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Show ' i p 9 41 f M h. :unu :'. UJKtv! f ' 'jy.'j. fc i f'A' 1 .i' .u hj 4 !, .M U J.f . r1 v"V Page 5A North tditlon Lakeside Review Wednesday, September 21, 1983 u Editorial Letter to Editor Remember Volunteer Spirit sit Polls 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 ! side. Now the electricity is gone. It feels like the carnival has moved the nation who once knew Rudd and Stone Creeks now dont know Farmington, Utah from Farmington, New Mexico. The volunteers have long since put up their mud boots and have forgotten about shoveling buckets of slime from, homes, in Bountiful. But the Davis County Commissioners havent forgotten. They know plans must be made to prevent further damage, even if it doesnt come in our lifetime again. To pay for the improvements, to another town. People around they decided they would need an extra mill placed on top of the 3 mills which they have already levied. The total amount of money to be used by the county will be close to $12 million . The cost for the extra levy will be $10 per average household in the county. 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 The county commissioners May and June when they go to admit the money will mostly be the polls to vote on the inused in the south part of the creased levy. They should show county where the greater de- the rest of the state that Davis struction and hazards are. A res- County is one place where the ident in north Davis County residents pull together and work may feel the levy is then a waste out their problems quickly and of his or her money. efficiently. Flood Bond Is Essential for Davis County 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 fa- vorable 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 manajgeable. 4. If it is done as a unit project, all aspects of the program could be addressed. 5. At present, a piece-meproach would limit improve- This project would supply jobs and employment to a number of people who very much need and want it. ' This flood problem is peculiar to our geographical area. It 7. wont go away. It should be dealt out this project with maximum promptly and economical- - benefit. I urge you to vote for it ly. The bond will give us the on Oct. 4, 1983. quickest, least expensive and most beneficial solution. The county is debt free and can carry Ernest Eberhard, Jr Centerville NSL Should Drop RDA Formation ful RDA anticipates siphoning off over $260,000 the next year. This places a severe tax burden on taxpayers of the community of Bountiful. Because funds for such services as education are si- phoned off, taxpayers from all areas also are in a small way penalized. To RDA officials of Bountiful and everywhere I have a sugges- - f tion. If your redevelopment ideas are so great, so badly needed, so feasible and practical, then along with your believers form a private redevelopment tection, fire protection, corporation to accomplish your education and so on. We, the goals. This would enable you to , be rewarded for good worthwhile taxpayers must dig deeper to shortfall, the ideas, on the other hand; you, place From the experience Bounti- - not the tax payers, should be," ful citizens have had with RDA, punished for impractical ideas. 4 DeMonte Washburn North Salt Lake City officials should think again. The Bounti Bountiful Review Editor recent media report that some elected city officials of North Salt Lake are seriously contemplating the formation of 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 proA k , re-wi- th e, al ments 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 were1 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. 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 or 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. Ccn 1 :!l it iMH THINK FURNACE UPKEEP Hi A HOT F MOT All. And they're right. A properly maintained furnace normally , gives a lot of nice warm air all through the heating season. That's why we recommend you call your licensed heating contractor, plumber or furnace dealer and have him do some simple maintenance, including: Flue inspection (clean if necessary.) Clean or replace filters Check blower belts Oil motor Check automatic controls (pilot, burner etc.) A A well kept furnace will run better, conserve energy and save you money on your fuel bill. And if you do it now, you won't get caught in the cold-weath- er rush. MOUNTAIN FUEL Bringing Energy Home , |