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Show L CLIPPER TODAY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1999 A5 North Legacy Parkway corridor study starts BY MEUSSA K. CANNELL Clipper Today Correspondent Continued from paq A helped create large and diverse park systems. Parks and Recreation Director Tracy Heun was out of town and unavailable for comment. However, the city has several parks projects under way, including eventual development of a park on the citys west side as well as trails and recreation areas in the power corridor area, also on the citys west side. Fisher Park, behind the municipal pool, is currently undergoing redevelopment through a three-phas- e program. Clearfield Oils leasing funding setup CLEARFIELD The Clearfield City Council has approved a capital lease funding arrangement to purchase items ranging from the new ambulance to radio equipment and furniture for the new city building. Of more than $1.8 million in leasing, some $1.3 million will be through BankOne. Items to be purchased through the lease arrangement, which includes: ambulance and related equipment, $150,000; telecommunications system for new building, $128,000; 800 MHZ equipment (for new regional law enforcement communications network), $460,000; furniture, fixtures and equipment for new building, $550,000; computer hardware and peripherals, $50,000; electronic radio frequency water meters for commercial businesses and Freeport, $200,000; computer software and training, $300,000. City Finance Director Debbie Cardenas noted that the lease through BankOne would enable to city to earn more than $7,000 between now and Dec. 21 to apply toward the first payment next spring. Verdict still out on water LAYTON East Layton may be able to meet water pressure needs with one smaller water tower now and an additional smaller facility later. And if federal Community Development Block Grant funds can be used, that would speed the process and eliminate the need to scrounge for city funds, the city council has been told. City Manager Alex Jensen said that, based on a study by engineers Hansen, Allen & Luce, its believed a single two million gallon tank could meet the need for virtually all fire flow and average development along State Road 193, including professional business and office space. If building takes place around 5,000 feet, another tank will be needed, he said. However, developers might be required to construct such a facility as part of their permission to build. Such a tank could also require lift stations to get the water to the site and reduction stations to cany the water from the tank, Jensen said. One large two million gallon tank, vs. a four million gallon tank similar to what was built in Clearfield, would cost about $1.8 million, Jensen estimated, or about half the cost of the larger tank previously proposed. We shouldnt have to look elsewhere for funds, Jensen said, noting that water impact fees charged on new development will be reviewed to determine if they are sufficient to cover costs. Some costs are significantly lower than what they should be and maybe that would be another source. 'Bear Creek Bridge' to be renovated Residents will see changes soon to the well known FRUIT HEIGHTS landmark dubbed the Bear Creek Bridge on Mountain Road. City officials unanimously gave direction to have the bridge renovated and to go to bids immediately during a regularly scheduled council meeting last a minimum stanweek. The council agreed to make the bridge 24 feet long dard for the city and 36 feet wide, outside edge to outside edge. Currently, the bridge is 27 feet six inches. In addition, they agreed to put six feet of sidewalk on both sides of the road for safetys sake. ' 'The decision was based on a previous recommendation from City Engineer Kent Jones who said the bridge is too small to handle future traffic growth and has structural problems. In other business, the council directed City Manager Richard Marchant to prepare a proposal to determine the need of hiring one or two additional city staff to relieve pressure on the city's over worked" staff. - SYRACUSE The Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) announced plans to begin its Legacy Parkway Corridor Study during a kickoff meeting last week. Held at the Syracuse City Hall, it involved local officials from Sunset to Farmington. The study is expected to take 14 months to complete and will investiarea from 12th Street gate a in Ogden to Farmington. The WFRC says the new study is necessary because of the results of its Major Investment Study which was completed last year. That study identified general alignments for the Legacy' Highway, but did not provide enough environmental and engineer 28-mi- le ing detail to allow cities to protect a specific right-of-wa- WFRC staff said the goal of North Legacy Parkway Study is to identify a specific transportation through local municipalities in sufficient detail to allow to incorporate the Legacy Highway into their city master plans. In addition, they said that this study will focus on a careful study of environmental details coupled with detailed engineering. Identification of a corridor location now gets us out ahead of development and fosters good overall, long-rangcommunity planning, Dan McConkie, chairman of the right-of-wa- y e, Davis County Commission and WFRC, said. Traffic is going to increase in this county whether we grow or not, he said. This is an important issue and speaks to the spirit of cooperation. Someones always going to be impacted. Some folks won't be real happy. We're just trying to preserve a corridor and not have tQjear-- houses down. According to McConkie, commercial truck traffic has increased by since almost 130 percent on 1993. He said in another six years that could jump another 125 percent if the statistics he gained from the Utah State