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Show May Sue Roy City STKrr- r- JiL x SHELLEY KANCITIS Review Correspondent ROY Former Roy City Fire V Chief Richard Waters may sue V Roy City for wrongful termination of his job as fire chief unless his name is cleared or he is reinstated as a firefighter. ft. , Roy City Manager Richard Kirkwood confirmed that the city received a letter from Waters at- i' torney approximately three weeks ago. In response we stated several points that were included in a r' .t discussion with the chief. Our letter said he (Waters) took some time to think over the points and then came back with a handwritten letter of resignation for personal reasons, Kirkwood said. FAIR BUBBLE lies on the ground after winds damaged exit doors. The building Wind Bursts 84 night over the weekend, said County Commissioner Harold Tippetts, but there was also a question on the manufacturer-installe- d doors. APRIL ADAMS Review Staff A $42,000 FARMINGTON used bubble in last air On the day Waters resigned, an building Davis fair after years County investigation into alleged irregularities in administration of fire- problems with city zoning reexaminations was. quirements were ironed out wont fighters officials would be used this year as planned due completed. City to wind damage sustained Saturnot comment on findings of the day and Sunday night and to investigation. questionably installed emergency exit doors. One source within the city did The bubble's four new emergensay that Roy City was unable to validate the results of a standard-- . cy exit doors were damaged by ized firefighters test given on short duration gusts after mid June 4 to 17 applicants. People who took the invalidated test were given a chance to take a new version of the examination. f i.i fI, . I , , Staff Photo by Robert Regan wood. 11 ' w!Af Water resigned June 15 citing personal reasons. His resignation followed a meeting with Roy City Attorney Roger Dutson and Roy City Manager Richard Kirk- r-- Mr- - Winds caused the portion of the building where the doors connect to tear and separate from the main structure. There is no time to repair the damage for this years fair, he said, which begins . today and runs through Aug. 1 1 The problem with the doors had been progressive since being installed by the manufactuer, Bir- - will not be used for Davis County fair activities. Fairs Bubble Building Some of the fair events scheduled to take place in the bubble building will also be relocated to of this years the Farmington Junior High Tippetts, chairman the School and the Farmington Elethat county fair, emphasized fair will go on as normal, but that mentary School. certain exhibits cant be shown The Davis County Fair Queen and certain events must be contest, the Prince and Princess contest and the barber shop quarrelocated.. tet competitions will take place in Though the items will still be the junior high schools auditorijudged, the Davis County um, on their original dates and home arts and senior citizen's extimes, Tippetts said. hibits are just of few of the exhibThe junior high is located on its that wont be shown in the air 60 S. 200 W. and the elementary bubble as planned this year. dAir. They were showing stress, he said. The bubble was set up last week. , 4-- 1 school is on 50 W. 200 in Far- S. mington. The exit doors were installed to meet part of the city's Uniform Building Code requirements. The city building inspector, Walter Clock, said the doors and exit lighting were included on a list of eight items that had to be corrected by the time the building opened to the public for the fair. Tippetts said that the bubble will be used at next year's fair, on the new 145 acre fair ground property west of Kaysville next year. Report Lists 2 Best Sites for Davis Jail APRIL1 ADAMS' Review Staff According to Waters, the letter states the resignation was obtained under extreme duress by ' ' ' 7; : FARMINGTON The best site for a corrections facility in Davis County may be the new Davis County fairgrounds in west Kaysville or a parcel of land off Glover Lane in Farmington. Cost of the facility will be between $12 million and $18 million, and a jail would projoint county-stat- e vide the most cost effective Dutson and Kirkwood. It also states that Waters feels there was not justification or reason for asking for his resignation. Waters said that following the discussion with Kirkwood and Dutson he was asked to resign and was given a half hour to make his decision. Its not very oper-atio- n. These are recommendations d made by representatives of and Associates, a consulting firm hired by the county to study the cost, site, funding options and . involvement in a proposal to build a regional corrections facility. The recommendations were outlined at a county long when youre tight as a bowstring and the world is crashing in on you. You cant think straight at a time like that. De-Lan- The letter states that Waters would be willing to accept a demotion to captain as a state-count- y jail committee meeting Thursday, the best sites now, others are conis remote from the county courtBut Davis County officials on tinuously becoming, available, located in Farmington. house memsaid the committee emphasize that no Robert Boyle, another is a major drawback, since This decision has been made yet on ber of the consulting firm. Eleven prisoners must constantly be esany of the questions and probably acres are needed for a county facorted to and from the courtwont be made for at least a year. cility, but with a joint resource said. house, Boyle The jail should be built within center for county and state proBut the if county is serious five years, said Sheriff Brant grams about 15 acres would be in with the state and about going Johnson. required, he told the 16 commitroom to potenwant enough you ' tee members. We are right down to the house over 300 inmates, tially Get as much ground as possion this study. But this is ritty that tells you quickly how much ble. You're