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Show tf- - jr , f! l " r ,Vv-f .?P-- ' .1 :,t.,,y tr - I'M1 A 1; -- Xj fvr: Vol. SNo. not 7 Of. -- rU0r 3 3 ' &tnm (liinini Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1983 48 ",F"' S Vv- Kill in 2 Roy falling - 4-- LI :... rXi, r v . Hi A 1 1 y. M By SHELLEY KANCITIS Review Staff By CHERYL ARCHIBALD Review Correspondent ROY Despite negotiations that continued up to the July 30 deadline set by the Weber County Boundary Commission, Roy City and Hooper Water District have been unable to settle their annexation dispute. They have asked the commission to give them a third extension to allow Hooper to study new information developed by Lynn Wood, an auditor with Crouch, Davis and Associates who is advising Roy. Officials from both Hooper and Roy expressed optimism about reaching an agreement Last December, the Roy voted to accept a petition for annexation fromm residents living in a 69 acre area on Roys western border known as the ZinkeMaynes property. Weber County commissioners filed a protest with the Weber County Boundary Commission against the annexation on behalf of Hooper Water District. They said Roys annexation would endanger Hoopers ability to pay off its bond since Roy would replace Hooper as the areas water . Consider-in- g FARMINGTON the steep slope of canyon walls, sandy soil conditions, heavy moisture and history of slides this year, optimal conditions exist for more mud slides in Davis and Weber Counties, experts say. Bruce Kaliser, state geologist, warned city officials in Davis County that unless local governments take unusual steps, the next slides could be even more hazardous to the population than those experienced in Far- mington and Bountiful this City-Counc- spring. He presented the results of a study prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey to a crowd of about 200 at Farming-to- n Junior High. The survey team of five included one expert from the Los Angeles County Flood Control, and four from the U.S. Geological Survey. The Federal Emergency Management Agency funded the effort to determine where the major slide hazards exist, and to get recommendations on dealing with the potential slides. which was comweeks in the field two after piled and three writing the results, was made available to city, state, and month-lon- g The-report- supplier. , county representatives at the meeting last week. Citizens were told they could obtain a copy of the report on the top floor of the Federal Building in Salt Lake, or at the nearest library. From North Salt Lake to Box Elder County, 'the team surveyed canypns by helicopter and on foot. They were investigating two types of slidesraccording to Kaliser. Debris flow, the type that damaged homes in Farmington, contains mud and large rocks and has a distinct nose projection. Debris flood, the type which hit Bountiful and Centerville, contains more fluid, and has a less defined margin. Debris flows and floods were rated either very high, high, moderate,' or low, and the ratings pertain to the next few years. The ratings were assigned according to the volume of material remaining in each of the canyons, the scarp, or bare earth vertical to the slide, and the destabilized area with cracks. Kaliser said that the potential decreases after snows have melted and the ground water level lowers, but the danger increases the next time there is a large amount of snowfall. - The report listed those canyons or creeks with very high ratings for either flows or floods as: Barton Creek, with 55,000 cubic yards of detached land mass still in the canyon; Stone Creek, with 2,600 square yards of partly detached land mass; Parrish Creek, with 75,000 cubic yards of detached land mass; Farmington Canyon, with 52,000 cubic yards of detached land; Shepherds Canyon; Bear Canyon, with 20,000 cubic yards of detached land mass, and Bountiful Creek Canyon. Recommendations were given in each circumstance to either build or widen debris basins, construct spillways, improve channels, divert streams, or existing homes and buildings below the canvons. were advised to . Homeowners gain a copy of the report for in-formation on what they could do, such as building concrete block walls three feet high with s. timber strip locks, or even flood-pro- & of build-ingjxrm- Staff photo by Rodnoy Wright you need for a Garden Marian Findlay (from left), Donna Clary EVERYTHING and Jetta Richards put on a garage - sale to earn money for the International Recognition Days of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) in Hawaii July 1984. The major point of contention is whether there should be a dol- -. lar limit on the amount paid to Hooper by Roy residents living in the disputed area. We do not think it is right to establish a dollar limit. If the area develops rapidly then were tied to a fixed amount instead of being able to reduce payments for the rest of the area, said Claude Dahl, a member of the board of directors of Hooper Water District. Hooper favors a time limit. We want total management for the life of the bond, said Dahl. Roy believes it is unfair for residents of the disputed area, which comprises 1 1 per cent of the total area served by Hooper Water District, to subsidize the rest of the district. If we accept the boundary commissions terms and 100 new homes are built per year, Roy residents in this area would end up paying 98 per cent of the entire debt in 29 of the remaining 39 years, said Roy City Manager Richard Kirkwood. After months of occasionally Roy wants payments to stop heated debate before the bound37 per cent of Hoopers when ary commission, a final decision debt service is reached. The 37 was issued on June 20. Neither cent figure represents the Hooper nor Roy was pleased per of revenue currently percentage with the terms. Despite two exthe disputed area. generated by tensions, they have been unable In dollars and cents, Roy calcuto negotiate a compromise. State statutes prohibit the boundary lates this would mean payments commmission from changing its totalling $1,336,595. final decision unless the disputIf the two entities cannot reach ing parties negotiate their own a compromis, Roy