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Show . r k)u 1 f h r t North Ogden jgy & "4 in. (Somcol mrangilhi'fi fsio By Mike Brubaker A proposed increase of 30 percent on all water bills was explored by the North Ogden City Council Tuesday evening. The increase, proposed by Dennis Shupe, city administrator, will raise to $5 the charge on the first 10,000 gallons of water used. After this point, the increase goes on a dual scale between secondary and water users. For secondary water users, the charge increases from the present 18 cents to 50 cents for every 1,000 gallons of water used over the 10,000 gallon limit. water users will see a jump from 18 cents to 25 cents for every 1,000 gallons over the limit. This is a very fair scale, said Mr. Shupe. People with secondary water have bills of less than half of than those of people where Pineview water is not available, he indicated. One point that came up during the discussion concerned people who have Pineview water available but have not tapped into it. People ought to be notified that if they have access to Pineview, an ordinance requires that they tap into it, said Councilman Don Colvin. This means if people use their secondary water or not, they will be billed for it. Shupe explained the ordinance. All new subdivisions are required to install laterals from secondary water lines to every lot. The Volume 6 Number 21 : . -- - . a?11 K ordinance requires that Pineview be utilized for outside watering rather than using culinary water, he said. Shupe predicted that all of the actions taken by the council will serve as conservation measures to save water for future use. All of the councilmen agreed upon the increase and felt any higher rates would be too expensive. The proposal will be voted upon next Tuesday and is to pass despite some reservations. The increase is plenty high when you add up garbage collection and all of the other increases, said Councilman Leland Erickson. Another point that arose during the councils work session was the question of artesian wells. Should they be considered secondary water or not? City Attorney David Gladswell ended the discussion by explaining that legally they could not be considered part of the secondary water system. Before adjourning, the council briefly discussed constructing a private firing range in the area of North Ogden Reservoir. The range would be situated on private property and restricted to police use only. I think we would need an understanding that it can only be used by North Ogden, said Colvin. However, this was not the feeling of the council as a ' 'i.v1 water dhara soira lft- - .! ,vt.! ,? A' A,W -- . j. ' ;,-;- whole. I think everyone could use it, Pleasant View, Highway Patrol or any other police, just so long as we control its use, said Councilman Alan Christiansen. omm Serving North Ogden Pleasant View and Plain City Washington Boulevard corridor might hejeopardized H-W- to By Nancy Lynn Krzton The Utah Department of Transportations plan to build a connecting limited access highway from Interstate 15 to Washington Boulevard in North Ogden may die because of Pleasant Views decision to change the proposed route from 2700 N. to 2550 N. Thats the word from Dyke LeFevre, engineer at the Ogden District 1 DOT office. If we cant get fairly good support for a project, it probably wont be built, Mr. LeFevre said. We need local communitys support any more, or the federal government will fund other projects. The Pleasant View City Council recently voted to designate 2550 N., not 2700 N., as the preferred corridor, in part because of a threatened lawsuit by a developer whose request for approval of a preliminary subdivision plan was refused because it would be in the path of the proposed road. Developer Mark Christiansen, argued the city could not reject his plans on that basis, since there was no evidence the connecting route would ever be built. His request is now being reconsidered by Pleasant Views Planning Commission. and The highway between North Ogden has been planned since 1972. Recently, the project has been delayed because of problems with the historic North Ogden Post Office, which lies directly in the path of the proposed 2700 N. route. Unless the state historical society says the post office has no historical value, or someone besides DOT buys the old property and tears the post office down, the Federal Highway Administration will not give the state funds to build a highway on 2700 N. Mr. LeFevre said he is still hoping the historical society will say the post office is unworthy of being saved. The group has not yet issued an official statement on the matter. In spite of the post office problem, the state highway department feels 2700 N. is still preferable to 2550 N. because fewer homes would be directly hurt by the route. Mr. LeFevre said changing the designated corridor to 2550 N. would require a full environmental statement to be prepared. He estimated this would take at least two years, possibly four or five years, to complete, and would delay the states to U.S. plan to widen 2700 N. from 89 next year. e The engineer said if DOT the FHA it did not plan to build the route from U.S. 89 to Washington Blvd. within the next ten years, the federal government might to U.S. 89 and agree to look at the the U.S. 89 to Washington Blvd. jobs as separate projects We are in limbo, trying to find out. the best procedure to follow, he said. With all these problems, it is unclear when and where the highway will be built. Although those points are the subject of intense debate, everyone seems to agree that a road between and Washington Blvd. will be needed in the foreseeable future. could-convinc- Decision to increase mill levy delayed By Nancy Lynn Krzton Sidestepping the question of a mill levy tax increase for another few weeks, the Pleasant View City Council Tuesday night approved a 1980-8- 1 Fiscal Year budget of $381,514. The budget was essentially the same as the one presented at a public hearing two weeks before, although the council did add $20,000 for road .materials and $2,500 for park supplies. With those additions, the anticipated amount of unspent money to be left at the end of the year will be $3,427, not $26,538 as projected at the public hearing. The council increased the money for road materials to repave two badly damaged segments of road, one off Pleasant View Dr. on Lomond GOIN F1SHIN' WITH THE BOYS That's what David Forsberg, 10, of Pleasant View had in mind on a recent sunny summer day. