Show Where now with the sewer By the Ephraim City Councilmen This article Is an attempt to bring the citizens of Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim up-to-date up on the sewer Issue Several months ago the city council passed an amended mandatory sewer ordinance to become effective on March 1 The reason for this In brief was to put the sewer on a financially fi financially financially fi- fi sound basis instead of having it subsidized by the general general general gen gen- eral fund Several people disagreed disagreed disagreed dis dis- dis- dis agreed with the ordinance and used their right to petition the city for repeal of the nance Two petitions were presented to the city One was an initiative ini initiative ini- ini initiative petition calling for voluntary voluntary voluntary vol vol- sewer hookup the same as the city had before and the second was a referendum petition pe petition petition pe- pe calling for repeal of the ordinance by the vote of the people When these two petitions were presented to the council by the recorder they had two choices to adopt the oppositions opposition's Initiative Ini Initiative Ini- Ini petition or reject it ft Feeling that the sewer should pay y Its own way the council rejected the initiative petition In doing this the way was cleared cleared cleared clear clear- ed for a special sewer vote wherein the people will indicate indicate indicate indi indi- cate at the polls what should be done with the sewer The of June has been set for this election This is an important issue and the council feels that the citizens should now make every effort eUort to learn the facts and then vote accordingly The simple question is whether or not those people in the present sewer district should have a mandatory mandatory manda manda- mandatory tory hookup thus broadening the base for expense sharing the results of which would put the present sewer on a financially financially finan finan- dally sound program The two propositions printed in last weeks week's paper are those of the opposition Number one is calling for a voluntary hookup hookup hookup hook hook- up the second is for repeal of the present amended nance Study them and think what would be best for tor all con con- If U a person is in the sewer district and not hooked on is the sewer benefiting him in any anyway way How about vacant lots Is it not true that most all aU laws have some Iniquities in them Why were monthly service fees raised and why was the connection fee changed Why did the city propose that the ordinance be changed last fall instead of waiting until an election When problems are brought to the attention of the council who is the governing body who's responsibility is it to make the necessary changes and adjustments ad adjustments adjustments ad- ad What would you have bave done These are questions the citizens citizens citi citi- zens should consider They will however be answered in later articles |