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Show 2 CUPPER Friday, September 10, 1993 Two home preschools OKd by Bountiful City planners By PALL CHALLIS News Editor BOUNTIFUL Two home preschools were granted conditional use permits (CUP) by the Bountiful Planning Commission following two separate public hearings on the applications. City planners had anticipated some opposition because the law and ordinance governing preschools has been changed to allow up to 12 children instead of six. In the past, preschool applications have been contested because of increased traffic and parking problems in many Bountiful neighborhoods. The first applicant Teresa Crapo w ill open up a preschool for up to 12 children at 1686 Stone Hollow Court. According to City Planner Blaine Gehring, Crapo's home meets all the requirements and criteria including a large play area in her basement. He said the staff recommended approving the CUP for the preschool. During the public hearing no protests or comments were voiced. Crapo is planning on having two sessions three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I am ready to go right away, she said. I can start right after the approval is given." Crapo will be reguired to pass an annual inspection of her home and td renew her business license on a yearly basis. The new zoning ordinance allows up to 12 children now at home operated preschools and daycares. Gehring said. This was changed from six children." Gehring said perhaps the fact that Crape's preschool will be in a new subdivision with no current neighbors won't be much of a threat. It's the only home up there right now, City Engineer Jack Balling said. He told Crapo that perhaps the only way she could lose the CUP for the preschool was if after the subdivision develops complaining neighbors protest it. The only concern I have is that 12 children is a lot for one person to handle, planner Kathi Izatt said. The commission voted 0 to grant the CUP for Crapo and added that it will be monitored to make sure the home business is operated 5-- nr a, WStreef The second CUP was granted for Kathryn Clendening at 203 South 200 East. This applicant lives in a more established neighborhood, yet during the public hearing no Why do you think that membership in gangs is on the rise? What can be done to reverse the trend? protests or comments were made. Gehring said that Clendening had originally applied for up to six children both she and Crapo changed their applications after Honestly, dont think that there is enough parental supervision. We have a lot of parents working outside the home. I dont fault them because it is an economic necessity, but I think kids have too much time on their hands, and they get too much attention in the 1 learning the zoning ordinance would now allow up to 12. Our only compatibility neighborhood, Chretien. concern is the with said planner your Jeff' Courtesy to your, news." neighbors must be part of the deal. Clendening said her business was "still in the building stages and I won't have 12 at first. She added that the reason she wanted to open a preschool was that she had trouble locating one for her own daughter. I have a and I degree in elementary education wanted to use my skills and training. on a three session one days having Clendening is planning week. The commission approved the CUP for the preschool by a 0 5-- vote. properly. ''. Shauna Cassle Kaysville think that it has something to do with our lifestyle. Kids today are left alone more often. So kids get together, hang out and get in trouble. We need to take I more responsiblity as adults for our children, because they are the future." Mary Pettit Layton Mock drill tests SWAT team, Davis Co. Sheriff's Depart. EDDINGTON By MARK Staff Writer FARMINGTON Hostage negotiators and SWAT team members with the Davis County Sheriffs Department were confronted with a dilemma Tuesday. A man had assisted his brother, who was on trial in a Farmington The courtroom, in escaping. brothers were hiding in the county fairgrounds and were holding hostages, a bailiff and an innocent bystander. That was the fictional scenario developed by sheriffs officials, who hoped the SWAT team and hostage negotiators knew the drill. And even though it was a drill, the 35 department members participating in the exercise responded as if it were a real crisis. Search and rescue team members sealed off the perimeter around command post SWAT officers roads and the the fairgrounds, a was set up, and and snipers were deployed. It w as highly successful. said Sheriffs Chief Deputy Kenny Payne. Negotiators were successful in obtaining the release of one hostage and in delivering a first aid bag to treat the other hostage w'ho was injured. The SWAT team used the distraction to move in and overwhelm the suspects, w'ho were captured without any shots fired. Payne said there are several plans in place to deal with such scenarios. The exercise was designed to give deputies experience, to practice the plan and recognize any potential shortfalls. Financial award honors Btfl. CHALLIS News Editor By PAUL Bountiful has BOUNTIFUL been honored with a certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the state . for the 1 2th consecutive year. This is an important honor for our city. City Manager Tom Hardy said. Most of the credit goes to This is a very significant award for Bountiful," Mayor Bob Linnell said. When you consider that of the state's 236 cities. Bountiful is the only one to be so honored for 12 consecutive years." Linnell and Hardy also honored assistant auditor Kim Coleman w ho received the plaque because Jenson was ill and not able to attend to accept the awnrd. Arden Residents of Bountiful should Hardy added that Bountiful is only one of 12 cities in Utah honored for excellence in financial reporting and is the only city to achieve this recognition for 12 feel good that the financial matters in their city are in such capable hands," Linnell said. This is also an honor for all those involved in the way the finances are handled by the Bountiful staff." City Auditor-Record- er Jenson." straight years. In other action, the council released an easement for a pole line from lots 2 and 3 of the Indian Springs Subdivision. According to City Attorney Rusty Mahan the utility pole is no longer needed as Probably because its (gang activity) is publicized. I would say we need to focus on the positive. If people are focusing on the positive, pretty soon gangs will turn their attention to better things." Carolyn Belnap Farmington I think that the main reason is that kids that age need to belong...Ard kids are living in an age where they are often unsupervised and are allowed to be led by their peers rather than parents and teachers. When they dont have direction from responsible authorities and everything is done by trial and error, they get into trouble. Jan Phillips Farmington utilities are now underground. In a similar action the council released an easement for a water line at Center Street and Bountiful Boulevard. In 1991 a private property owner had given the easement to the city for the water line but now it has been changed to 1300 East 400 North to Bountiful Boulevard. City Engineer Jack Balling recommended for the council to vacate the easement for the Center Street location. "There probably isnt enough for kids to do. If thats right, then an alternative (to gangs) is to offer kids something else to do." Bob Adams Farmington |