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Show Ihe iTinu-Crt- Nephi, Utah n Page 2 From page Levan Fire Chief addresses the need for a structure to house potential vehicles By Rebecca Dopp Correspondent Times-New- s Lynn Bateman, Levan Fire Chief, addressed the council seeking a possible land deed transfer from the town to the Juab County Special Fire District to accommodate the building of a fire house capable of housing larger trucks. lie said that a grant was available through the USDA, and that County Commissioner Boyd Howarth and Mike Seely, county administrator, had approached him with the idea of applying for funds to build a fire house in Levan. According to Bateman, the same is being done in West Desert because that town is on the verge of loosing their fire trucks if they are not housed in a building. Bateman is also pursuing a grant through FEMA to acquire a structure truck and needs a building to put it in. He also said that there was a possibility of getting a ladder truck in the future. He suggested the town property we6t of the DUP building with the structure facing Center Street. The council said that it would be a good location, but didn't know if it would be big enough for the fire departments needs. Bateman said he would go to the property and measure it. Paul Mangelson suggested the possibility of purchasing the land across the street, west of the town's property, but the question of if it was already sold was brought up. Bateman said he would look into that 1 Impact until they are adopted. We had a concern that we needed to make sure the water was physically delivered to the lot and to make sure that the water quantity would be frequent enough to offset impacts, said Squire. outside watering purposes He and Quinton Kay, coun60 that plantings around the option as well. cil member, struggled with property would not suffer. I think the (structure) truck T wo options for compliance the wording and tried to pinis a real viable necessity to the the water exactions and with the inset section but, point town," Bateman said. We can't finally, resolved would impact fees were included in they rely on the old w hite truck. leave those determinations the draft ordinance. Mayor Bob Shepherd said to Attorney Phil Lowery. One includes impact fees that they needed to measure The final draft should be of $731 for storage, $809 for the property first and go from ready for adoption at the next source capacity for a total there. council meeting to be held of $1,543 per ERC and the water exaction of one and April 27. acre feet. Phil Lowery said that The second requires $734 would could insert the clarification anywhere, said for storage, $809 for source Squire. He said the intent capacity, and $1,001.50 for was already there, sort of, a water right for a total of and that we could add a sen$2,544.50 per ERC. The owner may pay $ 1 ,543 tence where we thought that household waste, appliances, it would fit. per ERC and also tender one tires, hazardous materials, t of waf and and in Kay Squire batteries, construction ma- the wording on thepenciled unter, reads the document. draft terials and other like items. der subsection c which The applicant opting for they These items will not be picked thought would fit the need of the requirements of the subup. explaining the city councils section must file a water right Any person or persons intent. change application with, and caught illegally dumping The water share (s) must by approved by, the state enwithin town limits or outside be delivered to the gineer in the amount of one the dump gates will be fined lot physically t f and and for (s) and be frequent enough a hefty sum, approximately to offset the impact, read the a point of diversion adequate $2,500. There have been insertion. to service the building and instances in the past where Rick Kolsen, council memadjacent property. individuals have been dumpThe change application ber, said concern he had, ing their trash outside the which would be addressed by must include change of owngates, and Mayor Bob Shepthe inserted wording, is that ership, point of diversion, and herd wants to inform the resiwho buy south field nature of use. those dents of Levan that he does or However, the tender may line water instead high not want to take away the of Mona be reduced to f acre water, Irrigation privilege of using the dump. would not have the ability to foot if a supplemental secPlease do not abuse the right deliver the water to the town ondary source of water is to use it responsibly. appropriated and approved system. The water must be able to for use on the property if it be physically delivered to a is demonstrated by action of building lot before a building the Utah Division of Water Rights which can be used permit can be issued. Most of those crowding on the property and will be into the council meeting room equivalent to one In that case, the supplewere boy scouts representing CIB a troop from one of the wards mental secondary source will of the Church of Jesus Christ be directly conveyed to the of Latter-daSaints who city or dedicated. The second option requires were there seeking a merit owner to pay $2,544.50 the which attenbadge requires dance at such a meeting. per ERC and tender one acre-foof water. How can you require those By Rebecca Dopp The owner must file a wado to that building something Correspondent cant be done? asked Lynn ter right change application with and be approved by the Ralph Brooks, council Bonner, a building contracmember, informed the Levan tor. state engineer for a point of Town Council of his intent to Water lines would need diversion adequate to service apply for a grant through the to be constructed from the the building and adjacent Community Impact Board to help fund improvements in the cemetery during a public hearing portion of the meeting, April 14. This grant would essentially cover improvements such as a fence on the North and West sides with one entrance going in and one going out with cattle guards, a new flag pole, new sprinklers with electric valves, a Veterans Memorial, and other items. Levan Town to hold Spring clean-u- p By Council members ask that the following guidelines be Rebecca Dopp Times-New- s Correspondent Levan Town will hold a and Spring clean-uMay 6th, if needed. 