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Show ; x t gmtimi mm mum Ktft yirV,'fl2J; H-KM- .' rtrmniri Vol. 5 No. 23 Wednesday, June 5, 1985 I Clearfield Delays Action on Home For Handicapped CHERILYN KAWA Review Correspondent CLEARFIELD - The fate of a controversial Clearfield housing facility for the mentally handicapped is yet to be decided. Following a public hearing last week, the Clearfield City Council voted to take information from the hearing and iny additional information received within the next week under advisement and render a decision t the June 25 council meeting. Dr. Neil R. Nebeker, chairman of a citizens group opposing the facility, appealed to the council to rescind a conditional use permit granted to Davis Housing, Inc. by the planning commission on Feb. 28 for the facility at 1350 South 1300 East. We feel that locating this facili- at this site is not in the best interest of our neighborhood or the overall development of Clearfield ty city, Nebeker said. He feels there are better sites in Davis County. Nebeker said the conditional use permit conflicts with the citys ordinances and state laws. He said the ordinances restrict the density of suchj facilities to no less than a radius of one mile between facilities. He said the pro ( L.' T ' $ IS: i . posed site does not meet the restriction because a residential facility for the mentally handiof a capped is only two-thir- mvw 'iwwu -- ;; wf V .. , if i :fs. fj" ds f J sf.. mile away. Nebeker said other facilities within the one mile radius include a Davis County Mental Health Services alcohol rehabilitation center, a Davis County Mental Health residential facility which houses up to 16 mental health patients and also a Davis County Mental Health therapy center. He said there are also four other facilities near the site that serve the needs of the handicapped and others under the classification of ti " t "fit H '.'? ir-:, A m social services. We feel Clearfield is certainly w V 'j. exemplary to other cities in welcoming these types of facilities, but care should be taken lest we, as a city, become a dumping ground for any and all facilities of questionable desireability, Nebeker told the council. Dr. Russell Williams, executive director of Davis County Mental Health Centers, said such facilities are needed because of federal budget cuts. not They are individuals cattle or sheep they are people, Williams said. ' 1 siiiiii Staff Photo by Rodney Wright picture taken with a lion cub is not as interesting to Krisdee Oleson as are the people shes watching. GETTING HER Roy Fire Chief - ' ' ,rf Jt- s Resigns Position a; fli sX Vr 'M manager wish Blacke well and Review Correspondent hope continued success for him. In a closed session of Kirkwood said that Blacke acROY the City Council last week, councomplished several improvecil members and Roy City Manments within the fire department ager Richard Kirkwod agreed to during his short tenure. The most accept a letter of resignation from notable was his efforts to get the Fire Chief Ed Blacke. city council to approve a new aefire truck There was no reason given in rial ladder-pumpthe letter for the resignation and which will arrive in Roy some Blacke has not been available for time in July. Before becoming Roy fire chief comment. Kirkwood said, Chief Blacke said his decision was on Oct. 28, 1984, Blacke was dibased on personal reasons and for rector of Chaves County Fire and the health of his family. Emergency Services" in Roswell, Blackes tenure as chief has N.M. been plagued with controversy The vacant position is being adconcerning dissatisfaction ex- vertised through local and profespressed by some city firefighters. sional publications. Applications They complained about what will be accepted until July 20. they termed his intimidating Police Cap. M. Junior" Ham-mo- n management techniques. Blacke is temporarily filling the posaid the problems stemmed from resistance to change. sition until a new fire chief is Mayor Jack Pierce said that he, ' selected which should take about the council members and the city 60 to 90 days, said Kirkwood. t V ' ,;K , " " 5 - " - L er ' jM'S'I - v'. I s tX I - '&v ? V ' t V: .vv. ''J floor. 'yJ fit W N s 4 CHERYL ARCHIBALD The cat was not LAYTON curious, just thirsty. The lion cub was playing on top of another cats cage when it got too close to the edge trying to lick an iron skillet. Youd think it could have landed on all fours like a cat does, but the pan got in the way and the cub and the pan crashed together to the ANITA KERSEY !? got Visit Layton Mall Review Staff X, 5 And the lion club seems nearly as unimpressed. They their pictures taken together anyway at mail exhibit. Endangered Cats itelih? Ill 'if Vk f 1 . ,1 ZSVi, His paw turned under or got smashed by the skillet and the cat let out a yowl, startling spectators who had been quietly watching the other caged felines at the exhibit of endangered species in the Layton Hills Mall last weekend.The cub was merely ruffled. He was put in his own cage to rest