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Show NewsSeat Davis County Clipper Thursday, June 24, 2004 Recreation options could abound Continued from p. A1 County schools with a special focus on Bountiful Junior ligh School. Proponents of the RSC arc looking to cater to the needs of the Utah I ligh School Activities Association's playoff and championship games in soccer and baseball. Both facilities also have a shared-coelement. The $23 million SDCRC will receive $5 million from the Davis School District for guaranteed access to basketball courts during school hours and for school games. The remaining money will come from a property tax for residents of the recently formed South Davis Recreation District comprising North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, West Bountiful, Bountiful and Centerville. The tax will go to a public vote in early August. The $22.5 million RSC will be partially funded by a $15.3 million bond approved last year by SLC residents. The remaining $7.5 million must come from a yet undetermined source. And that source may be Davis County, though not yet officially. Joe Bountiful Mayor Johnson has said previously that money from the SDCRC will not be rerouted to pay for the RSC. SLCs Director of Public Rick Services, Graham, explained that Salt Lake City believes Davis County residents will benefit at least as much from the proposed facility as will its own residents. Exactly who makes the first offer, however, seems to have become an I thought the How the two facilities compare 1 SDCRC (Bountiful) baseball field 3 basketball courts Ice sheet (Olympic size) with room reserved for a second, smaller ice sheet if needed in the future Climbing wall Aerobics and dance studios 1 st 6 racquetball courts Fitness center Weight room Running track Indoor competition pool Indoor rec pool with water slide and toys Outdoor rec pool with water slide and toys Splash pad fountain 30 athletic fields (useful for soccer, football, lacrosse) 8 baseball diamonds Jordan River nature trail Track Indoor facility, likely a private venture, to serve as a winter facility and athlete training center Picnic facilities said. Davis Countys Community 1 lbur-year-o- RSC (Salt Lake City North Salt Lake boundary) other guy was going to move first" situation. Apparently, SLC has been waiting for an offer for help from up north, and Davis cities have been waiting for a price tag from down south. Were looking for partIf they ners, Graham said. forward (Davis County) step (with money), the logical consequence is use of the facility. "We need financial help; however, we have not heard Graham back from them, "You usually don't step forward with your money, lardy said, "and say. 'How much do you need?" The SDCRC is more than a renovation of the old Bountiful Recreation Center. In addition to the pool, racquetball courts and ice sheet, new' items like a climbing wall, running track, water slides and splash pad (similar to the interactive splash pad at the Gateway shopping complex in SLC) will complete the facility. Family changing rooms will complement the men's and women's changing rooms, mitigating the awkwardness of "mom and her son" situations whether the young bov goes in the changing room with mom or into the men's room by himself. I lardy explained that the facility will be designed to last for decades. "We've tried to design something that will help the community come together for the next 30 years," 1 lardy said, comparing the SDCRC to the 30 of service the years Bountiful Recreation Center has given. The RSC is one of several recreation complexes being built or in existence in Salt Lake County. It is described as an oversized park catering to many groups and clubs. In addition to the sports element. the area of the facility that borders the Jordan River will include a trail and interpretive areas, allowing patrons to view the birds and other wildlife in the area. and Economic Development Director Will' Sommerkorn has said that if Davis County cities are to help, it will likely be on an individual city basis. He knows of no efforts at a county level to help fund the RSC. Theyll probably have to meet with individual city counsaid. Sommerkorn cils," "They're going to need to step up and talk to the cities." Bountiful City Manager Tom Hardy explained that Bountiful has heard very little, and therefore has not looked into the issue in depth. State backs off 'surprise' tax hike Continued from p. A1 revenues rate, said in determining the Ice Brennan, deputy division director for property the State Tax tax with Commission in Salt Dike City, Wednesday. We made a decision, passed it out to the entities, and when they got to looking at it, they said they thought maybe some items should've been included in that revenue that were not, she said. State officials ended up agreeing there were problems that were being corrected as of Wednesday. "We're in the process of making those corrections and are getting back to the entities. Those included board of equalization adjustments and five-yecollection rates, among others. The result will be lowering the budgeted revenue figure ar that goes in the top part of the formula. Since that has been lowered, it will have the effect of changing the rate," she explained. should counties The already have this new formula. Urey can go about setting their rate. Well get an official notice to them, hopefully by week's end, Brennan said. We should not have any surprises like this next year, she added. The Utah Taxpayers Assoc. (UTA) met with state tax staff Monday to iron out any potential problems. When we met with the tax commission we were trying to discover why it is that the certified tax rates that they had distributed were around 10 percent higher than what they had been, said Howard Stephenson, UTA director. We worked with them for about three hours, helping them discover they were not using the correct figure," he said. It was important to note, the 10 percent increase would bump taxes. The public wouldn't even know about it, because it wouldn't have to go through truth in taxation. That was what was most disconcerting, said IJTA's research analyst Chad Vanderlinden. At the same time, Davis County officials from cities and elsewhere were meeting in Farmington on the issue. The vast majority attending that meeting agreed the rate had to be revised in order to not hurt taxpayers. I thought it was very courageous of the county to recognize the problem and to take the position they did and encourage everyone (cities, etc.) to not take advantage of the situation, City Manager Republicans choose candidates Continued from p. A1 5 Rawlings also believes the early primary election, held at a time when children are out of school and families are traveling cuts into voter numbers. Oda said he was very disappointed with the low voter turnout and agrees that the early primary has a lot to do