not land poor here, us talking, not any county offiland you need, Boyle said. cials, said Gary DeLand, of the he said. The other site consideration firm. Sandy-base- d The county jail is planned to be may be 46 acres available on Glover Lane immediately west of a 200-be- d The site anaylsis was a facility with the capa364-be- d the Rio Grande railroad tracks. process. We can make bility of expanding to a a building fit on any size property jail in future years, he said. The These are the sites with the most simply by building upward or state would require another 70 potential, since they have the outward. If we are forced to build beds to house inmates if a joint most land and give flexibility, he said. resource center were built. on a congested site, we can do it, Information was received last The new fairgrounds property he said. Though the two locations are has more than enough land, but it week on two additional sites, he nitty-g- chick-en-and-e- said. One is farther south on Glover Lane, west of the tracks and closer to Centerville. The other site hasnt really been dis- cussed yet, he said, but other parcels are starting to surface as people make land available. The land should be at least 450 feet wide, have major freeway access and utilites, Boyd said. Proposed sites designated as the most unrealistic for the jail include land near the courthouse and the Davis County golf course, Boyd said. "Though any site you pick for the jail is going to be unpopular, these sites dont make any sense, he added. Expanding the existing county jail upward is also not a viable alternative, said the sheriff. Thats just a short-ter- stop-ga- p solu- m tion. he said. Olympics of 1952 Vivid in Memory of Roy Resident a Hollywood director. didnt fly through the It certainly wasnt as spectacular a ceremony, but it was emotionally inspiring, said Matis. Invited by the U.S. ambassador to Finland to serve as this athletes hopes were just as high as those of 984 athletes when Roy resident Henry Matis marched in the opening ceremonies of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. tis walked with other U.S. officials and competitors around the stadium track when the XV Olympic Games opened over 30 years ago. k He spent the rest of the competition going from one U.S. team to another mak SHELLEY KANCITIS Review Correspondent ROY It wasnt produced by Jetman air and there were no computerized card displays. But the goose bumps were just as big. And the 1 Ma- countrys Olympic attache, two-wee- sure that problems were ironed out and needs were met. I was really on the ground floor feeling the spirit of the athletes and the games. I still remember one American long jumper who cried when he didnt make his jump. Things havent changed much. When Matis arrived in Helsinki in 1947, he had no idea he would be involved in the Olympics. His energies were focused on opening the LDS Finland ing Mission. We were living in Chicago when I was called to open the mission, said Matis who is the son of Finnish immigrants. His bilingual abilities attracted the attention of U.S. officials in Finland resulting in his Olympic involvement. To familiarize Matis with the job of attache, he and his wife, Mae, were sent to the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. After returning he spent countless hours arrang ing lodging for the American team and generally smoothing the way for their arrival. The games even involved his children. Two of the Matis sons were asked to be interpreters for the Finnish chaffeurs of the mens and womens swimming teams. It was quite a thrill for and them since James was Bruce was only 9, said Matis. 1 1 LDS missionaries Thirty-on- e serving in Finland worked as in terpreters and guides for each U.S. team. A constant reminder of his Olympic involvement decorates the Matis's living room. It is a tray presented by officials of the U.S. Olympic Committee after the games. The inscription reads: "In appreciation of his invaluable, courteous, and competent services rendered with patience and sympathetic understanding.... Matis to Lead Roy Parade r ' " ? I': ROY Henry Matis, 79, will again be a featured parade participant after 32 years. Matis has been chosen as Grand Marshal for the 1984 Roy Days Parade. s , ( . , . . ' , ' . . V 'V V I Sw OPENING . &L , I ji jt CEREMONIES of 1952 called Olympics Henry Matis of Roy (inset a as photo) participant. Matis is marching ft r front line of second group in this 1952 photo. in A resident of Roy for 29 years, Matis has a long history of church and civic involvement both in the United States and abroad and, 1952, marched in the opening ceremonies of the Finland Summer Olympics. Born in Telluride, Colo., Matis graduated from the Univer- sity of Colorado. While working in Chicago, he and his wife, Mae, were called to open the LDS Finland Mission in 1947. After serving eight years, including a position as U.S. attache for the XV Olympic Games, Matis and his family moved, to Roy where he worked as an industrial engineer at Hill Air Force Base. I Now retired, Matis has served in many school-relate- d volunteer positions including 16 years as a member of the Weber County Board of Education and as president of the Utah School Boards Association. Matis has also long been active in scouting and is presently a member of the executive board of the Lake Bonneville Boy Scout Council. For the past four summers he has supervised over 100 vol- -. unteer hosts at Pioneer Village in Lagoon. Matis also worked through the Lake Bonneville Council and Sons of Utah Pioneers to establish the recently dedicated monument at North Ogden Pass commemorating the role of Indians, explorers and pioneer settlers in Utah's history. Aside from establishing the LDS Finland Mission, he has , 7 ' HENRY MATIS' served in various church positions including president of the LDS Lake View Stake and the LDS Roy Stake and regional representative for the LDS Church. He currently works at the Ogden Temple with his wife, Mac. |