and regain his composure in case someone wanted to hold him and have a picture taken. He was part of an exhibit of a Sibe exotic feline animals rian tiger, an American leopard and a black leopard and a rare jagard - a cross between a jaguar and a leopard - were in other cages. They would not be posing for the camera. Pat Engesser, wife of the shows director R.L. Engesser, talked about the animals when she wasnt taking pictures of a child posing with a cat. The show came from Trenton, Ha., home of 26 other cats and some other animals that travel in three different shows. Ten years ago the show was taken to schools and the state paid the Engessers. We hit on this idea, of taking the show to malls. We still do school lectures, said Mrs. En-- -- gesser. The Engessers donate cats to zoos rather than sell them. We tell people to support their local zoo if they have one nearby. The shows profit comes en- tirely from money made on taking pictures. Opposition May Halt Development Near Air Base LYNDIA GRAHAM Review LAYTON A housing development lots may not see completion, following action by the Lay-to- n Planning Commision last week. Jim Allen, a local developer, asked the commission to approve a project to be located south of the North Church Street Chapel, on N. Church Street, but opposition by several people caused the commission to send the appeal to the City Council with the suggestion that the request be denied. of small single-famil- y The property is currently zoned for agriculture and would have to be rezoned to allow for the development. to R Richard Jacobelli, a home owner who acted as spokesman for some of the area residents, said his group was not in favor of the plan at all and asked the commission to require a formal plot plan before acting on the matter. He said the group he spoke for wanted more time to contact an attorney regarding their concerns of small homes coming into the area, allegedly lowering property values and impacting the traffic and wa which is the continuous noise from near homes, or from the trains which pass homes in west Layton. The noise would be considered in construction of the homes, he said. We have a noise hazard anywhere we go, he said. It is a fact of life we have to live with in Layton. Richard Kinsey, who owns property near the site, expressed concern for his livestock and any children who may live in the completed subdivision and asked the commission to consider the agricultural dimensions of the area. Fred Pierson, Hill Air Force Base comprehensive planner, told the commission the property was incompatible for development because of the noise level of aircraft passing over the area and because the property was adjacent to the acts of potential zone, an area where aircraft crashes could most likely happen. He said the noise could reach 70 decinoise level bels with a single-evereaching 80 decibels. Allen said his studies showed the noise from the aircraft wasnt any worse than Correspondent nt M 1- -4 ter lines in the area. Allen said the contour of the land, which falls from a flat field where he would like to develop, to hollow area containing Hidden Hollow and other developments, was natural separator and would probably not impact the homes already constructed in the area. Commission member Jerry Stevenson said he felt the project was not compatible with the are and moved the commission forward the plan to the city council with the recommendation the rezoning be denied. Plans for Ferry Nearly Complete ."In CHERYL ARCHIBALD T Review Staff The anticipated SYRACUSE June opening of a new Antelope Island ferry service has been moved back a couple weeks. Western Rivers Expeditions, operators of the pontoon-typ- e boats, needs time to take care of a few little odds and ends, such as obtaining brackets for the boats platforms. And the company is still setting up a concession stand on the island. Grand opening should be June21, said Mitch Larssen, manager of the Antelope Island State 1 xfim v. L " w & t a ' -7 . w " .. X vv f4t vjfc MX X ' 'eftmr , , ' , ' - .V. h 9 "&;. VV i vvv x v ' ' V1. '4 T v JOLEIGH KERR and niece Chelsha Bastian, Syracuse, splash in salty water nqar work boat owned by Western Rivers Ex- - v iJ ft f - $ W y ' .1 . - 'w-- ' I y : ', X''-- ' ,, ; r '4t Ii S editions. Soon four larger boats with platforms, seating and railings will take passengers to Antelope Island. W Park. He hopes the ferries will be operating the week of June 10. pontoon work boat sits in the water where the old Syracuse road used to leave shore and stretch across the Great Salt Lake to the island. The boat hauls equipment and supplies to the island, something that makes Western Rivers initial investment into the project very expensive, Larssen said. But when everything is ready, the power, twin engines of four rubber rafts will propel visitors to the island every 20 minutes. If more people come, more boats will be used. Thirty to 40 visitors will voyage to the island on a by A 35-fo- ot 70-hor- se 45-fo- ot 15-fo- ot platform. 30-fo- ot |