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Show Plan Okayed Systems Airport Metropolitan By MARK D. MHKFLSEN Plans for BOUNTIFUL the expansion of several northern and central Utah airports and the eventual construction of a new airport in Cedar Valiev received a unanimous vote of approval Thursday from the Wasatch Front Transportation Coordinating Committee. THE PROS 1SIONS of the "metropolitan airport systems plan." comd pleted after 15 months of investigation by the Wasatch Front Regional Council, call of for a general the types of services each airport is capable of providing. Secondly, the study attempts to outline the general aviation basing capacity of each airport involved. Mick Crandall. WFRC assistant director, told TRANSCOM members Thursday the number of general aviation aircraft is expected to double by the year 2000. TWF.IA E existing Wasatch Front airports, from the Brigham City facility in the north to the Spanish ille airport near Provo, were chosen by the WFRC to be included in the study. A new airport site in the Cedar Valley region was chosen by the council due to a dangerously high level of air traffic congestion along the Wasatch f ronl. Mr. Crandall said. THE FINAL plan, he said, resolves some of the concerns Fork-Spring- On Water Bills! Out Skipping asking the city not to shut off their water supply. By MARK D. MICKELSEN SUNSET Sunset's renters, not homeowners, appear to be skipping out on their water bills more often, according to a study completed by the city council. IN ALMOST every case, however, the people did not pay the balance as they promised they would. And some skipped out without having paid at all. AN ANALYSIS of deficits in the citys water fund from March 1980 through January of this year show's renters accounted for 69 percent of the departments Only 31 write-off'- s. percent of the un- paid bills could be linked to local property owners. NORM Sant told the city council Thursday 31 percent, or the majority of the delinquent bills, had totals of less than $20 remaining to be paid. He said most of the people who skip out- are skipping out on bills under $20. MAYOR - IN ONLY five cases were the unpaid balances $100 or higher, he added. The mayor questioned how the city could allow the bills to get as high as $100 without having shut off the water. In talking with the citys office personnel, however, he said it was reported that several residents with high overdue balances approached the city, agreeing to pay the debt and Mayor Sant said the city has a current record of 36 delinquent bills which may eventually have to be written off. OF THE 63 write-off- s since March 1980, Sunset suffered a loss of $964.21 in revenue, according to the report. The point is, some of these peopie are still in the area, Mayor Sant told the council. 1 would like to take these (bills) still on the books which have not been turned over to a collection agency and turn them over to the attorney, he added. THE CITYS policy will be to toughen up on the delinquent bills," the mayor and council agreed. There was some bitter argu-me- ON ONE hand, Mayor Sant said the city is required, by law, to send a letter to the indi- vidual indicating that unless CoiMote To Clearfield Drainage Project FARMINGTON Davis County officials have agreed to contribute $154,000 to Clearfield city for the installation of a stem drainage line along Antelope Drive. OF the countys contribution will go to the city following the acceptance of the construction bid for the d will project, another be paid when the project is completed and the finwill be paid when it al is finished. Com. Ernest Eberhard said. ONE-THIR- one-thir- one-ha- lf one-thir- d He also said a proposed holding pond first included in the bid package may be drop- ped by Clearfield and excluded from the overall project. council for the Utah League of Cities and Towns investigated s the issue of water and came up with the requirement that cities should first communicate the problem to the homeowner or renter before the water is discontinued. shut-off- UNDER SUNSET ordinances, residents are given 60 days after the initial billing before the water is shut off. If a bill is sent out Feb. 5, it is considered overdue by March 6. If not paid at that time, a letter is mailed out by the city indicating that unless the balance is taken care of. the water will be shut off. HAVE to give an opportunity to come in and complain," Mayor Sant said, telling the council over and over again that the business of sending out a letter was suggested by the citys attorney as a means to avoid court YOU A letter must be sent out before the water can be shut off," he told the council, some still challenging the law and its orizin. THE MAYOR agreed to obtain the legal paperwork from the city attorney, the League of Cities and Towns and said hed even check with the Utah Attorney General. Under the new ordinance revisions, residents will not be Bv DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON Bids for the Antelope Drive interchange to were advertised with bid Council Okays Fees KAYSVILLE Kaysville businesses with gaming machines will