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Show Vol. 3 No. 45 Wednesday, July 6, 1983 On November Ballot? (Petition Asks End To Bountiful KID A By RON KNOWLTON petition has been filed with Davis County to place an initiative on the November ballot to do away with the Bountiful Redevelopment Agency. The petition was filed by Redevelopment Agency opponents and contained 1,700 signatures, according to Willy Marshall, who headed the drive to place the issue on the ballot. Marshall said opponents obtained about 500 more signatures than were needed. The petition was filed July 17 present member of the citys Review Staff A BOUNTIFUL 1. planning commission, Marshall said. Also former city councilman T" helped Larry Eckman efforts to the acquire spearhead necessary signatures, Marshall Vcrr&s said. Sant said he was disappointed that the petition was filed. He said he felt the RDA has not had enough time to prove that it can do something positive since he was appointed RDA executive director in March. He admitted that in the past five years the RDA has had 5 many problems under past To counter the petition filing, leadership and has proven conBountiful city officials have pre- troversial in the city. Sant said the pattern with repared a legal opinion which will be filed with the state Attorney development agencies is that Generals office. The city will once they are able to produce ask an opinion on whether the one positive project, it acts as a petition was filed in time, ac- catalyst and soon many other cording to Randy Sant, Bounti- developers are attracted that ful RDA executive director. provide further growth and deSant said that Layne Forbes, velopment to an area. He said that in Ogden, once Bountiful City attorney, was looking at whether the law al- that citys agency was able to lows 150 days before the election put together a downtown mall or whether the deadline for fil- project, soon another mall proing is 120 days before a general ject followed and next a major election. The petition was filed hotel project came to the city. 120 days before the election. Now an office building project is A copy of the legal opinion about to become a reality there. will be mailed to Marshall, Sant He said much the same thing said. has happened in Salt Lake Lake Marshall said RDA opponents City. He said the RDA in Bountiful were slowed by the recent flooding in the city, but in the last few made a mistake beginning with days were able to pick up all of a downtown mall project, but the necessary signatures. instead may have had better He said that several present success with a motel project. He said that if there is a city officials even signed petitions to have the issue placed on movement to abolish the agency in Bountiful, the city would need the ballot. Harold Pope, a ber of the Bountiful Power Com- to fight that movement for two mission and past mayor, sign- reasons. Continued on Page 2A ed, as did Lynette Wilson, a i WOODS CROSS Marching Band was part of the Centerville July 4th parade. The parade featured many colorful floats and bands. (Below) Micah Bowler plugs his THE . Review Staff Bountiful CiBOUNTIFUL a $1 to $2 soon will begin ty million construction project on Stone Creek that will completely change the appearance of the creek. City officials explained the project to property owners who live near the creek during two neighborhood meetings last Wednesday evening. The officials are hoping to begin construction on the project Sept. 1 and finish the project by Dec. 1. If plans go forward as city officials hope, the creek will no longer be open to property owners who live next to the creek. Instead, a chain link fence will be installed along the banks of the creek to prevent children from entering the creek. City Engineer Jack Balling told the property owners the city will also build a rock lining on the creek above 400 East. Below 400 East, the creek will be concrete lined. The city is also planning fewer culverts, opting instead for an open channel, particularly where the creek runs near Viewmont High School. Balling said school officials had urged the city council to open culverts near the school. There will be no closed culverts above 200 East, he said. City Manager Tom Hardy said culverts that are built or rebuilt will be nearly seven or eight times the size of past cul-vert- s. Balling said the city has decided to follow Army Corps of Engineers recommendations on culvert sizes to help prevent the damage that occurred during recent flooding on the creek. BountifulFarmington Flood Relief Fund. Lloyd Carr, president of the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber is planning a large benefit concert with a popular big name band or singer, also to benefit the flood relief fund drive. Many south Davis civic groups, church groups and business owners have banded together to collect funds and provide services to help flood victims. Carr said the chamber is requesting people donate pictures and personal stories on the flooding for the book. All of the money from the sale of the book will go to the relief fund. Weber Basin Fires Bight Employees total of probation will have letters of eight Weber Basin Water Con- reprimand placed in their files