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Show A 2A Lakeside Review, Wednesday, July 23, 1986 flCW) senate Can caSuais dginss BRYON SAXTON Review staff The two Republican Party candidates for Senate Seat, District 21, agree on several issues: a state lottery is out, i '' .state revenues need to be increased to avoid any tax increase, and Republican . Party convention results dont count for much. Incumbent State Sen. Dona Wayment .and challenger David Steele are campaigning for the Republican Party nomination in District 21 during the next four weeks, with a vote Tuesday, Aug. 19, in the Davis County primary election to decide the outcome. The nominee will represent the Republican party in the area north of the Layton Hills Mall, extending to the Sunset City border, in the November election. In separate interviews both Wayment Steele were asked to address the and , west desert pumping project, and the possibility the state might adopt a lot-- - , T V yc y $ ?v But the focus of the attention was centered on education and how to fund it. Steele said, education is crucial. Steele based his statement on the fact a majority of state funds (52 percent in i, '85) goes towards education every year. Utah is a young state and there are many involved with education of a .large student population, he said. There have always been tight years, Steele said referring to the budget restraints placed on education in 1986. , Steele said revenue for education in the coming years could come from ex.. '. . panded tourism and increased instate sales. ! An example would be buying a car .outside the state, he said. The little wA" v'v , s sv '? v. ' t, ""xSVNSC- x' , ' rl , 4 A C , XX x ' N ' WL ;::X V& W x'V x 1 David Steele , x'A.xx!.xx-- 'x Sheriff ment From 1A the whipping post (jail assignment). he said. Qliverson said on three separate occasions he was transferred back iqto the correctional facility after questioning Johnson, and it was then he left the department to work for another law enforcement agency. He did not receive a salary increase at his new job, he Said. Chief Deputy Harry Jones justified the turnover rate, saying, vThe sheriffs department has set "'very high standards for perfor-- , jmance and some of the guys just live with that. They are now disgruntled and out barking in ihe streets. noisy people, and Jtfieyre motivated by selfishness, jCJcmes said. Most of them are tybung kids, still wet behind the things matter. Steele said he would be in favor of adopting a tax increase only as a last resort, having it shared equally among -- nt -- Oliv-Jrspn- -- In generating revenue for education, Wayment said, past accomplishments of the states education program could be used. We have so many positive things in Utahs education system," Wayment said. We could do a selling campaign and bring about more economic all sectors. Wayment said she will continue to support Gov. Norman Bangerters promise not to raise taxes. As a legislator, I must maintain a balance between the needs of all the people and the ability of the people to pay for it, she said. Ive not had anyone call me and say please raise my taxes, Wayment said. But in turn, I have had people call me. and say they cannot afford any more taxation. could be the best facility in the state. said. The state should be selling the idea of a low dollar amount for a strong education. The State of Utah ranks last in the nation in per dollar spent on a student, yet we have more kids complete high school and college then any other in the state in the nation, Wayment said. inter-islan- The test is not to be confused with the Scholastic Aptitude Test used back east as a college entrance exam, he said. There were good increases in both science and math test scores. Workman said. However, in the area of reading BRYON SAXTON Review County Sheriffs Department) Egbert, who spent 20 years with the department, said, We didnt used to have anybody leave there. It was always the best facility to work at in the 51316. Johnson, defending the training expense, said, A high majority of those who have been hired have been trained before coming in. The last seven we have hired have already been certified, he growth. long-lastin- Student test results improve Egbert said. cant afford Johnson said he had no figures beyond that point. Funding for officer training is provided on the state level and varies in total dollar amounts due to officers receiving additional training as paramedics. In defending the turnover in T ears. Jones said the productivity of personnel, Capt. K.D. Simpson of -- the sheriffs department puts the Davis County Sheriffs Depressure on the people. In the last partment said, It is definitely Ufour to eight years the sheriff has not 71 percent, referring to a brought this department from a claim made by Clary. The turnover rate isnt any difdisorganized department to a ferent than it is in any other law tuned said. he highly structure, Jones said 46 deputies have left enforcement agency. -- over the last six One or two officers that have years, but the employs more than 120 died, he (Clary) counts into the 71 percent figure, personnel. Jones said only Simpson said. The 71 percent figure is based j2two officers have left the depart-jmein 1986. on dividing the number of sworn Johnson referred to the jail fofficers on the Davis County acility serving as a whipping Sheriffs Department (64) into the number of those released (46) impost as silly. We've cycled the deputies out during Johnsons term in office. of the jail. There are no deputies Simpson