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Cities Project to claim the county said it remodel the agencv s eaily offices That claim involve the now questioned auditing personnel and lawyeis fen's, agency officials said The federal auditor said the operation receiv oil more than $7 million in HI D money and spent $218 721 fiom local life coffers during its five-yeMr stowell said hell meet with enver HI D officials niter lhis niontn The auditors raised the question But it s up to HI D whether or not we must By Craig Hansen Monday Morning, September 20, 1976 $104 0)O Tribune Staff Writer Salt Lake City and County officials Monday will be asked to explaui over $552,000 worth of Model Cities bills dating back to 1971 That's the conclusion of a federal audit conducted by the inspector gener al which will be presented to the commissioners who served as the agency's joint board The commissioners hope to answer the questions but admit the city and pay hue k any money county could each wind up payuig the Default by either local government federal government between $50 000 and $80,000 for the oversights Unanswered Question The latest audit was to have been the final one, according to Roger Stowll, city mtergovemmental relations director But there are so many unanswered including some raised two questions years ago the auditors said they U 1m back The agency (the city county opeia tion) was m substantial noncompliance with the adnum trative re possibilities under the grant the auditors siid Their questions include Why did the city spend $75,723 in 1971 on cars for its police tactical squad, then transfer them to another division and spend $8,377 for replacements Why didnt Model Cities officials audit or evaluate 23 projects, ranging from low income housing and adult nutrition to the purchase of land for a Redwood multipurpose center and a Quince Street heritage park Expense Money Why didn't someone check more than $65,000 m administratn e budget overruns, including expense money for lunches and snacks, $800 for travel ar,d in advances, or $31,000 for $17,000 options, supplies and equipment Did anybody benefit from a $59,571 contract for a computerized program and management retnev al sy stem We believe the its vendors entire project was not adequately the auditors planned or managed, said Why aid ine agency auuionze $37,454 for a sprinkler system at the Northwest Community Park yet never check to see if the now buried pipe ever arrived or met specifications Why did the city auditor and personnel department bill the federal government $14,878 for services between March 1, 1971, and Sept 30, 1975, and its attorneys send a $9 240 bill when no other federal agency ever got a bill Follow Guidelines Why didn't the agencys four contracted auditors follow HUD guidelines The sun set on the last day of during their closeout of the agencys tre Utah State Fair Sunday as 1 now-defun- ct Second Section Page 15 Valentines Nothing Serious' MONDAY WASH LINE: Today we set the record straight on cncket chirps In a recent column I reported a recent University of Minnesota $ ' TT Kf f V I L 5 ,'f tT- ? 1, showed study that you can tell the temperature by counfng the number of cricket chirps in 14 seconds and ad- & t ding 40 This gives the m temperature Fahrenheit Well, as soon as this item appeared the telephone rang On the other end of the line was Dr Stanley B Mulaik, biology professor at the University of and one of the leading cncket Utah chirp experts In the world DR. MULAIK SAID my figures might be correct for Minnesota cnckets, but they dont apply to the cnckets in the Intermountain West We have different kinds of cnckets in Utah, he explained Our cnckets are Snowy Tree cnckets 1 never knew that, I said. Well, the professor went on to explain that about 10 years ago he and a group of students studied Utah cncket chirps for several months In Utah, he said, you count the number of cricket chirps in 19 seconds, and you add 38 WELL. I SAID, that s nice to know. Thanks for givmg us the coirect cricket dope Glad to be of help, Dr Mulaik said Dixie College in St George is offering a special class in social dancing this quarter. This sboqkl be jam. llw come they never offer a class in unsocial dancing? Asked at a recent banquet his plans for the future, Gov Calvin Rampton says he will resume his law practice but not hard enough to Interfere with his golf games I like this from a recent Salt Lake Kiwams Club bulletin TO LOVE THE WORLD is no big the problem is the miserable chore guy next door! The next time you go and hear Ken Kuchlers Westminster Community orchestra, dont be surprised if some of the musicians