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Show t L 'sunjfc. . ' fv . j,.. , 4,. j.i. .w - J wv..? - cfoools mull over solutions to gangs By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer FARMINGTON A Northridge High School junior's continued struggle with paralysis after being beaten two weeks ago by an Ogden gang member has Davis School District officials talking about gangs and what can be done to stop them. The victim, a male, was found by officers laying on the ground at Lakeview Estates Trailer Park in Layton just after midnight, Sept. 7, after an altercation with an Ogden gang member. The victim remains in intensive care at St. Benedict's Hospital suffering from a potentially paralyzing neck injury. The gang member, a male, was arrested at Ben Lomond That incident, High School. d combined with gang-relate- shootings at a Salt Lake concert and at the State Fair, has brought the gang issue from the back burner to the forefront of educators concerns. We certainly need to be ahead of the game..., said Assistant We feel Superintendent Stephen. that need to work very closely with police our community to try and something Northridge principal Ross Poore said is no easy task, especially when the gang members on campus arc coming from other cities and schools. How do you identify someone at noon as an intruder when you have just had 700 new sophomores come in the building? he asked. they stand 1A. out they wanted to meet with the victim. The two youth met at the trailer park during lunch to settle their differences with tragic results while other gang members watched. Short of closing down the campus, putting guards outside and locking the gates, Poore said there was little that could have been done to prevent the incident. Northridge, however, is taking steps to prevent future problems. Security was beefed up for school football games with Hunter and Layton high schools. Students without an activity card or from other schools were turned away. A school stomp dance was also postponed. But Northridge isn't the only school to suffer from gang threats turn what we see as a tidal wave or at least a potential tidal wave of gang problems. District officials and school administrators are now trying to come up with a game plan Sometimes I'; out, sometimes they don't. When gang members or intruders do stand out they are singled out by Northridge administrators and faculty. Two groups of youth were chased off a week before the recent beating. Police had also received tips that Ogden gang members might visit the campus, and were waiting for them in unmarked cars. The day of the beating, however, the officers were not there. Officer Kurt Cottrell, a school resource officer with the Layton Police Department, said five or six gang members cruised into the school parking lot and put the word and intimidation. - helping police take unfinished business estimated $10,000 care of recovering the worth of equipment they stole. Michael J. Carver, 36, and Patrick Roberts, 26, pleaded guilty in 2nd District Court Sept. 8 to reduced charges of misdemeanor attempted burglary and theft. As part of a plea bargain arrangement, s V f j - ' VC JA r' i Despite Ronnenkamp the incidentsa against regarding gangs as a school issue. SEE GANGS ON A-- 3 the contractor. The pair fled on foot, leaving their vehicle parked out in front. Police impounded the vehicle and found photos of the suspects while conducting an inventory. Officers arrested Carver and Roberts - is after the contractor 1 X positively vr- AJU identified one man in the photo as one of the alleged burglars. Bountiful detectives are joining 17 with investigators from other agencies this week to meet with Carver and Roberts to recover the -f stolen merchandise. Sentencing for the two men is set for Wednesday. j Talbot offered a letter of resignation to Mayor Carl Johnson dated Sept. 15, stating that new employment as Draper City Planner made it impossible to attend city council meetings on a regular basis. "Changes in my life have made it difficult to continue to serving in the manner I feel an elected official should serve," he wrote. Talbot had served on the council for six years and had two years left in his second term. "Bruce is a dedicated, productive person and we The field of 17 candidates to fill the vacancy on the Davis County Commission was narrowed to three Thursday evening when members of the Republican nomination committee heard each candidate speak. County Commissioners J. Dell Holbrook and Gayle Stevenson will now decide if Dan R. McConkie, Carol R. Page or Don Sperry Redd will fill the unexpired term of former Commissioner Gerald Purdy. Purdy died in August after suffering a heart attack. McConkie, North Salt Lake, BRUCE TALBOT who during this challenging period of growth in our city," he said. A five-yeresident of the city, Rose said as he searched south Davis County for a home, he always came back to West Bountiful as his first choice. "I want to try to preserve the things that I think make this a great city. Its a city