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Show tjsvimh Ji-ifl- Qshtm iVm fJEwaUtO' vYfrgXHXi i Vol. 4 No. 10 ountiful Wanfcs To Take Control Of BARD Landfill was willHe said ing to take over operation of the RON KNOWLTON Katy-Seghe- Review Staff BOUNTIFUL Bountiful Mayor Dean Stahle has given, notice to the Bay Area Refuse Disposal (BARD) landfill board of directors that Bountiful plans to take over the landfill. BARD Chairman Harry Ger- lach, however, said that action may result in legal problems if pursued by Bountiful. The landfill is currently used by all communities in south Da-v- is County. Bountiful owns the property where the landfill is located in West Bountiful. In a letter delivered to the BARD board of directors, Stahle said Bountiful is entitled to the exclusive possession of BARD when the facility reaches full capacity. That, he said, is expected to occur this summer. Bountiful may have difficulty taking the landfill over, though, Gerlach said. Bountiful does not run BARD. Und.er terms of an interlocal agreement between six south Davis communities and Davis County, the BARD board of directors is given the authority to determine the future of the landfill, Gerlach said.-Hsaid that if a majority of the board prefers to turn over operation of the landfill to Incinco Inc., a contractor for the resource recovery plant, then Bountiful may need to take the matter to court to prevent that action. Gerlach said Bountiful only has one vote on the board and would need additional suppoft from other cities to determine the landfills future, Wilbur Jeffries, Wasatch Front i Regional Council executive director, said operation of the is not landfill by necessary for the plants success. e rs landfill, though, to remove the financial burden from other communities of running a landfill and a resource recovery plant at the same time. The plant, does need waste currently being delivered to BARD, however. If everyone takes their waste then the cost of the elsewhere, plant could become prohibitive, he said. During a Feb. 28 Bountiful . city council meeting, Stahle said he was annoyed by threats that BARD could be closed down because of environmental problems if it did not become part of the resource recovery project. But Bountiful City Attorney Layne Forbes said he did not think that could happen. City Engineer Jack Balling said the state and county could impose strict conditions on the use of the landfill. Those conditions could not be discriminatory. Bountiful City Manager Tom Hardy admitted that if Bountiful took over the landfill, it would put other south Davis communities in a bind. The other communities would need to take both their burnable and Katy-Seghe- rs non-bumab- le garbage elsewhere. But Hardy noted that other south Davis communities have had opportunities to develop landfills of their own. In both Centerville and North Salt Lake, land that could have been used for a landfill was used for industrial parks instead, he said. -! "tfitfik this community, has had the foresight to look ahead 4 and plan and I don't think our citizens should be penalized because they (other communities) havent had that, Bountiful Councilwoman Phyllis South-wic- k said about the landfill. Photo by Robert Regan EMILY RICHARDS, of Centerville, trys to take flight from the winter and move into spring with some skating on the sidewalks, even if snow covers most of the Bountiful May Back Down City Ready to Scrub Bum Plant RON KNOWLTON Review Staff BOUNTIFUL Bountiful city officials ajppear ready to re- ject a $54 million county-wid- e waste to energy bum plant. The Bountiful City Manager and a former city councilman have both urged the city council to vote against the county-wid- e waste to energy plant. (See News Analysis on Page 2A). A majority of city council members appeared ready to do just that following a Feb. 28 city council meeting. The citys mayor has also expressed opposition to the plant. Bountiful City Manager Tom Hardy said that Bountiful could obtain 60 additional years of useful life from BARD if the city operated the landfill by it- BARRY KAWA Review Staff Going with the county-wid- Junior Miss Pageant BOUNTIFUL Fawna Gil- nior Miss crown last weekend ceremonies at East High lette, daughter of Paul and during Luann Gillette, 716 E. 1875. S., School in Salt Lake City. She of 48 contestants. Bountiful, will represent the was onenew The Utah Junior Miss Miss Junior the in state qf Utah competed in four categories: Pageant in Mobile Alabama on Judges interview, poise and June 20. Ms. Gillette won the state Ju- - creative and performing arts, and physical fitness. flood-contr- flood-contr- ol ol Hardy said Bountiful, which burn plant, however, would increase costs to Bountiful residents for their garbage. He said the landfill is currently in good shape and the city could operate the landfill for $ 00,000 per year. ductivity if the city had to deliver garbage to the burn 1 City Engineer Jack Balling said transportation costs for the city to deliver garbage to the burn plant could increase garbage pickup costs to the city by 20 to 30 percent. would proIf vide a way to pick up garbage at BARD, then it might be a more Katy-Seghe- rs plant. He said the trip would consume much of the truck drivers time. Hardy added that the city, by waiting, may be able to locate a more efficient burning method down the road by not going with the bum plant. Also the city would be committed to the plant for 20 years if it signed an agreement to go with the plant. He said it could cost the city four times as much as at present to go with the plant. Its a lot of money and a long time to be married, Barton said. Stahle said Bountiful is really the only city in the county that has any alternatives. No other city owns a landfill, he said. The city could eventually use its garbage to generate electricity for the citys power department, Former City Councilman Keith Barton said the costs of Stahle said. It looks like weve got time operating the bum plant still have not been given by propoand space on our side so we can nents of the plant. be very choosy, Stahle added. Its Ready for Flood Davis County Commissioners who toured the countys work in the Farmington, Bountiful and Centerville areas. In the tour, several debris basins, culvert projects, and channel rehabilitation and improvement projects were examined. Included in the stops was the Farmington Pond site two-ho- Hardy owns and operates its own garbage trucks, would lose pro- e flood-contr- FARMINGTON Compare one year ago at this time to today and youll find the county in about 1,000 percent better shape against possible spring floods and mudslides, said Davis County Commissioner Harold J. Tippetts. Tippetts told a gathering of county officials and the press last week that most of the public is unaware of the countys effort to prepare adequate facilities. He said the county will be reasonably ready for spring and praised the efforts of all who have worked diligently on the numerous projects. County Planning Director Rick Mayfield said that last year they were not geared up for the massive effort and he doesnt know any way we could have done it any better than we did. The contingent present included Sheriff Brant Johnson and the interesting proposal, said. self. County Claims Oounftiful Homan Wins lawn and cold remains the norm. Along with her is Cannon Keri Richards and Brad (from left) Cindy ol ur where massive trucks were haul- ing tons of debris out of the pond area. Tippetts said the county hopes the state will someday restock e the now debris-fille- d fish with area and the used pond by people as a place for picnics. An estimated 80,000 cubic yards of dirt and rock has been re five-acr- moved from the pond debris ba- sin site. The countys current list of 101 projects shows of those completed, 32 under construction, 19 out to bid, 2C in the design stage and 19 pending action from the Technical Committee. flood-contr- 1 ol Flood-Contr- 1 ol For Water System Centerville Sets RON KNOWLTON Review Staff CENTERVILLE Centerville City will now charge a fee to hook into the citys culinary water system. The city will also take over responsibility for the construction of culinary water lines. In the past developers were allowed to install water lines with little direction from the city. The water line systems were then donated to the city for the city to Hook-U- p maintain after subdivisions were completed. The city will now charge developers $12.50 per lineal foot for pipe installed by the city in new subdivisions. The city council passed an ordinance spelling out the citys responsibilities for culinary water the lines, according to City Administrator Mark Palesh. Under the old system, many residents complained of broken and plugged water lines. Both the city and developers were hesitant to take responsibility for the water systems. systems. As a result of the ordinance, the city will now determine pipe Mayor Neil Blackburn said the city will place funds collected from developers into a fund. 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