Ports of Entry remain constant. During the latter half of the meeting. city officials were asked by Baker Corporation of Midvale, the entity conducting the study for the WTRC, for their input on key project issues and potential problem areas. They also asked aty officials how to effectively communicate then findings to them, then residents and con- stituents,.'' City officials said their key issues include: a north terminus at 12th Street in Ogden and south terminus in Davis County, defining a specific nght-o- f way, land use involving wetlands or Indian bunal grounds, access points onto and from the Legacy y Highway, purchasing of land, farmland, state level action to right-of-wa- preserve reality of right-of-wa- in going outside of the the environmental impact phase of the study, border problems because each community has a predetermined path for the Legacy Highway, and access to highways through wetlands as well as expansion of existing right-of-w- highways. No surprise: Syracuse water rates will increase SYRACUSE As expected for the past month, secondary water rates for Syracuse City residents will be going up as early as this winter. Rates will increase by $31.50 per year for each connection, the first rate change since 1992. Residents had been paying $13 per month for a 34- - inch line and $19 per month for a h line for the seven watering months of the year. The change will maintain the same monthly rate, but extend the payments throughout all 12 months of the year. I think residents will understand one-inc- what were face with, Mayor Robert l L. Thurgood said. As the discussed the change at Tuesdays meeting, the secondary water problems faced by Syracuse this past summer were made clear. It has a lot to do with the break in the Davis Weber Canal in Riverdale. which forced Syracuse into mandating what were at times awkward watering schedules for residents. Although Syracuse was able to purchase extra shares of water from other sources, the purchase affected the secondary water budget. Then City-Counci- last month, the Davis Weber Canal Company doubled its rates for share- holders, meaning that the cost of water for Syracuse will increase. Since rates were last changed seven years ago, other costs have increased as well. As the water pipes age and the city expands, there is a greater need for maintenance and labor costs. The power bill to run the system skyrocketed last year as well. In the last fiscal year which ended on June 30, Syracuse paid $28,264 for the power to pump water. But in July Couple seeks to build Kaysville rec center BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Staff Writer ers of The Pulse Fitness Center. Jacie said they plan to spend - KAYSVILLE The City of soon combine its Kaysville may resources with those of a private entrepreneur to build a recreation center in the city. Owners of The Pulse Fitness Center, 69 E. 200 North, want to build a fitness 75,000-square-fo- ot research facility', but they first want to know if the City of Kaysville plans to compete against them by building a separate recreation facility. We would like to keep our business here in town, but before we proceed we would like to know the intentions of the city, Nylin Johnson asked city council members Tuesday night. Nylin and Jacie Johnson are own between $7 million and $10 million for the fitness center, w hich does not include money to build a swimming pool. The Johnsons would like to d build the center on propthe Business Park at Kaysville erty near Barnes Park. City council members agreed that it is good policy when the private business sector will step up to provide recreational services to community-residentinstead of the city providing those services. The city may step up itself, however, in helping the Johnsons with their venture. Mayor Brian Cook suggested that the Johnsons meet with the city's recreation board and the city council in a special work meeting to see how all the parties would work together to build such a facility. A special meet Wrong signatures ing was slated for Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. We would be taking on a huge financial obligation, said Nylin Johnson. He said the proposed area would make sense from a business standpoint because of its visibility from We need to know what the city has in mind, because we need to move now with our investors. We would like to break ground in the spring, Jacie said. The Council appears sold on the need for a recreation center, and would like to have a plan in place by December to coincide with the Johnsons plans for a spring ground-breakin- There is a need out there for a recreational facility with basketball courts and a swimming pool. I would love to see a recreation center here in town, said Council member Bob Rees. and September of this fiscal year, they spent $21,457. almost the total in two months that was last year spread over 12. City Manager J. Michael Moves reminded the city council that the water fund has to be We cannot rely on other sources to supplement it. As costs have increased, the city has edged ever closer to not covering its costs. Mov es added that, this isn't going to solve all the problems. It will help pay the power bill, but it wont run a surplus." halt annexation Two weeks ago KAYSVILLE several Kaysville residents urged leaders to annexing 10.57 acres near Laurelwood Drive and Cherry Hill Road. Residents in that area banded together and outlined several reasons they felt annexation would not be a good idea. For now. the annexation plans are much ado about nothing The first item on the Kaysville City Council's agenda Tuesday night was discussion of this same annexation issue. Mayor Brian Cook said that annexation documents contained unauthorized signatures and that the annexation petmon would be dropped. 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