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Show . Road issues to be focus - II .1 From tragedy to inspiration STY Lmws Farmington - of meeting Is fire hydrant in good condition? Farmington working on redesigning master transportation plan adopting a fire hydrant, you could possibly save yourself or your neighbor extensive losses in case of a fire. Make sure your fire hydrant is visible and dont let it be buried in the snow, said Farmington Fire Chief Larry Gregory. Its important to make certain there is a three-foo- t clearance on all sides of the hydrant. The fire department needs to be able to quickly locate and have ready access to the hydrant. Before the snow amounts begin to build, Gregory suggests residents find out where their closest fire hydrant is to their home and mark it to help keep it clear. By By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Standard-Examine- r correspondent FARMINGTON - The Utah Department of Transportations decisions and proposals on the and U.S. Legacy Highway, 89 have dramatically affected Farmington Citys master transportation plan, and citizens are invited to a public open house to discuss these issues and others on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the professional development center on the second floor of the new Davis School District's Kendall building, 60 E. 100 North. In an effort to redesign the Transportation Master Plan, the mayor and city council appointed a committee to study the concerns and problems and come up with recommendations and proposals. Farmington City has been working for several months on a city master transportation plan. The MTP will be used in planning the future transportation system for Farmington, to show alignments for proposed new corridors, roadway m The MTP long-rang- will recommend implemen- e Farmington taxes about average City officials want residents to know that just a small 12.98 percent of their total property tax bill goes to the city. When compared to other Davis County cities, identify needed improvements to existing roadway corridors and address existing as well as future traffic circulation patterns and access needs, said Max Forbush, city manager. The findings of the study will be incorporated in the general plan and adopted as part of local, regional and state transportation plans. The MTP will aid Farmington City, Davis County, UDOT and developers in planning and programming transportation funds now and in the future. In addition to creating a street master plan that addresses both existing and future streets needed to meet the citys long-tertransportation needs, the study will also evaluate roadways for capacity and safety issues including improvements to existing roadway corridors and intersections and examine the potential for improving alternative transportation modes. short- - and tation plans for improvements. The study models future transportation corridor needs based on a combination of existing volumes and travel patterns and projected zoning, land use, population, employment and planned said highway improvements, Forbush. The major areas of focus in the MTP include looking at how the future Legacy Highway, See ROAD2 Jeanne Bodily boyfriend in 1994. MEMORIES: of Clinton holds a picture of her daughter Maria Anderson. Anderson was killed in an Evanston, Wyo., motel by her Mother helps others battle domestic violence By GEOFFREY FATTAH from the manager at the Whirl Inn Motel. A couple had been fighting since the hours. But the shouts and words turned to shrieks and screams, prompting concern from people in the neighboring rooms. In a narcotic-induce- d stupor, Dennis Marshall had beaten Maria countless times with a chair leg. Marshall held police at bay for more than two hours with threats that he had a gun. But the threat was a bluff and Marshall was apprehended. After the standoff, police and paramedics dragged Marias beaten and bloody body outside in a desperate attempt to revive her, but her wounds were too severe. Not one inch of her body had been left unbeaten, Bodily said. She remembers receiving the phone call from her sobbing son. She had prepared emotionally for such a possibility, but it did not lessen the blow. When police questioned Marshall, he said he could not even remember what the two were arguing about. According to the Domestic Violence Coalition, about 6 million women in the U.S. are beaten by boyfriends and husbands; 4,000 of those are killed. Afterward, Bodily, in a quest to find out what actually happened to her daughter, managed to obtain a videotape taken during standoff with police. The tape the two-howas filmed by a volunteer firefighter. The tape is very difficult for her to watch. It shows paramedics dragging her daughters early-momi- Standard Examiner Davis Bureau CLINTON - Not a day goes by that Jeanne Bodily docs not walk by the picture in her living room of Maria Anderson and is reminded of how violent and senseless her daughters death was. At times her mind drifts to that dark day on Oct. 8, 1994, at the shabby motel room in Evanston, Wyo., where Maria was bludgeoned to death by her boyfriend, high on metham-phetamin- e. But after three years of grief, this mother - using her daughters tragedy as inspiration in helping others combat domestic violence. It is still hard for her to recount the story without shedding tears. She just prided herself in being strong, Bodily said, holding