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Show Street Kids Editorial Want to Go Dont Unincorporated Islands Should Join Sandy City Home, Teacher Says 2DA Tbe Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday, January 22, It makes no sense that islands" of unincorporated lands are left in A Lot of 19H6 dle of this sprawling community that pay no city taxes and, unless special arrangements are made, receive no services from Sandy the middle of incorporated cities. They look just like surrounding city neighborhoods and require exactly the same services as people surrounding them. But because they're not within the boundaries of the municipality, convoluted and often expensive methods must be found to provide the basic city services required by these suburban residents. This is the situation in Sandy. There are about a dozen islands of unincorporated land in the mid City. Because these islanders are dis- tant from the nearest Salt Lake County fire stations and have Sandy City fire stations in the neighborhood, the county has paid Sandy City $250,000 a year for the past three years to provide emergency fire service for those county residents. Faced with a tight budget, the county decided this year to elimi the residents of the unincorporated area to take a realistic look at their position. If they want prompt fire protection and other high quality municipal services, they should annex into Sandy City. If they want to continue avoiding city taxes, they can stay in the county and accept a lower level of service. nate the payments to Sandy, forcing the city on Feb. 1 to stop responding to fires in the islands. Kather than receiving service from a fire station near their homes, residents of these unincorporated islands will have to rely on county fire stations located several miles away. Those extra miles could mean the difference between an inconsequential fire and a disaster. The overlapping layers of government services in Salt Lake County are already confusing and inefficient enough. Annexing these islands into Sandy City would be a small, but definite step toward ending the disorder. Although it places the islanders at risk, county commissioners made the right choice by ending the payments to Sandy. It forces Mayor Believes in Facing the Issues Laytons : - Working-Sti- ff Special to The Tribune f LAYTON "We weie preparing for storage, he said. and From tnere he earned jobs as supervisor, production controller, planner. branch and division manager and executive assistant to the commander. Along the way Mayor McKenzie and his wife, Dorothy, living in Lay-tobecame the parents of five children. The McKenzies recently celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary. Over the years it hasn't been all work and no play for the new city leader, the mayor admits. "I'm still active in church athletics and still playing basketball, he said. I also manage a little tennis and volleyball, he added. B-2- Rich'id Mayor McKenzie says hes a working st.if" with a style of management. The new mayor brings more than 3o years of supervisory and management experience to the job of mayor of Davis Countys largest and fastest-growin- g city. The retired Hill Air Force Base executive said he was always interested in city government but was restricted from participating because of being a federal employee. "I see my new job as a challenge in management rather than politics, said Mayor McKenzie. Management is the mayor's forte, as proven by his civil service career. When he retired he was the deputy d director of maintenance, the civilian at the HAFBs Ogden Air Logistics Center. The mayor said he didn't start in management or even have his eyes set on it as a young man freshly graduated from Ogden High School. "As a youngster I even thought about being a dairy fanner at one time," the mayor recalled. Then I got interested in mechanical things and worked at a local garage, he said. That led to a machinist mate's job in the Navy during World War II. "When I got out of the Navy, I tried a variety of things, including operating a cafe in Wyoming," he added. The mayor said he then went to work at HAFB as a junior aircraft storage conditioner for 93 cents an hour with $68 take-hom- e pay for two weeks work. "face-the-issu- n, Mayor McKenzie has been an active leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints during his 30 years as a resident of Layton City. The mayor said over the years he has developed his style of management on his own. "Early in my career my facial expressions seemed to indicate to people that I was mad, even though I wasn't, he explained. But, I learned to change that and look at the issues and see other peoples views. Ive learned to listen and weigh the facts. 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This is a 4.7 percent jump in enrollment and makes the Davis District the second highest on the growth list. The district has a current enrollment of 46,985 and is expected to gain ac8,606 more students by 1990-91- , cording to the school official. Mr. Stevenson said studies indicate a leveling off period for the number of elementary school students in 1988-8- reduce capital outlay for building, but will still have to maintain nearly the same mill levy in order to get state critical aid financial support. In order to get state assistance the district must show its doing all it can to generate its own funds, he explained at the Jan. 15 COG meeting. buildHe said tentative five-yeing project plans for the district include no new high schools, one new junior high with four additions, and four new elementary schools along with six additions to existing facilities. The plans also include some portable classrooms for the junior highs and elementary schools. Mr. Stevenson said elementary schools in the district are running at 96.6 percent student capacity. Secondary schools are operating at an 83.3 percent capacity, he added. ar 1 ceived was being beat up on or molested." she said. By prostitution "they can get some money for it instead of jerks getting it for free." However, "the money