will be unable to annex the disputed area compromise. the annexAlthough Roy officials agree unless it Hooper. should be compensated ation petition and the boundary for the loss of water rights in the commission issues a new deci- annexed area, they believe the sion that is acceptable to both boundary commissions decision Roy and Hooper. its In Unanimous Decision Clearfield Otis Burning Plant Permit presenting their views of the feaSystems Inc. The resource recovery plant is sibility of a burn plant in the Like a CLEARFIELD planned as an alternative to county. Chandler replaced Mayor boxlandfill garbage disposal. Trash mismatched with two fight ers, a city council public hearing will be burned to produce mar- Neldon Hamblin who is recuperlast week on a conditional use ketable steam or power. ating from recent surgery. Opponents of the plant reaffirmed A the $54 to burnrefuse fora opposed group permit appeal filed the had million dollar plant arguments that the plant would ing plant posed only one queshow long is it going to appeal in hopes the city council lower property values, is ecotion ' ' would overturn the planning nomically unfeasible, would crelast? City officials finally called for commissions approval of a per- ate traffic problems on State a vote after 32 hours of debate mit for the site located at 600 E. Route 193 and said that other, 700 S. Acting Mayor H. Kay environmentally safer methods in favor of upand voted Chandlers hopes for a quick could be found to dispose of holding the. planning commissions June issuance of' the meeting were dashed as both waste from cities. Our feeling is there is no need permit to Katy Seghers Incinco sides had numerous speakers By BARRY KAWA Review Staff . ' v . 4-- -0 for any type of decision on a garbage plant at this time, said Hal Hallett, a leading spokesman of the opposition group. In 10 years, with advancing technology, garbage could- become a citys most precious as- set. . Opposition group spokesman Jim Hurst said the decision was not the end of the issue and the group will be meeting again soon to realign their plans. He said possible legal action is still being considered. The council afterwards recon vened the regular city council meeting and officially rejected the initiative petition filed by the opposition group in the July 12 council meeting. The petition contained the names of more than 500 Clearfield residents and sought to put the issue to a citywide vote in November. In a letter to the council, Clearfield City attorney Alfred C. VapWagenen recommended the city reject the petition on the ground that it does not attempt tp change a law. Neighbors Say Bees Dangerous Animals word animals. . Neighbors of Robert Paul TerReview Staff betski of 1030 S. 1150 W. claim Residents CLEARFIELD beehives pose a potenhis two concerned over potential danger problem bedangerous tially of nearby beehives, have filed a cause of the large number of letter with Clearfield city offiin subdivision. the children cials attempting to get the hives where the cite examples They banned from within city limits. The Clearfield planning commis- bees have swarmed iri large sion last week referred the letter numbers around the area and in one instance, stung one woman. signed by 10 residents in the One night, they swarmed my Meadow Park subdivision at 1030 S. 1150 W. to City Attor- backyard and stung me and flew into my kids hair, said Gay ney Alf Van Wagenen for reHatch, of 1018 S. 1150 W. It view. . was awful. I never saw anything Residents are attempting to like it in my life and made my of the city kids go inside. Mrs. Hatch said amend section ordinance which prohibits the she went to complain to Terbet-sbut he was running around keeping of dangerous animals in the city. The proposal would with the bees swarming all over insert andor insects after the him. By BARRY KAWA. , ' . 11-6- -2 ki , v . Uko Now i (111? favors Hooper. Roy contends the decision makes development financially unfeasible and would unfairly burden future Roy residents living in the area. Reuben Miller hat the ability to rastore old cart to their original 8C condition r.. V V- one is dangeroulsy allergic to bee stings and then Id feel responsible to move them. Dr. John T. McMahan, an Og- -' den allergist specialist, said approximately 25 percent of the population is allergic to beestings. He said probably only about 1 percent of these are seriously endangered by a sting, . however. VanWagenen will rule on the legality of a change in the ordinance. If he decides it is legal, then the planning commission would review the proposed change. If it passes with a favorable recommendation, then the Terbetski says he took over the hives when he moved to the location about a year ago and the previous owners had them there several years. He estimates their 0 present location at about feet from nearby homes and said he had moved them farther away than they had been. 100-15- Utah State Agricultural Department bee inspector, Ed Bianco, says there are no state laws S Business ' 3C 5C Classified 4A Editorial... 6A Home Living School IB, 2B 1C,2C Sports. n tff. . 4 against beekeeping. He said although bees could pose a potential danger if a person is allergic and to their sting, hornets are much more dangerous and more likely to sting. yellow-jacke- ts . Index Y V v If they were really causing a problem. Id get rid of them, Terbetski said. Theyre not any more dangerous than a pet dog that can bite an ankle. Show me a doctors statement that some- Silhouette Shoot A regional shooting competition was held last week in Fruit 1C Heights. city council would make the final decision after a public hearing. Beekeeper Lawrence Mills of 411 W. 800 N. said the numer- ous bee owners in Clearfield would band together to fight a proposed change in the ordinance. Mills is an experienced beekeeper who several people have contacted for advice including Terbetski. He says bees are usually not a dangerous problem unless children disturb the hives or an owner gets an unstable one without a queen. Beehives are maintained by farmers for agricultural use as they pollinate fruit trees and provide pounds of expen-- . sive honey. |
