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Show CLIPPER TODAY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 Davis County man warns of flooding Continued from p. A1 cial and industrial development has percent chance of the lake rising to 4207 msl before 2003. He said there is an 85 percent chance of reaching a new high of 4,212 msl before 2003. Hawkins said the 4,212 prediction doesnt make adjustments for pumping. The pumps installed at the end of 1987 are designed to start at a level of 4208 msl, though Hawkins is skeptical that the pumps will do much. The pumps really didnt do anything. The lake had already topped. They were just a political deal. While damage estimates and possible solutions werent a part of his most recent forecasts, being a Davis County resident, Hawkins has become concerned with the damage his predicted levels could cause. In 1986-8water flowed over I-- 7, south of the Farmington-Centervill- e area where many homes have recently been built, Hawkins said. Extensive residential, commer taken place in Davis County since then. According to Hawkins, the level doesnt have to reach the high to be dangerous. In storm conditions, the lake itself can rise two feet with three foot waves in addition. Hawkins feels strongly that two birds can be killed with one stone by constructing the Legacy Highway in the Great Salt Lake. The rising level of the Great Salt Lake and the Legacy Highway are joint problems. Legacy Highway could be built on a dike at 4222 msl, and thus solve two problems, while creating an asset in the process. All other proposed routes destroy a limited resource called residential, recreational, farming, commercial and industrial property. At 4222 msl, the highway would be 10 feet above the water at 4212, and still five feet above the water in area. The group especially wanted to know the governmental procedure for annexation and when they could voice their opinions against such a move. Some from this neighborhood said they fear developers already have gone too far by planning a road through the southern section of their neighborhood. Douglas Brunette, who lives at 744 Bing Court, listed five concerns about annexation. 1. Public Safety Proposed west access would be a residential street that has a number of current public safety concerns. 2 Maintenance Current neighborhood streets have not been properly maintained by the city. Streets are not in good repair nor often d in the winter, The open-spac- e of Life .3, Quality j, and countrified environment of snow-plowe- southeast Kaysville would be destroyed. 4, Proposed access would compound traffic problems of the area in general. 5. We dont want to see a road through there. Resident Mike Duckworth said he lives at the bottom of Cherrywood Road and more traffic in the area could be disastrous. The road is a poor grade and there are real safety concerns. To bring more traffic down there is not in the public interest, he said. ation acreage borders on the south and east of the neighborhood. Residents reported a developer would like to subdivide property and provide 24 building lots near their Major underground irrigation pipe runs through the property. The line has broken on a number of occasions resulting in local property damage. Flooding Brunette recommends that the city conducts a study of the impact on the local area and meet with local citizens regarding their concerns. City leaders already have y for a road approved a the annexation through proposed area. After several minutes of discussion the council voted to go ahead with the first step toward annexing right-of-wa- Council: Proposed plan a step in right direction BY MELISSA K. CANnELL Clipper Today Correspondent - WEST POINT The city's proposed general plan isnt perfect, but city officials are calling it a step in the right direction. During two public hearings Tuesday night, the city council took comment from nearly 100 West Point residents after City Manager Scott Neilson explained the citys goals and policies for the proposed plan. Neilson emphasized the citys desire to generate a commercial development plan, build a new city hall and public works facility at the West Point City Park, map a culinary water system and storm drainage system, design a gravity fed water system, develop 800 N. and 200 S. into arterial roads, and to ensure that pending residential development west of the bluff conforms to the said. The Kaysville City Engineer said y for a road was approved to help in providing emergency service to the area, and for overall traffic safety by providing another access road which would help alleviate traffic burdens on other streets. The mayor said the council has been looking at this development project for several months. Scott Elder, 737 Cherrywood Road, said that residents in the area are extremely concerned and fear it already is too late to stop the development and the building of roads. Council member Robert Rees said he disagrees that the city is at fault for agreeing to approve an access road in this area. Weve been going over this the past six months. Some concerns are overblown, he said. City leaders told the residents that even if the land were not annexed into the city,, the developer may proceed anyway and just work with the county. The Council also discussed city ordinances regarding signs, ways to make drivers slow down on city streets, sale of property in the Kaysville Business Park, areas in city limits where shotguns can be discharged during hunting seasons and consideration of the Kaysville City General Plan. A Meet the Candidates night is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 29 at city hall the right-of-wa- plan, but not a perfect plan. Total BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today News Editor - This citys FRUIT HEIGHTS lean staff could be getting a little help, next summer, with the possible addition of at least two employees including one who would oversee recreation programs. The city council authorized creation of a job description for a position that would include recreation as well as other duties, as assigned by City Manager Richard Marchant. He told the council that the public works department also needs an additional person to help with a variety of duties. In the meantime, the council approved advertising for a part-tim- e employee to supervise the citys basketball program. Currently, city recreation consists of only a baseball and basketball program. However, the door was left open to add other programs, such as soccer. Tina Le Pendu, council member over parks and recreation, emphasized a need for recreation to be e incorporated into a position because of difficulty in finding qualified people to handle the job on a basis. temporary, part-tim- e At the same time, she noted full-tim- Continued from p. A1 U.S. interchanges are planned at Burke Lane, Shepard Lane, Cherry Hill, 200 North, Oakhills Drive, Gordon Ave., 89 Antelope Drive and at South Weber DriveState Road 60 and widening is in planned on U.S. 89 from Farmington into Weber County. New construction is planned for Davis Blvd. from 3700 South to Eaglewood Drive and on Bountiful Blvd., from 3800 South to Beck Street. Redwood Road from 500 South to the Salt Lake County line should be widened, as should 500 South from to Redwood Road. In addition to the planned road work, two transit hubs in Davis County are scheduled to be upgradand in ed at 500 South and Farmington. lots in severAnd al