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Show minings Lane Put On Hold By GARY R. BLODGETT 4. ENTERVILLE The city council said it Jld have to wait until the 1982-83 budget is pted before determining how much money city will spend on the development of Jen-:s Jen-:s Lane. THE council did give developers of a subdivision assurance that "at least would be appropriated for this project . the council dubbed "as a top priority :t project." however, the $10,000 commitment would be I to pave only one-half (north side) of the ret- The unfinished street was described by rMoper as "being like a roller coaster" it . : full of bumps. i W SOWELL, developer of Rosedale j s ;te$, asked the city to participate in develop-J develop-J i1!fJennings Lane on a "split basis" with f :ity to pay one-quarter to one-half the total J the developers and property owners to ' balance. ''said there are several utilities to be instal-a"d instal-a"d these should be completed before the :,Pav'ng. An alternative would be to pave the naif of the road and leave the south half for tion of utilities, including a major storm :r line. Native bids for paving costs have been Vedand the city's share, based on 62 cents foot, would amount to about $20,370, w formula of the city paying one-half the g the developers and property owners I :Vhe balance. I 8. based on this estimate would include "J ijch road base and three inches of MAYOR NEIL Blackburn emphasized, however, that Centerville is deep in debt because be-cause of a previous land sale which may or may not materialize. "Presently, the city is about $250,000 in the red and has had to borrow tax anticipation notes to pay for the debt," the mayor said. "We won't know until after this debt is paid and we know exactly what sources of income we will have as to how much money can be appropriated to the Jennings Lane project." THE COUNCIL agreed they would like to put in the city's full share of $20,370, but this money can't be committed until it's known the money will be available. Stanley M. Smoot, a landowner in the area who is planning future development of a subdivision, subdi-vision, told the council that Centerville has been collecting state class "B" and "C" road funds on the street for many years and that the improvement of Jennings Lane should be borne by the city. "The street has been a dedicated street for more than 35 years," he said. MR. SMOOT, a former Davis County Commissioner, Com-missioner, urged a feasibility study for storm drain and utilities saying "we'll pay our share when the work is completed." Some council members felt that the storm drain would not be necessary for up to ten years because most of the water in the area is being drained into other existing systems. FEELINGS WERE split, however, over whether or not the street should be paved soon and then torn up later for installation of utilities or for the storm drain line. The motion was made and approved 5-0 for the city to commit to about $10,500 out of next fiscal year's budget enough to pave one-half of the street with the developers and property owners combining for a matching amount. |