be charged a flat license fee plus an additional charge for each unit, the city council has decided. AFTER RECEIVING information from Building Inspec- tor Brent Steed indicating most cities dont have a specific game machine ordinance, the council voted unanimously for a flat $25 license fee plus $10 for each machine. Previously, the city had charged only a flat fee per machine. Currently four businesses operate with machines, a city official said in a telephone interview. MR. STEED said most cities have an ordinance but rely on police supervision for control. He said some cities dont SUPERVISION for the con- struction will be under the Davis County Engineer's Office, the commissioner said. Com. Glen Saunders said the drainage line will tie into a larger line that originated from the Freeport Center just south of Clearfield. THE commissioners agreed that the project must be com- pleted one year after the awarding of the final construction bid, and said all liability for the project will be left up to Clearfield. Layton will not participate in the construction portion of the project, the commission said, but Clearfield has said they may allow' Layton to dump into the storm drain on a contract basis, mdm FARMINGTON County library useage may be growing but at the same time officials must keep abreast of changing needs and programs to meet community needs. SUCH WAS the case for the library board Monday as it reviewed the 1980 annual report where a 5,000 volume increase was noted, bringing the library collection to nearly 160,000 items, or slightly more than one per county resident. While noting last years growth, though, the board also was asked to look at future goals, including possible automation that could change the way patron books are checked out and a need to resolve space limitations at the main library. GOALS ERE outlined for this year to implement a collection development plan for W the system which identifies the current, ongoing and long term resource needs, based on population, public demand, varying forms of communication, new facilities and projected revenue. In light of possible bookmo- bile service cutbacks that could quickly mandate a change to meet a growing dee and 16 mand on the 20 e staffers who operate the two branch and one main library. full-tim- part-tim- AUTOMATION was listed for action in 1983 along with those systems which long range will benefit library patrons in improved services and costs." The problem of space limitations" in the main library in Farmington was left to 1984 but Library Director Jeanne Layton stressed the need for improvements there noting Until either the new library (in Layton) or there is remodeling it isnt a functional facility. OTHER statistics from the annual report listed a $736,000 budget, up 12.6 percent. And while a growth of 5.000 items was noted that totalled only about 80 percent as many books as the year before. Ms. Layton said. Some 329.434 items were loaned from the three facilities or about two items per resident, while 215.353 items were circulated from the bookmobiles, or about 40 percent of total circulation. SOME 12,591 new library cards were issued bringing the total to 33.275, or about one card for every four residents within the county library area. Kaysville residents are served by their own facility. The collection w as valued at WFRC PLANNER Richard Welch outlined the major improvements proposed by the council for the twelve existing airports. He said the final recommendations were made by the Airport Advisory Committee. a wing of consultants who work with the WFRC on airport matters. The airports selected and the improvements to each are as follows: SALT LAKE International Airport will continue as an air carrier facility serving Salt have set high fees and may even charge a set fee based on percentage profits. Fees vary from Councilman Glade Nelson said he favored a basic license fee plus a certain amount per machine while Councilwoman Carol Page supported retaining the machines under a conditional use. The council verbally rejected taking a percentage of profits, tb $10-$60- Layton city to help them reconstruct Angel Street south of Antelope Drive to make this road compatible with the interchange. PROPERTY including a home and out buildings has been purchased by the Utah Department of Transportation to build this road system. Layton city has been requested to tear down the buildings and to remove trees. THE CITY will relocate a work. The portion of Angel Street affected by the interchange construction will be temporarily closed by June 30. ROSEMARY vi- sited the libraries each day with circulation up 14 percent from the previous year. In addition to serv mg as a center for lending books and other materials, the library provided space for 41.058 who used meeting rooms. And despite growing demands on the library the staff was actually decreased by ': with salary increases put at 10 percent, or below the rate of inflation. Ms. Layton told the board. BOARD members during 1980 included Chairman Fvan A. Whitesides. Sharon S. Smith, both Layton; Eva Jean Law. West Point; Com. Moms 1 Swapp. replaced by