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Show S'aS<.: ' - u, !l t SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 0 v Serving Roy and northern Davis County Volume 8 Number 25 I ! ROBERT REGAN ! Lakeside Review staff fi j I ; County land purchase angeirs employees ! j Wednesday, June 22, 1988 FARMINGTON The Davis County commission will buy land with money the county employees felt should have been used for merit pay increases, Last week the commission, in a split vote, approved the transfer of $660,000 from the unappropriated hospital bond surplus to capital improvements. The money will be used to purchase 57 acres immediately adjacent to the new jail site in west Farmington bringing die total to 102 acres. Commissioner Glen Saunders voted against the transfer and eventual purchase because he felt this is not the ap propriate time or price for purchasing this property. Tami Timothy, president of the Davis County Employees Association, said Weve been told time and time again people are the greatest asset to the county and they do this. She said the purchase of the land was upsetting and disturbing to the 195 members of the association. Probably the reason were the most upset is that there is a freeze on the merit system (of wage increases), she said. Last year county employees were told there was not enough money for raises and were given a $500 bonus. This year they were given the same message. We would like to see it ($660,000) go- ing to merit. The countys got enough land, she said. Commissioner Harold Tippetts said the county operations budget uses continuing revenues like property taxes to function and that You cant live on a bank account. What he is saying is that money used for wages must come from a renewable source and that the county does not want to dip into savings to pay wages. If we use our reserve then weve got our head in the sand, he said, We have no intention to artificially support those services. The parcel, now owned jointly by Lew Nord and Robert Murray, was purchased as a hedge against future restrictions, said Tippetts. He is referring to the problems the present commission had in choosing where to expand county facilities, specifically a new jail. This was precipitated by the needs of the jail, he said. While the commission and the county planning department would have preferred to expand in downtown Farmington, the cost and impact was too great We would have had to buy homes and make a traumatic imposition on those residents, he said. Were trying to prevent the same scenario in 20 or 30 years from now; its a hedge of future restrictions, he said. Eventually the land will be used for expansion of county facilities. In the meantime it will be used to give an areactivities and as the probable na for site of the Davis County Fair in 1989. Weve been using the site at Davis High School and the district told us this is the last year it is available to us, said Tippetts. The $660,000 comes from a positive arbitrage the county has on some old hospital bonds. Arbitrage is the difference in lending money at a higher interest rate than it is borrowed. Blue sky Officials verify petition on tax Officials SALT LAKE CITY voter verifying signatures on petitions asking for a vote on initia- ROBERT REGAN Lakeside Review staff tives to roll back and limit taxes say it is still too early to tell if the measure will appear on the November ballot. Merryilna Jones, administrative director for Salt Lake County, said she is currently verifying signatures on the petitions which were turned into her office June 13. three-hour-lo- centennial Of the weather insurance, the 100-ye- ar cockpit, Malisa Canto was one Peering through an thousands who enjoyed Wildcat Air Show at the Ogden Airport. Watching her is mother Lorrie Canto. The plane F-8- 6s never rained on June 18. The date was picked by watching other dates taken for other air shows. He said there was Layton resident said, Id like to sell some of that, especially when you look at the weather report and find out its 25-ye- ar was one of the many vintage crafts that dazzled tors. one in Logan last month and two in late summer so this past weekend was an ideal date. Picking the date was easy compared with other problems Durbano and the committee had to solve. He said, in addition to scheduling acts and d blending them into a show, they had to get special jet fuel for the military craft, 32 rooms for the performers and about 25 cars for them. it Putting on an air show just takes a lot of people, said the rancher and owner of a salvage yard. We did a lot of early well-pace- work. And that early work involved meetings at 7 a.m. where at least 20 of the 24 members were Show chairman Ernie Durbano (left) shares a light moment with Edie Hester. there every time, he said. Not only did the committee of two dozen support the air show, local businesses were sponsors. We got a lot of business support, Durbano said, specifically referring to the Hilton Hotel which donated the rooms and Petersen Motors which donated the cars. Last weekends air show at the Ogden Municipal Airport involved people from throughout northern Utah, he said. Volunteers and helpers came from specta-o- f Bountiful north through Logan. The acts, though, came from across the United States and the n Gold lead act, the where from hails Canada Team, the pilots work for Canadian Air. Youve got to get your ducks in order to get these good acts, Durbano said. He started picking acts last year when he went to the Reno Air Show, the worlds premier showplace for aerobatic and vintage aircraft. He said the performers were impressed with Utah and its people. They were very, very happy how things went for them and the hospitality