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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, April 15, 1987 7A Governor to propose 65 mph speed limit eral legislation. Therefore, an at- a task force which will include tempt to override the veto would transportation, law enforcement accomplish nothing, as the bill officials, legislators, legal and citizen representatives to guide him would have to be rewritten. I am immediately convening a and the state agencies that will deal with the problem in putting task force to deal with the various subjects incident to raising together an effective speed policy. This task force will begin work the speed limit, such as the structure of the law, the areas where immediately, and report to me no the speed limit could and should later than the second week in said. be raised, public education re- May as to its findings and recommendations, he said. Bangerter said Senate Bill 165, garding the speed limit, and enThe governor and state public passed by the legislature earlier forcement strategies," Bangerter this year and vetoed, did not said. safety officials have emphasized meet the requirements of the fed Bangerter said he is appointing that until the Legislature deals BRYON SAXTON with the matter, the speed limit is still 55 mph on all interstate systems and other roads which are thus posted. The new federal law will only apply to rural interstates and will not raise the speed limit along the Wasatch Front, which includes Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah Counties. Bangerter said the federal legislation did not have the effect of raising the speed limit in any state, but only giving the states the option through their own leg-- It is my opinion that this federal legislation is a great victory for states rights, Bangerter said. The time is long past when we should have taken some action with regard to the national maximum speed limit, particularly in the vast open spaces in the West, where 65 miles an hour is wholly reasonable and appropriate, he Lakeside Review staff SALT LAKE CITY Gov. Norman Bangerter announced Friday he will prepare legislation for a special session of the Utah Legislature in May to consider raising the speed limit on the rural interstates in Utah to 65 miles per hour. The United States Congress has enacted legislation which gives states the option to raise the speed limit on the rural interstate system. OGDEN LAYTON LOGAN islative bodies of raising the speed limit. In preparation for this eventuality, the Utah Department of Transportation, at the governors request, is already beginning to prepare 65 mph speed limit signs. Approximately 795 miles of Utahs 938 miles of interstate will see the new speed limits. State of- ficials estimate the corridor from about Spanish Fork to Ogden will remain at the 55 mph limit. Roadside stands restricted DONNA KEMP Lakeside Review correspondent 1 SUNSET Motorists driving' through Sunset wont see SPARKLING DIAMOND any-roadsid- e businesses for a while due to a y moratorium. At a recent Sunset City Council meeting, members of the council ' voted unanimously to place a ' y moratorium on temporary ' roadside businesses in Sunset, The action came after Mayor Lar- ry Ashdown requested a ban on ' all roadside businesses. I feel these temporary busi-- " nesses, roadside businesses, are" degrading to the city. These busi- -' ' nesses such as those that sell fire- wood on the side of the road fof' ' two to three weeks leave a pile of trash when theyre finished and I think we need to take action,'" said Ashdown. City Attorney Steven Bailey rec- -' ommended a moratorium on the roadside businesses until the council meets with the ' planning commission to rezone Main Street in Sunset. I suggest placing a moratorium on temporary businesses right now and at the next meeting discuss the regulations on these types of businesses until we can adopt an ordinance to place regulations on temporary businesses," said Bailey. Councilman Scott Mikesell said before considering to ban roadside businesses, the council should look at how much revenue the city collects on temporary 30-da- 30-da- : LOOK-A-LIKE- S 1 BY TACOA 30-d- ay -- businesses. If were making money on these businesses then I dont think we should do it. We need to look at how much were making off these businesses before we decide to ban them altogether, said Mikesell. Councilman Fred Childs agreed with the mayor to ban roadside businesses because he felt fair to businesses already in Sunset. , I think we should ban the , it.-was- roadsiders because I never, thought about such businesses as Saccos in competition with a roadsider who sells fruit and doesnt have to do anything but . pull up a truck. I think we should respect our own businesses, said Childs. ( , . History group: sets meeting Histori- The Kaysville-Layto- n cal Society will hold a quarterly meeting on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. r's .' - MISSES & PE SELECTED SPRING DRESSES - ships. The booklet can be purchased are not society members for a small fee that evening or may be picked up at the Layton Heritage Museum. The public is invited to the meeting. There is no admission charge. Those who are interested in joining the Kaysville-Layto- n Historical Society are especially encouraged to attend. Dues can i be paid at that time. by those who April 16, 17, 18 Only! Save now on new looks for spring. 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