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Show J FaGraongfiiiGH Opens ; E3bg9s n Mew Well IFarmington City Council met July 7 with Councilman Harold Tippetts acting as mayor protem in the absence of Mayor LeGrande Gregory. MARSHAL Horace Rencher was instructed to check on a zoning matter with Rev. Sylvester who had requested a dormitory on his property. It was recommended that Mr. Sylvester appear before the planning commission in regard to this rezoning, requesting the change. MIKE McCOY, city attorney, attor-ney, gave opinions on a number of problems. The next Planning Commission Com-mission meeting is scheduled for July 19 and Mr. Tippetts invited the council members to be present. HOWARD Rigtrup opened bids for a 12-inch well to be drilled in South Farming'on. Peterson Brothers Drilling Co. of Bountiful submitted a bid of $36,650 and a second bid was submitted by Webber Drilling Co. for $33,495. Art Maxwell, city engineer, will be consulted on the bids. George Haddad and Jack Balling, engineer, requested a subdivision at 830 South 400 East with plans for ten homes at this time. THERE WAS discussion on a holding strip between Mr. Haddad's property and Ray Hintze's property. Mr. Haddad Had-dad agreed to resolve the problem. PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 2 Pranpn opona Oiile Cn Cap OgII CONTINUED FROM FRONT E.T. Johnson, councilman, made a motion to approve the subdivision. On a tie vote, it was broken by Mr. Tippetts and the subdivision was approved. MERRILL Black requested a planned unit development "Quail Cove" on the east bench in North Farmington. He plans 20 units for the first phase of the project with an additional 80 units to be built in later phases. After much discussion, primarily because of only one access road, the motion was made to approve the DL'P, but died for lack of a second. GORDELL Brown, representing the Farmington Lions Club and general chairman of the annual Fiesta Days, informed the council that only one day will be celebrated this year. On Saturday, Sa-turday, July 16, beginning at 3 p.m., there will be games in the city park and a parade at 6 p.m., concessions, food and program. Mr. Brown invited the council members to be present and ride in the parade. DOROTHY Poulk reported on the City Rose Garden. Dorothy and husband John have been responsible for the improvement and care of the roses again this year. Glenda Rigby, council-woman, council-woman, thanked the Poulks for their tender-loving care of the garden and for their many hours of hard work to make a place of beauty for the citizens ci-tizens of the community to enjoy. MR. BROWN explained the use and charge of a minimum fee for the use of the Lions Club House, when outside organizations or-ganizations use the building. Mrs. Rigby also thanked the Lions Club for many improvements in the city parks and other areas of the city. RICHARD Young of Clark Realty, agent for Mr. Butler of Provo, explained problems of three lots at the mouth of Farmington Canyon. The lots are owned by Mr. Butler, Gordon Van Fleet and Reed Oviatt. There was a problem of sewer to the lots before owners could build on the property. After much discussion discus-sion the matter is to be resolved if the clients are agreeable to an agreement which the city will make concerning con-cerning the sewer. FRANK Nielson, chairman of the Planning Commission reported on several matters. The commission had approved a rezoning, A-l to R-2 and R-S to R-2 on properties proper-ties in North Farmington. THERE ARE approximately approxi-mately 70 acres owned by Dr. Welling and Dr. Bennett which are to be rezoned. A public hearing is to be scheduled on August 4 for approving this rezoning. WALTER CLOCK, city building inspector presented the following report: permits issued, residential 12, valuation valua-tion $786,511; additions and remodels, 6 with valuation $9,031; miscellaneous 2 with $900 valuation; making a total of 20 permits issued with a valuation of $796,442. Permit fees, building and amount collected, $2,795.90; water connection $7,020; sewer connection $4,200; storm drainage $120; parks improvement $2,400; fire protection $2,400; totaling $18,935.90. PERMIT status, residential permits active 59, with 6 completed; non-residential permits 1 with 2 completed; additions and remodels, 23 with 5 completed and miscellaneous mis-cellaneous 2 and 6 completed, totaling 85 active and 19 completed. Subdivision status, 18 active ac-tive subdivisions and 260 lots available. DON MILLIGAN, Lane Forbes, attorney and Roy Love appeared concerning Stonybrook subdivision at 600 North. There has been a problem of curb, gutter and sidewalks which has been unresolved for some time. THE MATTER will have to be held over until city engineer. en-gineer. Art Maxwell has returned re-turned from his vacation. Glenda Rigby reported that $75 has been received from the sale of newspapers again which will be used for the improvement fund. PLEASE continue to bring your old newspapers, well tied, to the old van behind the city offices, these funds are a great help for special projects, kj |