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Show ' ' a- - f'i' - "u , m ..,,,, . I i. ,, rt, j f i ' (rtrrtttiP) tQJOQDG-nnlt- icnntijb 'Sarjm m h Kf . t i t' y tnsu oaam 'vao jihsiid t2IJlQI, 7fliD- - f OSfflb 53ZTDxr:iW Cfcjv ' Vol. 4 No. 35 Wednesday, September 5, 1984 Development Plan Will. Sell Davis County APRIL ADAMS Review Staff FARMINGTON A proposed Davis County economic development program may attract new businesses and aid smaller existing businesses with a revolving loan fund. Program officials are actively negotiating with five companies now who are interested in locating in the county. Three of the five firms are located outside the county, with two of them being companies. No further details could be released, however, since negotiations are still being conducted. The proposed new plan has been de- out-of-sta- te veloped over the past nine months. It is designed to sell Davis County as a viable part of Wasatch Fronts business climate," said Rick Mayfield,' the countys director of economic development. The program will help attract business and industry to Davis County, broaden the county's tax base, and provide em- ployment, he said. The main focus is to help local existing businesses grow and new businesses evolve, said Wilford Sommerkorn, assistant director. The policies in the proposal have not yet been approved. County commissioners and the Davis County Council of Governments still need to approve the plan, Sommerkorn said this process should be complete by. the middle of September. For the past 10 years, the county has lacked a strong emphasis in economic development, while Salt Lake and Weber counties have been very aggresive in fierce marketing their plans, he said. Its ' out there. This is an effort to reorganize. There is so much competition out there, that if we dont have some plan, we will be left ' out," he said. But we are past the stage of planning. We need to get into action, Mayfield . said. The most exciting aspect of the plan is the revolving loan fund, he said. cials have $400,000 to work with, due to a community development block grant approved by the COG this spring. The loan fund is the first one in the state, he said. The intent is to provide gap financing" to smaller businesses that are healthy and growing, Sommerkorn explained, with the largest loan being $100,000. Since banks and other loaning institutions can only lend a certain amount to a small business, the loan fund will try Project CHERILYN KAWA Correspondent CLINTON While Clinton City officials are smiling about a y proposed $4 million rental housing project, some property owners near the project are not so happy. A group of about 100 concerned citizens gathered at a mass meeting in Clintons Greenspan Park regarding the rezoning of the proposed site at 750 West 800 North on the boundary line between Clinton and Clearfield from Ato Clinton council members Steve Weller and Joanne Hansen, along with Scott Chamberlain representing the developer, Kier Corporation, were on hand to answer questions on the project. Area resident Dale Stewart was chairman of the group. Some residents of Clinton and Clearfield are opposed to the re- zoning of the property. Clearfield resident Carol Adams said the major concern of the Clearfield homeowners near the project is the lowering of their property val- SHELLEY Review - -l 4. . schools. Clinton is requesting a $1 million grant from the Department of Housing and URBAN Development for the project with the remaining $3 hiillion funded by a bond. issue from the Davis County Housing Authority. The HUD grant requries 20 percent of the pfoject to be rented to low and moderate income fami-- . ot back into production Tuesday, " "with thousands of youngsters from kindergarten through high school heading back to classrooms full armed with paper and pencils and still sporting summer tans and high spirits. .On hand to greet them were teachers and staff - members at various schools, including' school lunch workers Irma Byington and The Clinton City Council is expected to make a decision at a council meeting. A pubSept. lic hearing will be held that night at 7:30 p.m. at the Clinton City Municipal Building. In case of overcrowding at the city building, the hearing will be held at Clin-- . ton Elementary School, 1101 W. '1800 North. For more nformation about who to address comments to on the proposed project, contact the ' Clinton City office during business hours at 1 1 825-539- 8. R-l-- 7, : Rhea Oberg (top photp). Misty Hearnesberger, daughter of Craig and Kathy Hearnesberger of Clearfield (right) wore a look of shy anticipation as she prepared to enter her classroom on the first day. (See . back-to-scho- ol tax-exem- pt lies. . -- ue. She said that the project, will create an island among single family homes. Ms. Adams said a few of her neighbors said they would sell their homes if the project is built. She said she was concerned about the traffic problem with having a busy street and children walking to school. By rezoning the property, were getting something started that we wont be able to stop, said Margie Wallace, a Clinton resident. The group also raised questions regarding fire and police protection as well as the impact on Staff Photos by Rodney Wright the biggest businesses in Davis County and Roy - that of educating children ONE of .D KANCITIS Correspondent ROY Although the Roy City Council voted against zoning approximately 60 acres in the area of 4800 S. 4200 W. for a mobile home park, the issue may not be over. The councils decision to disapprove the park was a concession to residents of Foxglen subdivision who strongly opposed it. The Roy City Planning Commission also voted against zoning for mobile homes. Commission members felt the park would be incompatible with current and future development in surrounding areas. Developer Mark Staples told the council he plans to file a new petition with the citys planning commission. I wont necessarily request exactly the same area. . said Staples. One idea he said he is considering is flip flopping the acreage to utilize adjacent property slightly west of his original plans. In response to Staples's comments, the council took action that would facilitate zoning the disputed area for developments other than single family homes. Roy City Attorney Roger Dut-so- n recommended they rescind a previous motion to zone part of a desthe disputed area as in used single ignation commonly family home subdivisions. Its a technical problem. What if Williamson (one of three owners of the potential mobile home park property) does something. It would be a shame to start over, said Dutson. The council then voted to rescind 7 zoning of the Williamson property and a section of multi-famil- 04 will help fit a certain companys Developer Says Proposal Not Dead Protested R-- partment of Community Development, the people there were very excited and complimentary about the revolving loan fund concept, Mayfield said. The economic development plan will also provide services for companies wishing to expand or relocate inside the county. A computer system, with more than 400 sites now