said there have also been six officers released because forking in the jail, he said. s JGthers officers confirmed they were not suitable for law enstatements, including a forcement. They were asked to reioiurce within the correctional sign, he said. Ifapilty who wished to remain Simpson said he could not let anonymous. gally address the reasons why the a' .1 was six officers were released. placed in correctional There are very few people who work as a punishment fac- -' tor. Work duty in the jail causes are dissatisfied, and they dont understand the total operation of . high stress and is not the most the agency, he said. J pleasant of working conditions, Johnson said the average turn; the source said. in law enforcement personover He said at least one officer now nel each year within the state is working in the jail has had train- - 20 percent. jng in crime lab work and worked Doug Bodero, deputy commis' as an investigator for the state sioner for public saftey confirmed I medical examiner which qualified statement. Johnsons for work outside the jail. t him We estimate fairly accurately 'Johnson said there is one offi- - and conservatively a figure of a cer, a sergeant, who has been 20 percent turnover rate, Bodero 'trained in crime lab who is wor- said. king the jail because he does not Bodero said the 20 percent fig. comply with system in regards ure is not an unusually high figTo paperwork. ure. The state retirement board Johnson said over the years the showed a higher percentage rate officer has received training in then 20 he said. percent, correctional facility work. Weber County Deputy Chief Dean Egbert, former lieutenant Sam Vanderhcide, in addressing .with the sheriff s department, re-- t the documented figure of 46, said ferred to the turnover rate as the turnover rate in Davis CounI fantastic. ty would depend on how many I Egbert said, the turnover rate officers have retired from the I jstems from a regime that has a force in the last six years. If only I dont care attitude. a few had retired, Vanderhcide I The sheriff turns people off, said the figure could be moderI giving them no reward or benefit ately high. Vanderheide estimated over the j when its needed," Egbert said. iWhen someone has the attitude last six years the Weber County Sheriffs Department has had a I iof leaving, you should work with rjthem to determine the problem, 50 percent turnover rate in law enforcement personnel. j ;Egbert said. : j The turnover rate is a serious The departments are comparable in size, he said. spe, because of the cost of train nt . Dona Wayment The departit. The cost is high in training new deputies. For the kind of money spent on training the new officers, it (Davis ing, Neither ffaifditiate felt the Republican According to state education statistics, each student attending public school reParty convention results, in which to 39 ceives approximately $2,434 in funding. Steele defeated Waymenj,by a wouicLfqme rg,tc$riay Wayment said she attributes the low percent margin dollar value and high success rate to in the primaries. However, one issue Wayment adteacher dedication and the strong famwhile Steele did not is what she dressed ily values in the state." the distortion of her voting recalled When candidates were asked if a lottery is a viable means to generate reve- cord. My opponents supporters are saying nue, both answered a firm no. I have a terrible voting record, WayA lottery wont fly in this area, ment said. Steele said. Wayment said she is a member of the The state does not have the necessary Senate Rules Committee and a portion population base to make it work. There of the Senate voting takes place on bills is also philosophical problem because while she is in committee meetings. of those who might mortgage a home to Asked if she felt it had been a clean participate. campaign, Wayment replied, Dave Wayment agreed, saying a lottery (Steele) has been clean, but his supportwould not generate enough money from ers have not. the people of Utah. Steele said, I would hope this camOther issues addressed include a west paign would focus on issues, rather desert pumping project to lower the lev- then insinuations. el of the Great Salt Lake. Steele said he is an effective leader in Im not for pumping, but I'm for do- implementing programs with little ing something, Steele said. Some oth- monetary support, pointing to a citizener options still need to be looked at and ship program now being instructed at implemented to ensure a realistic, Clearfield High where he serves as asg solution to this important sistant principal. concern. Steele said he has developed leaderWayment said if I had my drothers ship training from working in civic afwe wouldnt do the pumping. But there fairs and other community related is no other viable choice. To provide activities, and is seeking office to be counted. upstream development would cost $3 stand up and control of the Senate gained Wayment to $4 million and would take another seat in 1981 after the death of her husthree to four years to complete. band, State Sen. Sherm Wayment, and d Wayment said she feels since then has been appointed to a diking could be used as possible solu- number of committees including the tion to the lake problem. The dikes Standing Committee for Education. could run from the shore to Antelope Steele is a native resident of Clearfield Island, and out the south end providing and now resides in West Point. an access road over the lake. Wayment is a resident of Clinton. 