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Show Vol. 3NO. Wednesday, 48 Bountiful A Study Shows Trees Injured Fluoride OECs I Two-M- il Tax Hike The Bountiful City BOUNTIFUL Council has approved a levy increase in property taxes. The increase is to help the city with improvements and clean up work as a result of the flood, according to City Manager Tom Hardy. He said local government may need to come up with as much as 85 percent of the cost of improvements in , the city. City officials had originally hoped the Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency would supply as much as 75 percent of those costs, Hardy said. The property tax increase was ap- - proved for one year only and may be ;? revoked by the council next year. The tax increase went into effect as ; of July 1 and will continue until June 30 ; of next year. As a result of the tax increase, the average property owner will see a $12 - to $15 increase, Hardy said. Councilman Bob Linnell said he was uncomfortable with the tax increase because when a tax increase is put into force, the council is usually reluctant to reduce the tax and can always find a way to use the money. Hardy said the city could impose a surcharge on1 utilities instead, but that this type of tax increase is more likely to become permanent than a property tax increase. Hardy said one of the weaknesses of the property tax increase is that it is assessed according to the value of property in the city and not according to the service provided. He noted that owners of a small one bedroom home may only see a $1 or $2 increase while those who live in more expensive homes may see a $30 to $40 increase. Hardy said the city also may need a bonding program to generate more money for the flood damage and improvements on top of the tax increase. He said the city has been notified that FEMA will not participate with funds at all on some of the projects the city is proposing. Theyre picking and choosing what theyll have to pay for, Hardy said. FEMA for example will not participate in the cost of building sedimentation basins or to acquire land for the basins, Hardy said. The property tax increase will raise the property tax mill levy from 10.39 mills to 12.39 mills. Each mill provides the city with $100,000 in tax revenue, Hardy said. He said the city is hoping the state legislature and the county will also help out with the flood costs. The council, in voting for the tax increase, also specified that the council must take a vote next year if it decides to continue the tax increase, otherwise it will expire on June 30. By CHERYL ARCHIBALD ill Review Correspondent BIG E cause respiratory problems In (above), a clown played by Keith Ahone, tags along one of the parade participants in humans. Most of the plants have recovered from the damage, which indicates e there was a exposure to the flouride, something like an oil spill, V 1 said McGarvey. a We dont see health hazard tp people, he said, adding that the Utah State Bureau of Air Quality is stil trying to see if peas and alfalfa may have been harmed. Those were just coming on when the harm was done, j? tht one-tim- Bountiful's Handcart Day Parade. Keith Hadlow (left), 2, from Bountiful enjoys the parade even more with his cousin Breanne Phillips Petroleum is regulated under the Bureau of Air Quality which is still investigating and has not issued a statement. j Our concern at the health depart- ment is to identify the significance of? the population, see where it came! from, and make sure it doesnt happen, again, said McGarvey. Bailey, 3, also of Bountiful, with the free Frisbees distributed by downtown merchants. Plant manager for Phillips Pet-- j roleum, Miles Lacey, said that is answering questions in an! inquiry sent to them by the EPA, and ; said that the refinery does use flouride Photos by Robert Regan in Into the Fire its operations. ! North Salt Lake Takes Steps to Establish RDA By CHERYL ARCHIBALD Review Correspondent The city of NORTH SALT LAKE North Salt Lake is exploring the idea of establishing a redevelopment agency to stay on course with the city master plan adopted by the city seven years ago. The city hopes to clean up a blighted area, palled the triangle, west of Highway 89, east of Orchard Drive, and north of Center Street, by zoning for multiple family dwellings next to WX Considers Buying Airport the residential area By TINA LOOCK Review Correspondent WOODS CROSS Is the city of Woods Cross going to buy the Skypark . and having businesses toward the corner, according to Councilman John Graves. A bowling alley, post office, and a few now stores and a gas stationmini-stor- e exist on the triangle. Graves said that when he first took his position on the city council, North Salt Lake was a small town which never really perceived itself as a city. The council has been taking steps to develop a rational and responsible plan, keeping with the paster plan. The city is growing and there is a potentiator more growth, Graves explains. Hesaid many things have been done to imgrade North Salt Lake visually. The proposal for RDA was prompted by a petition from Jim Menlove, owner of the bowling alley and adjacent shops and some Vacant land on the triangle, for approval to build storage rental sheds on hffi property. The commission disapproval the idea because it did not meet the C zoning requirements. The City Council upheld the disapproval, and since has been negotiating with Menlove, suggesting that multiple family dwellings be built instead of storage units. Said Graves, That whole area now has cinder block-typ- e buildings, quon-shuts, and property that has deteriorated and some beer taverns. Its not attractive to families who