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Show Bt. golf green fees rate hike plan withdrawn By PAUL CHALLIS News Editor - BOUNTIFUL The golf course green fees rate hike proposed propos-ed from $6 to $7 two weeks ago by Bountiful City has been rescinded after a recent meeting with other officials from Davis County golf courses. City Manager Tom Hardy made the statement while presenting the Enterprise fund to the public and the City Council. "We decided our decision was premature to raise green fees from $6 to $7 in the spring of 1993," Hardy said. "We are going to withdraw that request and keep the fees at the present level for another year." On May 6, Hardy said a slight proposed increase in golf course green fees next spring would be sought in the $32 million 1992-93 budget. He said that punch passes and other discounts for frequent golfers and local residents will assure a significant reduction in the cost of golfing at the course. Hardy said that several projects are planned for the course to improve im-prove it and to protect the equipment equip-ment at the course will be taken from the reserve fund. He also said that an additional nine holes are in the work at the West Bountiful Course and the plans for a new course at North Salt Lake will help ease the load for south Davis County golfing woes. "We presently have 85,000 rounds completed at our golf course," he said. In reviewing the Enterprise funds, Hardy said the biggest source of revenue comes from sales tax, property tax and franchise tax making mak-ing up 87 percent of the total. The other chunks come from interest, 3 percent; fees, 2 percent; reserves, 6 percent and 2 percent from miscellaneous sources. The revenue for the Enterprise funds is about $18.6 million. The Enterprise funds are made up of water, sewer, power, golf course, recreation, sanitation and cemetery areas. Some 6 1 percent of the revenues are spent in operation maintenance, with power taking 28 percent and reserves another 15 percent. The expenditures for the Enterpri se fund is about $ 1 6.7 million. "Bountiful has gone 8 years without a water rate increase,' ' Hardy said. He added that regulations regula-tions are making it tough on the water department. Three new laws make the city monitor amounts of lead-copper and radon and check for cross-connections from irrigation irriga-tion to culinary water systems. "If Weber water gets into the culinary system, it could be contaminated con-taminated and cause problems," he added. Hardy said the sewer rates will stay the same but the power department will take a 2 percent decrease. Despite the decrease due to stable power purchasing prices, the electrical system will get an upgrade at the 138 Kv substation and major improvements to the central cen-tral substation of the city. 1 'These improvements will enhance both reliability and redundancy redun-dancy on a system which is already outstanding," he said. The sanitation department handles 14,000 ton of refuse each year and the landfill receives 28,000 tons, double the amount picked up because of commercial dumps. "The landfill will be facing new EPA requirements and the handling of hazardous waste," Hardy said. Hardy also explained the propos- SEEfUND ON A-4 p I Fund CONTINUED FROM A-l ed increase in cemetery rates, the first in five years, for most of the fees and charges at the cemetery, including the price of a lot and the open and close fees. "We are the only cemetery in the state of any major city that operates the cemetery as an enterprise fund, and we do not divert tax dollars to help pay for the operations of the cemetery," he said. In other action, the council denied de-nied a request for a change in a street address as sought by Lynn A. Jenkins. City Engineer Jack Balling said he wasn't aware of any changes being be-ing made other than to correct mistakes. "We have not changed any address because of residential requests." "We have never changed a number in the eight years I've sat on the council," Councilman Harold Shafter said. He added two requests were for street name changes including one from Mark Eubank. "It hasnt been policy to doit." Hardy said he didn't see any good reason to change the address after reviewing it in person along with other staff members. "He seems to think the city has an obligation to grant his request." The council voted 5-0 to reject Jenkins request for a number change in his address. The council also granted three new gas sales and services agreements for the Bountiful Light and Power Department. The gas purchased will be sent through the Questar's pipeline. "This will give us one more source to help keep power rates down," Clifford Michaelis, power department director, direc-tor, said. |