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Show Clear field Hikes Water , Trash Fees Lakeside Review Expands Coverage t The Lakeside Review has ex- panded its coverage. Starting to day, we will circulate through- out Bountiful, West Bountiful and Woods Cross. The expanded coverage will The added readership brings our circulation to 41,500. The Lakeside Review will continue to be delivered to every family in our coverage area, Roy through Bountiful, benefit readers throughout ' Davis County, where our read- will continue to receive all the news, features and adver- - Clearfield resiCLEARFIELD dents will soon be paying 80 cents more a month for water and 95 ' tisements they need. We hope our friends through-er- s out Davis County and in Roy will continue to take advantage of the services we offer. Bountiful, Contorvillo, cents more for garbage, with business and industrial firms getting a $3 hike in rates. Sewer rates will not change. Customers currently paying water will pay $6. , Garbage rates will increase from $5.20 monthly for $2.80 to $3.75 and commercial and industrial rates will raise propor- tionately from $20 to $23 monthly. Controversy arose and a lengthy discussion ensued at last weeks council meeting on just how much of replacements and utilities with- out overcharging customers. The city currently has $28,000 in reserves, earned from utilities last year. Councilman Neldon Hamblin questioned how much assets were in the separate utility accounts and felt that if there was enough to generate $28,000 in interest in the sewer department, funds should be transferred to the water and garbage to cover losses there. Councilman Kay Chandler pointed out that the water lost $20,852, 42,800 District OKs Station The newly formed South Davis Fire District board has approved a new fire department substation for Woods Cross. The board is examining its budget to identify funds that could be used for architect services, Commissioner Harry B. Gerlach, chairman of the board said. Funds have been put aside by Woods Cross City with the intent to build the substation and, as allowed by district bylaws, plans to fund the actual construction. The boards agreement with the city allows for member cities or the county to build buildings or purchase additional equipment outside of the regular district participation, Gerlach said. Should the district be dissolved, property would revert back to the purchasing city, he added. The district consists of Woods Cross, West Bountiful, Centerville and the unincorporated areas south of Farmington at present. The main station is located in West Bountiful on Fifth West. The board also approved Chief Brent Argy. les request to call for bids on a new pumper truck. The district has investigated the possibility since its formation in July. The truck will be obtained on a agreement over : . three to five years. The board also approved $5,000 to renovate the stations basement for storage and additional space. Also, the board approved sending two men to a Salt Lake City arson investigation school at a cost of $566. The new office space will provide for working room for the arson . squad. ' , Also, at a cost of $750, Argyle was authorized to attend the National Fire Chiefs Association in San Francisco. The board is also looking into the possibility of obtaining commercial fire inspection help to take some of that burden off the chief. Presently, Argyle is the only district employee trained ' for such work. . A letter was FARMINGTON received publicly by the Davis County Commission Sept. 8 that said Layton City had withdrawn from the countys library system. The letter was in reply to a letter sent by the commission to Laytons City Council which denied the citys request for a new library. The letter to the city said that the county cannot make a commitment to provide funding for the construction of this facility at this time. Layton council member Lynn Wood also suggested at a council meeting that the city was considering withdrawing from the countys storm sewer system assessment plan but research on that situation is still needed before action can be taken. The Layton City letter asked the commission to release to them tax , (ft v (IBM6 loons every time. Her sister, Tammy Mitchell, 8, looks like she wishes the book fair in Bountiful and her baby sitting duties would both soon be over. -- W. Bountiful Filing Busy will be oped to contention this fall. Dewell registered for reelection, but Hall did not file. Challenging council hopefuls include Dwayne R. Hughes, Ruth Lee, David Powell, Michael Young-ber- By MARLIN STUM Review Correspondent Mayor Grant Secrist faces three opponents in his bid for reelection in the citys October 6th primary election. John Trimming, Brandt Child and Rex George have registered with the city recorder for the primary. Two of five council seats will also be up for grabs. Incumbent council members include J. Dewell, Max Hall, Gary Edmonds, Samual Allman and Lynn Kenison. Positions currently filled by Dewell and Hall WEST BOUNTIFUL H. . rrl Chairman, Harry Gerlach said. Layton officials indicated to the commission that they would be setting their own library mill levy and that those funds would be set aside for a city library outside of the county system. Well just have to compensate, for the lost tax base, Gerlach said. Commissioner Glen E. Saunders said the action of the city was not a big surprise. The possibility of Layton withdrawing from the system had been discussed by their City Council more than two years ago. The commission said that the tax mill levy would have had to double for four or five years in order for the county to build the $3 million requested facility. money that the county has of Ita would cost property owners 34 mill to operate the library after gathered and will gather through tax levy on property owners in Lay-to- its construction. The commission Those taxes have been paying members said they did not feel about 19 percent or $130,000 of the justified in giving Layton a library total library funding of the county at such a high cost when other cities in Davis County have also system. County officials said the city requested libraries. Because of the tax base and the could not withdraw any funding from the library system until the citys withdrawal from the counbeginning of the new fiscal year, tys library system, Layton resiwhich is Jan. 1, 1982, because the dents will lose library privileges commitment to the county system which now include the bookmobile has already been made by the city and free library cards. After the first of the year, county for this year. The mill levy has been set so it is library cards will cost those residents $10 per family or $5 per indidie cast. The commission indicated that about 75 percent of those vidual. The city has also considered pulfunds had already been expended. After the first of the year, Layton ling out of the county storm drainwill be handled the same way age system. The city told the counwhich has its own library, ty of its