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Show Davis County Clipper Thursday, September 23, - WOODS CROSS The city council here placed a six month ijioratorium on developing property on 500 South from 1100 West to Redwood Road and on Redwood Road from 500 to 1500 South. By a 1 vote the council chose to approve the moratorium, with the caveat that they could pull it, if it proved too much a hardship on any 4-- jf the landowners. City Manager Gary Uresk said the moratorium is needed to plan Access to the land, which will likely be developed in several small pieces. He said the staff has met with Utah Department of Transportation officials to design access points. He said while the ingress and egress may not lie a problem now, should the Legacy flighway be built. Redwood Road ould be widened and some property may have to be redeveloped at that point. However, if plans are made now to handle access onto 500 South and Redwood Road, it will be easier on developers in the future. Uresk said they may be able to get the planning done in less than six months. If that happens, the council can remove the moratorium then. In fact, If you decide next week it was a mistake, you can remove it then, Uresk told the council. While council members agreed the moratorium was needed, Council member Ted Cahoon pointed out of the approximate 200 acres belongs to one family. It may be a hardship on them. He asked if should be notified first Is this anything pressing that we have to vote on tonight, or can we wait two weeks and let them know first? he asked. Council member Darin Hicks responded by saying if something unforeseen comes up, the council can cancel the moratorium. He asked that Uresk draft a letter to the property owners and meet with them to explain the reason for the moratorium. Uresk said he believes once the situation is explained, the owners will see the value of waiting until plans for the road are developed. Two developers have recently expressed interest in developing a portion of the property. One of them has backed out, but the other still wants to move ahead. Mayor Jerry Larrabee said if the city were to place a moratorium, now would be a good time to do it, because the construction season is ending. is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The protective service worker will investigate the case in one to three days. someone uses another persons There are 3,000 reports of elder abuse every year in Utah, according to the State Attorney Generals office. Because most abuse, neglect belongings, like a home, car, money, or credit card for their own benefit Usually this happens with the oldest son when the dad dies, Dunford said. and exploitation of elderly or disabled persons comes at the hands of a family member, only one of 30 cases are ever reported. The son comes and takes the car and money and leaves the mom with nothing. This constitutes a Division of Aging, and Lisa Miller, volunteer from the office of State Attorney General and coordinator for Safe at Home, recently presented a program at the Heritage Senior Center. They showed a video calling second degree felony, and the Thom Dunford from Adult Protective Services, a part of the for people Anyone failing to report a case caretaker. Exploitation occurs when BY VERA O. BARKER Clipper Correspondent six-mon-th Clipper Staff Wnter 999 A3 Utahns asked to break silence about elder abuse Woods Cross calls for moratorium M3JRBA WUiAMS 1 to break the silence about elder abuse. Abuse can be physical, emotional or psychological anything from name calling to slapping or kicking. Neglect might be self neglect, when the person, living alone, is no longer able to take care of hisher own needs, or it could be neglect by the There are resources available to help the abused, but they have the right to refuse. Many times people are unwilling to turn in a son or ba physkd, daughter," Dunford said. tSsnal cr psycho-- Then there is nothing we can anything frcnt nane calling state can prosecute and return the items. In Utah the law states that any person who believes a disabled or elder adult is being abused, neglected or exploited must immediately report the situation to the local Adult Protective Services or the nearest law enforcement office. All reports are confidential. toshpsgor Irfddng. do. If the per- son accepts help, the courts can issue a pro- tective order, removing the abuser from the persons life. If a person is unable to care for himself, the family is encouraged to take the responsibility. If no family is available, the state can take over. Some options available are: 1. Financial Payee managing a per son's money for him. Funds are put in trust and the state pays his bills and gives the person spending money. 2. Protective Supervision seeing a person is getting medical help, proper food and basic care. This is short term, and may be turned over to a home health aide. 3. Adult Foster the person is placed in a Care home with a family to care for them. This is not commonly used, though we have homes available, Dunford a place said. 4. Adult Day Care where the person can be cared for during the day and return home at night These are people who are no longer able to go to a senior citizen center. This gives the caregiver a break, allows for socialization and keeps the person out of an institution. The only day care center I know of in your area is Country Niche in Clinton, Dunford said. To report abuse, neglect or exploitation of the elderly, or for more information call Adult Protective Services at two-thir- a building moratorium could be placed on the entire city, saying he worried the city could face discrimination charges if just this small area faced the moratorium. He cast the lone nay vote. Council members SAME AS CASH debated whether to notify the property owners and then approve the moratorium or approve the moratorium and then notify property owners. Council member Rick Eamshaw said he liked the idea of the moratorium, but believes the property owners Video details smoking hazards to teenagers BY MEUNDA WRJLIAMS Clipper Staff Wnter SERTA PERFECT 5LEEPER3 SELECT SERTA PERFECT SLEEPER5 LANDMARK PILLOW TOP BESTMWiirRESS SERTA PERFECT SLEEPER Davis County high schools will soon have a new weapon in the war a video entiagainst teen smoking tled Pack of Lies. i The video was unveiled at a Tuesday press conference by the Attorney Generals Office at West ligh in Salt Lake City, i It details the history of tobacco advertising and shows how much of )t is meant to appeal to teens and jnaybe even a younger audience. For example, an old black and white television commercial shows pred Flintstone and Barney Rubble smoking and sharing its pleasures. The Marlboro Man and even the beautiful, thin women shown in the yirginia Slims magazine ads carried a message to teens its cool to ANNIVERSARY SUPREME J IT MTOtBD, OFF ANY I r I smoke. The video is a good history J Showing how in the early days they blatantly were going after kids and bow it became more subtle through the years, said Kevin Condra, Davis County health promotions director. The video will be added to the state's health core curriculum, and is MEM JV (Floor Models only) i- - BACK SUPPORTER expected to be distributed later this week. I know Jan Graham and the AGs office have been heavily involved in doing something to teacb the dangers of smoking, Condra IMPERIAL3 LAUREN said. Our hope is to educate youth not only about the hazards of smoking, but to explain how tobacco companies have used advertising and other marketing strategies to make smoking appear attractive, said Reed Richards, chief deputy attorney gen- PARCHMENT DUBONNET eral. 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