of the local people, he said. One of the acts was by Kent Michelson who is crew chief for Durbanos favorite plane. Michelson flew Durbanos 1949 vintage training plane. Ray-Ba- A It will do anything you want to do, Durbano said, It can fly anyway you can stand it. The single-pro- p plane is by far my favorite he said. He has owned several planes and was, in the 1950s, an air traffic ' and merly fell under jurisdiction of titioned the city to annex the the county. ground west of Layton several Lakeside Review Clearfield City Manager Wally weeks ago. The site, which falls A surprise Baird, in response to Laytons anCLEARFIELD near the boundaries of both annexation by Layton City of a nexation Thursday of land bor- Clearfield and Layton, will need e development dering both cities, said he water and improvements in order planned after weeks of meetings between believes the action is in violato be developed. Layton and Clearfield officials on tion of an agreement between the the future of the property has in- two cities established years ago. The two said if Layton did not furiated Clearfield officials and annex the ground they would may lead to legal action. The agreement indicates that have to petition Clearfield for anLayton annexed the controverLayton City would contact and nexation, but wanted to come insial piece of property Thursday receive written response from the to Layton. Clearfield wanted the and developers will go ahead with Clearfield officials prior to apy land to come within its borders. plans to construct a subdivision annexation in a affected area. Baird, who was unaware that on 73 acres of ground that for Ed Green and Blake Hazen pe- - Layton was going to take action, 300-hom- f said the two cities for the last month had been negotiating over the property, but negotiations are apparently over. .Baird said he has now requested the Clearfield City Council determine at a June 28 public meeting whether legal action should be pursued. In May Baird said his city staff objected to Laytons proposal to annex property near 1050 N. 3100 W. in Lavton and 100 E. 2500 S. in Clearfield. In order for the tax measures to appear on this Novembers election ballot, the petitions must bear at least the number of signatures equal to 10 percent of the number who voted (or governor in the last election (62,964), and they must come from at least 15 counties in the state. Jones said the measures are The Peoples Tax Reduction The Peoples Tax and Act, Spending Limitation Amendments, and The Utah Family Choice of Education Act. Jones said she has received no petitions on the fourth act that calls for PAC (political action coalition) groups to reveal their how much financial support they give candidates. According to the governors office, the official count for the three measures is nearly 10 percent of the amount needed. The final counts will be made available to the public on July 6. Lifeguards save man, 27, at pool A man who nearLAYTON ly drowned after he jumped off the diving board at the Layton wave pool has been treated and released from a local hospital. Antone M. Eckstien, 27, of Layton, was pulled from the city pool Tuesday by lifeguards Kerri Barnes and John Pritt. Layton Fire Chief Alan Peek said Tuesday afternoon his department arrived at the pool after Eckstein had been rescued. Peek said Eckstein was transported to Humana Hospital Davis North to be treated for breathing difficulties. A hospital spokesman said Eckstein was released Thursday after he was observed for having water in the lungs and pneumonia. Monty Green, Layton wave pool manager, said Eckstien, who apparently couldnt swim, dived off the small diving board at the pool. On the agenda The Pioneer Adult Rehabila-tio- n Center will hold its 12th annual awards cermony Friday, June 29, 2 p.m., at the Davis County School District offices in Farmington. The public is encouraged to .avion annexation angers LYNDIA GRAHAM BRYON SAXTON 4-- H Hews briefs blesses air show Ernie Durbanos prayers were answered Friday night While the rest of the nation prayed for rain, Durbano prayed the rain would stay away. Clear skies were the answer to his prayers because for the last eight months Durbano has been chairman of the committee to planned the Wildcat Air Show. Its a big project but the only thing I worry about is the weather, he said. Because rain at an air show is worse than rain at a parade, it is possible to buy insurance. The cost for rain insurance is $1,000 for every $10,000 in coverage and the policy will only pay if it rains .2 inches during show time. the Thats not as bad as having it rain in the morning, he said. The problem with rain in the morning is that people think it will rain all day and they do something else instead of going to the show. With dry and sunny weather, Ogdens first air show in five years drew crowds of 15,000 each of the two days. We had a real great crowd, he said, We dont have all the results in yet but we think it will be successful. The college is happy. The exhibition was given to raise money for the scholarship fund of Weber State College which is this year celebrating its Spokespersons from the area said nearly all of the residents wanted the ground to go with Layton because they had Layton ties, Layton mailing addresses, and considered themselves from Layton. Layton could also best provide the services they needed, they said. Baird said the consent agreement between the two cities took place nearly 10 years ago after Layton City annexed property near Syracuse road in a cherry stem fashion. Best quote 'I think it's great...because thought of it I Layton High Principal Paul Smith on school publication that recognizes student and teacher achievements p 1 1 i |