OCR Text |
Show By ROSELYN KIRK NORTH SALT LAKE - A comprehensive plan, the product of a 60-person citizen committee in North Salt Lake, has been reviewed by the city council as a part of the planning procedure that will eventually result in a master plan for the city. FIVE citizens' committees have set goals for recommended recom-mended changes in the city that range from the change of the city's name to complex issues that deal with storm water removal and a plan for routing traffic off the hillside to 1-15 Collin Wood, North Salt Lake assistant city manager said that some of the changes recommended have already been implemented, while others, like the construction of a swimming pool, golf course and community center, are long-range goals. THE citizens' planning project, began on April 27, 1977 when citizens met to form five committees. The committees which reported to the council last week were: Residential Development, Alan Collins, chairman; Commercial and Industrial Development, Richard Strong, chairman; Community Com-munity Facilities, Utilities and Visual Quality, Janet Pearce, chairman; Streets, Traffic and Circulation, Duane Millard, chairman; and Community Identity and Growth, LeRoy Franke, chairman. Two groups recommended that Bountiful traffic from the hillside area should be channeled chan-neled west to 1-15 and Highway High-way 89-91 before it reaches North Salt Lake. The Streets, Traffic and Circulation Committee Com-mittee advised that Davis Boulevard traffic not be directed into Center Street in North Salt Lake but that 2800 South be planned as the major east-west route to get traffic from Davis Boulevard to 1-15. THREE groups suggested that the name at the city be changed. One group recommended recom-mended the name "Orchard City." The Community Identity Iden-tity and Growth Committee advised that the decision on whether to change the name of the city be placed on the ballot. A name committee could select several alternative alterna-tive names which could be included on the ballot. Citizens Ci-tizens desiring a name change could vote for one of the alternative names, the committee said. The group could not reach agreement on the name change. Some argued that the present name hinders the identity of North Salt Lake and attaches the community too closely to Salt Lake City. Others said the name has been associated with industry and thus the name would attract at-tract more industry. Others argued this is why the name should not be used since North Salt Lake should emphasize the expanding residential areas, rather than industrial development. ON OTHER matters, most of the groups felt high density development should be discouraged dis-couraged on the hillsides, but said North Salt Lake should encourage light industrial development in the areas presently zoned M-l. The Visual Quality and General Appearance Committee Com-mittee recommended that mini-parks be established throughout the community and placed at about every ten blocks. In addition, the committee com-mittee suggested a large community or regional park with such multiple recreational recrea-tional facilities as a community com-munity center, green area for sports, tennis courts and bicycle trails. The committee called for a tree planting program in residential areas which would result in trees on "'ttrecommeyco,. C'ty begin 24hourl?t tecnon, hire an L11'05 officer ana & co, hre truck for the hii? ? : recommendation, already been lmlm S "J" city hopel: That citizens' co,w "" also recommended 1'" ' struction of a fire k ' onthehi,ltos';7; fire protection. wh,ch haVC''' nexed, Mr. Wood saS suggestions made bv 1 11 teens' committee. included in the mast" , X which ,s setforcomp this spring. That Dia ' adopted will conC,:': updated as the needs ,: community change ft-.' Wood said. . The Community id,,. J . and Growth cUt .! summed up the conclus, ' , the planning process ; J statement: "North Salt U3 should continue to pro.U r the image of a 8mau " J ;, residential Comm 2 I nestled between J conveniences of two ar-j communities." |