with those low numbers. Id like to see it moved back to a later time. This is the second year that the Republican Primary has been held in June and appar All ently voters are still upset that they cannot vote in the closed election. Todd Weiler, chairperson of the Davis County Republican Party said that in his own election judges precinct, reported that there were angry people coming to the polls. While I can see the logic in a closed primary, I was not one of the people behind the movement to change the law. He said he believes the closed primary will be with voters for some time. your protection under one roof. AMERICAN FAMILY Heather Hansen Agency 273 West 500 South Bountiful, Utah 84010 21 Richard Watson, chairperson of the Davis County Democratic Party, also believes the June primary kind of fuels the apathy, and that by closing the primary, they made the apathy worse. Ready-Set-Gro- Tom Hardy said. "I think that everyone was trying to do the right thing. A lot of times, in government, people worry about the officials doing the right thing. "In this case, absolutely, what Steve Rawlings and his staff were trying to do was the right thing." Police seek suspect in high-spee- d chase BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Ski ff Writer - Police BOUNTIFUL here are looking for the suspect in high-spee- chase d Police Lt. Steve Gray. When the woman got to Salt Dike City the car wasn't where it was supposed to be. Diter, she received several calls from those who had taken her vehicle, saving they were bringing it back. The circumstance was suspicious so she asked for an extra patrol from Bountiful Police. Gray said that when officers arrived at about ft a.m the womans car was there, along with a Ford Explorer. When the man in the Explorer saw police, he took off at a high rate of speed with officers in pursuit. I le was running red lights and Grav said. recklessly. driving S. 5 At the Highway merge, the suspect entered the northbound freeway, heading south. One officer pursued, while another paralleled him in the southbound lane. At Beck Street the officer following the suspect quit his pursuit, while the one traveling parallel maintained his course. The suspect got off the interstate at 9(X) North in Salt Dike City, onto 900 West. The officer who was paralleling him met him there and followed to ft()0 North, when the suspect again entered the freeway, still heading in the wrong direction. At that point the officer gave up his pursuit. Gray said that the car was later found abandoned at North Temple and RedvvixxJ Road. Tire Explorer had been stolen from West Jordan and had stolen license plates from another vehicle. Gray said they found property, also believed stolen, in the Explorer. Police ask that anyone with information call the Bountiful Police at ). e. The proposed budget and accompanying tax increase are not final and the district is required to hold a Truth in Taxation hearing to receive public input on the proposal. The hearing is set for Tuesday, Aug. 17. If approved, the increase would result in about $12.10 additional taxes on every $ (X).(XX) worth of commercial property annually. For residences, a $6.66 hike on every $1(X),(XX) worth of property would be levied. Greenbelt property would also be included in the increase at a rate of 6 cents to $9.89 on every l(X) acres per year. Opportunity for Public Comment i Intermountain Waste Oil Refinery Superfund Site Proposed Cleanup Plan pna The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (F.PA) and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) are asking for public comment on the Proposed Plan for cleaning up potentially harmful solvents in the ground water at the Intermountain Waste Oil Refinery (Operable Unit 2) Superfund site located at 995 South 500 West in Bountiful, Utah. The Proposed Plan explains EPA's preferred cleanup alternative and also evaluates other cleanup options. EPAs preferred cleanup alternative is a combination of Groundwater Extraction and Treatment with Dual Phase Extraction (these terms w ill be explained at the Public Meeting announced below ). Your comments are very important! EPA will not make a final cleanup decision before we consider all public comment on this Proposed Plan The 30 day comment period begins June 24, 2004 and ends July 23, 2004 Write us! Written comments will be accepted at any time during the comment period by mail to: Email: Lloyd.Lisaepa.gov Lisa Lloyd, Project Manager U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 999 18'h Street, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80202-244- 6 or FAX (303) 312-689- 7 Meet with us! & Childcare Please attend the Public Meeting at 300 E, Bountiful Infants (6 weeks Preschoolers Toddlers. old). & School-ag- e children & pick-d- p available) staff Secure learning environment First Aid & CPR trained welcome (Cal for information) Drop-in- s Affordable Rates Coming in Fall 200V Cumcuium based preschool Of yea' olds) Enrolng for Childcare services Sumer children) & Fal Adventures (schod-og- e Preschool - cal or come m for more details 67M 6?204 Now pursuit. ten- tative budget for the 21XU-0- 5 school year of $407.5 million was unanimously approved by District the Davis School Board of Education. A confirmed budget would result in a $1.3 million tax increase to county residents and business owners. Senate Bill 230 established the law that allows school boards the option of increasing board leeway taxes to receive state monies lor reading improvement programs. DSD's increase will help fund a K-- 3 Reading Improvement Program district-widIn addition to the $1.3 million in local taxes the move guarantees that the state would which the preferred alternative will be described in detail: at We welcome: (drop-o- ff led police along Bountiful's east bench and into North Salt Dike, where one of that city's officers joined the District seeks $1 ,3M tax hike send $1.6 million to the district. FARMINGTON - A 299-06- 02 215 which began early Sunday on the city's east bench. The convoluted tale began woman when a Bountiful allowed her son to take her car Saturday night. Tie son got arrested in Salt Dike City but made arrangements for his mother to pick up her car rather than having it impounded. according to Bountiful w Preschool a 'I he suspect Bountiful City Hall 790 South 100 East Bountiful, Utah Individuals who need special accommodations in order to participate in the meeting should contact Dave Allison, at least three working days prior to the meeting. UDEQ Community Involvement at The Proposed Plan is available for inspection at the following locations. Here youll find most of the information used to determine the preferred cleanup alternative: Davis County L ibrary, South Branch 725 South Main Street Bountiful, UT 84010 U.S.E.P.A. Superfund Records Center 999 18 Street Denver. CO 30202 U.D.E.Q. 168 North 1950 West Salt Lake City, UT 841 14 |