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Show Thursday, February 13, 2003 NewsOeat Davis County Clipper County aging agency to hit the 'big screen' BY JAN HOPtONS Clipper Staff Writer FARMINGTON Beginning March 1 the Davis of Aging Division County Services will be taking their message to the public m a big way -via the large screens of movie theaters. We've got to keep pace with the times, says Richard Connelly. Director of Aging Services Too many of the elderly are falling through the cracks of an system already He is hoping to bnng an awareness of available programs to not only the elderly, but to their family members and neighbors as over-burden- well Older folks may not be attending the movies in as high a number as they used to, says Connelly But were hopmg that by making a neighbor aware of issues, programs and elder-car- e the information will eventually get where it needs to go The ads will run before the uses large map to organize the effort to canvass Bountiful. Volunteer Misty Butler passes out materials to 30 other volunteers prior to hitting the streets, right. Below, volunteer Drew Palmer takes his message to area resident Roger Tuttle. ANN HAMILTON, left, Mobilizing for the cause BY RENEE TURNER Clipper Sniff U liter - BOUNTIFUL Young adults crowded into JoAnn Ilamiltons home Monday night to learn about v making their cit Hamilton heads up "Citizens for Families.' a group working to coer or place on a high shelf, all seuall explicit material in Bountilul businesses 1 ler campaign generated a little backlash in late Januarv when someone defaced and removed her signs, dumping them in her yard That actually gave her widespread attention by the Utah media as well as an article in the New York Times She said the people who have been removing the yard signs voluntarily placed bv residents are the ones actually limiting freedom of ' speech I really think they (those child-friendl- removing the signs) just don't understand what we are doing I would like to just sit with them and explain our work," said Hamilton She asked the volunteers to do what she views as the most important, and most difficult, work involved m her whole campaign Please take these yellow flyers Ask every home to put them in their window" The group had a huge city map, and divided it into sections A few volunteers took each section in the hope of blanketing Bountiful with the flyers The bright yellow flyers with black print have information about v community, creating a and why on one side The other side contains large letters announcing that the resident supports Bountiful y beeoming a completely community Davis Board of Health endorses health center BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Staff Writer - child-fnendi- child-fnend-l- Mayor: It's 'Heritage Park' - at least for now BY BOB MICKELSON Clipper Staff Writer FARMINGTON - 1 m going to make an executive decision here, a mayoral order oi whatever; stated Farmington City Mayor David Connors, that the park located north of the Kmart shopping center and west of Highway 89 be called Heritage Park; at least until there is some groundswell of opposition to it Then we can address it again if we have to; he added, on a motion from the council" After weeks of controversy about the name of the new park just beginning development, the mayor recently decided to bnng at least for the debate to an end now Reportedly, some nearby residents and members of the citv's planning commission, apparentlv just didn't like the name or felt it might be confusing since, originally the proposed name tor the facility had been Oakridgc Park But some council members, including Susan Holmes, said they had talked to a lot of Farmington folks who like the name Heritage since it conveys the idea that it is a community park Coming up with a name for the park Iris been no easier than finalizfaciliing development plans for the has The commission ty city planning m about concern drainage expressed the area and asked city government to present a moie detailed plan City Fngineer Paul Hirst told the council that existing facilities, plus new storm drains being added the Utah Department of by Transportation's U S 89Shepard Lane contractor should lie more than adequate The new drainage facilities were pioposed by the city in an effort to prevent future flood damage like that which occurred 500 year" storm in July a during 2001 Meanwhile, the city is still doing some tweaking of the features at the paik It has alreadv agreed to move the basketball court closer to the paiking lot and to grade a portion of a large open area for use as a games field But it has deferred installation of a water feature at the park to a future date and is still debating whether or not to light the basketball court Concern over cost was the principal reason for the water plav ground delay, but the council also wondered if it would need to e be fenced and require while use in supervision Viola Farmington Kinney Leisure Services director, and Diana Ross, local sales representative for Vortex, a firm which makes on-sit- water playground equipment, both addressed the council on the latter concerns featured films as part of advertisconsumers are ing packages already familiar with like movie trivia and soft drink ads The project is being funded by a grant which provides information on Title III for caregivers of the elderly under the former Older Americans Act Weber County and the Area Agency on Aging have already utilized a similar ad campaign with impressive results Cost to Davis County will be $7, 160, which will provide a total of 56 weeks of the move-hous- e ads Title III provides information and programs for the elderly and their familiescaregivers