4-- p 4th-6t- h May followed: Separate limbs, branch- es, grass clippings and other yard waste. Please do not put out any Area Weather From The Internet Wednesday Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Wednesday Night A 70 percent chance of ram and snow. Accumulations BGS possible. ..mainly on the benches. Lows in the mid 30s. 5 Northwest winds mph. 10-1- Thursday k?Y Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of ram and 5 (HTTl snow showers. Highs around 50. North winds mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. 10-1- Friday and Friday Night Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the lower m 30s. point where the share could be acquired to the lot here the water would be used. The infrastructure to assure that delivery would need to be the responsibility of the developer. In addition, said Kay, the water from the purchase share would need to be of sufficient quantity and be frequent enough to allow the share dedicated to the building lot to actually be used for one-ha- lf one-hal- one-hal- acre-fee- ace-fee- one-hal- Levan Town is seeking acre-foo- grant for cemetery improvements t. y ot Times-New- Nephi Weather Rodney Ball, reporter Levan Weather Rose Godek, reporter s April 21, 2004 property. The appropriate legal requirements are also included to assure that each potential home-build- understand er the steps needed to assure that a building permit will be approved and the needed water will accompany each lot before a building permit is issued. One of those is that an instrument dedicating the water nght or shares to the property must be obtained' and that the water right or shares will become attached to the land in perpetuity. In the case of either direct conveyance or dedication the owner must comply with the Utah division of Water Rights in demonstrating the water rights existence and appurtenance and must also submit a proof map to the city. That map must be prepared by a registered engi- neer and must include the quantity and flow, the nature of use, the period of time of use, and the points of diver- sion and place of use. In some cases, a home owners association agree- ment with the city would make certain that the water is delivered to each lot of the subdivision forever. We will have the impact fee and exaction schedule ready for adoption at our next meeting, said Squire. Meanwhile, those wishing to review the draft document may do so at city hall. From page 1 Subs Most such areas, eventually, end up being developed and then annexed. If that is to happen, in the declared growth area, council members would like to make cer- tain the subdivisions meet the criteria of the city and that grids are preserved. In particular, the area near Burraston Ponds is of concern since it is in the growth and city expansion area. Allen Pay, water master, said the growth area extends around the city as potential annexation development as the need occurs. That is in our growth plan, he said. six-fo- Letters to the editor policy... The Times News welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to Juab County. Letters should be to the point and must include the writers name, address and telephone number. Letters may not be used to replace advertisements, Cards of Thanks, or to list sponsors or participants to a particular event Letters to the editor will be not be accepted from any candiate that has filled for political office or from anyone supporting a filed candidate. 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All rights reserved Reproduction .reuse or transmittal of all matter herein is prohibited without prior written permission by the publisher or editor. 631-06- s, s, Brooks said that most of these items would cost around $85,000, but the council is hoping they can provide work to help offset the cost. He said that they would apply for $65,000 and hope that they could get all of it in d grant form. The council threw around some suggestions for work including involving the LDS wards in service projects, and possibly some Eagle Scout projects as well. The money that funds the grants comes from oil and gas minerals taxes. Brooks said that the cemetery improvements will be d the councils first priority over the park improvements discussed at a previous meeting. However, he said that both applications will be submitted. The grant that the council is seeking to help with burial documentation is a separate application, Brooks informed the council. The audience felt that it would be in the best interest of the town to apply for the grant. Most felt that it wouldnt hurt to try for the funding. We dont know if well get the money, said Mayor Bob Shepherd, but well see if we can get it, and if we dont then well wait till we can. Stephanie Wood, clerk, said that the council would have to put together a presentation, which includes plans and approximate cost, and present it to the CIB board for consideration. These guys have already had some experience, she said, referring to the Mayor and Mr. Brooks, who sought funding for the haul road from the gypsum mine. 1457th Engineering Battalion in Iraq. Photos courtesy Charmaine Jerman. From page 1 Extended from the trip home when they were informed of the change of plans. The 1457th are being extended as part of the 10, 000 additional soldiers that were requested to help stabilize Iraq. Maj. Gen. GO-1- year late last summer. U.S. military leaders in Iraq said that one of the units duties could be clearing main convoy routes. Their exact as- signment location was not yet determined. Angry family members held meetings in Spanish Fork, Tooele, Price, Vernal and other locations to discuss the situation with person nel from the Utah National Guard. Some family members were upset that they had learned of the from the television before their soldiers had a opportunity to inform them personally. The unit will have a mission in Iraq and will take another 30 days to prepare to come home. Brian Tarbet, adjunct general of the Utah Na- tional Guard, confirmed that Army Lt. Gen. Sanchez had requested that several units currently stationed in the Middle East be extended. This is the that the 1457th has second time been nal The origisix-mont- h mission was extended to a full Men and equipment at their base in Iraq. 90-da- y |