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Show OPINION Standard-Examiner Thursday, August 15,1996 19A ISSN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Residents plead with city to resolve problems Whyaren't gas prices falling in Utah? After years of pleading with the city engineers, the street de- month, the business section of partment and the city council about curb and gutter, the sewer, etal., the fiasco of Seventh Street is.still with us. At the present time gravel, mud and sand ex- tend approximately one-fourth of the distance from the edge of the sidewalk to the street. From Adams Avenueto the top ofthe hill near Monroe Boulevard, thick clouds of dust, dirt and debris are constantly deposited in our homes; pathogen-bearing dust is heavier than normal and deposits are everywhere. Racers are using their cars as lethal weapons andtry to intimidate those who obey the 35 mph Maybe one more try with the sidewalk people, the street department, the engineers and the city council would finally get their attention. We know who they are and want to remain friendly. The residents of Seventh Street would be most appreciative if a joint meeting, showing good intentions and cooperation, were to be held with all those concerned to discuss these problems and hopefully arrive at solutions which would be beneficial to all. Claude Berglund Ogden in Utah? Retailers? I'm just won- For the second time in a dering and waiting. the paper announced “Gas prices fall again!” Whyaren't we seeing this fall Rebecca Davis Ogden Voice opposition to Snowbasin land grab A recent news report says the Snowbasin swap is on the ropes. To all those whoprotest this land grab in favor Of millionaire Earl Holding, now is the time to deliver the knock-out punch and voice our sentiments! built on the side of our mountain, together with all the roads, service stations and many other service facilities necessary to support a city, now is the time to make phonecalls, write letters or shout your opposition from the rooftops! < R.B. Swenson South Ogden To those who do not want to see a city of condos, hotels, a general store and golf course STANDARD-EXAMINER speed limit. Some speed demons DECORATIVE HOME & HOT SUMMERSALE hdve been followed and clocked at: speeds in excess of 70 mph — arid that’s going up thehill. ,Our 100-year-old small sewer line has broken several times, resulting in massive deposits ofdisease-ridden sewage which oozes into our ‘basements; no one below the Seventh Street hill is spared. The disease-bearing. bacteria and viruses in these deposits range from dysentery to giardiasis to influenza. This has caused sicknesses and misery to those of us wholive on and belowthehill. ‘Plans exist to build approximately 50 homes on the north side of the hill. This presents the Fob NA SH |} NG S§ AUGUST 15 THROUGH AUGUST17 potential of overloading the sewer line. 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