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Show V - T" Lakeside -- r J .TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1990 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 21 COMMUNITY NEWS FOR NORTH DAVIS COUNTY the weeks top local news stories from the A summary of Standard-Examine- r. . Narcotics task force funds pinch cities ' FARMINGTON Tight budgets enforcement local law facing agencies for the coming fiscal year may leave the Davis Narcotic Task Force short of members and finances. But Davis County Sheriff Harry n Jones, who oversees the group, vows the force will remain in place even if the larger departments have to absorb the shock. The task force, formed in 1984 to handle drug related cases, is funded with federal and state grants, along with county and city dollars. Law en- forcement agencies who provide the manpower for the special force are Layton, Clearfield, Kaysville, Bountiful and the County Sheriffs Depart-- ; ment. But while larger departments in the county provide the force, smaller departments such as Clinton, Sunset and Farmington, are having trouble providing the finances. Jones said the smaller departments are just going to have to make a judge- - .. ment call on the matter. six-ma- Layton must rewrite liquor ordinance Cities who LAYTON force the dont 1 en- states new liquor laws could also find themselves in violation, the Layton city council was told. Failure to enforce the new liquor laws is a crime itself, said Assistant City Attorney Steven Garside. Garside and Layton PoliceOperations Officer Rex Brimhall told the council at its meeting last Thurs- day that the city will probably have to rewrite its existing ordinance in order to comply with some of the states new liquor laws which take full effect July 1. Brimhall said the city is al- -: ready behind on some of the laws that have been implemented, but Garside pointed out the staff just received a legislation a coucopy of the weeks of ago. ple The enforcement of the new laws will basically fall on the police force, Brimhall said. ; ! , fights rp d prop sharp bend and an incline in the road that outlets to the highway. Constant water seepage out of the soil where proposed roads are to be By. JAMES NICKERSON Davis Bureau Standard-Examine- LAYTON Residents of Country Oaks subdivision in east Layton are up in arms over abroad proposal that would open up the area to traffic com, ing from the southwest. Scott Carter, Laytons director of community development, said the residents concerns are being taken into consideration and nothing will be decided until the completion of a geology study that BDL & Associates, the developer, is , having done. ; I dont want to try this as a situation fhrough the media, he said. We have have prespresented our side and they ' ented theirs.- -1 The proposed roads need to go through three development review steps to see whether the plan will work, and that is one more than normal. Some of those residents concerns I cant address, right now until the completion of the geology study. Carter said the study will determine the safety level of the soils to substantiate the construction of the new roads and subdivision, and may make recommendations on how to fix any possible damage. The residents say they have three main concerns; Bad access to U.S. 89 because of a . ,,, 300-pa- Farmington Canyon ' - ; The inability of Country Oaks subdivision to handle the extra traffic the development would bring. Carter said the original conceptual plan was proposed by the developer in April and has stayed dormant pending the results of the study. : According to one resident,: the city didnt consult the residents of Country Oaks before planning the construction. We feel the city has made up its mind without even asking the residents who live there what they think, said Pat Noyce, who spearheaded a petition bearing over 100 names opposed to the development. Theyre putting more traffic in dangerous areas on Highway 89. And more traffic in this small neighborhood would not be very safe. ; Noyce and many of the. neighborhood residents presented the petition to the planning commission on Jan. 2 during an emotional meeting. The proposed subdivision would include about. 