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Show Page 3 FEBRUARY 5, 1998 Parking Planners approve ordinance sales allowing off-si- te By AMY PRAY Standard Examiner Davis Bureau - Shoppers will continue to see automobiles set up in other businesses parking lots for weekend sales. The planning commission approved a new ordinance regulating all types of off .LAYTON DAVIS COUNTYS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Sot VOL 17, NO. 241 sales of autos site sales. The city council had been concerned over the past few months that businesses were not lawfully holding temporary sales. City staff said they were causing traffic hazards and a public nuisance. . The comprehensive new ordinance for off-sit-e sales was a result of several meetings between representatives of the city, car dealerships and businesses that host them. A i representative from the The ordinance would cover all types of sales, although Carter said car th Davis Chamber of Commerce mediated the talks. City officials said car dealerships in par- -' ticular should not be surprised or upset by any aspects of the ordinance. Theyre the ones that helped develop it, said Community Development Director Scott Carter. I think its the best way to do it. Sit down at the table with all parties and come to a consensus. Cutty r off-sit- e dealerships are the primary users. It is scheduled for final approval at the city council meeting Feb. 19. Among the requirements are that all fire lanes must be kept open and businesses are not allowed to use more than half the available parking for the off-sit-e See SALES6 Director search to begin On the lookout for new By BRVON SAXTON Davis Bureau r FARMINGTON . . - No re- source will go unused in finding a replacement for former Davis Mental Health director Dr. Russell A. Williams. Read Hellewell, Davis Mental Health Board of Trustees chairman, said in the next few weeks a national search will be conducted using Web sites, contacting Universities, and using as a resource the State Health Department and the National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care to find a chief executive officer for Davis Mental Health. Hellewell said this is the same title Williams had, but never Used. We want the best person out there, he said. After 23 years with the nonprofit agency, Williams resigned in December after a state legislauve audit alleged he made an extra 580,000 in his job between 1993 and 1996 and was overpaid $29,500. Hellewell said applications for the opening will close March 18, with the board hoping to have someone named to the position l. by He said a search committee will interview applicants and then make a recommendation to the board, which will pass their selection onto the Davis County Commission for final approval. talent mid-Apn- er AND TALENT: Audition judges Jenny Frogley (above, left) and Chnsti Huffman watch the talent with a scrutinizing eye dunng auditions at Lagoons annual talent search at Farmington Junior High last week. We look for performers who come across as real. the ones that the audience will fall in love with, said Huffman. At left. Misty Parker and fnend Pete Anderson of Keams fill out the necessary paperwork and wart for the audition call This is Parker's second year of aud itioning in hopes of winning a spot on the amusement park's acting and performing team for summer 1 998 'I've wanted it since I was a k id, she said. Nearly 90 performers will be chosen in all. but only about 12 wiU be selected from the Farmington auditions. Audition sites were located m Washington, T ennessee, Idaho and Utah. JUDGES n; j i and committee chairwoman. Hellewell said the board has also made no determination" regarding Williams compensation package that they are holding. The mental health board in December decided to withhold Vacation and sick leave pay due IXAHHOOSTDiStandafdExnmrw 1 i council votes to create special improvement district Syracuse to wants make walkways safe for children By JANA DEARDCN xl vd Examiner correspondent SYRACUSL - The city council has voted unanimously to create a special improvement district to help lund curb, gutter and sidewalk in key areas around the city. .. This is a rather long and involved process, said Blaine Carlton, the attorney who presented the notice of intention. There will be plenty of tunc for people to express their views." The council is most concerned with having safe walkways for children attending schools in the area. Children in the Davis district arc required to walk within a one mile ra dius of an elementary school and miles of a secwithin ondary school. "Weve had quite a bit of concern from schools and PTA groups, said City Administrator Mike Moycs, concerning construction of sidewalks. Almost two miles of 1000 West stretching from the cemetery to BlufT Road is scheduled for the improvements on both sides of the street. Other areas include 2000 West between 1700 and 2700 South and areas around the new elementary school cast of 1000 West on 2700 South, which is scheduled for construction in May The process of creating a special improvement district will take several months and involve numerous opportunities for citizens to support lf or derail the project. According to Carlton, if more than 50 percent of property owners protest, then you cannot create a district. Those wanting to protest the formation of the district have until March 2. Cost for the improvements is estimated at $3 5 million with $2,146,000 of that assessed to property owners. The proposed assessment to property owners would be for about $31 per foot on the streets to be improved. Written notices about the project will be sent to property owners and r. be published in the Standard-- ! xam-ine- The council is scheduled to meet at 7 p m. March 10 to make a final decision. Improvements The improvement to be constructed and their location the district are as follows 3000 West - 200 South to 700 South, both sides of the road 700 South - 3000 West to 2000 West, north side of the road 1 000 West -- 1 290 South to 1 700 South, west side of the road 1 000 West -- 1 700 South to Bluff Road, both sides of the road 2700 South - East city limits to Bluff Road, both sides of the road Bluff Road -- 1 000 West to approximately 3100 South, east side of the road Bluff Road - 2700 South to 3000 South, east side of the road Bluff Road - 2 75 South to 1 000 West, east side of the road Bluff Road -- 1 700 South to 1 900 South, east side of the road 2000 West -- 1700 South to Bluft Road, both sides of the road within 1 collection. - NORTH SALT LAKE . In his quarterly report to the South Weber City Council, Fire Chief Wim Pluim said that between October and December of 1997 the fire department responded to 23 alarms, the second highest number of alarms for the fourth quarter. Of the 23 calls, 13 were three were false alarms, three were service calls, two were rubbish fires and two were classified as dangerous situations. No structure fires or brush fires occurred during the fourth quarter. Pluim stated that the South Weber Fire Department received a total of 101 calls in 1997. Pluim also said that his department logged in 892 hours of firefighting training. 373 hours of medical training, 188 hours of special medical training, 43 hours of community fire prevention teaching 24 hours of community CPR teaching and made 78 inspections of in home or commercial businesses. South Weber currently has 26 members on the fire department Coming Saturday Farmington ranch races to success Ranch specializes in raising Kentucky race horses Read about it in Review 6 't POOR COPY The training is for Emergency Vehicle Operations and prehospital and trauma registryemergency room data Fire Department reports 23 calls Search committee members See SEARCH 6 The Fire Department responds to vehicle accidents on between Lund Lane and Shepard Lane, as well as portion of U.S. 89." With the anticipated increase in construction, plus the proposed three new interchanges in the area, it is important to have the new equipment. SOUTH WEDER are County Commissioner Carol R. Page; former Weber State University president Stephen D. Naudald, Utah County Commissioner David J. Gardner, former Sunset City Mayor Carol Bcll-moRep. Sheryl Allen, Layton resident Dr. F. Richard Austin; Dr. Trent Wertz, Bear River Mental Health director of adult services; Dr. L. Kaye Johnson of Davis Mental Health and Dr. Katie Davis, Davis School District student program LI City The city council approved a request by the Fire Department to apply for a $14,337 grant from the Emergency Medical Services Grant program for extrication equipment, computer equipment and personnel training. The citys present extncation equipment is 10 years old and seeing a lot of service problems." said Chief The city council has appointed Brenda Mumford to the city council to fill the vacancy created when Jim Dixon resigned his position to serve as mayor. A longtime resident of the city, Mumford has been involved in a number of community projects including committees at elementary through high school level. She also served as the chairwoman of the parade committee for the citys 50th anniversary celebration. Among the items that Mumford mentions as pnorities to be considered by the city are growth, roads, fiscal responsibility and providing opportunities for the youth. 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