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Show ' ., , -- r l:.-- ; - !'' - .i.J ; i -- a JT 1 ' til'll City council By Walt Lefler Beacon Writer The Pleasant View city council discussed the possible change to an ordinance in the city that will have a impact if the change is acted on. Councilman Gene Mortensen stated that he felt that the clearance ordinance for intersections need to be changed from their present 40 feet to a more enforceable 15 feet. At the present time the 40 foot restriction tan be enforced without actually having to change the physical structure of some Pleasant View homes. Councilman Mortensen said that a 15 foot clearance would be easier to enforce and would give enough clearance so that each in-- ; tersection would be safe. Council members agreed that if in fact this change is made, there would lie no exclusions and that city officers would be instructed to enforce the ordinance wherever it might be broken. The proposed change ahs been turned over to the appropriate department so that it can be written up and then it will be brought up before the council for their official action. The council also have acted to change the time of their regular meeting. Starting June 6, the council will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. rather than 7 p.m. The Ogden Weber Wrecker Association asked the City Council to implement a rotation system of all advisement and will check with the chief of police for his opinion and will then give the association an answer. The Pleasant View dog ordinance was amended at last nights council meeting, The major change is that if an owner's dog is off his property and not on a leash, he must be in the owners immediate sight and command. If the dog is not within ones sight and command, the owner is then subject to being issued a citation which curries a minimum $10 fine. Stirl Empey, Pleasant View and Paul Elsworth, Public Works Director for Pleasant View, w ill be a Rending a three-dameeting in Kanab. The meeting is the 27th annual city streets and county road school. The council approved allocation of funds wreeker calls handled in Pleasant View. The association members told the council that their organization could provide faster and better service than one or two companies alone can provide. There are 13 members in the association, all of them being licensed by the state. Under the terms of the agreement, if it is accepted, the city would instruct its police officers to inform the towing dispatcher of the need of of the wrecker and the type of wrecker needed. The dispatcher would then send out the next wrecker company on the list. The association in return promises a response time of 20 minutes during the day time and 30 minutes at night depending r y on weather conditions. The council took the matter under to pay the registration fee and mileage as well as lodging for the two gentlemen. The meeting is being sponsored by the Utah Association of Counties and the League of Cities and Towns. The council also approved the application to sell portable swimming pools by a company known as Aqua Sports. Dennis Spencer, the owner of die business, said in his application that it would be operated out of his home with the majority of the business being handled through the mail. Spencer said he did not expect more than tw o or three cars a week to actually come to his place of business so there would be no increase in the traffic in his neighborhood. Spencer lives at 993 W. 3800 N. The City Council also voted to repaint the sign welcoming visitors to die city of Pleasant View. Mayor Barker stated that the sign was put up 27 years ago after a contest was held to come up with the best slogan for the sign. The winning entry, Pleasant View welcomes you, will once again look like new and will continue to greet visitors to the city. The chief of police and city engineer reported back to the city council concerning the safety hazard of the south entrance of the LDS church on 500 West. The two men felt that it was a hazard and requested that the council act to have the entrance blocked. The church had agreed to block the entrance whenever the city felt that it was necessary to do so. The council voted to have the Mayor send a letter to the church officials requesting that the 500 West entrance be permanently blocked. 1 North Ogden, Utah Vol. 3 No. 13 Thursday, April 27, 1978 Plan readied Public works Director Dennis Shupe, presented copies of North Ogden Citys proposed Emergency Operation Plan to the City Council Tuesday. They were directed to study the plan and be ready to discuss it next week. Mr. Shupe explained the plan encompasses help that the city might get (roin stale and national agencies, but the part he gave to the council covered only those emergencies we can handle ourselves or with a little hlep from Weber County. The emergency plan will specify certain steps to be taken and give emergency powers to each of the city councilmen in case of all kinds of disasters floods, drought, wind, includes 13 companies, would like to get all of the communities within Weber County to call them whenever a wrecker service is needed. They have their own dispatcher and claim they can offer 15 minute daytime and 20 minute night time service anywhere in the county. They said no they prefer to work on a earthquake and etc. 