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February 4, 2010
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Parts to arrive by week’s end, says Menlove BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor BOUNTIFUL — Menlove Toyota should have the necessary parts by week’s end to begin fixing problems with pedals in some models, an official with the car dealership said. He was referring to the two recalls voluntarily implemented nationwide by Toyota involving potentially millions of vehicles. The recall includes nine of 19 models produced by Toyota, now the world’s largest car maker. However, Customer Relations/Public Relations official Mark Tetzlaff told the Clipper that involves only portions of the models affected. “There are only four models we can’t sell right now,” he said. For example, only a portion of the Camrys sold, Toyota’s most popular car, are involved in the recalls. One of the recalls has to do with “floor mat entrapment in the (gas) pedal.There are quite a few of those,” Tetzlaff said. The other recall involves a “sticking accelerator pedal,” which he said involved fewer cars. The floor mat issue in some cases involved people placing multiple mats on the driver’s floor area, including some that are not rubberized and not secure. “If they’re not secured, they can push forward,” Tetzlaff said. Kits to be arriving will provide plastic clips for securing the
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Cultural arts center on time, on budget
STEEL FRAME of entrance hall rises, flanked by the exterior of the main auditorium, left. At right Blaine Lutz points out features of the main stage.
BY JENNIFFER WARDELL Clipper Staff Writer CENTERVILLE — Though the props and actors are still nearly a year away, the bricks and mortar are already starting to take the shape of the stages that will be waiting for them. Construction is progressing on schedule and within budget at the Davis Cultural Arts Center (DCAC), with crews having already built the
main stage area to its full height. Currently, they’re working out from there, including the masonry on the black box theater. Though the building won’t be completed until the end of this year, vertical construction on the smaller theater should go a long way toward giving the theater its final shape. “It will be interesting when you see the black box walls go up,” said Centerville City Assistant Manager Blaine Lutz. “People will start to get
an idea of the real dimensions of the building.” Though the main theater will stay mostly roughed-in for the moment, it is possible to make out the space for the flyloft (the open area above the stage that holds the counterweights and pulleys needed for certain scenery and effects). Crews also recently did some structural work on the theater’s risers, which will later n See “CULTURAL ARTS,” p. A4
DATC trims programs, staff in 4th round of cuts BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper News Editor KAYSVILLE — The feeling of dread at having to approve Davis Applied Technology College program cuts was palpable late last week. “I know this has been very difficult and arduous,” said Board Chair Michael Jensen, following the vote. In addition to a real estate pro-
gram cut previously, others eliminated are: HVAC daytime instructor, although it will still be offered evenings; electrical instructor; IT instructor, reducing the program; Layton auto instructor in June, ending the DATC program but not Layton High School’s. An administrative assistant was also eliminated. “We’ve had to make 230 line item budget changes,” said Vice
President of Administrative Services, Russell S. Galt. “This is the fourth round of cuts since 2009,” he said, with DATC President Michael Bouwhuis indicating at least 23 positions have been lost (see related article on p. A8). “With (enrollment) growth, we had to add positions,” Galt said. He cited the example of Lt. Gov. Greg Bell calling the DATC and not
being able to get through, and the same happening for the commissioner of higher education. That, and enrollment growth higher than perhaps ever seen, led to hiring of two part-time receptionists, two part-time custodians, a part-time security officer, full-time interpreter and two accounting technicians. n See “DATC TRIMS,” p. A4