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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, August 13, 1986 . I "S ' SAS' Races heat ' ' "S',, lairgro issues in race FARMINGTON Two Rewith two publican candidates, '.major issues separating them .the jail and a site for the county will vie for the Refairgrounds publican Party nomination Aug. j 19. Incumbent Republican Davis Commissioner County Glen ;$aunders and Republican challenger Ken Hammon will compete for the party nomination for the county commission seat in the primary election next T uesday. In separate interviews Saunders and Hammon addressed several Issues including the burn plant and the results of the Republican Party convention. However, the issues that generated the most response from the Iwo candidates was the question pf funding a site for the Davis County fair and the proposed construction of a jail facility. two-ye- ar waste-to-en-?r- Hammon, a former Davis County sheriff, said he has used his expertise on the matter to study the countys alternatives to ivoid building a new facility. When the jail was remodeled five years ago, a second floor was added to provide room for 60 beds and the potential of a third-flo- or expansion area, Hammon Said. Instead, the commission is utilizing the second floor for non-ja- il 4 office space. The office space on the second floor could be developed into laundry and kitchen space for a Jot less than the development of a new jail complex, he said, i Hammon suggested the less maximum facility (the second r floor and addition) be used to confine those prisoners serving time for the lesser ofthird-floo- fenses. Hammon said he would also ; listen to the suggestions of the jail committee, presently studying the jail situation and its future possibilities. ; However, Saunders felt the need for a new jail, referring to the modification of the current DEA From IA Contributors to his campaign and did not say how much money the association has given him. I did not go out and seek their support. Steele said. Steele said he feels the DEA is showing him support because of my strong leadership skills. Primarily, theyre looking for strong leadership, and looking for people to make good strong logical decisions, Steele said. There is discrepancy between Burninghams description of the education associations political involvement and what several legislators call the associations tactics. .Burningham said the DEA does not endorse candidates. Based upon the DEAs continued work with incumbent legislators and after extensive efforts to evaluate the other candidates who have filed, we have identified these candidates as very educational candidates in those races where there will be a contest in the Republican County primaries, Burningham said. Steve Hale, public affairs officer for the UEA, said We are out to get people elected, not out to get people. to ; Rep. Nolan Karras, the DEA as the most militant group in the state. C Karras said education association support for a challenger in the primary makes it difficult for the incumbent because of the low voter turnout in the primaries. "With a small voting turnout they can take out a Ute Knowlton." he said. There is nothing actually wrong with the DEA actively Seeking people they want in of-- -- . ; y, -- fice. However, Karras said, the public. needs to be made aware of those candidates that are being supported by special interest groups. Its inappropriate for any candidate to accept too much contribution from one special interest .group; it makes him suspect of being a special interest candidate. You are either an educator, or have been in the education mainstream, or you're (according to the DEA), said Rep. Kaye Browning. After two elections I have become accustomed to them (DEA) throwing everything they can at me, Browning said. I When asked why Sellencit, Kiiowlton, and Waymcnt are not favored by the teachers union. aries facility as a stop-ga- p approach. The desirable thing to do is to locate all the courts and the agencies in one complex, Saunders said, referring to the idea as a wish due to its affordability. In the future we must face reality and build a new facility, Saunders said. And the present thinking is the future facility will be just a jail. Saunders said at a later date when the county experiences inGlen Saunders creased revenues through growth we can look at relocating the million, to $8 (million) to $9 million dollars, depending on what courts and the offices. Saunders said no firm deci- you include, Saunders said. Saunders said he would favor sions have been made on the facility. constructing a modest facility Another issue that interested for a riding arena at a proposed both candidates was the future site, but was opposed to building an oval racetrack for horse racing site for a county fairgrounds. A fairground will preserve our purposes. Hammon said he is not sughistory as well as develop our skills and talents for the future, gesting a racetrack be built when Hammon said. It needs to be there is another racetrack in such geographically located to make it close proximity (Wyoming accessible to county citizens and Downs) to the county. for county personnel training purBoth candidates also addressed the Davis burn plant issue. poses One particular agency menSaunders said the bum plant tioned by the challenger that project was not implemented by could use the fairgrounds in the the County Commission, but was was area proposed by the Davis Council of personnel. Governments, which consist of Hammon said he would seek Davis County mayors, Hill Air funding for the site from the pri- Force Base officials, and a Davis vate sector, and would develop School District representative. the fairgrounds by using prison Saunders said he finds most inmate labor, and welfare recip- people in favor of the burn plant ients for construction of the by an eight to one margin. Im sold on the project, grounds. Fifty years from now if we do Saunders said. Our land in this not preserve a heritage, we may county is at a premium and landnever see a fat cow, a fat pig, or a fills have served us well. But fat sheep, he said. were going to have problems asHammon said his interest in sociated with landfills in the futhe fairgrounds is based on the ture. numbers that attended the fair Hammon said he feels the burn last