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Show csr.p. UNIVERSAL BCA 2b03 SALT LA'S J CITY, UTAH 24101 Open hearing set miJp Councilmen criticize passes tenative 975-7for budget Roy city beer ordinance 1 maintain our beer ordinance stinks Weve got to do somethmg to make it controllable ... Every time someone comes in for a beer license we get into a fight This was the opening comment by Councilman Earl Morris as city council once again debated whether to give a gasoline outlet a license to sell beer. The discussion began when Westland Distributing Company, 5576 S 1900 W., requested a license to sell beer The request sparked the old council argument which has been discussed several times before as to whom should receive a license establishand whether gasoline-sellinments should be allowed to sell beer. Gasoline outlets which also sell food products have been given beer licenses in the past Councilman Kay Herzog said if council allows this company to have a license, it has to allow all service stations to have one, and his motion to deny the request died for lack of a second 'A gas retail outlet is different from a service station, said Councilman Richard Tubbs When we have one right across the street that sells it (beer), we have an to let him (Westland obligation Distributing) try to make a living If they cant get it at this place, theyll get it elsewhere Morris suggested Lhe mayor established a citizens committee to look at the beer license problem with the intent of revising the ordinance if necessary. Council agreed to this idea and tabled Westland Distributings request until the committee makes recommendations The committee will be left to the Mayors discretion, but is to include owners of establishments, including gas retail outlets with licenses, grocery store owners and a representative of the Roy Chamber of Commerce Mayor Joseph Dawson suggested that council try to be as fair as possible to all businessmen as they analyze the beer ordinance ROY budget which in eludes last's in some utility tees for residents and a possible 10 mill tax levy reduction has received tentative appioval from Rov City councilmen The final budget will be approved June 24 toilowing a 7 30 pm open healing during which the public will be invited to express opinions concerning the 1975-7budget Clt v Manage! Wayne Kimber has recommended a 25 cent per connection monthly increase and dropping the 17 cent a thousand ov er 30,000 gallons for culinary water fees to residents This would raise the minumum monthly bill to $2 50 and would average an 86 cent per month in crease in residents' water bills resulting in approximately $ 59,000 revenue to the $1 I 6 g beer-sellin- g .2 487 city It has been several years since the city has raised culinary w ater fees, and the old suLmJ(l reserves are rapidly being depleted, Kunber reported The increased revenue will be used for future improvements in the water and sewer departments Also proposed is a 40 cent increase in the i efuse collection fees raising monthly fees to $2 40 Incinerator costs have ini' eased, and revenue to pay for those semies must likewise increase. said i .Sherrie Lynn Cox woman named State Dairy Princess Locai Miss Sherrie Lynn Cox, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon E Cox of Hooper, was named Utah State Dairy Princess in festivities held June 7 at the new Salt Lake City Hilton Hotel during an hour-lonlive television broadcast Miss Cox was selected from among 16 finalists and will spend the next year as Utahs Dairy Princess Attendants chosen for Miss Cox are Valerie Bradshaw from Beaver County, Diane Carngan from Morgan County, JoDee Howell from Sanpete County, Pam Sorensen, County, and Miss Congeniality, Roxanne Christensen from Sevier County The coming year will find Miss Cox and her attendants visiting throughout the state at the elementary schools, church and civic groups, local and county officials, all the while promoting good health and nutrition through proper dieting which includes ample amounts of dairy foods Miss Cox says she is studying to become a licensed, practical nurse while attending Weber State College and is presently working at St Benedicts Hospital She enjoys swimming, skiing, camping, fishing, hunting likes to spend a day now and then working on the farm with her family She says, Life is just what you make it Further, she said, I am doing what I like to do most, helping people Kim uei The proposed tax mill lev v redut tion is a result ot reassessed valuation of property which will be final m July or August, at which time the city will set the exact mill levy State law restricts cities to a 6 per cent tax increase plus 4 per cent for natural growth this year Because all property is valued much higher this year, the city must lower its mill levy to keep from having taxes increased more than 6 per cent over last year Because of the reassessed valuation in Roy city which w ill go into effect this year, the City Council, as nearly as possible, can reduce the mill levy by approximately five mills Kimber has also proposed reducing the levy another five mills because of an additional $125,000 which will be brought into the city form the quarter per cent sales tax increase The total proposal would reduce the mill levy from 18 to ap proximately eight I present a balanced budget, Kunber told city councilmen, In all aspects weve been rather austere Complaints directed to adjustments board 'F'jJ M'llihv NEW CANDY STRIPER OFFICERS for Weber County Hospital are (from left) Cathy Godfrey, historian; Hieka Siegfried, president, and Crystina Fallows, secretary treasurer. -- New officers elected The Weber County Hospital have Volunteers elected new officers for the 1975-7- 6 year. elected candy Newly striper officers are Hieka Junior Siegfried, president; Crystina Fallows, secretary-treasureand Cathy Godhistorian They will frey, serve until June of 1976 Hieka and Crystina are r, students at Sand Ridge Junior High, and Cathy attends Roy Junior High School The new officers are busy planning many activities for the coming year, including a bake sale this week, a swimming party, helping with the patient carnival in August and working with the hospital bazaar m November At the suggestion of the city ROY attorney, City Council has suggested residents living near Royal Greens Golf Course take