intention to pull funds out has been handled in the past. No of that project, but County Attormill levy will be set for the library ney Rodney Page has said it would fund in Layton. Library officials be illegal for Layton to take money will have to set their mill levy with already put into the county system. n, g, Albert R. deChamplain, Irene 1 Janes, Halvor Olsen and Neil Breinholt. The registration deadline was 5 p.m. Monday. In the last West Bountiful municipal elections no one filed to run until the last day, according to City Recorder Beverly Haslam. Haslam is surprised and pleased with the greater interest shown this year. Bountiful Restricts Main Street Parking BOUNTIFUL The Bountiful City Council has approved a proposal to install parking signs along Main Street from 400 South to 500 South. City Engineer, Jack Balling, told the council that since the opening of the Marie Callendar Pie Shop there has been an increased parking problem on that block. Other businesses along the street have been complaining to the one-ho- ur Bountiful parking and traffic committee because of the limited parking. He said that other alternatives had been discussed but that parking time restriction was the only adequate choice. We thought about angle parking but there is not enough width on the street, he said. Council discussed moving the bus stop. Balling said that would eliminate rather than create parking spaces. Can't Provide Equipment City Sympathetic to Condo Owners' Woes The City Council CENTERVILLE told the manager of a condominium complex in Centerville the city is interested in the residents problems, but cannot commit city equipment to helping them with repairs to utility lines within the complex. Dub Lawrence told the council the residents of the Cedar Springs condominiums have been plagued with problems related to substandard construction of the complex for years and are becoming frustrated at not being able to solve the problems. Lawrence said the units were built as apartments in 1972 and were turned into condos in 1978 or 1979. He said there are condominiums on 13 acres and that other surrounding property originally included in the development was sold before the condos were created. He said when he became manager one year ago there was one gas meter for 98 units. He said the Homeowners Association had to finance repairs to that meter because it had corroded and killed lawn in the area. He said the gas line installation did not 202 meet state standards and the homeowners had to repair it or turn it over to Mountain Fuel to be fixed. Lawrence said Mountain Fuel installed nine meters and replaced lines. He said seven roofs have had to be complex are flooded almost daily by excess water. Lawrence said the most pressing problem the homeowners face now is a problem with sewer lines on the north end of the complex. He said stoppages have occurred regularly and servicemen have been called monthly to clean out the system in Q building. He said the Homeowners Association has sued to recover damages in the sewer backups, but said the statute of limitations has run out or will run out in October. He said the sewer lines were installed beneath the basements of the replaced in the past one and one-hayears and fire escapes had to be installed by the homeowners because there was no way to escape from upper floors in case of fire. Lawrence said 24 air conditioning units were located on the roof but no access provided to the roof area. He said there were not enough fire hydrants in the complex, but that one developer did cooperate to get more installed and presently the fire hydrant situation is adequate. Lawrence said the homeowners had spent $2,000 on drainage line excavation to see how the drainage lines were installed because the tennis courts at the lf 7m Offensive Fury Odds favor Bountiful in Region opener this Friday as Braves tangle with Woods Cross. Pro-Ter- Kay-svill- e, BOOKS AND BALLOONS are both interesting, but it's obvious that Traci Mitchell, 1 year-old daughter of Mark and Dottie Mitchell of Bountiful, would choose bal BOUNTIFUL Students from Viewmont High School in Bountiful have been denied a permit for a fireworks display as part of their homecoming celebration by Bountifuls City -- that in consideration, Commission n. , , Gayle Starks, city administrator, Joimrt Funmdiimg se The students defended their position through student spokesman, David Gordon, who was assisted by another student, Alan Barlow. Their arguments were dismissed by a recommendation that came from the Bountiful Fire Department. The youths argued that the necessary insurance could probably be carried by the school. They said that a trained technician would be present and would oversee the display. Council members were concerned about the property that could be damaged in an accidental misfiring and about injury that might befall spectators in the case of an accidental misfiring. Several council members mentioned the injury of a Bountiful man during a fireworks display several years ago. The man was burned by debris from a display while sitting in the bleachers with other spectators. Council members feared another icident similar to that one even though Barlow said that safety was more intact now. Another issue that was brought up was that Bountiful High School has been shooting firework displays for several years. This was called an illegal action by Mayor Elmer W. Barlow. He suggested that Bountiful High be given a reprimand for the illegal fireworks. interest. M Odds Over . Council. et Coumifly, leaytfoini , No Fireworks For Viewmont, Council Says City Finance Director Rod Davenport explained to Hamblin that the state auditor allows the city to accumulate lVi times the value of its total assets, of which the city currently has 2.3 million in equipment and property. He pointed out that with inflation there would be more high interest earnings on the principal than on the Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1981 WEST BOUNTIFUL lease-purcha- explained that the monies that go into the bank each month for the utilities are invested and help to pay the bills at the end of the year. He said, On Jan. 1 the city will have to pay Weber Basin Water Conservancy District $206,000. Last year we had to pay for 700 acre-feof water that we couldnt sell. He said that in the last five years the city has lost heavily in the garbage, and now in the water. If the loss is over the 1 Ms prcent allowed, the rates will go up, if it is less, the rates go down. Families From Roy Through Bountiful South Davis IFire garbage lost $28,313 and the sewer profited $20,600, making an overall loss in the utility account of $28,313. Cloorfiokl, Clinton, Farmington, Fruit Hoightt, Kayivillo, Layton, Roy, South Weber, Sunset, Syracuse, West Point, West Bountiful, Woods Cross Serving Vol. 2 No. 5 the city can accumulate in its utility fund at the bank, covering costs For What Ails You i 1C T fee jei. Servus Drug in Bountiful offers help for all kinds of problems, from headaches to IB heartaches. |