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Show lakeside Review South, Wednesday, June 15, 1983 5C. Extra AAoney Goes To Fire ' V A.....??r. ' and then there is a lot to burn," he said. Citizens living next to grassy, areas on the hill can help the fire department to do its job, he said, by not dumping their grass clippings over their fences into the fields. Haystacks, straw, and grass can develop spon-- ; NORTH SALT LAKE North Salt Lake approved its 1984 budget June 6, with the main increase in spending going to the citys fire department. The increase, from $53,000 to $70,000, will go toward wages and salary with some going for - . Department ...i.. maintenance of equipment, ac- taneous combustion and the piles could bring grass fires into people's back yards. cording to Collin Wood, city manager. Right now the city has no fulltime firemen and has to rely on stand-bemits 33 part-timto to calls. ployees respond By July 1, the beginning of their new fiscal year, they hope to have two employees at a time on stand-bat the station during peak hours, plus more part-tim- e help. Jack Whetton, Assistant Fire Chief for the city, said that during the summer they have to mainly respond to more fires grass fires. Some years we have had some bad fires, and other years none at all. But he cautioned that in wet years there is much more of a potential for grass fires than the dry years. He warns residents against getting complacent about fires, thinking that this year wont be as bad because of the moisture. Wet weather gives more growth and the grass gets deeper and deeper. In dry years plants dont grow. About the end of June the June Grass dies out and becomes almost explosive, Whetton said. When the grass starts to burn it sets on fire oak leaves that have accumulated for years underneath the trees. They get to be two or three inches deep e '' ' ?& nt - ?? ' - mm " && THE ANTELOPE ISLAND causeway was closed for a few as winds from a passing storm wipped on the road. According to Lyle Gindry, graders had to be called out to clean the public could drive along it. Gindry a problem is common on the causeway, especially the high waters off the Great Salt Lake. He said he expected the road to be washed again in the future. Travelers who would like to visit the Island soon after a storm should be advised to call the front gate at said such with 825-008- 1. Bountiful Has Adopted $18.7 Million Budget - The BountiBOUNTIFUL ful City Council for now has adopted an $18.7 million budget. But the budget will have to be reopened after flood damage in the city is assessed, Hardy said. Centerville Approves Bid CENTERVILLE - The Cen- terville City Council has approved a resolution to support Utah Power and Light Co. in the utility companys bid to obtain In the last few weeks the city the council has left the citys property tax mill has hired heavy equipment levy intact, a mill levy increase operators to help out when mais also likely to follow, when the jor flooding hit the city. budget is reopened to help with Hardy estimated it would cost the flood damage. $30,000 per day for each day the Hardy said the city under private contractors were hired state law has to adopt its by the city. He said he felt the contractors budget by June 15. The city has set aside $639,000 should be paid promptly. to help pay some of the flood Mayor Dean Stahle said that expense incurred thus far. The when the contractors were call$639,000 was originally in a fund ed in by the city, they responded the city had planned to use to promptly and worked long avoid borrowing tax anticipa- hours and should certainly be tion notes, Hardy said. paid promptly." And although He said that since the flooding and mudslide damage, the city has received more publicity than ever before. Officials from Bountifuls sister city in New Zealand called to wish the city well, Stahle said. He said the city has also received a check for $10 from someone in Ohio who offered to help. He said he watched the city rise to the disaster not knowing what to expect. He said city workers acted professionally and promptly. bor- by cleaning and areas in back of mowing their fences Whetton advised. The NSL Fire Department has an agreement with other south Davis fire departments he said, to put everyone on top for mountain fires. That would include lands owned by the Forest Service. They would be working own fire-brea- six-fo- y r hours last Saturday water and debris up park superintendent, off the road before Residents whose homes der fields should monitor their fence lines and even make their y with the ot Inner-Agenc- Fire y Center to prevent potential danger to residents. The NSL Fire Deaprtment responds to fires in the industrial areas and the refineries and Whetton said that they have more control over those places with fire prevention. We make inspections and can enforce the fire codes. In residential areas we cant do that. About the only thing we can do is enforce the weed ordinance, said Whetton. The additional money ' re- ceived from the new budget will give them two people to immediately answer calls at the station both fire and ambulance. They will be ready and on their way before the others on call arrive at the station, he said. low cost hydroelectric power. 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