Glen Saunders, this year, and Robert Transportation has asked water line. Utah state will reimburse the city for this $1,919,664. or $12 an item, while buildings, equipment and land were put at a $4.2 million value. AN AVERAGE of 705 opening set for March 17. Construction will begin within a few weeks of the March date. This information was given to the Layton City Council by Mayor Lewis G. Shields. IT WAS the first matter of business at the Thursday, Feb. 19 council meeting. The Utah Department of Use Of Library Grows As Board Looks To Future In Programs By TOM BUSSELBERG HE ADMITTED that there are still some unresolved safety concerns, such as the dangers posed to pilots by a cracking tower and refinery tank near the edge of the Skypark Airport in Woods Cross. Ffe also explained that due to the expansion needed to update the facilities, residents will eventually suffer the impacts of additional noise pollution from some of the larger and more urbanized airports. general aviation aircraft througn the year 2000. Reconstruction and development of new general aviation facilities including aircraft tiedowns, and parking aprons. the expansion of the air carrier and passenger serv ice are anticipated. Salt Lake City Airport No. 2 is to provide a general aviation basing capacity for approximately 550 civil aircraft. The airport will alsocon-tinuto provide services as a base for the Utah National Guard and their approximately 50 aircraft, bringing the basing capacity to 4(H). Expansion plans include the extension of 400 feet to the Runway south and the expansion of the facility's general aviation basing accommodations. e 4 OGDEN Municipal Airport w ill continue to serve the metropolitan Ogden area with an eventual basing capacity of 500 aircraft. The airport will serve primarily the northern sector of the Wasatch Front, accommodating commuter airline service and acting as an alternate airport for air carrier flights diverted from Salt Lake City. Major improvements planned call for the extension of 950 feet to the Runway southwest and the installation of an instrument landing system. Construction of a 5.000- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Set For Interchange able to pay for the delinquent bill when someone appears to shut off the w ater. Mayor Sant and the council agreed that payment of the bills will have to be cleared through the city first. IF THE water is shut off, the council also said the person will be required to pay a new deposit fee before the water is turned back on. Lake City. Provo and Ogden with a basing capacity of 800 by Bid Opening from the council, however, over how far the city must go before they shut off someone's water supply. Davis Go. To 8154,000 the overdue bill is paid the water will be shut off. He told the city fathers legal the Federal Aviation Administration over air traffic safety and a majority of the citizens' concerns over the effects of expansion on their cities. "To this point, we've been through a very extensive evaluation of the airports." Mr. Crandall told the committee, urging them to approve the piojcct so that consultants can begin their work on the final phases of the overall plan. expressed rbuckle. Centerville DAVI.S received authorization from the city council to for a housing renovation grant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grant would renovate the Victory Park subdivision. It was submitted to HUD last year. A LETTER advising the residents of Victory Park of the progress of this grant will be sent out by Layton city. Three public hearings were included in the Thursday council meeting. All three hearings concerned rezone requests. They were all unanimously approved. acres of land located at 800 E. Rosewood Lane was annexed to Layton city and then rezoned from Agricultural to Developer', are planning a 8' unit single dwelling subdivision on this site. TWENTY-THRE- E THE QIESTION of controlling storm water while the project is being constructed and alter it is finished was brought to the attention of the council by Noal J. Bennett. Mr. Bennett owns property west of the proposed development. The Layton City Council assured Mr. Bennett they would monitor the drainage plans when a final subdivision comes to the council for approval. A SECOND rezone request involved .38 acre at 557 E. Gentile. Glen Ravenberg requested the zone be changed from He wants to construct a survey office on the property. Going by the recommendation of the city planning commission, the council approved a CP-zone. The difference between a CP-- and a zone is one of flexibility. Under a CP-zone, once the plans are submitted, no changes can be made. 3 C-- 3 3 LAKELAND subdivision developers requested a PRUD B zone. The overlay for an R-- 1 proposed subdivision is lo- cated at 2600 North 1200 West. A PRUD would allow smaller dwellings and smaller lots. To compensate for the smaller lot and home size, developers would donate 20 percent of the acreage to the city for a park. THE LDS Church is considering building a chapel on a three acre site adjacent to the proposed park. 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