that has a country feeling yet it is only 10 minutes away from Salt Lake," he said. Rose said he believes the biggest problem for West Bountiful ar the country atmosphere and balancing that with commercial development to serve its citizens. "The council and mayor have done a great job of creating a new master plan. Our city is finally organized. We can't drop the ball on that and I plan to help continue the good work that has already been started," he said. Talbot said he feels he has left a challenged current commissioner Stevenson two years ago; Page, Kaysville, a former Kaysville City Councilwoman, and Redd, Farmington, an attorney few things undone. "Much remains to be done on city ordinances, both zoning, and licensing. We did a good job of cleaning up and creating new ordinances, but we did not complete the process of methodically going through them. My suggestions to the council would be please continue to work hard to receive citizen input and put the needs of the city into our ordinances. Listen to citizens, pay attention to what they need and apply those things." Talbot said he will miss his association with "the good folks who work for city. And I will miss the opportunity to be a part of management of the affairs of day to day events in city . He said the most important issue facing West Bountiful is management of future growth, "but we're addressing that with new ordinances and the master plan." and former Farmington City Councilman were the victors after two ballots were cast by the 170 members of the voting committee. Each candidates was given an opportunity to address the voters for three minutes. McConkie, Redd, Page, Cheryl Allen, Joe Hill and Matthew Harmer were the six candidates after the first ballot. McConkie, Redd and Page emerged as winners after the second balloting. The ballots and numbers have been sealed until the current commissioners have named the new commissioner. Commissioner Holbrook said he and Commissioner Stevenson have agreed to interview each of the candidates as soon as possible. They will make their announcement by Oct. 6. I V 1 w r unexpired term. excited about serving the city ! ' Commissioner finalists named for ' I 't accepted the resignation of Councilman Bruce Talbot and appointed Rick Rose to fill his need & Woods Cross City has been honored by the American Public Works Association for its numerous beautification projects including the project which transformed a field near Crysen Refinery into a beautifully landscaped area. weedy, trash-strew- n In 1992 agreements were signed by property owners in the area to contribute financially toward the beautification efforts which resulted in landscaping a 60,000 square foot area. The project included installation of 3,400 feet of pipe and planting 150 pine and spruce trees. The city received a plaque to honor city employees for their continuing efforts to beautify Woods Cross. warns meeting held Thursday, the council the tv "A" for effort West Bountiful City has a new city councilman. In a special be keeping W V" Syracuse gang members. Patrols were also beefed up in Kaysville and Layton. towel racks and smoke alarms to area stores for cash refunds. The men were burglarizing some electrical fixtures from an unfinished home in east Bountiful July 30 when they were spotted by will 6?' y 5 Rose fills Talbot's seat on West Bountiful Council ' '' kkk K O officially sworn in at a meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at city hall. Talbot said it would be hard to narrow down to one thing the most rewarding part of serving the city. He had served on the planning commission for two years before being elected as city councilman. "I think being a part of the changes, primarily the RDA project which includes ShopKo, the acquisition and expansion of the golf course, and the completion of new master plan which identifies the goals and policies which will govern the expansion of the city are the things I'm most proud to have been a part of." He said the changes in the master plan had more citizen involvement than ever before. "We had 56 people helping to craft the new one." The old master plan had been in effect since 1978. Rose said he is honored to have been selected to replace Talbot. "I'm - vfirthm 9 s High students were threatened on campus by Layton Bountiful Detective Lloyd Kilpack said Carver and Roberts stole electrical fixtures and other equipment at 16 construction sites in Davis and Salt Lake counties. The pair allegedly took the stolen items light fixtures, floor tiles, will miss him," said Mayor Johnson. The council discussed a number of names as potential replacements and decided on the appointment of Rose. He will be t I, Junior merchandise. BOUNTIFUL Two Salt Lake County men who burglarized a slew of construction sites are now ) A .j-- ipwjjfr increased their police presence at school functions after Syracuse the men consented to help investigators recover the stolen Staff Writer i 'I Construction burglars help police recover stolen goods By MARK EDDINGTON ac hews o g fSr |