servancy District employees and probation will not be lifted were fired and 14 others placed until the district decides the on probation by the end of last problem has been corrected. week in conclusion of the diDistrict Manager Keith stricts eight-mont-h investiga- Water said the employees G. Jensen tion into alleged drug and alfor fired were alleged drug use cohol use on the j6b. a is which potentially more Included in the most recent than the problem wadangerous dismissals last week were a use. ter treatment trainee at the alcohol Bountiful plant and four mainteThe firings culminated an nance operators from plants the investigation that district operates in Ogden, Lay-to- n at one point used an undercover and Bountiful. investigator at the Ogden treatThe 14 employees placed on ment plant. A final LAYTON eight-mont- h mm time favorite of summer. Americans celebrate everything from holidays and weddings to reunions with picnics. 1B-3- B RON KNOWLTON A book will BOUNTIFUL soon be published on the flood of 1983 and how it affected residents in south Davis County. The book will be published in an effort to collect funds for the questioned the need for the chain link fence. Others said they preferred a rock lining to the concrete lining. Ballingssaid the city could do Picnics are a long of his. Review Staff around the city, leaving those canyons more susceptible to mudslides and flooding in the next few years. Most residents at the two meetings seemed supportive of the citys plans. Some, however, Picnic Heritage ears when the sounds of the parade become too intense. His sister, Michelle Bowler, helps by cupping her hands on top BY ter during periods of heavy runoff such as occurred this year. He noted the flood had changed the character of canyons ontinuod on Pago 2A . N K .i' supplying large numbers of volunteers to help homeowners rebuild homes and relandscape yards, Tingey said. He said that phase will begin in about two weeks. The church has distributed a survey to its members to find out what skills are available to help with the rebuilding of homes, he said. He said the church so far has been supplying about 50 men per night to help with the cleanup in the Bountiful area. Most of those volunteers have come from the Bountiful area. In Farmington, where said. He said the book will be sold door to door in south Davis County. Many local businesses are offering discounts to flood vic- Layton areas, Tingey said. have all offered the chamber a discount or free services to help put the book together, Carr tims. They include a large partment store, a carpet firm, a lumber yard, a cleaning company and many individiuals and groups have offered their ser- Farmington, Kaysville and The County Department of Health and Human Services has estimated the flooding and mudslides have caused more than $3 million damage to personal property, homes and farmland in the county. The department has estimated that a minimum of 500 households suffered damage. vices. Today at noon at the Bountiful Residents along Stone Creek City Hall a press conference has in Bountiful have dambeen scheduled where U.S. age to 76 homes reported about totaling Senator Orrin Hatch and three $640,000. Damage estimates to mayors will offer information yards and landscaping have-beeon the flood situation. estimated at $370,000. efforts in Volunteer clean-up T.. ggfinmutnn 7B Classified Church 6A, 7A Home Living . 5A Picnic Section .. Professional soccer .48 p homeowners also are still cleaning up their homes and yards, volunteers have come from the Soccer School Sports still concentrating on removing mud from homes and steam cleaning homes to get bacteria out of walls, floors and ceilings in the homes, according to Earl Tingey, a regional representative of the LDS Church. The church is spearheading volunteer efforts in south Davis County. After the clean-uphase is finished on homes hit hard by the flood, the church will begin local bookbinding company Index 1B-3- B . A local publishing company, a photographic supply shop, and a n ' player Billy McNicol ' uses his to( run soccer clinics in P off-seas- on the intermountain area. mtsassxEsxrxm .a I Book Prepared On Flood Of '83 Although the culverts may at first appear massive and oversized, Balling said they are necessary to contain creek wa- without the fences if the banks of the creek were flattened so that kids can get out. But that would cost additional money. A public hearing will be held July 20 at 8 p.m. at the Bountiful City Hall on the citys plans for the creek. Stahle said the city has similar plans for both Barton and Mill Creeks and will hold similar neighborhood meetings in the near future to present those plans. In order for the city to proceed with its plans, easement right of ways will need to be acquired from property owners so the city can go in legally and do the construction work on the creek and maintain the creek, Stahle said. Balling said the city will only need to come up with 12.5 percent of the funding for the project, with the rest likely supplied by federal and state funds. The county is expected to also supply 12.5 percent of the funding, he added. d Relief Fund Bountiful Officials Alull Stone Creek Changes By RON KNOWLTON ,Jf Mi 4B J |