Show Community Councils Pass Bill on Special Elections By Ben Ling bill Senate Bill 9 sponsored by Sen Fred Finlinson has the community councils opposing the and d better-funde- d League of Cities of Towns as the Legislature decides whether its constituents can force the elections Three years ago any citizen in Utah could have initiated a special election over any law if he or she could follow the strict rules and get enough signatures on a petition If the election was to create some new law it was called an initiative If the election was for the approval or rejection of an existing law it was called a referendum Some people thought the ability to have initiatives and referendums was guaranteed by the state constitution However two years ago SB80 took that ability away from people who live within municipalities So for instance somebody living in unincorporated Salt Lake County could still petition for a special election but people living in Salt Lake City West Valley City Sandy or other municipality could not Shauna Johnson a Murray citizen who is supporting SB9 told the United Association of Community Councils that the change may have been unconstitutional because it gave unequal voting rights to residents of unincorporated areas UACC previously approved a resolution supporting the bill but only if no amendments were attached to it U ACC’s legislative committee has been authorized to scrutinize the bill as the amendments are made and to support or fight it as the committee Wednesday February IS 987 KV‘ Feud's Over Land in ‘ Them Thar ’ Arlington Hills the area roughly equivalent to Avenue and 1500 East By Ben Ling members judge best In Salt Lake City at the Salt Lake Association of Community Councils meeting last week several members complained that elected municipal officials seem to be the main opponents to restoration of the initiative and referendum powers Rawlins Young from the Sugar House Community Council wondered why elected officials were so concerned about the bill when initiatives and referendums have been so rare in Utah Tribune Staff Writer Community councils in Salt Lake City and unincorporated Salt Lake County have supported a Senate bill restoiing citizens' ability to petition for special elections but they are wary of amendments attached to the better-organize- The Salt Lake Tribune Tribune Staff Writer Some neighbors in the Arlington Hills area are willing to spend more than a half million dollars to protect their view from the mountainside in northeastern Salt Lake City Council Chairwoman Terry Becker who is not among the neighbors trying to buy the property said the 89 acres is between Chandler Drive and Tomahawk Drive The property is in access With the new Ensign Elementary Pozzi Wood r--— T School a few blocks away the district scrapped plans for the Arlington Hills elementary school and decided to sell the expensive real estate Mrs Becker said vacant lots sometimes sell for $130000 in the Arlington Hills area Developer Hal Hawk owns the adjacent land through which an access road passes and h wants to purchase the school district's acreage so he can put a subdivision in the area Some five residents to the north and south of the property however wanted direct control over the way the land will be developed and pooled their money to meet the school district’s minimum bid of $525000 for the property Mrs Becker said The school district made the sale contingent upon the residents obtaining access to the property However Mr Hawk who also wants the land owns the only property through which an access road may pass Mrs Becker said PEPE’S nlN Hair Replacement for Men Easy Care Natural Look SWING DOOR citizen-prompte- The amendment also includes people in unincorporated areas taking away some of their voting powers UACC President Norm Sims from the Granite area east of Sandy said the budget and mill levy limitation might not be significant because there has never been a special election on either of those subjects in Utah The Salt Lake City School District owns the land and once planned to build an elementary school there because of all the new homes being built nearby The school district did such a good job of picking property in the middle of a residential area the property became landlocked It is surrounded by homes and has no public Greater Avenues Community Most of the members complained about an amendment made by Sen that partially Paul Rogers restores initiative and referendum powers The amendment prevents d special elecany tions on government budgets mill levies and certain zoning ordinances 12th Durable Base Hair Resiliency 6ft Installed (Grills extra) Insulated glass and tight weather stripping combine for a truly energy efficient door! 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