Show i 2S Standard-Exarmne- Friday November 18 1983 r Wm fees water establishes to future impact looks Farmington MARJORIE B CORTEZ S'aard Ea'"'ef Cans Bureau FARMINGTON — Planning for decades into the future the city council has established impart fees for the development of water service in west Farmington City Manager Max Forbush said the 2800-acr- e area west of Interstate 15 is largely undeveloped but the impact fees will help develop the infrastructure for planned development in the future With the exception of Davis County’s planned criminal justice complex none of the property has been annexed to the city The fee structure was established on the assumption that at least two water taps would serve each acre of land and that the city would assess a surcharge on each of the estimated 5600 connections The surcharges are determined by the size of connection each customer obtains Forbush said city officials estimate that the surcharges will total about $2 million line which Forbush said family would serve an average-siz- e would have a $350 surcharge in addition to a connection fee The connection fee line has been set at $700 for a The revenue from the surcharge would be used to buy land and build two reservoirs to store about 6 million gallons of water for west Farmington The money also will be used to develop a culinary water well pumps a pump house and supply lines Forbush said the surcharge also would A ch ch be used for enlarging major distribution valves throughout the planned system A portion of the proceeds approximately $50000 will be used to reimburse a group of people who own property in west Farmington and contributed the money in anticipation of extending a line along west State Street across the interstate and under the railroad tracks The new county jail will be the first customer of the service area Forbush said county officials have not deter 10-in- ch Pool drag on Layton Coats Reduced 20 30 50 finances By WENDY OGATA Stav3ard Exanunef Davis Bureau LAYTON — An independent auditor has given the city’s 1 nances an overall clean bill of health but pointed out the swim- ming pool fund still is losing fi-- 1 mined what size water lines wid serve the complex but said the county will pay its fair share for the service The residents of the west Farmington area live in an unincorporated area of the county and have private wells to serve their water needs If the residents would like to obtain city water service annex into they would be reQuired to said Forbush Farmington City Planner Bob Scott said the city does not seek annexations money hand over fist Fred Burr of Wiggins & Co a 1 certified public accounting firm members Thurs-- j council told city of the fiscal audit the day night year that ended June 30 turned I up no accounting irregularities “All is in order and you have done a good job in managing your affairs" Burr said But the city’s swimming pool fund last year had a $260628 op--' erating loss according to the au- -' dit Finance Director Steve Ashby said that figure includes $144000 so the cash loss 4 in depreciation was more like $ 16000 ' Coupled with $77753 in inter- esl expense the fund had a net loss of more than $338000 t Even with a $330000 infusion I from the city general fund the I swimming pool ended the fiscal I year $174144 in the red because of red ink carried over from the previous year according to the 1 1 2254 Washington Blvd Ogden Utah Call Classified for Fast Cash Hours: Mon thru Sat 10 AM to 6 PM 394-167- 1 audit I The council last year also for- gave an $800000 loan to the swimming pool fund from the capital projects fund when it be- came apparent the pool would not even support itself much less be able to make payments on the loan Should the pool’s financial outlook turn around repayment of the loan would be considered again the audit said Ashby said the city is trying to close the operating loss gap by cutting expenses and increasing ’ I ‘ 1 - I patronage and revenues This year the council has budgeted a$155000 transfer from the general fund to the swimming pool : fund Mayor Richard McKenzie ex- - pressed concern with the city’s sales tax revenues listed in the audit report ' The city in the 1987 fiscal year : received almost $22 million in sales tax and last year increased that by only about $7000 — down some $105000 from pro-- i jections McKenzie questioned accuracy j of the State Tax Commission’s disbursement of the sales tax money and asked Ashby to keep I track of the situation Burr acknowledged that such er-- ? 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