year, which was more than plant is a good concept, but is 40,000 people. concerned about the larger cities Saunders said an agreement be- in Davis County not participating tween the Davis School District in the solid waste special service and the county would provide the district. use of Davis High as the permaWhats sad about the burn nent home of the fair. plant is that the countys popula- To build a new fairground, tion is less then 50 percent inyou are talking $2 million to S3 volved in the special service Ken Hammon said. he district, Cities not involved in the $54 million project include Layton, Clearfield, and Bountiful. Hammon said he will strive to bring unity between cities and county government, so that full utilization of the burn plant may be accomplished by the citizens of Davis County and then we will find it unnecessary to solicit garbage from other counties in order to make the burn plant economically feasible to operate. Both the incumbent and challenger lightly touched on their feelings regarding the Republican County convention where Saunders outpolled Hammon by a 54 to 46 percent margin. With the political climate present this year at the convention, without question the strong interest from the educators and peace officers, I really felt good coming out on the plus side, Saunders said. . year-roun- off-seas- d. fire-fighti- Browning said they are all relatively conservative. The classroom teacher, the one doing the work, is underpaid. But those who are teaching are offended by the tactics of the union, Browning said. Legislators have given education more new dollars in the past four years than in the previous ten. I don't know how much more they want, unless they want it all, Browning said. Burningham said the DEA does a lot of work to determine which candidates should be recommended. Candidates who are supported are ranked on stated positions and track records. Past experience have no qualms whatsoever with the convention results, Hammon said. Our aim was to get into the primary election. Hammons past government experience includes eight years as Davis County sheriff and eight years as the chief deputy for the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Department. Saunders has served on the Davis County Commission for six years and is a former mayor of Clinton, where he still resides. Hammon is a lifelong resident of Syracuse. Education Association RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGAINST SENATE DAVID D STRICT 21 STEELE (R) REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH HULL (D) DONA WAYMENT (R) DISTRICT 13 KAYE BROWNING (R) REPRESENTATIVE WALT BAIN (R) DISTRICT 17 UTE KNOWLTON (R) REPRESENTATIVE STAN SMEDLEY (R) DISTRICT 18 LLOYD SELLENEIT (R) are running, (about their positions on) educational reform and financing of education. The candidates are interviewed by a group of eight to 10 members of the education association. Burningham referred to the difference between incumbents and challengers in the Davis County primary races. The incumbents were elected in an era when tax revolt was at its peak, and theyre still riding that as their major theme. Its still a major concern, but the public is balancing out that concern with the quality of education in our schools, Burningham said. Burningham said there is no education association support for the incumbents because of their consistent attitude against anything for education. Sellbneit and Knowlton have both ridden tax limitation measures, while Wayment "tends to be a wait and see legislator - wait and see how the other house is going to act; wait and see how Bangerter and Barlow are going to go. Shes not a leader, shes not and that an opinion maker, doesnt help the county meet its needs, Burningham said. "Gov. Bangerter needs more people in the legislature who will go where he wants to go. Education must be looked at as an investment and not a cost, Burningham said. The incumbents running in the primary, Knowlton, Waymcnt, Selleneit, all voted against the governors proposal of adopting a 0.9 mill levy which would generate additional revenue for education, he said. The publics view is skewed; most legislators won't take money from an interest group they feel will lean on them. Somebody had to fund the election process or -- the public wouldnt be informed, therefore only the wealthy would get elected, he said. Burningham said teachers are and would reindependent volt if instructed in how to vote. Burningham said the funding received from individual teachers for campaign contributions is absolutely volunteered. (They are) separate contributions, which vary with each individual. A group representing the teachers decides where the funding goes, Burningham said. When asked if teachers are encouraged to serve as delegates at political conventions, Burningham said, I would encourage any citizen. Educators dont have enough people to get out and take over the mass meeting without the public, Burningham said. Burningham estimated there are 16,000 to 18,000 educators within the state. Theyre targeting me because I refuse to give them all the flood money, Wayment said. I thought it was extremly important to save the flood money because that is what we promised the taxpayers the money would be used for. She said the teachers organization is involved only in education funding issues. The education association has no idea what else is happening in the county," Wayment said. Selleneit said he was defeated in 1982 by Naomi Shumway, whom he unseated in 1984. Selleneit said Shumway had a 100 percent UEA voting record. Selleneit said in 1984 a paper titled Utah Politics and the UEA was dropped by a school official in the parking lot of the American Savings and Loan in Bountiful and found by a individual who took the papers to Sen. Brent Overson of West Valley. e The paper reads, Whether it involves candidates five-pag- out-poll- However, polled day, Aug. 19. -- Other Republican challengers who received strong support at the convention included county sheriff candidate Glen Clary, who received 46 percent of the vote, while county Sheriff Brant Johnson received 39 percent. Dean Carlston, who was eliminated from the sheriffs race at the convention, will vie for the county seat of justice of the peace. Other candidates seeking the justice of the peace seat