70 homes, built in 10- - to prophases in at least a 20-l- five-ye- ot To prevent alFARMINGTON cohol and drug related parties in Farmington Canyon the Davis County Sheriffs Department will once again begin its weekend mountain patrol. K.D. Simpson, chief deputy of; operations for the Sheriffs Department, said the purpose of having the patrol is not only to combat the parties youth, often hold in the canyons, but to prevent them from driving off the mountain after they have been drinking. The additional patrols, which are funded through a $10,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service, will be used throughout the summer on Friday nights and all day Saturday and Sun-day. A Standard-Examine- said Layton Mayor James Layton. I think their concerns are being heard by our engineering department. There are a lot of those outlets to U.S. 89 that are troublesome, to say the least, said Layton. Many are on an incline as well. There may be only one ar , gram. The residents have a legitimate concern about the outlet to Highway 89, r Area trash bins graphic By RUTH MALAN Trash bins at commercial businesses and city parks in north Davis County are overflowing as residents opt to dis- -: pose of their garbage by clandestine methods rather than pay a new fee at the landfill. But the landfill director says he thinks the problem will be short lived. Richard Waite, Clearfield interim-- ' city manager, said park trash bins have been filling up at a rapid pace ' since the Davis County Energy Recov-- ; ery District adopted a fee to dump trash at the landfill. As of May 1, the cost for private residents to dump at the landfill jumped from no charge to $12 for a punch card. Layton City Manager Bruce Barton said they have seen an increase in the amount of trash in gullies and yards ; since the new fees went into effect. ; ; LeGrand Bitter, director of the Davis County Energy Recovery District, said he doesnt doubt people are . dumping their trash in park and busi-- ; See ROADS on page 2 - correspondent Visitiiig and decorating graves ' Anchor flower pots of rela- tives and loved ones on Memorial Day is a tradition unique to Utah, say some . area florists while one florist says her, family in states as' far away as Alabama and Texas follow the .tradition. Originally Memorial,' Day," May 30, was set asicfc as' a day to honor the nations war veterans but has grown intp a day when; families remember their loved ones who have died. And the day has been moved to the last Monday in May, but Dana Wright of Dandelion Cottage in Kaysville says Memorial. Day is not just one dayanymorei People begin placing flowers on graves on Saturday, then on Sunday and Monday making it last for three days, she said. Penhy. Faulkner of Layton Floral and Gift, who says the tradition is not an s unusual that white gladiolas, mums, daisies, football mums, snap- -' dragons and lilies are often used in floral arrangements for the cemetery. ' send letters, People from or call her to do floral 'arrangements and to deliver them to the cemetery,' v Said Faulkner.' They five me directions', t to the grave,vA A A She has also done ,baI16dn, arrange- - ,; ments for graves, but Wright Said, pep-- '; - ; i ' j -- one-find- out-of-sta- ' ! - with coat hangers ' Here are a few pointers on placing flowers on graves, from Dana Wright, . - " owner of the Dandelion Cottage in T" sit ..... Kaysville. Take Coat hangers to anchor containers to the' ground so' the wind wont blow;,' them over. To .anchor them use the: hook end to attach to 4 - the container and push the rest of the hanger into, the ground. If using a flat or, ground spray place it in an inexpensive' pan of water. ,'This will make it last longer.. Sprays are not as showy as other flower arrangements but they dont blow over. Save large cans. Fill them with water and set the floral arrangement including mums purchased at a grocery store, container and all into the water. V' A A i V: V tf Mr 1 ,( : Lucille Cox decorate graves has changed. They used to use snowballs, flags gone (iris) and fikcsbut-novrtheylir-e Day, she said. ; Many people use mums because they can get them cheap at a grocery store, she said. Others order gladiolus and big d A.V of Flowers BCandlclight ' tQ Bitter said he believes the problem will be short lived because it a small pocket of people. t: -. - Penny Falkner decorates her says the traditional type of flowers to pie are going back to real flowers rather than using silks or balloons. .Most people order small funeral con- tainers that cost from $15 and up, said Faulkner. Flowers in the arrangements--depenon the prefefencq, of . ness bins. in-la- A V'-- 1 fill as tipping fee starts (Sunset Drive) that is on the level. Carter said that the concern of the outlet to U.S. 89 may not be an issue because plans may include eventually closing off the Country Oaks outlet. Tradition of decorating graves unique to area Standard-Examine- ; sheriff patrols begin built. . ge t graves at the Kaysville cemetery, ; showy flowers. , Cox says she usually gets around 100 she says, orders for the holiday.-B- ut most florists in other places dont do one bit of business. She said the un- common tradition is prevalent in Utah and southern Idaho. ( See HOLIDAY in-vol- on page 2 BesLquotQ y i , " '",,1. 'Now where's your A game?' Preschooler to testers at the Davis School District's child development screening, after taking a vision test using the standard 'E' posters. See story, page 9 ; , , |
