Show Council Studies Homes Water New homes for tor Moab's fast fast- expanding population and nd water water wa ter problems took up up most of the ons a at atthe the e regular meeting of the city fly council Wednesday night It Ithe Grand county court house Earlier EarMer this week the city was wast t forced arced to Ito put a curb on the unessential un tin essential use of water of water walter while repairs were being made at the Mill creek springs This ban was lifted at the council meetIng meet meet- Ing Wednesday night In its Us place council approved another curb permitting perm the watering of lawns for only two hours In do the evening between 6 and 8 p. p m m. This becomes effective today ft e will remain re- re 1 main in effect further notice 1 Three ma major r housing projects came under unde r discussion during the meeting and in one In Instance In s stance ance the discussions became somewhat heated he This c came me during the discussion of the Ith city approved plat presented by William B. B La Vey on the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed Uranium Village subdivision vision vision- in the south part of the city The discussion n became rather heated when the matter of abond a abond abond bond for assurance of providing provIding providing provid provId- ing sewer and water facilities to the ithe a area arsa a was brought up Mike Belangie advisor of the city cHy on the local zoning board p proposed posed a 2000 bond trend on each lot sold Ho to insure the buyer o of getting sew sewer r and wooer r on Jots lots purchased La Vey formerly of ort Boise Base Idaho Ida Ida- ho ho and now with the Grand Grant Development comp company ny p protest protested t ted ed to the size of the bond p a ark ad d threatened to Ito junk the project t ta a and d walk out of the he meeting It t was then pointed out that the city already has I an ln ordinance ordin ance anoe covering such h bond nd andLa and andLa andLa La Vey agreed to comply with this ordinance as soon as his plat Is ls approved by the city council He Ile also a asked the change Inthe Ir In In the plat as tentatively approved ap op proved by th the planning commission com corn mission earlier to io provide a wider right tight of way for oft off street parking along the new highway SOuth out of Moab which pass through the property Burt Wheeler who recently purchased the Kakol ranch just north noIh of ithe the city for ifor develop ment appeared before the council coun coun- oil cil in let an effort to get got approval for tor his hi proposed housing g pIn pra- jest i The olty seeks the use tide of wat water r from this area and In Jn return Wheeler is asking forthe for forthe the assurance of utilities being I extended to the property It H was also announced that I another p pe proposed h housing us n pro north of town planned b bLou by y Lou Bagley would present additional additional ad ad- information to the uhe program program pro gram by Saturday and wo would woul ld d dr have a concrete proposal fo for forthe forthe r the council at its next meeting meeting meet meet- ing on May 4 W W. R R. McCon McConkle e appeared before before be fore tore the council to obtain Its I approval fo for for- the he changing o of f Continued on Page 10 COUNCIL STUDIES Continued From One his property in the block of South First East from rom residential rest resi to commercial to 10 permit permit per permit mit the setting rotting up of a new trailer court It was approved Dave Hughes of Salt SaU Lake City president of Gate Cabe Equipment Equip m ment nt company appeared before be fore Me the council to protest the city sales on In large pur chases He pointed ed out that dt It placed his own company at a very great disadvantage in its highly high ly y competitive field In to bid against rival firms operating operating ing outside the city limits The The- council took no action netLon but promised to take tha lh matter mat mat- I ter under study and admitted there had been other complaints complaints com com- plaints of a Like Mke nature Hughes urged a flat If at rate above a certain figure instead oad of the present one percent WU Wilbur bur Smith of the Edward L. L Burton Bond Investment of Salt Lake City met with the ithe council cound and proposed to handle water and sewer improvement improvement im im- provement t bonds and his lis bid of 1000 was accepted by toy the Ithe C council This Thois Is the bonds tE tied In n with loans and grants from the he federal gI government for or local lo lb cal ca'l improvements The council also aso signed a new contract with the Utah Mh Power and Light company on rates for forthe forthe forthe the city street lights The council also approved the sending of four p police officers of f facers to 10 he the police pollee school at I Price conducted by the FBI Robert Ritchie and Jess Trent will go to the Ithe school Apr 26 and 27 and Police poUce Chief Archie Archiel M M. and RoSs Bass N N. Leech will attend the school on Apr 28 and 29 |