Show I Bad lyLE ANN BLODGETT C t's high lime government i J Dt being looked on as the i f We get more out of I dollars than most f get out of their said Commissioner nley speaking to C Correlation of including mayors and from throughout J f officials met with officials to instruct lm on how the county and city govern-Bits work discussions included legal and surveying TRAFFIC ordinances and regulations should be reviewed and according to Gordon State Highway A federal highway safety program was explained to city In travelling across the drivers are constantly getting into trouble because of inconsistent traffic A GRANT of will be available this fiscal year to help bring signs and regula- lions to conformity with national The federal government will pay three-fourths of the cost and the state will provide Dogs are another problem in the Commission Chairman C. E. Moss says it is possible there are dogs in Davis not to mention the The population is growing faster than any Approximately 25 percent of the dogs are A NEW ordinance that is being written may help the In the citations could only be written by a sheriff or police officer but the new law will provide that an animal control officer can write a A different type of ticket can be written they can be written for instead of misdemeanors or felonies and two or three infractions could qualify the dog owner for a penalty similar to a citation for a The animal control officer will be given the authority to write which has been possible only by a police officer in the Davis County's Resource Development Committee has prepared a colorful brochure heralding the beauties and advantages of living in Davis County and giving pertinent information concerning the government structure and the names of persons holding the various The brochure will appear in the centerfold of the next South Davis COMMISSIONER Smoot encouraged annexation between the to alleviate the problem of little sections of ground under county where snow plowing and other services are difficult to Sheriff William Peters told the city officials of the services available from the sheriff's He key to law enforcement is The county crime lab probably stands second to none in the manned by a person who has a degree in criminology and police according to DURING 1973 the department cleared It has 45 different kinds of cameras and dark room They will take pictures for the where on The pictures will be developed and in the hands of the city prior to Telephone dispatch for most of the cities is handled through the Sheriff's Depart ment at When a city needs assistance on a serious men are immediately assigned to give them a COUNTY Attorney Bennett Peterson told the officials he hoped there would be a day-to-day ongoing relationship with the county attorney's He asked them never to hesitate to ask saying that they may have already crossed the bridge and may be able to give some Most cities have their own but seek assistance from the county where COUNTY Glen Austin deserves a pat on the back for the job his department has done in maintaining the best system of section comers in the He doesn't mean too much to people until you are in an argument with your neighbor or you want to sell some The office also has a big challenge in trying to eliminate flood Storm drainage is continually being studied and where Regulations of small gravel pits will become more says along with all types of things that come with a fast growing |