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Show Lakeside Review, January 29, 1981, Page 34 Wood Stoves Pose Dangers, City Told I 1 THE SUIT STORE ftOY The chief building inspector for Roy City has received City Council assessments will go up or the inspector for some other will be looking approval for a public education violation. He recommended the council waive program to provide information on the $5 fee and support a public possible hazards of stoves. The council also imposed a education program he is organizing to moratorium on penalties for failure to get residents to have the stove installation inspected by the city and to get a permit for a stove until July 1. David Facer told the council Tuesday encourage owners to have their flues probably half the homes in Roy now checked and cleaned to prevent buildup g have stoves or fireplace of creosote. inserts to help reduce heating costs. He A stove burns slower and that stuff estimated the number between 2,000 just floats up the chimney and sits and 2,500. there, Facer said. The stoves are some real five times more likely to cause a And, he said he has concern about fire hazards being chimney fire. caused by improper installation of the He said also people who install a stoves and the possibility of chimney stove themselves run a risk of having fires because of creosote buildup. their homeowners insurance policy He said a building permit and $5 fee is cancelled because of the risk. currently required from homeowners before they install the stoves, but had Mayor Joseph Dawson said he most people do not get a permit, home at his insert a installed fireplace often because they feel their tax and had not known he needed a permit. I never got a permit, he said, and, I doubt most people know they are supposed to. Councilman Richard Ulibarri said he was concerned about consistency in waiving the permit fee, and he said he was unsure how that would encourage people to have inspections. Facer said he thought elimination of fee would help let the residents the KAYSVILLE The city is know the city is more interested in seeking applications for a city safety than in revenue from permits or councilman to replace H. Russell finding other violations. j Bracken, who has resigned . Councilman Wayne Kimber said the because of a job transfer. city should let people know the inJohn City Administrator spector is their friend and not out to Thacker said applications will be catch them at something. accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at the office. asked be He that City Manager Richard Kirkwood , city they the city continue to recommended marked council member apthe permit fee, but building charge plication. The council will appoint a place a moratorium on any penalties that might have been charged for replacement for Bracken who failure to pay the permit fee when a has served one year of a four-yestove was installed. term. Thacker said a special election probably will not be held. The council agreed they wanted to Bracken, an air traffic conencourage residents to have existing troller, is being transferred to stoves inspected and to have new adNorth Dakota and receiving a ditions inspected at the time of promotion. wood-burnin- f! i g uf tiff wood-burnin- he-sai- fir airfiEE K ,rv d Councilman Quits Office, Transferred - ar 26 to FEBRUARY 7 SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTIONS JANUARY MON.-SA- T. Mens Suits- - Values 100 Poly-Wool- s, to 150 Mens Suits- - Values HI It .? to 17500 Two Pant Swedish Knit Polyester, Corduroy SOLIDS & STRIPES POLY-WOO- BLENDS L Some One of a Kind at Irrigation, Flood Continued from Page 1A and when questioned further said it had been Commissioner Ernest Eberhard, the hold over commissioner, not a newly elected commissioner just coming on board. Elliot explained that the canal extension project had first been tossed around in 1962. He said at that time the project was ended at 1300 North and 4000 West, where it still remains today. He said discussions at that time were to involve a three fold project in order to extend the canal and give it a larger role. The way it was proposed it included irrigation,' flood control, and a highway along its bank, all to be constructed at the same time. He said the idea has changed several times and as its now proposed it still is expected to handle irrigation and flood waters simultaneously. Elliot stated several benefits the system may have for the county but then stressed an even greater number of negative aspects involved with the project at this time. Benefits of the canal included praises to the proposal for irrigation. For this purpose Elliot said it was definitely a great project. For flood control, benefits included the amount of water which could be for handled, the fact that the project was already intact, and the, availability of funding at a 3 percent interest rate. Elliot said the project could handle 65 cubic feet per second if installed as currently planned. This, he pointed out however, was less than several existing irrigation canals currently in the North Davis County area. I .airy Anderson of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District said he could see no reason why the project couldnt be increased in size if this was a real concern. "It isnt going to cost double to double the ditch, he told them. He said it really shouldnt be voiced as a concern. Also stated in the countys list of benefits from the canal if used for flood control was that a side benefit of irrigation water would be made available for property owners west of the canal. Concerns listed included complaints about the right-of-wa-y path because of the original intention for irrigation purposes only. The county said it could not function, sufficiently for flood right-of-wa- y control at the slope it is proposed to follow,' Also mentioned was the possibility of the canal itself becoming an attractive nuisance for children in the area, and the county may have the additional expense of fencing the entire project. Other complaints against the project from the county included the amount of dirt which may have to be hauled out, the difficulty in some area of building , the canal because of geographic variences, and the cost of maintenance once the project is completed. The current agreement between Weber Basin and the county states that maintenance would be taken care of by the water district, but the county said this did not cover any damages caused by storm water as determined by Weber Basin. One major concern which has been looked into by both parties was the dual purpose of the canal for flood control and irrigation and the water being used for these. Wilcox said the problem was investigated at one time and the project was to include skimmers for clearing the water so it could be used for irrigation. Over the years farmers have fought against damages from water being taken from roads and put onto their fields because of oils possibly carried with the water. In addition to problems outlined on the project itself, Anderson brought up the fact that legally the project may not go if it is designed as just a flood control project. He said the water districts funding could not be used then. He said legislation is being considered by the Utah Legislature which could allow water districts to enter into a flood control project, but the Layton Canal extention has been developed under the idea it wa$ for irrigation so the funding currently arranged could be obtained. Were playing a charade now, Anderson told the mayors. He said its being put through as an irrigation project and the funding is not available if it is used for flood control. 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