Show r Seek Home In Bountiful I For Moderately Retarded incept blodgett of a training r moderately retard-was accepted by the 1 City r 24 members of the Davis County Association for the Mentally Retarded were in attendance at City Council meeting as Reid Holbrook explained the plan to purchase a residential Holbrook explained that the home would accommodate eight girls who would reside there with house Four trainers would come during the COUNCILMAN Warde acting as mayor pro expressed concern of neighborhood Neighbors within feet of the home will be It is part of the requirements of TURN Utah Retarded to secure neighborhood IS a part of the program for the girls to be a part of the he He explained that the close supervision and training allows the girls to eventually move and become possibly living with a roommate and securing a There are increasing chances for employment for mentally retarded persons as society is beginning to accept A PROPOSAL was made to seek Bountiful's share of the State Legislature appropriated emergency housing funds to go toward purchase of the home-possibly with title being retained by the Attorney Layne Forbes was requested to look into the legal will be the first one in Davis County and we hope fo make it a show place so we can prove something to the said people still have the stereotype idea of mentally retarded individuals wandering WILL be a happy and busy Money will be set aside in escrow to assure Attorney Forbes said the zoning of the area in question was and is acceptable for rest medical dental clinics and institutions other than correctional or other mental The Council requested him to study the ordinance to determine if the home would be FORMER Bountiful Mayor Harold Pope spoke in behalf of the He was recently appointed to the Advisory Council to study comprehensive planning for the mentally Dean a member of the State Health Board and a consultant for the Davis School said he was excited to see this come to Davis HE MENTIONED emotional independence as one would eventually reduce expenditures at the state and local level for the care of the mentally he One councilman asked why the mentally retarded couldn't be trained in their own Holbrook explained that the program performs a two-fold purpose-allowing mentally retarded persons to become independent and freeing their parents from the burden which becomes more difficult as the parents grow s COUNCILMAN Dean Stahle called the move a step forward for He reminisced two decades ago of a home in North Salt Thomas Halversen expressed appreciation for the care of her With tears in her she told how her with an IQ of 50 would graduate from View-mont Special of these children who don't have this opportunity are in American she |