locations should be constructed or Merle and Doris Pages home is located in the southwest comer of a commercial zone between 3000 W. and 300 N. The Pages have been change when you sell it Farmer and resident Lynn Kirkman encouraged the council to find out legally if animal rights would be preserved in a commercial zone that was once designated agricultural if the property were ever sold. Neilson said if the city brought in sales tax from at least one large retail business, then it could raise its budget by about $92,(XX). Currently, the city gets $324,000 of its $3 million budget from state sales tax and $21,000 from a one percent direct sales tax from Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course and home businesses. If we are going to survive as a city to maintain our property values from going through the roof, weve got to do it," Richard Roginski, planning commission member, said. Another set public hearings on the general plan and land use map will be scheduled at a later date before the council will make its final decision. However, a work session to discuss comments from Tuesday night's public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. It is a public meeting which will be held at city hah. strong support from 19 of 30 baseball coaches responding to a survey for the city to continue operating the rather than recreation program contracting with Kaysville, as had been discussed. That city calculated a $21,000 charge would be necessary to take on Fruit Heights residents. People think our program is run well and efficiently, she said, adding that I have seen this coming for a long time, referring to the need for a e position at least including full-tim- recreation as part of its duties. Fruit Heights probably operates at one-hathe number of employees per capita of other cities. said City Council member Diane Maynes. In other business at Tuesday night's meeting, the council heard a request from Keith Lloyd of Cherry Hill Resort to allow his firm to take over a small parcel of land that will front their property as part of the freeway interchange construction. Lloyd emphasized a desire to lf Sunset's Stephens named to DUI board - SUNSET Rep. Nora Stephens of Sunset has been named to the Governors Council on DUI (Driving Under the Influence). Gov. Leavitts press secrenewly-forme- d tary confirmed the appointment of the legislator, who has long been a proponent to fight drunk driving in the state. The formal announcement was made on the steps of the keep such an area maintained and said it would require adding grounds crew. May or Richard Harvey and counmembers agreed with the concept, that will also include a sidewalk and decorative lighting, among other features. However, it must be determined who owns the land and how a transfer can be made. These little slivers (of land) will pop up all over.Harvey said. Those of no value will just become a drag on the city. Construction plans on a revamped Mountain Road bridge, to include a larger culvert to handle debris and water flow, were also dis- cil cussed. While aesthetic features are included in the plans, council members questioned why the bridge would have to be up to 48 feet wide and include sidewalk on both sides. I grew up here. That bridge was part of our history, said Council member J. Dale Green. My greatest concern is aesthetics. That is one of our only landmarks. "I think we're creating safety and aesthetic value with the proposal, said Maynes. More details will be obtained from City Engineer Kent Jones. State Capitol on Monday. The panel will be empowered to look at the issue of DUI in a long-terformal way, augmenting and strengthening Stephens prior efforts. Forming a backdrop to the group's formation were 1,700 pairs of shoes, representing the number of Utahns injured, ox. killed by drink drivers each vear. Paid Advitorial Cutler's has finally brought the greatest sandwich and cooExie store in Utah to Layton Cutlers opened their first store in Bountiful about twenty years ago. Their philosophy when they opened was to use the highest quality ingredients and put together the best possible product, present it in a comfortable atmosphere and make things as convenient as possible for the customer. As the stores popularity increased they had to move By Steve Butterworth hearing two months down the road prior to a council vote. set over two decades The master plan is a good idea, Bill Frew, another resident, said. Commercial zoning, it can be done in an aesthetic fashion. Hurray for having something in living color to look towards. Were getting grown farming their land for years and said they wanted the council to consider leaving it zoned agricultural. Commercial zones get to be noisy and dirty, Merle Page said. Privacy is lost if you live by it or in it. I'm in the middle. Commercial property comes at cost rather than profit. Following the comment, some residents asked the council why they need to blanket rezone the city any, and said it would cause more problems than solve. We need to be consistent in zoning, Neilson said. When it comes time to compete for business with Clinton or Syracuse, if we don't have a commercial zone designated, they'll go to Clinton or Syracuse. They wont want to fight for a rezone. Mayor Jay Ritchie agreed and reassured residents that just because an area is zoned commercial it doesn't change the current use of their land. Your property will be what you want it to be and will maintain its current use unless there is a change of ownership then it falls under the new designation, he said. It can only Fruit Heights seeks to hire more city staff News & Mews officially annexed, including a public 40 projects said. ...It is by no means set in stone. It can be changed. It is a directive. Its a re annexing the land would mean better water service to this section of city. Nothing should be done in haste with south Lambert Way, Brunette cial zoning. over. Its an advisory guide, he Mortgage this properly. City leaders said there are many site is steps to take before the Mayor Brian Cook said that master plan adopted sewer by the council. buildout for the city is at 30,000 people. Its something weve got to do. Many residents commended the council, city staff and Planning Commission for their efforts while mulling mixed emotions about the proposed new city hall and commercial zoning proposed in the new land use map. Im glad were in a proactive rather than a reactive mode, resident Merrill Roberts said. I'd hate to see a beautiful park compromised for city shops. Wed rather look to other places for a city hall. Others echoed Roberts feelings, but most comments seemed to center on the need or no need for commer- stormy conditions. Residents decry annexation Continued from p. A1 several times to accommodate FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS the What should you do first. The first thing a person should do is talk to a mortgage lender. Your lender will help you figure out how much of mortgage is Eventually it became obvious that just one location was not going to be enough. As new locations opened and the business grew beyond just a little mom and pop store the Cutlers were careful not to forget the reasons for their economically feasible given your individual financial situation. With the knowledge of this mortgage range a person can imme-aiatl- y focus in on houses with prices falling within this range. 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