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Show - di . '!' wn rio ,t t rh ' Page 7A Ai South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, September 21, 1983 Editorial Letter to Editor Remember Volunteer Spirit at Polls the nation who once knew Rudd extra mill placed on top of the 3 and Stone Creeks now dont mills which they have already know Farmington, Utah from levied. The total amount of Farmington, New Mexico. money to be used by the county The volunteers have long .will be close to $12 million since put up' their mud boots The cost for the extra levy and have forgotten about shovelwill be $10 per average houseing buckets of slime from homes hold in the county. in Bountiful. But the Davis County ComThe county commissioners missioners havent forgotten. admit the money will mostly be They know plans must be made used in the south part of the to prevent further damage, even county where the greater deif it doesnt come in our lifetime struction and hazards are. A resside. ident in north Davis County Now the electricity is gone. It again. To pay for the improvements, feels like the carnival has moved . may feel the levy is then a waste to another town. People around they decided they would need an of his or her money. '.When the floods came in May, Davis County residents pulled together and worked for the common good of each other. ; National television and press coverage gave the disaster an electric feeling and, although the destruction was great, people found it exciting. Exciting because watching and helping with a mass of other volunteers made the whole experience come out on the positive Review Editor: On Oct. 4, the voters of Davis County will make a decision which will have a definite effect on the property values and future .development of our county. Davis County is one of the desirable residential areas in Utah. But the basis for its beauty, and desirability creates a problem. In the lovely mountains to the east are a number of large basins which drain westward into Salt Lake. Normally these drainages are delightful little creeks but from time to time heavy, localized thunderstorms, or excessive snowfall, tragic mud slides and floods. The result is flooding and property damage which can be very heavy as it was this year. Such damage could be avoided or greatly reduced if a basic flood control county-widprogram were carried out as soon as possible. A flood bond is the only way it can be done. Since I was very close to this problem for a number of years, I would like to make some observations which hopefully, will be helpful to voters who are trying to, make an intelligent decision when they cast their Oct. 4 vote. 1. Interest rates are very favorable now. There are sound reasons for believing they may not be at this level several years from now. For this reason, it will be cost effective to carry out the project as soon as possible. 2. Labor and material costs will no doubt rise, possibley steeply, over the next ten years. 3. The increase in bond service costs might well be less than flood taxes which will have to be levied anyway in the future to keep the problem manageable. 4. If.it is done as a unit project, all aspects of the program could be addressed. 5. At present, a piece-meapproach would limit improvements to those areas and problems which are high on the contract list. 6. Property values in the affected areas would be reestablished and maintained if the, effects of this years flood were removed and protective security provided as quickly and fully as possible. It would result in an increase in County property values and make available additional land for development. 7. This project would supply jobs and employment to a num- ber of people who very much need and want it. This flood problem is peculiar to our geographical area. It wont go away. It should be dealt with promptly and economically. The bond will give us the quickest, least expensive and most beneficial solution. The county is debt free and can carry NSL Should Drop RDA Formation But the spirit of volunteerism, which pulled the county together in times of need should still be remembered. The county is one entity, and all residents within the county must help those in need. Davis County residents should remember those times in May and June when they go to the polls to vote on the increased levy. They should show the rest of the state that Davis County is one place where the residents pull together and work out their problems quickly and , efficiently. Flood Bond Is Essential for Davis County Jr Centerville ful RDA anticipates siphoning report that off over $260,000 the next year. some elected city officials of This places a severe tax burden North Salt Lake are seriously on taxpayers of the community contemplating the formation of of Bountiful. Because funds for a redevelopment agency is hard to believe. Just what is RDA? RDA is a plan whereby city officials,, along with their bureaucratic hirelings, can siphon off tax dollars to fulfill their desires for commercial development. The taxes thus collected cause a shortfall in funds for government services such as police pro- tection, out this project with maximum benefit. I urge you to vote for it on Oct. 4, 1983. Ernest Eberhard, Review Editor A recent media fire such services as education are siphoned off, taxpayers from all areas also are in a small way penalized. To RDA officials of Bountiful and everywhere I have a suggestion. If your redevelopment ideas are so great, so badly needed, so feasible and practical, then along with your believers form a private redevelopment corporation to accomplish your goals. This would enable you to be rewarded for good worthwhile ideas, on the other hand; you, not the tax payers, should be, punished for impractical ideas. DeMonte Washburn Bountiful protection, education and so on. We, the taxpayers must dig deeper to replace the shortfall. From the experience Bountiful citizens have had with RDA, North Salt Lake City officials should think again. The Bounti . ' I ' e, al , Letter Policy The Lakeside Review encourages letters to the editor as a way of allowing citizens to speak out. However, the Review is responsible for what is printed in the paper and will not publish letters which are deemed to be libelous of in bad taste. "Letters concerning issues of interest to readers within the Reviews circulation area (Roy through North Salt Lake) should be brief and to the point. As a general policy, letters of 500 .words and less have the best chance of being printed. The Review reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. All letters must be signed by the author(s), and accompanied by an address and phone number. Address all letters to Review Editor, 2146 N. Main, Layton, Utah 84041,' or 145 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010. 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