especially the brass are wearing slippers The reason is that some of the musicians get so excited with the fine mnsic they are playing that they automatically start stomping their feet in time with the music. It doesnt make for the best presentation, so Maestro Koehler is thinking about ordering the musicians to wear slippers! Or at least tennis shoes. Never underestimate the courage of a chicken ramed Hazel. The Jose Roco family, 2970-15tEast, have had a pet chicken named 'Hazel for several months Hazel is a white leghorn, and the pet of the family ON A RECENT afternoon, a dog attacked Hazel and really gave her a going over She was found in the street lifeless The heartbroken Roco family tried to revive her They couldnt So they laid the dead chicken away in a pan for the night, planning to give her a suitable funeral in the morning The next morning the Roco clan went to see the remains of Hazel . . . Oddly enough, Hazel was sitting up, perky and alive. Now Hazel is as good as new, and making the rounds again. Good for you, Hazel. TODAYS VALENTINE A special Valentine of the day to the young actors and actresses who have made "We The People a hit show this year in Bountiful The show was wntten by Kim Burningham t ' x a T ''& Tribune StaH Pnctos by Jonn Reynold Skip Loesch, orderly, what else? delivering supplies to Lakeview Hospital. uses a delivery room cart lor In Bountiful Move Opens 300-Yar- d New Lakeview Hospital Special to The Tribune It wasnt exactly BOUNTIFUL your run-o- f the mill move There were wheelchairs, IV bottles, get well bouquets, babies, pills and a lot of people dressed m white It was moving day at the hospdal Sunday marked the death of South Davis Community Hospital and the birth of the $8 million Lakeview Hospital Although the new facility at 630 E Medical Dr (450 South) was dedicated by government and hospital dignitaries on Saturday, it officially opened for business Sunday Not Very Far While such an endeavor took a lot of planning plus the assistance of the South Davis Firemens Ambulance Service and the Bountiful Fire Department, the move wasnt very far The old and new facilities are located within sight of each other about 300 yards apart The move of patients, beginning about noon, was completed quickly Fquipment and other hospital items had been moved earlier Hospital officials released as many patients as possible from South Davis to facilitate the transfer 25 Patients Move Twenty five patiers were moved Four were mothers with their new babies and one was an intensive-carpatient The transferred patients had been preadmitted to Lakeview so they could be taken directly to their rooms T shaped facility also The had several surgeries performed on Sunday, and administrative personnel began working in their new offices South Davis Community Hospital w ill be converted into a nursing home books evaluated 85-b- 72 projects were The fruit m the horticulture exhibits had a thin layer of dust on it The cut ms m the floriculture building was beginning to droop People bustled around dismantling booths, taking down signs and removing equipment Sunday was the last day of the Utah State Fair Hugh C Bringhurst, director of the fair, said this year's exposition was really great He said there were few problems and attendance was up a bit Saturday , for example. 57,212 persons visited the fair a new record That s 10 000 more than on the former record attendance day And Mr Bringhurst is Earlier Questions who Meanwhile, county officials led the program until 1973 when Salt Lake City Mayor Jake Garn took it over said they thought negotiations v irtu ally solved the earlier questions All that should remain is a final audit and small payback, they indicated But those negotiations covered only part of the problem including a i fr By Vandra Huber Tfibunt Staff Wlitei Burning-hasfudy-a- t of ' VH i if - "V u It, xrtAtswca a t i cv4. g iWa d SAM, THE S VD CYNIC, SAYS. Or:e of the nice thincs about primary election is thatiu you can cut your Christmas cerd list half the next 4 pproxmiately 6 000 housing units must be constructed annually for the next 10 years if Salt Lake County is to mec housing needs, a housing element study states Prepared by LDAW', Inc , San Fraii-cisthe study notes that because of increased population and household growlh, annual housing replacement and a vacancy rate of 2 5 percent county areas outside the city will i eq u ire construction of that many houses to keep up w ith demand Population Gains "Population in the county outside Salt Lake t lty increased from 191 MK) to an estimated 146 900 in 1975 The nation s need for Utah s energy and mineral resources