Show MM Best Available Copy O T ©naiM A3 Local state Franklin landfill receives deadline In brief Logan County has until June 30 to fulfill state's request Logan council OKs changes to city’s snow removal code The Logan Municipal Council unanimously passed two changes to the city snow removal code Tuesday night with the intent to get residents more involved in the annual winter effort to keep sidewalks clear The first change adds “snow hail sleet' ice” to' an existing municipal code section that calls for property owners to keep sidewalks clean and in repair The second change repeals the “sidewalk districts” of the previ-ou- s ordinance that required snow removal on certain pathways in downtown Logan and calls for all paved sidewalks that are open to the public to be kept clear of snow The changes also add bus stops adjacent to sidewalks as areas that must be cleared The changes do not affect enforcement of the new code and the ordinance will continue to be enforced as complaints are received A statement released by the council said that education of property owners is the first priority and administrative citations will only be issued as necessary - and regional news divot By Mark Randall staff writer -- run-o- n water Environmental regulators say the present bom is more than adequate to handle any runoff from future storms and snowmelt “We’re satisfied it’s in good enough shape to be operating” said Tom Mullican a hydrogeologist with theDEQ The present berm has been overconstructed to hold one1and-a-ha- lf times the projected runoff that would be produced during a The state health department has given Franklin County until the end of June to install methane monitoring wells and finish building the required ditches at the recently opened Riverdale landfill The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality gave the county the last month to start hauling waste out there despite not having all of the required site work finished that was specified in their arid landfill design The county constructed a lower berm to hold any projected runoff from getting into the waste area but hasn’t completed a second upper berm or a ditch system designed to 24-ho- ur 25-ye- ar flood Dee Johnson of the Southeast District Health Department said the county still needs to complete the site work but she is satisfied the present operation is safe “I really don’t have a problem with it” Johnson said “They have every intention of getting those things done DEQ has stated that it is more than adequate and was comfortable letting them go in this site withoutall these things in place” The Health Department is responsible for reviewing and approving go-ahe- ad the operating plan at the landfill and for periodic inspections Johnson noted the deficiencies in ha recent inspection of the Riverdale landfill and has given the county until June 30 to finish the wok “Given the time of year it’s next to impossible to construct those run-o- n boms” Johnson said Commissioner Paul Campbell said the site work wasn’t completed because the county was rushed by the DEQ to open the Riverdale land- fill because they needed to be out of the old landfill in Dayton by the first of the year “They told us we had to move in” Campbell said “We had room at the old one to keep us going through the summer easy" According to one Riverdale resi- dent the Health Department’s inspection is proof that the county hasn't done all that it said it was going to do to safeguard their water supply “This stinks worse than the garbage” said Ted Taylor “This is the first time somebody has stepped forward to say that anything is wrong This is a government agency documenting that they haven’t done what they’re supposed to do” Taylor said he doesn’t doubt the landfill was designed properly The problem is that the county hasn’t built what the design calis for “I think Gary Player has designed something that will work” Taylor said “But it’s not been implemented ' and we are allowing people to put trash and waste in there without the : design in place” Without the ditches in place run-o- n water could get into the waste which is being dumped behind the bom he said “If this storm should turn to rain they would be in huge violation” Taylor said “None of the ditches are in place to keep the water from running into the landfill at this point in time” See LANDFILL on A9 Valley business N Logan may hike trash fees City neighborhood By Jason Bergman meeting scheduled staff writer A neighborhood meeting is scheduled for 7 pm Thursday Feb 19 at Hillcrest Elementary School 960 N 1400 East Logan Mayor Doug Thompson and city t - 60-gall- staff will discuss air quality the 90-gall-on lie works projects and there will be a presentation on the Willow Paric Zoo' Following the presentations there will be a session question-and-answ- er Agendas The Hynim City Council will hold 90-gall- a workshop to discuss the new library and museum complex at 6:30 pm at the Civic Center 83 W Main n Mitch MaacareHerald Journal The Fred Meyer in Logan The Cache County Board of Adjustment wil meet at 4pm in the Multipurpose Room of the County Administration Building 179 N Main Logan AgSnda items include: Holding a public hearing on AT&T's request for a conditional-us- e permit to construct and operate a new unmanned cell tower on a 626-acr-e parcel at 4680 N 800 West south- west of Smtthfieid in the Airport Overlay Zone The Hynim City Council will meet at 7:30 pm at the Civic Center 83 W Main Agenda items include: Hearing a request from Robert Anderson for approval of a sketch subdivision at 400 E plan for a 57-l300 South ' Considering approval of a contract with a new library consultant Considering awarting a bid for the new 400 West waterline project Considering approval for sponsorship of the American Legion to rent ot Elite Hail Discussing the proposed county- wide ambulance service Hearing a budget report Hearing a report concerning