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Show is Vemal City and the Ashley Valley k ,aler and Sewer Improvement strict (AWV&SID) are seeking an out ifcourt settlement of two suits which s sch has filed against the other. The city's suit which was filed Oct. 3, jfj, claimed that the AVW&SID was ively endeavoring to acquire Ices of the Vernal City water system, j charged that the district solicited s vment of water fees of persons living Jibe district on the city water system the district's acquisition of the Air Village Hills water system and one-eighth one-eighth interest in the Maeser Water It Tijk as evidence in the suit. The district's suit against the city, V -.tich was filed before the city's, claims the city has overcharged residents outside city limits for water services. The suit said that district residents don't have a say about the water system in that they can't vote for city councilmen who manage the water system. The suit stems from Gaylon Cook's, AVW&SID board member, refusal to pay his water bill. The city has, until recently, refused to settle the problems out of court because their attorney, Ed Clyde, said that the Utah State. Constitution prohibited the city from selling its water system. The city's suit was to be heard in district court last week, but out of court settlement possibilities curtailed formal court hearings. The basis for the out of court settlement set-tlement will be the separation of the water system, similar to what the city proposed several weeks ago, but with some major changes. According to Ken Bassett, acting city manager, the district's attorney, Gayle McKeachnie. has made a proposal to the city attorney who will make a proposal pro-posal to the city. Details of the agreement agree-ment will be made public when an agreement is reached. ' Settlement out of court of the two suits may have hope in that key city and district officials who have hampered other agreements, have indicated in-dicated a solution may be coming. |