are looking for a home to buy and a place to settle down. He explained that Menlove has said that lenders would not lend him the money for dwellings because the location does not attract clientele, and rent would not be sufficient to recover the loan. Graves said that although Menlove et wants to invest in something that is we want to going to make money, protect others who have invested in the areas as residents. We as a city are asking him what we can do to help him and all landowners in the area to get a return on their investments, he said. There are four possibilities the city has looked at, he said. Those options are: To approve industrial revenue bonds, which could give builders a lower rate of interest. To hold public hearings on rezonthe ing property. Develop land with the help of a city planner as consultant and builder. I s. 3 Continued on Page 2A i !. West Bountiful Asks for a Power Allocation By CAROLE COLE Review Correipondont WEST BOUNTIFUL Mayor Grant H. Secrist signed a request on behalf of the City of West Bountiful recently requesting a direct power allocation from the Western Area Power Administration. Councilman Bud Ingles will gather the necessary information as the number of water hookups and how much power will need to be allocated for Phillips Petroleum. Councilwoman Irene Janes reported a preliminary total of $259,772 in flood damages. That figure includes damages to waterways, the cost of sand, sandbags, and a host of other costs. A preliminary check in the amount of x nJ , cc ,3 from a pool might help expedite improvements in the park. Councilman Lynn Kenison stated that a park grant had been received and detailed that the grant will be used strictly for park in included be to will ages waterways) the claim to FEMA through the county improvements and that these improverather than the city. ments will move ahead as quickly as Final approval was given to the time, manpower, and funds will allow. Westwood Trailer Park to be built by Eggett Brothers at 1175 West Fifth The Council will take the suggestion South. The project will contain 72 units for construction of a swimming pool and completion is anticipated by early under advisement fall of 1983. Yet to be decided is the Councilman Kenison also mentioned number of lots to be held for bonding. that plans are moving forward for conSue Townsend appeared at the counstruction of two small boweries at the cil meeting on July 19 to ask the city to park and that road base work for the consider building a swimming pool at parks south parking lot is also being the new park. She is concerned about made. is com- the speed with which the .... park . .. n -.1 j i j Federal Emergency Management Administration shortly so that some of the bills may be paid immediately. . Some of the total (the costs for dam- 1 Eyes on 4 Feet A family in the lakeside area is among several that are raising puppies as guide dogs for the 3B blind. $ M O Jf Delane WEST BOUNTIFUL McGarvey, assistant director qf the Division of Environmental Health in Farmington, issued a statement jo residents of West Bountiful last week, that in spite of the damage done recently by fluoride contaminatiqn to their vegetables and fruits, the fofod is still edible if washed thoroughly, f He confirmed a Utah State Extension Service report that the plants were damaged by flouride in thelair, and said that the health department made an aerial survey to plot the damage in Woods Cross and West Bountiful. Results of the survey showed jhat the dispersion could have originated at the Phillips Petroleum plant just south of the area. Residents had blamed the refinery. Health department personnel went to the site of the damage and took samples, sent them to the Utah State labs. From physical evidence they defined the cause as flouride. There were 337 parts per million of flouride found in rhubarb in the area. The normal amount is 4 to 61 parts per million, fie stated that 1,000 to 10,000 parts would - airport? That was the question thrown to city council Tuesday night by concerned citizens. City councilmen responded that no decision has been made. The council has been collecting data on a proposal to buy the airport. Before any decisions are made, a public hearing will be conducted at the Woods Cross City Hall. Councilman Terrell F. Bird stated that if the citizens feel the City Council would do anything behind the publics back, due to some rumors, he would resign. One statement given by Mayor Lawrence Urry about the airport was that no funds from the general fund (property taxes, garbage collection, etc.) would be used to manage and maintain the airport. One citizen was concerned about the added noise and air pollution if the airport expanded. The City Council is considering buying the airport for extra revenue for July 27, 1983 'J ... ti ! clarify the ordinance on weed prob- lems on unimproved lots. The City has been sending out letters to owners of unimproved lots asking that the weeds be eliminated. Of concern to the city are hazardous conditions at intersections, the blocking of sidewalks, fire hazards, and the eyesore problems d lots represent. Dewell suggested that the City challenge the decision of the federal highway people to allow repair of only one road in the city due to flood damage. The mayor and the council both expressed their disappointment in the lack of cooperation exhibited by Bountiful City in their handling of transportation of refuse and flood debris over West Fast Weekends Janice Barlow isnt Classified Editorial 6B,7B Sports I B,2B x 7A W I j I 1 . weed-infeste- -- Index f like most weekenders who take it easy. She would rather be turn- ing and racing her car through pylons. IB v't A . |