doesnt mean that much to them, she said. The streets offer little entertainment to children who are without transportation and without much money. Spending their days in malls, vacant buildings, garages, arcades, restaurants, or just walking around the streets can get boring Sometimes they gather in "party houses any home unsupervised enough to allow a place to gather with friends, play video games, smoke and pass the time. The houses both Tammy and Cathy frequent are always open, regardless of the time. On a typ cal day, "I would go to a Store to get a cup of Sev coffee, and steal something to eat. then go to the mall or a friends house, then just walk around, said Tammy "I used to go jogging after dark and then back to the garage," she said. The days get to be boring because there's nothing to do. fast-foo- d Cathys average day is similarly and long. "We usually walk around looking for some friends to hang out with, go to a dollar movie or sneak in if we dont have the money; shoplift or hot wire a car and go carhopping, going from car to car to see what can be stolen spikes, crosses, keys, handcuffs, etc . . Street kids are all over Utah but concentrate in the downtown areas where its easier to get lost in the shuffle. The busier it is, the easier to hide from the police or anyone else that may be looking, Cathy said. When night approaches, finding a place to sleep depends on knowing other street kids. Once you have connections, youre fine. If someones parents are gone you can stay there or sneak in while their parents are asleep and leave early. The attitCand garage are usually best, because parents rarely go there, she said. Foster homes, shelters, and other public programs are also available for these youths, but many of them have been through the system and refuse to cooperate v'th officials or recognize the options they offer. But despite the grim reality that confronts these children on a daily basis, they still hold dreams about a better life. dull Cathy express her desire to finish high school and eventually get a job. Once Im living somewhere stable, she said, then Ill get an apartment. Im just looking to make it through this time where people aren't messing with me, Tammy said. "I want to finish school, and continue working with animals. Next week: Whats being done to take street kids off the street. Whitmore Library Slates Special to The Tribune COTTONWOOD four-wee- first-ai- d k The classes will include instruction resuscitation on (CPR) as well as how to prevent choking, how to deal with seizures and dia- - cardio-pulmonar- HEIGHTS A course will begin at the Whitmore Library Jan. 30 at Course First-Ai- d 7 y betes related emergencies and: instructions on how to make first aid p.m. kits. The course is sponsored by the Salt Lake County Library System in conjunction with Zee Medical. Cost is $5 a person and advance registration is necessary. Instructors will be Gordon L. Min-soand Deanna Gent who are certified by several health-relate- d and governmental agencies. n He said most of the growth in student enrollment is taking place in the north end of the county. Mr, Stevenson said the district will e face some problems in Clearfield and Layton over the next three years. When asked if that would mean an eventual drop in taxes for education, Mr. Stevenson said the district will space-shortag- advance I OBITUARY NOTICES 237 2911 Weekday before 5 p.m. 237 29911 Weekday after 5 p.m. 237 2991) Sunday after noon 237 2991) Saturday alter 8 am in Utah lHUMiS'2 9186 he T r ihune s a member o the Assoc iated Press The Associated Press is entitled ec lusiveiy to ihe use of reproduction cH ail local news printed m this newspaper as well as an A P news dispatches - Toll-Fre- V?Smo I Tribune Stott Photo by Fronh PorschatU Layton Mayor Richard McKenzie sees his new position as a management challenge, after 30 years of supervisory work. Continued From DA-in ity of their time on the streets Utah, said Richard Parks, educational coordinator of the Spafford School. The school, an extension of the LDS DeHospital Adolescent Psychiatry stueducate to attempts partment, dents who, like Tammy, have left the regular school system. "A street kid is someone who is not health sergetting basic services vices, mental health services, and educational services," said Mr. Parks. "They don't get these things because theyre not connected with the usual institutions, like school and their families. Unlike runaways, the majority of street kids float between living on the street and at home. Technically they have a home they can go to, said Mr. Parks, yet many of them prefer to stay on the street." In Tammys case it was an abusive mother and bad relationship with her stepmother that drove her from both her mother and fathers homes. Her mother slept during the day and worked nights, leaving Tammy alone most of the time. She was eventually given to her father, who lived in Utah. "Mom couldnt decide whether she wanted me or not, she said with an unaffected look. When she wanted me back, she would kidnap me from school, and take me back to Oregon. This went on from the time I was 5 until I was nine. When her mother finally decided she didn't want her, Tammy then faced the rejection of her stepmother and decided to leave home permanently. There she found a society of many problems drug abuse, poor health, poor nutrition and psychological problems. Mr. Parks estimates roughly 70 percent of street kids have attempted suicide. "Suicide, running away, and being a hellion isnt something they enjoy, and those kids who act like they like it are just covering up, said Cathy, a with carefully curled blonde hair framing a made-u- p face and blue eyes. She also allowed a Tribune interview on the condition her true name not be printed. "Its harder for people who haven't been through it to understand what its really like. They understand, but in a way they don't, she said, struggling to explain. They understand it in the sense that theyre being sympathetic, but they don't because they havent been through it. 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