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Show Geifiilterallll: FdodsiD lPetcedEbcb Mostly lao(u(pfi Discussion of a tentative budget for the fiscal year 1976-77 at the Centerville City Council Meeting Tuesday night brought forth various reactions. There was a desire to "trim" the budget, but, at the same time, each department depart-ment was certain expanding needs must be met. PUBLIC Hearings will be held Tuesday, June 29 at 7:45 p.m. there will be a Revenue Sharing Hearing. At 8 p.m. there will be a hearing to adjust ad-just the current budget. Following this hearing a public hearing will be held to discuss the budget for the new fiscal year at 8: 15 p.m. Jeanette Sessions City Recorder reports that the tentative budget totals for the water department will be $113,600. Revenues and expenditures ex-penditures will be balanced. The expenditures from the General Fund tentatively will total $345,011. Income will come from property and sales taxes, building and license permits, sanitation services, recreation fees, cemetery expenses,- fines; and mis-' cellaneous revenues. COUNCILMAN Arbuckle's motion to continue with the 1 mill lew rn assist in purchasing Weber Basin Water, was passed unanimously by the Council. It was reported that the tentative ten-tative budget would be on the basis of 20 per cent increase over that of the past year. The water budget estimates include interest income, real property, water sales and sales of water meters on the revenue side. On the expenditure expendi-ture side there are salaries, equipment,, meters, etc., employees benefits. THERE WAS discussion of the rising costs of burial. The present fee of $50. for the opening of graves is not sufficient suf-ficient to cover the rising costs. Costs have gone up to $98. per grave. Dean Cook attended the meeting to talk of developments develop-ments on his property. He submitted a letter promising to carry out the wishes of the city with regards to his development. He promised to carry out all of the improvements, i.e., curb, gutter, and sidewalk, the culinary water line, etc. HE WILL make adequate drainage with the waters being be-ing channeled to the south side of the property. He is planning a closed mall of between five or six acres. He will employ professional architects and professional landscapers. Councilman Arbuckle questioned ques-tioned the protection of the city, when the land is rezoned. If the complex were not to work out, what then? Mr. Cook assured the Council that he will be responsible to see that t,he right type of development goes in on his property. He and the Council came to the agreement that building on the rezoned property should be given permission per-mission to proceed by the - ;i DAVID HANSEN approached the Council to talk of the progress of his proposed road mix plant down in the new industrial complex west of the freeway. He asked for permission to install his equipment and sell road base, while he is building the building which will house it permanentaly. He was allowed ninety days to complete the building. The finished date would be October Oc-tober 31. Councilman Arbuckle asked that the improvements be made first on the property Mr. Hansen wishes to develop. Mr. Hansen said that he can't yet do it. Prices are too prohibitive. After Discussion, Discus-sion, Mr. Hansen promised to secure a letter of intent from the bank, guaranteeing that he would put in roads, curb, gutter and sewer as scon as possible. THIS WILL be in lieu of a bond. He also said that his operations virtually dust free. The billing for his products is done through American Fork. His base of operation is in Layton, but he wants to have another base in Centerville to sell to people in that area. The taxes on the materials sold in Centerville area will be credited to that city. At the beginning of the meeting, Councilman Steve Myers again questioned the posting of a bond for the development of the Industrial area west of the freeway. Mayor Green reported that Taylor Burton will post the bond just as soon as a copy of the contract for the work has tjeen given to him. MAYOR GREEN also reported that closer surveillance sur-veillance will be made of the traffic on 400 East. This is in order to prevent excessive speeding. Mayor Green also presented a letter from Fire Chief of the South Davis Fire Department, suggesting meetings with city officials to discuss the possible expanding expand-ing of the fire services to this area. Councilman Layton expressed the opinion that eventually Centerville should have its own fire department. Mayor Green reminded him of the great costs of a fire department. MAYOR GREEN an-PLEASE an-PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 SgFiIGRJIIIg: A ElilQl PfoBg CONTINUED FROM FRONT nounced the tact the Mr. Blamires has been officially evicted from the old Center-ville Center-ville Garbage Dump. He will be allowed to take out his belongings during the day hours of this week. There was more discussion concerning the possible future fu-ture annexation of the land North of Centerville. Some of the citizens living in that area have asked for the annexation. annexa-tion. Mayor Green and Sid Noble, City Administrator, and others had gone out to look over the property in question. It was decided that the water system must be analyzed. CHAD MITCHELL and John Renchler, of Call Engineering, En-gineering, attended the meeting meet-ing to report on their studies concerning the possible annexation. an-nexation. The plans they might use would possibly include a future reservoir. The cheapest way for water would be to drill a well. Councilman Arbuckle reminded the group that a well would still necessitate the installation of a water line. Councilman Myers reported that he had been contacted by some people who are opposed to the annexation. THE COUNCIL emphasized the fact that they are desirous of annexing in an orderly fashion. They don't want similar problems to other areas, where islands of population have been created. There seems to be no problem with sewer installation should the annexation preceed; the major problem is with the water. Quantity and delivery are problems. Mayor Green and others wondered about the desirability of annexing a piece of land half as big as the whole size of the present city of Centerville. MR. NOBLE asked about provisions for an equity for the new citizens to become a part of the city. The older citizens ci-tizens have paid much during the years to establish the water system, the sewer system, sys-tem, the sanitation systems, etc. The engineers again brought up the possibility of securing land for a park in future annexations. THEY REPORTED on the status of the Industrial Park Development West of 1-15. The road design is pretty well done. The road project will be up for bids, hopefully, by the first week in July. Engineer Renchler talked of the Salt Lake level. Its rising ris-ing could possibly affect developments on the west side of the freeway. At the present time the marshes are con trolling the nsmg. IT WAS announced that Mrs. Karen Hepworth and husband and family are being transferred to Portland, Oregon. Karen has been serving as Recording Secretary Secre-tary for Centerville City Council meetings. Councilmen. Tom Randall and DeForrest Smouse were absent from the meeting. am |