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Show THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1999 A4 CLIPPER TODAY New sewer district nixed for 2200 West in Layton BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Todirv Sens Editor It looks as though a LAYTON proposed special improvement district at m west Layton won't happen least for the foreseeable future. The district had been planned for est and is the south end of 2200 something that has been evolving for the past 18 months. City Manager Alex Jensen says And while everything looked posiat least halt of the property tive owners, based on footage, would approv e it that hope went out the window Nov 18 The LDS Church, which owns a welfare property on the road, opted not to participate and, being the largest property owner in terms of footage, that spells an end to current efforts, city officials agreed In an informal survey, initially we thought it would be favorabler Public Works Director Terry' Colburn said If some of the bigger property owners oppose it. I'm sure 105 percent it won't happen? The city council was prepared to for a public hearing, but decided it would be a waste of time and money to do so after the word advertise came m from the LDS Church. Brent Chugg, w ith the welfare sy of the church, said the $83,(X)0 cost that would have been assessed for curb and gutter was too much, especially considering they plan to continue farming A landowner from Honda asked if he and other residents could pursue the distnct pnvately, which Mayor Jerry Stev enson could work, if property owners want to pursue it Howev er, such projects are normally earned out by dev elopers. Then, after 10 years the new curb, gutter and sewer would become part of the city system. There is a significant issue there, Council member Stuart Adams said. There has been a problem with (wanting) sewer for some time. The difficulty is to spread the cost it over a (small) number of homes isn't a tremendous number? Stevenson said As a city, we wall work 100 percent to make it work if we can? In other busmess, new and returning youth city council members were sworn into office, with former Youth Mayor Lisa Axelrod returning as a school violence. council adviser Some 18 are involved, all currently young women. The council also recognized Tern Ann Golightly, the new Mrs. Utah International I found this pageant to be of v ery high morals, tremendous for family and community service, she said Her platform will concentrate on Cathy Zimmerman was also recognized for her contributions to the youth court, youth city council, and other community efforts through her role on the Layton Community Action Council She was recently one of six prevention of domestic, child and service with statewide the honored Governor's Red Wagon Award for QGDENISUBARU ID 2000JSubar Home business owner complains about fees revamped a few years ago under the direction of the State Legislature The way we calculate and assess is from the Legislature, confirmed Scott Carter. Community Development director. Forty dollars is the base fee Small businesses did get hit with these mandates He noted that large businesses were paying between $400 and $500, and now are assessed $175. It is all based on the time it takes to assess and enhancements, such as to check for the sale of liquor and alcohol, for fire alarms, as would be required depending on the type of business. The city has 986 licensed home-base- d businesses and a total of The owner of a home business told the Layton City Council last week that their fee structure is a tax on integnty, punitive to a low income LAYTON computer-base- d business" of owner Andrew Neill, Operational Solutions, a company that he said services clients largely in the Midwest, questioned how the council established a $40 home occupation fee which is assessed yearly It seems the city is going beyond cost recov ery." he said I would think the city would want to have businesses flourish" Mayor Jerry Stevenson noted that the business license fee assessed to all businesses. large and small, was 2,315 A lot of our businesses are and they all provide a service, Stevenson said. 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