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Show Cedar Ciiy Reside life to rote power issue porosity reports back and we don't know the quality of the water yet," said City Manager John Hendrickson. The council approved the appointments ap-pointments of Gordon Slack and Kerry Jones to the city's Water Board. The council granted a waiver authorizing the army to land aircraft over the maximum weight allowed at the airport on August 8 and 9. The council agred that the city would be interested in a development providing recreational facilities, shops and offices. Jan Memmott representing the developers said that ' he needed the city's indication of interest to continue working with bonding companies. He said that the developers hope to obtain an industrial in-dustrial development bond through an inducement resolution passed by 'the city. The council awarded the city audit to low bidder Gubler and Associates. The bid was $3500 for the first year, $3700 for the second and $3900 for the third. The council reviewed plans for a mobile home development called Country Aire Estates but would not grant the developer a waiver on requiring an engineer's report stating whether the development is suitable or unsuitable. Such a report may require some drilling to test the soil. time to give the city a presentation on how much money the city would have to bond for to go municipal. "The three new councilmen were elected on the basis that we should give the people the opportunity to speak out," said Councilman Harold Hiskey. Working for the vote will be: "I favor receiving electrical service through Utah Power and Light," or "I favor receiving electrical service through a municipal system." The questions will be placed side by side on the ballot. Water Councilman Harold SHirley reported on progress in the Kolob Water Project. While the city has an agreement with the Kolob Water Users Association for two fifths of the reservoir storage rights or 5,000 acre feet, 600 acre feet of privately owned acre feet of water storage rights which the city was unaware of had caused some delays. Shirley reported that the city's well in the canyon has been drilled to 1200 feet with a small hole and that a 10 in. hole has been drilled to 700-800 ft. "We need to plug the hole and go down to about 1900 ft.," said Mayor Jack Sawyers. "We haven't gotten the final A vote by Cedar City residents will be held to decide whether the city should go with a municipally owned and operated utility system or with Utah Power and Light. While the vote will not be legally ( binding on the city council, coun-cilmembers coun-cilmembers seem to indicate that they will follow the decision of the citizens. The vote will be held at the earliest possible date-possibly Feb. 5 or 12. "This is a public opinion poll.. .it is something usually proposed by the people rather than the city council," said City Attorney Robert Braith-waite. Braith-waite. Cedar City joined the Southwest Power Agency, the financial arm of the Southwest Utah Co-operative Power Federation, last spring. In a close council vote last fall the city also joined the federation . While the agency had been negotiating with CPNational since April for the purchase pur-chase of their electrical system in southern Utah is was unexpectedly announced in Dec. thatCPN and UP & L had reached a negotiated sale price. THe council also voted to hold a " public debate and to prepare a list of pro's and con's concerning the issues involved. "I'm not against putting the question to a vote but with the publicity campaign that UP & L can afford and is doing I would like to have the vote at a later time," said Councilwoman Barbara Starr who also favored giving the federation |
