Show Number Two Not Bad Who tries harder than number two Only one county in Utah reported report report- ed a higher growth rate in population population population lation figures than Davis County during 1966 and that was Salt Lake County According to the Utah Economic an and Business Re Review Review Review Re- Re view for December 1966 Davis County was second highest in the state with a population increase of for the year This was a scant persons below the first first- ranked county in growth of population population population lation Salt Lake with an increase for the year of THERES THERE'S MORE to this story than a head-count head however Figured Figured Figured Fig Fig- on a percentage increase basis Davis County had a five per cent population gain last year while Salt Lake County had a one per cent increase Even more significant the es estimated estimated estimated es- es population increase since the 1960 census has been 35 in Davis County and 17 1 in Salt Lake County It may be safe to conclude conclude conclude con con- clude that the many advantages Davis County has to offer are becoming quite apparent to our neighbors STEPS ARE now being taken to improve the situation in Davis County as such matters effect the residents For instance the populace populace populace pop pop- ulace of Davis County may take pride in the county government sponsorship of a Master Plan for the entire Program county including all cities and towns This program is sponsored bythe bythe by bythe the county with assistance in the costs of the program from the federal government and in itself represents a very progressive step towards area or metropolitan tan planning RESIDENTS MAY also take pride in a very active Davis County Community Correlation Council which meets regularly for the betterment of the entire county on problems of air pollution pollution pollution tion water pollution 0 overall v era 11 drainage and other pIa planning n n 1 n g problems ms being discussed and so solutions solutions so- so arrived at that will benefit Davis County as a whole Davis County has initiated a Community Shelter Program for protection from radiation fallout The Davis County Civil Defense organization serves as correla correla- tor of this program wherein every family in Davis County will be given a plan as to what they must do for fallout protection IN 1960 DAVIS County initiated a transportation study for the en entire entire en- en tire Ure county correlating with Salt Lake County in the SLATS study and with Weber County in the OATS study This study Is necessary sary in order for the county to tobe be eligible for funds to assist the county in expanding our road system system system tem to accommodate the rapidly growing population |