are expected to stimulate continued countv population growth to 53 MHi hy 19s 5 WJth 40 100 of those people residing m county areas " the f ct.,A ,,vplo,n2 I. ijid W idi County Community Development funds as an update to the 1972 housing element study The study points out that at least 5 1)00 units need major structural repairs, including many new homes Another 10 000 units require minor repairs and careful maintenance if they are to remain m the housing stock Affected "Special groups experiencing hern mg problems have been been affected by the erosion ot their purchasing lower Housing improvements have become more difficult for households due to esc alating construction costs ana interest rate's for improvement loans it continued G-o- v. v - , - - ' W c kln' day. double taxation Until that s resolved or t Unified bv the court, the county faces a 82 25 million budget deficit. Computer records in the county auditoi's offue show $14 000 left m a special claims account If a bill is laiger than that the county would have a choice of taking the matter to court or negotiating for final pay ment m 1977 auditors suggested Mrs. Pat Goodyear and her newborn child are moved from old South Davis Community Hospital to new Lakeview Hospital hy nurse and Davis County fireman and ambulance crewman Sunday. I record crowds visited even as some exhibits were dismantled. certain the attendance for the run will surpass last years record 10-d- attendnee of 310,370 persons Crowds visiting the fair on the final day were treated to performances by Ray Pnee, the Salt Lake Scots, Jonny River's Divmg Mule, sky divers. Colonel Seabnght's aerial act, a Dixieland band and much more Weather makes your fair, said Mr Bringhurst If that s true, Sunday was a perfect day because of the mild weather Mr Bringhurst said now that this years fair is over, its time to start I working on 1977 s annual event signed two contracts Sunday for next year, he said Seen County Need School all The county cuirently is embroiled m a financial crisis centering on a Utah Supreme Court decision to end 6,000 Housing Units , ing for his doctorate the University California It came tune for the last show of the season The cast so wanted Mr Bunur.gham, their mentor, to see the last performance that they all chipped in and bought him a round trip ticxet from California to Bountiful so he could take a closing night bow with the cast A nice thing to do, and a Valentine to federal in State Fair Locks Gate Twas a Great Show Also, w hy didnt the joint board of commissioners meet with the Model Cities staff on a regular basis or rectify problems found in a similar audit two years ago Those problems were basic no auditing and no evaluation of ongoing projects Most of these problems were created before the city got involved They were done by people who are no longer around to answer, said Joint Board Chairman Jennings Phillips Jr Ive told Roger Stowell to solve it. Many of those difficulties reach bai k to the agencys twilight That's when a cham of directors including Charles W Akerlow, James P Hansen. Pete Grundfossen and Melvin Darton directed the operation They arent around to answer questions. Mr Stowell said e 128-be- when at Bountiful High is now millions be-sd- diama instructor Mr could jeopardize tunrls ne said The study noted that while income from !' 9 to pr5 m the county rone t2 7 percent the pnee of a new home rose 85 io 90 percent, climbmg from $20 000 in 19 to $37 500 in 1975 Because ol the high tost of new construction, the study urges that a comprehensive overhaul of the housing stotk, neighhoi hood facilities and planning procedures is necessary now to forestall major problems m the fu tine Lack of Choice Moder ite im ome families $8 0UO to 812 000 cited a lack of choice and income as major reasons for not making home improvements The majority ot the county 's 13 000 f nmlit's with ini omos below $x 000 are foried to rent the study continued In need of housfng assistance are an estimated 8 ihio moderate and families with six or more familv members They can not fmd ! "P riny' : rgi .r.ut,h ur houses al affordable pi ices Coupled with the need for housing, the study continues, :s a reluctance of financial institutions to invest ui older neighborhoods ind a diveisior. of countv funds from older communities to new ones County housing stafis were cited as be ing too small to attend to both new construction and older neighborhood needs low-inco- New Funding Because ol the uncertainties for new housing funding the emphasis in public housing has to be on lehobilitation, the study j.ed Iresently the Salt Lake County See Page v 19, C olumn 3 |
