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Show lMTriii;n,qi:gr I if In ' V b memory School plants ovorgrocn to koop memories of dead student alive. , Youth NORTH DAVIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY NEWS WEEKLY VOL 14, NO. 15 Laston to put residents first By RfBECCA WALSH iuc A LAYTON city of nearly 50.1XX), which borden an Air I once base, with a regional mall inuik-da- b in the center docvnl nerovarily qualify as a small town. Ilul Lay (on Cuy Manager Alex Jenven laid he Mantt the city to feel hke a small town. the kind of small town where residents can talk to the mayor, the city attorney, the director about pothole, gar bage and impact fee. Ihe city ha grown at an average of 6.5 percent every year imce 1970. Construction project total ling S60 million dotted the city just IaM year. In 1982, taxable sale in Some against Farmington park plan By RUTH MALAN Coepon0enl Alex Jensen want city to foal Ilka amall town, on that H clttunlritiHf hr the city amounted to $129 million. And in 1992, sales totalled $361 million. "1 hose statistics are impressive," Jensen told members of the Layton a friendly approach. "The idea of public trust is very important to us," he added, "I that in the highest sense, public servants work for the people." Government officials have a bad of Comment Ares Chamber fci.rt Thursday. But as the City continues to grow, maintaining the public trust and accessibility is a challenge. "As cities grow larger and more complex, they seem to go inward. I think thats a serious mistake." Jensen said city administrators arc drafting an operations statement which will include a mission statement, a statement of city values and a list of employee expectations. Layton employees are expected to meet 12 behavior sum- dards which include: directness, loyalty to city values, an ability to .communicate, respect for citicns, responsibility for their actions and Utahs bid for the 2WJ2 Winter Olympics. Nothing so far. He Mid. Another chamber member asked w hy her company it being charged impact fees for remodeling a building that hat existed for 20 years. "I lose the direct questions Jensen said. The city will waive the fee. Jensen cautioned chamber members not to just point to problems in city management. "You have to been willing to be part of the solutions. and not just point out the problems. "If we look back in 20 years and arc dissatisfied with what Layton City has become, wc have no one to blame but ourselves." reputation. Jensen said, usually "They become disassociated, arrogant and forget who wdl-drsene- they work for. "I want to make Layton City the exception rather than the rule. "At Layton City currently, there are no sacred cows. Anything and everything is up for discussion." But. we don't have all the answers." With that, he changed his speech to a question-answe- r period. One chamber member asked how Hecrt werfr ex- pansion. - Morris said the city should be buying land in his area for a park ; instead of in recently annexed west Farmington. But Councilman Gary Elliot said the council has looked for land in that area and hasnt been able to find any. He suggested the residents try to find a place for a park. G A degree above . , . Mard Flocken of Lato" has completed requirements for a mazier of w iemc degree in sxhoul counseling frgrn I'lah Male University. She is ihe dauyhier of Scott and Bonnie William of f armingion and is married o Slaven Flocken. She attended Davis High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in secondary education from USU in 1988, Hoc ken is a school counselor at South Djvis Junior High. Jerry and Karma Isaacson of , '& w Ka f N lC. , I ' . - ,U I jl,'rr7'fY J Kaysville, has been named the outstanding senior in the Department of Biological and Imption Engineering at Utah State University. Isaacson, along with other outstanding students, alumni and faculty, was honored at a banquet during College of Engineering Week. In addition to his course work. Isaacson is employed by the National Center for Ecsign of Molecular Function at USU. The center, funded largely by the National Institutes of Health, brings together scientists and engineers from a variety of disciplines all focused on trying to better understand how molecules function and ultimately to create "designer molecules." ' N ' v; yy L v V ab- stained from voting on the issue because he is against spending so much money on parks although he said he is not against parks. He said $400,000 in one year on parks, a quarter of our budget is too much. But other council members are looking to the future. Dave Connors said , Councilman th$ land has to be purchased sometime. The west Farmington acreage will not be developed until later but the council wants to buy the land before it is no longer available. City Manager Max Forbush said the city has grant money of $100,000 to be used on Farmington Pond Park. ; ft is state and federal grant reve- nues designated for parks, he said. Earl Morris, a resident from the Oakridge Subdivision, told the council that it had not provided ! parks for the residents in his area. There is no access to Shepard ; Lane Park, Morris said, And it doesnt make sense to build a park near a school. We have to cross Highway 89 to . ' ; get there. Morris told council members the ! least they could do is to build a path to the Kaysville jogging path soothe children in the area could use Kaysville Ponds Park. We have to drive several 'miles ! to-gto a park, he said. Lets advantage of Kaysvilles NEIGHBORS Senior honors n. ' take LAMES . . . Michael J. Isaacson, son of FARMINGTON Not every ' one in Farmington is happy with the money being spent on parks this year. Residents in the northwest part of town want a park or at least to have access to a park in neighbor ing Kaysville; and a City Council member is against spending so much money on parks in one year. Last week the council approved a budget amendment to allow the city to do more work on its existing parks and to purchase land for additional park space. The amended budget and the recent voter approval of a $250,000 bond will allow the city to buy land in west Farming-to- Councilman James Parscll CENTS OUJNTV the city plans to participated in be-he- xe SO - . rf v iK J i . I 1 ' - At the center. Isaacson assists in designing and testing new instruments for biochemical experimentation, reviews computer software used with new instruments and provides technical support for biochemists. He previously worked as a land surveyor for Isaacson Engineering and Surveying in Kaysville. Isaacson completed his bachelors degree in March and plans to pursue a career in engineering related to biology or agriculture. 