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Forsberg, 3996 N. 800 W. Photo by Nancy Lynn View Dr., the other on 3650 N. in the area of 800 W. Councilman Ken Cromwell, head of roads, said the council would be unfair to future councils if it let the citys streets deteriorate in an effort to save money. Sooner or later, the council has got to bite the bullet, he said. Weve got to bite the bullet now and not pass the buck to future councils. The additional $2,500 for park supplies was earmarked for volunteers who supply free labor in the parks. Mayor Peary Barker, still pushing for a 5 mill tax hike, was bitterly Continued on page 14 Pleasant View - A Pleasant cerned and officials identified seven intersections has ex- pected to pose a safety hazard for young school children walking to Lomond View Elementary School this fall. Lomond View PTA President Carolyn Jones said the group will seek to sign up a corps of mothers to guard each crossing during the school year. It is estimated that about 200 more elementary school students will walk or be driven by parents to Lomond View because of a school district decision not to provide bus service for children who live less than miles from school. This concerns both public officials and parents, who are seeking ways to safeguard little children who will walk on streets not really designed for pedestrian traffic. Mrs. Jones met with City Councilman Ken Cromwell, Police Chief Richard Diamond, Lomond View Elementary School Principal Ross Fietkau, and mother Pat Janke of Majestic Heights last week to discuss possible solutions to the safety problem. The care enough to be a crossing guard, View group of con- citizens group identified these hazardous corners: 500 W. at 4000 N., 500 W. at the LDS Stake Center, the junction of Elberta and Pleasant View drives, 1000 W. and Pleasant View Dr., 900 W. and Pleasant View Dr. and 1100 W. and Pleasant View Dr. My children are important, so I Mrs. Jones said. I hope everyone will. The ideal thing would be to have each mother take a corner a couple of weeks during the year. I hope theyll come through for us. Mrs. Jones said anyone interested in becoming a crossing guard should call her at The group discussed the problems expected to occur when more parents drive their children to Lomond View this fall, discussing possible ways to control loading and unloading by the school. 782-877- . We dont want the children deposited on 3650 N. or 900 W., Mrs. Jones said. We want them deposited in the school parking lot or circle. We will have entrance and exit lanes. She said Chief Diamond would discuss the traffic flow with his men and determine the best possible way to direct it. The next meeting of the group will be held in Lomond View Elementary School August 7 at 7:30 p.m. If any interested parties would like to attend, wed love to have their input, Mrs. Jones said. oa owners warned Plain City Police Chief Richard Statler says he and his men are on the lookout for packs of dogs which have been terrorizing livestock in the Plain City area. Theyve been attacking sheep. Weve had a lot killed, and were trying to crack down, Mr. Statler said. Mr. Statler said dog owners should control their animals to keep them from being shot. They should know where their dog is and keep it confined, he said. If it gets out and roams in packs, we have got to take some actioq. If you get them in a pack, the only thing you can do is shoot them. Bill Freestone of 4425 W. 2050 N. has had three or four episodes when dogs have killed his livestock, Mr. Statler said, and others in the area have had the same problem. The dogcatcher has been doing a good job, but hes swamped with calls, and were helping him out, the police chief explained. He said some of the dogs in the packs were strays, some locally owned. Noting that Plain City is a popular place for people to dump unwanted dogs, Mr. Statler said the city will prosecute any person caught dumping. According to county law, dumping animals is a misdemeanor. Farr West History of city just published A Farr West native, Brian L. Taylor, has just published a history of Farr West. It helps people to appreciate how things have evolved to our present state of affairs and gives an apMr. preciation of our heritage, Taylor said. The book is currently being sold by the Farr West 1st and 2nd wards for 200-pa- $25. leafs through his recently published book on the history of Farr West. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to the building funds of Farr West's two wards. LOCAL HISTORIAN Brian L. Taylor It contains a general history with maps and pictures, an alphabetical list of landowners beginning from the earliest land grants in 1970 and ending in 1950, a list of bishoprics and clerks since the Farr West ward was organized in 1890, biographies of people who received the original land grants and bishops, pictures of implements and tools used in past years, a list of Farr West businesses, their owners, and years of operation, and more. Many people helped Mr. Taylor compile his book, giving him memories, photographs, maps, and sketches. He estimated that he talked to more than 250 people to complete his research on Farr West. Mr. Taylors interest in the history of Farr West is understandable, since the towns first settler was Joseph Taylor, his great grandfather. Since Ive been young, Ive always been interested in family records, Mr. Taylor explained. I organized the Joseph Taylor family organization in 1973. I had written a small pamphlet on Farr Wests history in about 1960 and had it published, he said. Last fall, the Weber School District offices phoned me and asked me to update the pamphlet so it could beused in the schools I did that in September, but I got to thinking so much more could be added. Estimating he could put together a more comprehensive history in 30 days, Mr. Taylor began his research. 'Six months later, he finished the book, proud but somewhat relieved the laborious task was over. Mr. Taylor not only researched and wrote the Farr West history, but also did the layout and typing. Four biographies were contributed by others. Artist Fermen J. Westergard provided a sketch of Joseph Taylors cabin and several photographs, Mr. Taylors son Blaine took photographs of present day Farr West landmarks, Larry Hansen donated photographs of local celebrations, and Kent Malan obtained an early surveyors map for the book. All of this information was com- piled by Mr. Taylor and placed between an expandable cover so the book could be enlarged to include future events such as the completion of a new Farr West chapel building this July. Mr. Taylor has donated 75 copies of his book to the 1st ward for its building fund. The 2nd ward has purchased 50 copies at cost which can be obtained from Mrs. Kent Westergard. Six special copies of the Farr West history were recently auctioned off. Two of the books sold for $475 each, while the other four raised $300 apiece. Proceeds from the auction have gone to the 1st Ward building fund. The book thus serves as both a way to preserve Farr Wests past and a means to improve its future. |