'Why would we ever want to use the closest wrecker? North Ogden City Councilman Alan Christiansen asked in response to a wrecker service plan presented to the city council by the Ogden-Webe- r Wrecker Association. The wrecker association, which so they can rotate their crews and spread the work load through out the county. They also have regulations to insure adequate and uniform service from each of the companies, according to the associations representatives. They said that each company receives oily three warnings before it is suspended for poor service. But it was the associations policy of which caused the most rotation, concern among the North Ogden City Council members. The association asked that calls for wrecker assistance be made with no preference basis, wrecker company. For instance, the driver who lives close to North Ogden might be out of town. A driver working for the same company but living in the south end of the county would have to take the call. Mayor Eldon McColley said that in practice, he was sure almost all of the wrecker calls would be for a north end preference. Dennis Shupe, public works director, suggested the association only use north end wrecker companies for service to North Ogden, saying, You wouldnt be breaking rotation that much. preference, saying, "We know... The Wrecker Association was where those wreckers are. They directed to come up with a modified indicated the police officer in charge plan that would serve North Ogden better and present it to the council at a might not know about problems that later date for consideration. might arise if he asks for a specific Vandalism damages need to be reduced last vear. damage caused by vandalism in the City of North Ogden was estimated at approximately $10,000. In addition to the damage caused to city property, mere was also approximately $10,000 damage done to private property. Some of the most common acts of vandalism are tearing down street signs, damage to park facilities, lawns, trees, cemetery markers and mail boxes. If there is a conceivable way to destroy something, it seems to happen. Most of the damage occurs during the evening hours. Records show that juveniles are responsible for most of these crimes. There is a way in which we can reverse this trend. It requires the cooperation of each citizen of North Ogden. First, parents are responsible for acts of their children. Do we know where our children are and what they are doing? Secondly, we need to be alert to what is happening around us. If we see an act of vandalism in process, or even suspicious persons, groups, or gatherings, report them immediately to the police by calling Takedown suspicious license numbers, and record the time and place they were seen. The person reporting need not disclose his name. Everyone needs to get involved. Reduction of vandalism can save needless expenditure of tax dollars that can be put to other uses. Together we can make North Ogden a better place to live. 621-219- County names new fire chief official Kenneth Hancock. Roys Fire Chief past eight months, officially submitted his resignation Monday. Then Tuesday, he was unanimously approved by the Weber County Commissioners to serve as the Chief of the county fire department, effective as soon as the city can come for the Clocks changing Get ready to turn your time pieces ahead an hour on or before 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in April to the last SundayJn That's what "Robbie, the Recycling Robot from Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Co. in Plain City Elementary School children who gathered recently to hear Reynolds several be to to saying Ogden seems aluminum Lendall about talk figure recycling and to meet the Recycling Robot. The big aluminum-claspokesman James of is school's aluminum ef The the books. comic recycling aluminum part out ongoing program recycling special passed fort. TAKE ONE FOR YOUR FRIEND, TOO." d Octohnr. Yep, Daylight Saving Time will begin this month, on the last day in April. The time change is achieved in spring by turning time pieces forward an hour. Of course, well lose an hours sleep. Wake up, it's Daylight Saving time again. Who wants to sleep away this beautiful spring sunshine? Let's save about all anybody can an hour-tha- l's save nowadays. Who cares if we're a little bit sleepvt up with a replacement. The City will begin advertising immediately for applications. Commissioner Ronald Sessions who is over the fire department on the county level, said in Tuesday mornings meeting that he was pleased after much deliberation to appoint Hancock as the new chief. Before comments concerning Commission though. Hancock, Chairman Doug Hunt indicated that he wanted to thank acting Chief Clair Rasmussen, a battalion chief on leave from the Salt Lake County Fire Department. He has been Weber Countys chief since Jan. 12 when Chief Grant L. Anderson was discharged by the Commission. Hunt indicated that Rasmussen had done a job with the departhad actually pulled the department up by its boot tremendous ment since that time and straps." To thank him for his service to the county, Hunt made the suggestion that a resolution be presented at today's Commission meeting that it be declared Clair Rasmussen day" in Weber County. There was some question during the Cont. on page 2 |