| Show i I I i Housing survey shows 1 13 1313 persons in Ashley Valley A housing survey recently conducted by Uintah Engineering and Land Surveying and Vernal City was revealed last week at City council meeting The survey indica indicated ted a total of persons in Ashley Valley Of the total resided in Vernal City 1803 1603 in Maeser Masser Water District service area and in the remaining Ashley Valley area Jensen and the Westside of the county were not included in the study area TilE THE SURVEY was taken in December 1974 and January 1975 counting every house and dwelling unit in multiple family structures An average family size of 35 persons was assumed for Vernal City and 36 persons for the remainder of the study area The study revealed a percent population increase in Ashley Valley since the 1970 censes During a four and one- one half year comparison period of growth Vernal City lead with a percent growth followed by Maeser percent and the remainder of Ashley Valley percent Other studies indicate there are approximately to in Uintah county Using the housing survey figures this would place about persons in the Jensen and westside areas of the county IN OTHER business brought before the city council it was announced that Ron Stone had been accepted as Chief Building Officer for the city Mr Stone comes from tram Provo where he has been employed by the Provo City as a building inspector He will assume the responsibilities of building inspection and zoning regulation in Vernal City when he arrives in the next week or two reported Glade I. I Nelson city manager The final report of Robert McRae attorney hired by Vernal City to study the H H. S. S Utah-Colorado Utah Gas and Continental Oil Company zoning and business operations in Vernal City was reviewed by bythe bythe bythe the council From the report it was determined Vernal City had no responsibility in the matter other than properly licensing the businesses The legal summary stated it was toolate too toolate toolate late for Vernal City to take any legal action in the matter If legal action was necessary it would be up to the concerned individuals to take civil action Ifa if ifa ifa a problem existed in the area because of the businesses the report stated TilE THE COUNCIL listened to Gayle and Lyle McKeachnie discuss the water system at Air Village Hills development area The city agreed to provide water for 27 connections based on a former agreement but stated they did not have any additional water to deliver A Awater Awater Awater water plan will be worked out between Vernal City and General Properties developers of the theAir Air Village Hills American merican Legion representatives Neal Deets and Francis Lennox met with the council and asked for a permit to bring a carnival into the city June 14 11 four days instead of the usual three The council approved the carnival da date te with one opposing vote Lyman Merkley city maintenance supervisor reported on a trip he and Doug made to Emporia Kansas paid for by Scott Machinery Company to inspect a garbage compactor in operation Plans for a covered pavilion pavilion- skating rink to be built on the County City-County park area was shown by councilman Harvey Madsen The plans were drawn to submit as a Bicentennial project in an effort to get matching funds |