1 s ' v Conference time . . . Clearfield resident ROBERT REGANStaff photographer of Crestview Elementary students jump rope during the annual American Heart Association Friday. Most ar- -' A row fund-rais- er Bessie Peterson, ea schools participate in the Jump for Heart event, which raises funds for research and medical equipment Utah president of the Fred J. Grant School volunteer: Get involved, parents school classroom to see the whole picture, said Longfellow, who in March received an award from the Utah Center of Families in Education. Parents would be shocked to see where their child is, she said, relating an incident where two children in one class never brought back the daily reading homework. If they would just volunteer for one half-hoin the classroom they could see their kid cant do what everybody else is doing, low said. If they saw the whole picture theyd be a lot more worried. Longfellow, whose own children attend the school, believes that if parents could spend just 30 minutes in the classroom helping the teacher, they could see hov well their child does. The ideal would be to spend a half-hoeach week, but most parents cant do that, she said.: If parents, are aware of a problem they By RUTH MALAN Correspondent VanAYSVILLE essa Longfellow. can see how some, stu- dents reach high school without being able to read.. In fact; she probably knows more about some childrens reading abilities than jj their own parents do. As a regular school volunteer, Longfellow is at Morgan Elementary School every Wednesday-mornin- g for two hours helping in two differ- -' ent classrooms. And she may-stahelping in a V,- ' , (i third.,, 4 tWe need to push people into working in the, ur 1 ur rt' v, ' ; Auxiliary No. usually do something about it. For about an hour on Wednesday morning shes in the classroom of first-grateacher Nannette Nielsen, where she practices reading with the students. Longfellow then sits outside the door of Debbie Johnsons third-grad- e classroom and listens to each of the students read their homework. Society has changed. Children have more to learn. Were not just doing farming any more when parents stayed home, she said. Each of the children are given daily reading papers which they are to take home and read to one of their parents. The paper must be signed by a parent and returned the following day, when its then read to a volunteer. When students have successfully completed 10 days of as-SSCHOOL on page 2 de ee 1481, joined other key leaders of the Ladies Auxiliary to Peterson the Veterans of Foreign Wars at its 1994 na- tional mid-yeconference. The approximately 400 members attending the March conference in San Diego heard reports on the mid-yeprogress of the organizations 14 community service programs. VFW ar ar Commander-in-Chie- f George Cramer of Woodridge, 111., discussed issues of importance to veterans and their families. R. PET OF WEEK HISTORIC HOMES Brick house as solid as family who built it By GINGER MIKKELSEN -- Correspondent Melba CENTERVILLE in and out at 224 W. Porter Lane most of her life. She moved out of the home for the last time almost a year ago. . The brick home was built around 1888 by Nathan T. Porter Sr., for his son Nathan T. Porter Jr, and , later sold to a man named Folsom some time after 1907. White said that Folsom rented it for awhile, then in 1923 decided to extend the orchard at his home on 400 East. To do this, he traded .William Porter, who was Whites grafidfather and N.T. Porter Sr.s ! nephew, land on 400 East for the old N.T. Porter home. - In 1924 Williams wife, Vina, ;dicd, leaving him and five out of the couples eight children .unmarried at home. The children Tanged m age from 5 to 2 . 1 A short time later Williams t health deteriorated, and he was unable to work. He faced the unwelcome prospect of losing the home and splitting his children up to be cared for. My folks, Herbert and Maye Haake, came to Grandpas rescue and took over the home, along with the five children and Grandpa, said White. White was only a year old when the move was made. She was her parents only biological child, although they also adopted two girls. The house has always been full of children, said White. In spite of the hardships of the Depression, White said her father was able to do much of the remodeling in the home. Dad did a great deal of remodeling in his early years, and with raising an extra family during the Depression, he did wonders. said White. He used cardboard Sm HOME on (mo 2 Centerville: 224 Porter Lane Owners: j J aA. Men l.34 , . - i . Built: Around 1 888 . Original owner: Built by Nathan T. Porter Sr. for his son, Nathan T. Porter Jr. l' ( , .. nj Historical highlights: Former occupants Herbert and Maye Haake did much of the remodeling during the Depression, including using cardboard boxes for partitions to make closets. -- 5 400 2-- ed and neutcrspay. Unsterilized cats can be adopted for $40, which includes neuterspay. Sterilized animals are $10 plus $6 for a dog license. For more information, call 5 extension two. 544-835- PEST QUOTE N. (Pamsh Lane) Founders Park oo 224 Porter Lane 'We are starting to see the handwriting on the wall as far as graffiti goes ROBERT REGfWStaff photographer Former resident say this house always rang with the sound of laughter from the many children who lived there. adoption fee. Adoption hours are from 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m.-- l p.m. on Saturdays. dogs cost $56, which includes a Davis County license D Style: Brick L- .X William and Jane Doucette 400 S. (Porter Lane) 1 Kaysville Police Chief Dave Helquist at a recent Kaysville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. See story, page 5. |