such as how to properly care for their unique needs and government assistance programs for utilities. Support is also available for the emotional needs of persons involved in eldercare including some financial assistance for respite for families who just need a break from the responsibilities and pressures of the care Ross said the equipment is made of heavy stainless steel with baked-o- n enamel paint that is scratch and vandal resistant Liberty Park in Salt Lake City has had an in the open' water playground in operation for about a year and, aside from some hard water stains, it has held up remarkably welU said Ross And graffiti cleans off easily She added that features, like water misters, popular with smaller children, can be placed away from items, like water cannons, more attractive to older youth The council did agree to have the city put in the necessary plumbing to the water playground site in Heritage Park But above ground installation will be held off for phase two" A bid motion to award $66,872 to Vortex for the Main Park pool was approved by unanimous vote of the council Those FARMINGTON without health insurance and the undennsured will receive a wide range of medical services through a community health center to be located in Davis County if federal funding is approved The Davis Board of Health endorsed a letter of support for the grant in its Tuesday meeting The proposed center will offer much more comprehensive care than the volunteer clinic which opened in January That clinic is open only two night a week for a few hours. Doctors and nurses there serve on a volunteer basis Instead, the proposed center with a would be open e staff, giving daily health care and continuity of care, which the volunteer clinic cannot provide, according to Lisa Nichols, the of director executive Health Midtown Community Center in Ogden, which the Davis County Clinic will be affiliated with. She said patients using the center would have access to acute and chronic health care and prenatal care, labor and delivery, as well as dental care. Mental health services will also be availe licensed able with a social worker and substance coordinated abuse treatment Behavioral Davis through Health. The center also will have hospital privileges and will be able to provide health care access to those with cultural or language barriers full-tim- full-tim- full-tim- Kirshismk, director of the Davis Health for nursing Department said many don't think of Davis County as having people without health insurance, but she shared statistics showing a real need in Davis County 21 percent of the countys residents are eligible for W1C (Women, Infant and Children) three elementary assistance, schools have a free lunch rate over 40 percent of the student body, 21 percent have no health insurance and 13 percent of women have no health care in the first trimester of pregnancy She said currently low income individuals must go into Salt Lake County or Ogden for health care, but the nearest center in Salt Lake County is not accepting new patients, and the Ogden clinic has a four week waiting list Nichols told board members she sees no difficulty with Davis County getting the grant, as community health centers are greatly supported by the Bush administration, which sees them as a health care safety net The three-yea- r grant would be for $650,000, with a $150,000 capital expense Nichols said she could see no reason the grant would not be renewed after the three year period The Midtown Center in Ogden has been funded since 1970 Sally Treat Your Sweetheart Perfect Gift Certificate The Farmington Park proposals pass muster at commission BY BOB MICKELSON Clipper Staff Writer - While cona with staffers providing city on OK development ceptual plans for Heritage Park, the FARMINGTON com- Farmington City planning mission withheld actual site plan approval According to City Planner David Petersen, members of the commission wanted to see a final drainage and grading plan for the park before moving on to the next step The commission did mov e the baspraise city plans to court ketball facility closer to the to grade a large, and area parking a area into grassy plaving open field. The park, to be located between the Oakndge Park Estates planned unit development and U S 89 and north of the Kmart shopping center, would be developed on approximately 105 acres of ground the that It appears Stonebndge Group is backing away somewhat from a request that the entire length of road from Mam Street through the freeway interchange and on to 1100 West be named Farmington Parkway Fhe commission has indicated its preference that the stretch between Mam Street and the freewav interchange remain Buike Lane Stonebridge. how ev er. thought that might prove confusing to motorists But the commission's case was strengthened by a report from Farmington's traffic engineer, who said that motorists would not likely be confused by directions permitting them to turn either east on Buike Lane or west on Taimington Parkway Farlier in the meeting a pair of subdivision requests received approval from the commission The first involved schematic plan approval for the Mountainside Plat F subdivision George Haddad wants to prepare 19 lots on 7523 acres located at 775 S 350 Fast The second request was for a subdivision (lot split) at 224 W 1 00 North by Scott Wood Much of the rest of the meetdising was taken up by a lengthy a and of west cussion Farmington US 89 corridor land-us- e study update Much of the property located m the area discussed was part of a recent annexation by Farmington 1 To AVEDA. 9 10-2- 5 Off Selected Jewelry Romantic Victorian Necklaces & & Clothing! 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