public hearings for additional parks and park facilities, he told the council. A park system master plan would be generated following the public hearings, under direction of the planning commission and in Layton near Highway 89. Photo by Marv Lynchard As previously reported in the Clipper Todav, WSU officials are hoping the legislature will appropriate funds to begin senous planning of facilities for the new campus which will be built on just over 100 acres in northeast Laylon, bordering State Road 193. Plans call for construction of what will initially be a multi purpose building to house ev cry thing from classrooms to student services. Davis said Its hoped to have back and mortar in place to house students within the next five years. With a population of 231.000 residents now. the county is expected to be home to more than 300.0(1) residents within the next 5 years. We are looking to increase the manufacturing (job) base in Davis County." said arren Hill, dean of the university's applied science and technical college. Even though manufacturing is going down as a percentage of gross domestic product, there is still a high level manufacturing base in the for companies hoping to or expand into the area. 1 hll said It amid prov ide technical expertise for start-up- s or offer upgrade training "a broad ranee of technical ser- 'ices." he added, not- ing W SU is already county. Arms. 10-1- eJ7 KyrCRJiSS workine with various LUah companies to supply them with local parts and labor, citing a ample of examples from area aimpa- - r nies. including Browning But there is a need to broaden the tax base, he added, not- ing that one ettort to that end is the proposed Northern Utah Engineering Center in conjunction with DATC The new center could be a one-sto- p THE EXISTING Weber State UniversityDavis Center source with plans gelling for the new Layton branch campus. is being used far beyond capacity, i I |