Hardware Ranch wi The Millville City Council meet at 7pm: at the city office 490 300 South Agenda ttemsindude: The North Logan City Council is considering increasing trash collection fees by $ 1 30 a month for cans and five cents for cans to reflect changes in increases approved by Logan last month " The issue will be considered and possibly voted on tonight at the city's 7 pm council meeting in the North Logan Library “We’re in essence just passing on to the citizens what Logan has hit us with” North Logan Mayor Val Potter said The proposed cost to empty trashcans increases only slightly from $1325 to $1330 per month The increase for containers goes from $815 to $945 per month North Logan has contracted with Logan for trash collection for several decades North Logan City Manager Jeff Jor- gensen said Sixty-gallo- n trash cans were introduced to North Logan and surrounding eities in 1998 to help curb proposed fee increastrash cans and es on residents to recycle encourage Trash is collected at North Logan residences and businesses once a week A public hearing to discuss the trash collection fee increase is not scheduled for tonight's meeting— —“Where they’re passing foe fees to us a public hearing doesn’t do much good”Potter said “We’ve got to pay it or do away withthe servicePotter said the city is not in a position to absorb the extra trash collection cost and there-fore the increase would have to be passed onto North Logan : E Hooting planning commission will soon become a Smith’s Marketplace Local store to get $1 million transformation By David Nelson staff writer The Logan Fred Meyer will be remodeled this summer to become a ' Smith’s Marketplace a change that will give the food and drug chain that was founded in Logan over 50 years' ' ago a revamped store to partner with its existing Logan location A $1 million dollar renovation will turn Fred Meyer at 750 N Main into Smith’s Marketplace a new store for-mat Smith’s is implementing to couple grocery and pharmacy service with general merchandise sales that Fred Meyer is known for The change is expected to iake place in June and Fred Meyer will not dose white small interior and exterior reno-- ! vations take plaice during a week-lon- g project inMay “Essentially it’s going to be a Fred ' full-$ervi- ce Meyer with a new name on it” said : Mary Loftin vice president of public affairs for Fred Meyer All eight Fred Meyer stores in Utah will undergo changes this spring as its 66 “Essentially it's going to be a Fred Meyer with a new name on it” -- : Loftin Mary public affairs VP parent company Kroger reorganizes its Utah operations Kroger also owns 126 Smith's stores in Utah Nevada New Mexico Montana Idaho and ' 90-gall- Five Fred Meyer locations will be remodeled into Smith’s Marketplace stores in Bountiful Salt Lake City Holladay and West Jordan in addition to Logan Stotts in Granger and Ogden will close in April and a store in Sandy will continue to operate until a' suitable tenant can be foimd for its property Fred Meyer will continue to' operate approximately 130 stores in Alaska Idaho Oregon and Washing- - X ton ' ' " - 60-gall- on : Smith’s was founded by Dee Smith ' in 1948 who opened a grocery store in Logan after learning the trade from his father Logan currently has one Smith’s Food and Drug at 442 N 175 East “We are definitely a Northern Utah company” said Smith’s Spokeswoman Marsha Gilford “That’s our home” Kroger acquired Fred Meyer in J999t one year after Fred Meyer bought Smith’s The Logan Red Meyer opened in 1984 If the council votes in favor of the increase die new fees would be effective March 1 and be included in the billing for the end of March report Appointing board bf adjustment Discussing Discussing "Discussing Discussing plan (Mscusking : MQi-0- 5 budget - ' Discussihg cHy retreat Diecuetina Mbs MHvBe commit- - TheMMoy City Cound : wM 625 W 50 pat at City HalInclude: 3200 South meet at : 1 : V' water audt city projects revision to Title 17 nensponaiipn masier- ' AgendsMsms 1 Discussing petition for annexation of property at 4948 Holow Road ' Hearing cound reports iandl 000 South 3200 Dfecusaing West cutte Diecueidng Mbley Qty Busineee Logan fuel rates “I think that would be a good to $165 A Herald Journal survey X indication of the northeast area (of of seven stations in Logan found the state)” she said “We do Ver-an average price of $168 naL and Logan’s bigger than Ver-“Your distance from the refinerI1'' 'nid" ies is greater” said Rolayne By John Wright ’Faircloth blamed the nationwide a spokeswoman for AAA atoff writer increase on low inventories a cold': Utah when asked why gas is gen- -' winter refinery probtems in the : in than here more expensive erally If cutting air pollution wasn’t Midwest and high crude prices other parts of die state: incentive enough Cache Vhltey “The continual high gasoline However Mooch Spademan esidente now have another reMon owner of Mooch’s 66 at 400 North prices and crude oil price above to reduce their vehicle trips and Main in Logan said dial’s only $30 cast a worrisome shadow on The average price for a gallon of J part of the reason Spackman sud spring and summer prices” she said “Gasoline prices Usually a " gasoregular uqiraricd gas is always cheaper along ’ movie higher In the spring as in nationwide 8 like cents line jumped major interstate refinertea doesn’t AAA prepare for the various y the Jrt month The avenge pricey currently Although blends formulated for warmer v also increased 8 cento in Utah to V track prices in Logan Faircloth y1'! ! said it plans to start doing so soon ''wqtfier” $163 In Idaho it jumped 7 cento averaging $168 Fair-clo- th ’ self-servi-ce 1--15 : i -- Salt Lake City $i0Q Ptovo $161 St George Moab' Ogden Wyoming r United States v C': $169 $157 $14 $14X Based on a Herald Journal iurey qf sawn stations Motor prioe averagae oompied by AAA : nsran jounw - 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