listed, will be used, Sommerkorn said. The information available Roy Denies Park; Multi-Un- it Review to fill in the gap between what the company receives and what it actually needs. At a recent meeting with the State De- R-l-- stories, JaK Notices Sent Out ! be appealed. SHELLEY . .... .. . Councilmen Willard Cfagun .and. Wayne Kimber also voted against the park. .Cragun said he had done a lot of soul searching and concluded the park should be located in areas already zoned for mobile homes. Councilman Richard Tubbs abstained citing personal reasons. k The only vote came from Councilman Lavar Smith. He cited economic advantages to the City and the need for high quality mobile home parks. This would give good people a chance to buy homes they could afford. In his presentation to the council, Staples said the park woulb fil an existing need. We believe there is a great demand for high quality mobile home parks. Staples said he planned to build a six star park, meaning the high-- . est rating possible. pro-par- sceptic tank which requires frequent, costly maintenance. Dee Hooper, an official with the Hooper Water District, said the district is. protesting because the annexation is beyond the boundaries declared in Roys annexation policy declaration. KANCITIS Review Correspondent ROY Appeals are scheduled to be held this week, he said. Some cases have already been held. Davis County residents, however, will ortly find an 8 to 10 percent tax increase over what they paid last year. This is partly due to the flood control mill levy approved by voters, he said. In some counties, the taxation increase is over 2 times what it was last year, Saunders said. , Davis countys is less because the ratio of state and local assessed properties is much less than in other counties, he said. Among the state assessed properties are railroads, mines and utility companies. ' , ' Hooper Protests Roy Annexation Section.) FARMINGTON- - Most Davis County residents should have received their general tax notices in the mail. If an individual questions the assessed value on the property, he or she should consult the county assessor, residents are advised. If this process is not satisfactory, then the person should appeal to the.Countyt Board of Equalization, said County Commissioner Glen Saunders. The three county commissioners make up the board. V But the board only has the authority to deal with assessed valuation if it is out of line, he said. The of the tax can - value of the property and the amount ' the Howe property. They then tabled the issue for 60 days. The third land owner is R.P. Peterson Family Associates. Action on this property was previously tabled. As he. discussed the councils decision not to approve the mobile home park, Staples seemed surprised that despite his presentation showing revenue benefits to Roy City, the council voted against the park. Councilman Richard Ulibarri commented that the art of politics is compromise. Your problem isn't here (with the council). It is with the people who dont want you to build near their subdivision. There are times when we must assure the community we really listen. We can live with a mistake, but we cannot live with a divided community, said Ulibar-x- i. . In the continuing saga of The Hooper Water District vs. Roy City, Hooper has filed a protest with the Weber County Boundary Commission over the Roy City Councils decision to annex approximately 20 acres of More inroads into unincorporWeber School District property. ated area served by Hooper WaThe property within the Hooper ter means a further deterioration Water District. of our income base, said HoopThe school district requested er. He said the district must prothe annexation so Country View tect its ability to pay off $3.6 Elementary School could hook inmillion in bonded indebtedness. ' to Roys new sewer system. Continued on Page' 2A Country View is currently on a -, Hearing to Discuss Special District for Garbage Plant APRIL ADAMS Review Staff FARMINGTON The public will have an opportunity today to voice opinions about whether a special service district should be formed in Davis County to construct and oversee operation of a proposed resource recovery plant to burn garbage in the county. County officials stress that the meeting is not to discuss the pros and cons of the burn plant itself, but rather whether or not the spe,district service e cial county-widshould be formed. Any interested individual may attend the meeting, to be held at 10 a.m. in the county commission chambers in the county courthouse in Farmington. Public involvment is one of the checks on the burn plant, said County Commissioner Harry Gerlach. This will offer time to people who have views on the burn plant and the intent to form service the special county-wid- e : district." County residents have 15 days after the public hearing to respond, he said. They may initiate petition drives. If more than 50 percent of the make their desires populace known against the burn plant, ? then the commission is bound by law not to form the special ser- -' vice district, Gerlach explained. i However, if under 50 percent of the countys residents are against it, then the county commissioners will use their judgement as to , whether to form the district. But if the majority of the peo-- j pie feel we should get this show on the road, then we will take action, he said. He added though, that if the burn plant the question4of ; were not built, what to do with the countys garbage still remains. The two county landfill are nearing capacity City councils have had 30 days to take action on the burn plant issue. The last day they can act on the issue is Sept. 9. If enough city councils decided disagainst the creation of the and operation trict, construction of the burn plant would then not be feasible and commissioners could opt not to form the service district. This is another check, , level.' he said. City councils in the county s 15 communities who have already voted to be included in the proposed service district are Clinton, Farmington. Fruit Heights North We-- j ' -- Salt Lake, Syracuse, South ; ber, and Sunset. City councils who were expected to take action on the issue last night include: Kaysville, West Bountiful, Woods Cross, West Point, and Centerville. The city councils of Layton, Clearfield and Bountiful will also act on the issue at their city council meetings later this week. If a city takes no action or attaches stipulations to its approval,-thiis counted as a negative vote. County commissioners passed a resolution on the intent to create a county-sid- e special service district last month. s The action was taken as i last attempt to revive the burn plant idea, which has been around for three years. Last year, five .city councils defeated the issue when they voted against it. However, this new concept would make the participating cities and district the owners and operators of the $35 million facility, which may be built by Katy-Scgher- s. . Under this proposal, communities would not be held responsible in regards to payback of industrial revenue bonds that must be sold to build the project. |