a stack of blurry photos and newspaper clippings on her lap, She thought she could handle any situation. For several years Maria bounced from one abusive relationship to another. Her boyfriends would physically and emotionally abuse her, but she kept falling in with abusive men. She didn't have any Bodily said, and the mothers feeling was it was only a matter of time before the violence would turn deadly. In 1994, her daughter was caught in a situation beyond her control. It began with an urgent call to police is coming out self-estee- naked and beaten body out of the motel room. But it is the hard reality of domestic violence. Marias death left behind three children, ranging from 5 years to 5 months. The children had been staying with Marias at the time. Bodily said had they been in that room she is convinced they would have been killed, too. Marshall is currently in a Wyoming prison, sentenced to 32 years in prison, along with five years for robbery. The children are being raised by family members. The murder enraged Bodily and left her wondering what more she could have done to turn her daughter around. Ever since Bodily adopted Maria when she was a few months old, she had exhibited a rebellious nature. Her brash behavior led her to drugs, bad friends and eventually dropping out of school. She just did what she wanted to do, Bodily said, despite efforts by her and her husband to love and help her. To this day. Bodily believes her daughter could have been helped at a young age, but after she dropped out of high school it was already too late. Bodily said the loss gripped her for years afterward. But it was not until she recently attended a domestic violence rally in Wash- - See BODILY2 By ANDY HOWELL Standard Examiner Davis Bureau was a newsy 997 in Davis 1 YEARS END ranging from the the bad and the mov- 1. Legacy Highway dispute No single issue probably di-- v ided the county more than this one. In south Davis County, environmentalists and farmers were pitted against city officials in trying to come up with a favored route for the highway. And in Syracuse residents were split down the middle, just like the 4 KAYSVSLLE Kaysville schedules trash pickup for 93 The city has announced the holidays observed by the refuse collector for the 1998 year. Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day. Christmas and New Years Day. When a collection day falls on one of these days, your refuse be picked up the day following the holiday. The collection for the remainder of the week should not be will the garbage will be collected. Reserve boweries for summer parties Standard-- Standard-- School District, Davis County, the Davis County Library, the sewer districts and others. Of the $129.80, the city uses 77.5 percent or $100.60 for general purpose city operations such as police protection, fire protection, parks and recreation, cemetery maintenance and street maintenance. The additional 22.5 percent or $29.20 is used to retire voter approved bonded indebtedness. The city has bonds for the city hall construction, which will be paid off in January, the police-fir- e station, which will be paid off in September 2004, the Shepard Lane Park improvements scheduled for a January 2004 pay off, and the public works building and the swimming pool complex to be paid for in March 2011. affected. On all other minor holidays, ing. Stories and photos in the Lakeside Review and the Examiner this last year dealt with high profile murders in the county, economic growth and a young girl's battle with cancer. Ranking the top stories in Davis County was a very subjective matter. But the staffs of the Lakeside Review and the Examiner Davis Bureau did manage to come up w'ith what we thought were the top 10 stories in the county for the year. So here they are; Farmingtons proportionate tax rate is about in the middle," said City Manager Max Forbush. There are seven cities with higher rates, while seven cities have lower rates." Property taxes are collected by Davis County and then distributed to the various taxing entities such as the Davis Garbage will not be picked up on Memorial Day, July 4, A year worth remembering in Davis County It . A LOOK BACK Those who are already planning summer activities may begin making reservations for the city boweries on Jan. 2. The large bowery behind the library and the two large bowenes at Barnes Park may be reserved for a nominal fee at the city hall. Reservations are being accepted for the period between May 1 and Sept. 30. All smaller park boweries throughout the city are available on a first come, first served proposed route of the highway. The issue still hasnt been resolved and should be debated well into 1998. Many environmentalists dont favor the highway at all, but a recent poll suggested that a majority of Davis County residents think it is needed. 2. Jill Allen murder Paul Allen, 28, was arrested in September, 13 months after his wife, Jill Allen, was brutally murdered in her North Salt Lake apartment. I le is charged with aggravated See 19972 basis NEW SCHOOLS: Sunset Elementary principal Beth Johnston helps second-grade- r Breanna Arrowsmiths find her way to her classroom in September. In November, voters approved a $75 million Davis School District bond issue that will pay for seven new elementary schools, 72 classroom additions, renovations and land acquisitions. il t si oVnlloOOcta 9 8 ; ! i . ; ' ! ' , I |