1 tcry. . o vwafflRna ' staff FARMINGTON Recent results in Davis School District testing show a majority of students scores are improving. At the Davis Board of Education meeting last Tuesday, Dallas. Davis County students shine. Workman, former district director for research and development, The strongest area overall presented information indicating (high test scores) is reading, student test scores are as high or Workman said. Ten to 12 years higher in 1986 than in previous ago the district felt they (stuI dents) were not doing well in the years. The test scores are the results of word attack area. The district a SAT (Stanford Achievement then made a switch and concentrated heavily on word attack Test) offered in April to all district students, second through skills, which includes the study of ninth grade, Workman said. phonetics. The SAT is given yearly to deWe have gradually increased in termine if school programs are reading skills," he said. Our meeting the needs of the students reading is consistently our best and to provide detailed informaarea. tion on curriculum to the school Workman said he is also administration. pleased with the math scores. primarily in the elementary grades. He said children get higher scores in the lower grades because math becomes a specialty subject in high school. Two subject areas where Davis County students did decline, but not below the national norm of 50, was in seventh grade language and social studies. The language scores in seventh grade declined by one percentage point from 53 to 52, which is not a significant decline, he said. The national norm is a 50 percentile point. Workman said the one percentage point decline could have by chance. If students took the same exact test twice, just by chance they might mark one here or there wrong, he said. One subject in which scores shows a decline of three percent age points, to the national was social studies. norm, In seventh and eighth grade social studies were not as good as we should be, he said. In seventh grade we concentrate on Utah history. And Utah history is not directly related to the content covered in the test, even though some areas may be. We figure students jn Davis County should be above the national norm, Workman said. Economically, were above the national norm and therefore feel we should score above the national norm. The SAT has approximately 40 to 60 questions in 12 different subject areas, five of which are in the social science category. The social sciences are geography, history, anthropology, sociology, and oc-cur- ed psychology. Old Roy building 'hazard city told BRYON SAXTON Review staff ROY An engineering consu- ltant told City Council members at a planning workshop meeting the old Roy municipal building is a hazard for those who work in it. Eugene Bernson, principal architect for Templeton, Linke and Associates, told the council last Tuesday the building is a hazard and at the present time does not meet code requirements. Bernson estimated it would take $240,000 to bring the building up to code. The council asked Bernson six weeks ago to conduct an engineering study on the old city building located at 2200 W. 5700 S., and provide options for the council to consider. The building is being used by the city water department for storage and a work place. The main drawbacks to any proposed rehabilitation of the main structure is that the design of the facility does not meet minimum requirements of the Uniform Building Code to resist forces sustained in an earthquake, Bernson said. The first option would be to raze the building, which in turn would provide property for residential use, he said, or use the old municipal building as is for limited shop use as is now being done, but provide maintenance and repairs to upgrade its appearance. Bernson referred to the second option as a delaying action in Lakeside Review 2146 North Main St., Layton, Utah Bernson, in studying other site locations throughout the city for the future construction of a city shop, gave top priority to the area east and north of the MOWEDA Youth Center, bounded by the Union Pacific railroad tracks on the east and a city park on the the effort to meet the needs of the public works department. A third option addressed by the Salt Lake City engineer consultant involved substantially re- pairing long-ter- m the for building shop use. But the problem of the building meeting the minimum requirements regarding earthquake safety would still exist, he said. Bernson also suggested the city shop, south of the former city building, be replaced. The city shop, which is a tin shell, is showing signs of wear, he said. It has outlived its life expectancy and is insufficient and a hazard. It is not insulated, which makes it an oven in the summer and a deep freeze in the winter. south. The property at this location is owned by Weber County and the Oregon Short Line Railroad and could likely be obtained on a lease at very reasonable yearly charges," he said. The second most popular site listed is city owned property located in the extreme southwest corner of Roy. Adequate acreage (minimum of five acres) is available for the shop development. 99-ye- ar Do you have a NEWS TIP? The Lakeside Review is published weekly and distributed FREE by carrier Wednesday afternoon from Roy through Farmington. The Lakeside Review is a subsi- CALL YOUR Lakeside Review diary of the Standard Corp. AREA CORRESPONDENT NEWS DEADLINES: All news and Dhotos should be submitted no later than 12 noon Friday for publication the followinq Wednesday. 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