their requests to the Board of Adjustments, concerning fencing to protect their homes and property from damage caused by golf balls City Attorney Roger Dutson said the law is not clear as to who has the legal responsibility to build a fence between the property owners and the golf course The subdivider originally was required to install the fencing, but he went bankrupt, leaving the job unfinished The matter came to Council when Steven Pulsipher, 53M S 3100 W , asked urnn oilmen for help because the city had ordered him to tear down an eight-foo- t fence he had built along his sideyard to stop golf balls from entering his property Hie eight-foo- t fence is not in compliance with the city ordinances which limit all fences to six feet Dutson said that although Pulsipher had been to the Board of Adjustments, he had not asked for a variance to build the eight-fofence He said no decision was made by the board on the matter Dutson and City Manager Wayne Kimber had discussed the problem with golf course owner Evans Ray, and the residents near the golf course Ray says he has no legal obligation to build a fence but has offered to install a chain link fence if the property owners would buy the material Dutson says some oif the property owners are not willing to do that Ray has also offered to move one course tees, which is in line Pulsiphers home, to a position of the with which would be less hazardous to the neighboring 6 The proposed budget also contains a 5 5 10 per cent pay increase for city em employees The raise will be figured on a sliding scale with the highest wages receive the low est increase and those em ploy ees with the lowest wages receive the highest pav raises sharing monies commended Mayor Joseph Dawson Kimber for piesenting a budget which provides the same services for about the same cost, except for employe raises, in a time when inflation is one of the biggest budget problems cities face The city, reports Kimber, will make its last payments on two bond issues this year, reducing bond and interest payments by $33,417 for the next fiscal year Other aspects ot the budget include a $3,215 fund lor five years to pay tor the proposed Weber River Parkway, $6,500 to replace two police cars, $7,000 for seats for the bleachers at Roy Park, and $17,747 for a storm sewer project at 2175 W 4400 S Revenue planned for the coming year Kimber, in his final statement to council councernmg the budget, said, It is my desire that more personal sacrifice, dedication and cooperation can be accomplished among residents of the city, councilmen, city employes and all concerned in order to make this budget a reality Austerity cannot be accomplished by any one group, it is a concerted effort on everyones part Copies of the budget are available at the city offices until June 24 for examination by the public to includes $138,265 in federal revenue Golf, archery opens classes for youth Goli and archery programs are beginning m Roy, and local youth aie invited to attend classes Obstacle golf will feature the basics of golf, such as grip, swing and stance Youth will have the opportunity to participate in a tournament at the end of the recreation program Schedule for golf is Lakeview School, Tuesday, 9am to noon, North Park, Tuesday, 1 to 4 p m ; Hooper, Wednesday, 9 a m to noon, Sand Ridge, Wednesday, to 4 p m , Municipal, Thursday, 9am to noon, Roy Park, 1 Thursday, 1 to 4 p m ; Sand Ridge, Friday, 9am te noon The archery program will teach skills such as how to string and use the bow, archery safety and care of bows A tournament will be held at the end of the recreation program Archery schedule is Roy Park, Thursday, 9 a m to noon, Municipal Thursday, 1 to 4 p m ; North Park, Wednesday and Friday, 9am to noon, Lakeview, Wednesday, 1 to 4 p m ; Hooper, Tuesday, 1 to 4 p m ; Sand Ridge, Tuesday, 9 a m to noon. Painter complains about restrictions A local sign painter has comROY plained to City Council that the Roy sign ordinance contains restrictions based on sheer stupidity Carl Pingree, of Carl Pingree Signs, 5510 S 2100 W , told councilmen he was speaking on behalf of every businessman in the country, that a lot of people dont realize the importance of a sign It is sheer stupidity not to be able to said Pingree He paint on a building, explained that signs can blow down, making them more dangerous than ones painted on buildings In addition, he said if the businessman moves, it is little trouble to paint over the old sign He also pointed out that with the shortages of material painting a sign on the side of a building saves money and material The city ordinance passed over a year ago prohibits signs from being painted on buildings, and has since brought a great deal of discussion from businessmen and city councilmen The council acknowledged the complaint but advised Pingree until anything was changed the ordinance stands and has to be enforced property Council said the matter is one for the Board of Adjustments, which has the power to award a variance to Pulsipher to fence allow him to keep his eight-foo- t Attorney suggests budgeting salaries ROY The ( ity Attorney has suggested that councilmen include their own salaries as they budget percentage salary cost of living increases for city employes each year Mayor Joseph Dawson brought up the matter, suggesting the mayor's and councilmens salaries should at least keep up with inflation Stating he knows council hates to discuss the matter, in all fairness their salaries should keep up with some of the expenses they incur performing their jobs In the past council has approved raises every two or three years Mayor Dawson says councilmens salaries have averaged a 6 percent annual increase, though the increases did not come every year I think the citizenry would expect council to keep even with expenses incurred in serving the city," commented Dawson With budgeted cost of living increases council would not have to ask for raises Voting increases at the pleasure of the council is an arbitrary way to handle the situation, said the Mayor Councilmen agreed to consider the matter. LOOKING OVER plans for the coming years activities are the newly elected Employees Association officers at Weber County Hospital. They are (from left) Delbert Thompson, president; Mike and I aura Lou Mattson, secretary Martinez, president-elect, treasurer. |