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Show ERD to pay more in legal fees delay plans for an autoclave, which will be used to sterilize medical waste. "We know it's going to be put into operation in the future; we just don't know when," Bitter said. Aside from litigation, district officials say more money is needed to pay for legal counsel for contracts con-tracts and other routine matters. If approved, the preliminary budget would be $2 million more than last year's budget. The budget also calls for $3.7 million36 percent per-cent of the overall budget to be applied ap-plied toward paying off a $54 million bond used for constructing the $30 million plant and pay district operating expenses during plant construction. The district will hold a meeting May 8 to discuss the budget. District Controller David Van De Graff said he anticipates few revisions revi-sions or problems in getting the budget approved. The budget was released earlier this year than in years past to allow energy board members more time to review the budget. District officials project sales of $1.4 million of burn plant steam to Hill Air Force Base in 1992. Tipping Tip-ping revenues generated from users are expected to be almost $6 million. By MARK EDDINGTON i Staff Writer ; FARMLNGTON The Davis ; County Energy Recovery District ; expects to pay 150 percent more for legal fees in the next fiscal year, Sunder a proposed 1991-92 budget ! unveiled this month. The proposed $10 million budget : would allot $250,000 for legal fees, a $150,000 increase from last year, I and more than 20 times the amount ; allotted in the 1989-1990 budget. District Director LeGrande Bitter attributes the increase to litigation .' the district is embroiled in with the ; operators and builders of the burn plant. ' In 1989, Davis County Construc-! Construc-! tion Contractors Inc., a subsidiary of Katy-Seghers Inc., filed suit : against the district for $6.78 million ' for an alleged failure to pay for con-; con-; struction costs incurred while mov- ing the site. ' The district filed a $4.5 million : countersuit against the operators ! charging them with inadequate installation in-stallation of cranes and a faulty lime ; injection system, used to reduce the : emission of toxic hydrochloric acid. In 1990, the district filed suit once again in 2nd District Court requesting re-questing the court's permission to end the contract with the plant operator. Bitter said the dispute between the district and plant operators will |