include incumbent Dean O. (Gus) Anderson, John David Stewart, Jeffery Frost and William Marshall. M. Boyd Jensen will run unopposed for the county constable position. Other races involve county commission incumbent Glen Saunders, who is being challenged by Ken Hammon. The only incumbent to win a spot on Novembers election ballot without a challenge from her own party was County Recorder Carol Dean Page, who received 88 percent of the convention Listed below are other candidates and the offices they are seeking in the county primary election. Jon Daich and Ruth Kenning-to- n will compete for the Republican Party nomination in the county auditor race. Both Daich and Kennington defeated Gibbons at the party convention. In the county attorneys race, newcomers Jack Helgesen and Mel Wilson remain on the primary ballot. Incumbents receiving no opposition in the primaries include County Clerk Mike Allphin, County Surveyor Max Elliott, County Assessor Willard Gardner, and County Treasurer Pauline W. McBride. In state House of Representative races. Rep. Scott Holt of District 14, who received 47 percent of the delegate vote, will square off against challenger DeeAnn Fisher, who received 33 percent of the vote. In District 17, challenger Walt Bain will try to maintain his 62 percent to 38 percent convention vote margin over incumbent Ute Knowlton, while voters in District 18 will decide the race between Rep. Paul Lloyd Selleneit and challenger Stanley Smedley, who each received 50 percent of the delegate vote. John (Jack) Redd in District 20 received the Republican Party nomination, eliminating both Gerri Siddoway and Reva Wadsworth at the convention. In the state Senate race, challenger David Steele will take his convention edge into the primary, facing incumbent Sen. Dona Wayment. Steele received 61 percent of the convention vote, while Wayment received 39 percent. State officials running unopposed in the primaries include Rep. Kaye Browning of District ,13, 14, and 15; Rep. Frank Knowlton of District 16; Rep. Henry Dickamore of District 15; Rep. Kim Burningham of District 19; and Sen. Haven Barlow of Senate District 22. Davis Board of Education races also to be decided in the primary involve incumbent Dee R. Forbes and challengers Louen-d- a Downs and Nathaniel C. Johnson in Precinct 4. Precinct 5 offers the public a choice from eight candidates, including Stan Norton, John W. Diamond, Laura Mitchell, Robert L. (Bob) Thurgood, Byron Nora B.T. Stephens, L. Wayne Volk, and Reed I. ThurHel-lewe- ll, good. The only state school board race, which decides the representative from the Davis County area, includes David Pearson, Doug Hunt, Richard Prows, Beth K. Kitchen, and John Covey. School board OKs budget for governor or for the legislature, voting record research is the key to identifying friends of education. And it is the key to uncov- ering the vulnerabilities Gerlach enough votes to stay on the ballot and challenge Peters in the upcoming primary elections Tues- vote. tells a story. New candidates who file are asked to interview with the DEA. Candidates are asked why they Lu-de- en I Davis 8G FARMINGTON Hotly contested primary races this year are making politics in Davis County interesting for everyone. With campaign signs, promises and balloons filling the air and the roadsides, it is hard not to notice the excitement being generated this year. But the signs and the promises didn't spring up overnight. It all started last March when candidates were given the opportunity to file in the office of the county clerk in the county courthouse. About that time, Patty Hartley, then the Davis County election supervisor, predicted a big election, with most races being contested. And "big and contested they have been, starting with the county Republican Party Convention on May 31 in Woods Cross, where a few familiar names were eliminated. Davis County Attorney Loren Martin and County Auditor Gibbons were both taken out of the county primary elections, while County Commissioner Harry Gerlach was by challenger and former sheriff William Peters by a 40 percent margin. of legislators who are hostile to education. Used carefully, it can be irresistably effective. But it re- quires effective candidates to challenge incumbents and skillful exploitation. The paper goes on to state, This effort is a sort of guerilla warfare to determine who will wield political power in Utah. Overson confirmed Selleneits story. When asked why he was not favored by the DEA, Sellencit said, Because we dont vote 100 percent the way they (DEA) want. Two Davis School District teachers, one in the south and one in the north end of the county, who wished to remain anony- are teachers mous said approached by other faculty members to provide donations to those candidates the education association is supporting. The teacher in the south end of the county also said teachers are encouraged and instructed in becoming delegates to the party convention. The teacher said it was "general knowledge they should not support Lloyd Selleneit in the primary. The teacher from north Davis who has 10 years experience in the Davis School District, said many teachers belong to the DEA to increase job security. It was said loud and clear in faculty meeting, you dont vote for Ute Knowlton," they said. Representatives from the education association come into the schools and collect the money that is to go towards the candidates, the teacher said. The climate is such teachers dare not speak up against it, even though they thought it was wrong. ation levy to be used for purchasing playground equipment and maintaining school yards. The total mill levy increase of 1.66 would mean raising taxes on a $60,000 home by $12.50 a year or about $1 a month, said school The board of education, along district officials. with approving the final budget The tort liability mill levy, to last Tuesday night at a public help cover insurance cost, was alhearing, approved an increase in so raised 222 percent and will tort liability and transportation generate an increase in revenue mill levys, and adopted a recre from $93,305 to $317,400. FARMINGTON The Davis of Education unanimously approved a $134.7 million budget for the 1986-8- 7 school year, with little opposition and a lengthy explanation. 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