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Clayton Road, sewer, park Issues related to growth eu.h ae a etalksre Risk and pew volunteer redevelopment director. lire etton have reeuhed in police equipment. bui he eeeerol otlere to develop a large w far. money o!y She believe ihe city hae to piece of property on the couth-ca- n corner of tle my known by etan with increaetng n financial rcodenie ae the t'ollem rropeny. reserve lie wae able to obtain grant e Chaherger Arley Wallace, an incumbent eiHmstlnun. vaid he'd 10 fund curb anJ gutter along hke 10 emrluic hie pact record Mam Street, lie negoiuted with he DavicWcber Canal Compa10 eoterv "I have fin a Ion time ny he raymeni f come of lie anbeen trying to olid.fy our financial bae with the decclormem of nual revenues to the city. and replacement of The retired city fire chief ie in froperty he xatd. faxor of deeelopment of a ciiy Wallace eeree ae the city RDA and IDA. lie believe he mi Ritwhie said West By BflypN SAXTON average than lui - It's unani- what they are in mous. Growth is the blue. Providing the essentials, like water, sewer, and open space, for West Point City is the challenges facing those mayoral and city council candidates vying for of- J. Ritchie H. Stoddard In Tuesday's general election Mayor Howard Stoddard will be challenged by former councilman Jay II. Ritchie, while four will seats compete for two four-yeon the city council. Council candidates are Councilman Tarrell A. Cook, former councilman Ernest B. Millgate, business woman lola B. Murray, and. political newcomer Barbara Langston. "The people wanted West Point to stay more rural and not grow. But ifs here. said Stoddard. 71, a retired postmaster seeking a third term as mayor. ar Stoddard said to control growth leaders need to make studies on future subdivisions, cluster more homes, and preserve land for parks. Stoddard said commercial development in the city also needs to occur, but interested businesses have concerns getting people above 3000 West to come west, versus going east to another community to shop. We haven't got anything to entice them to come west." he said. "Legacy Highway may open that. But until that happens I think it is going to be kind of slow." Ritchie, 40. an area manager for Geneva Rock Producis Inc., also believes the city needs to update us master plan, something that hasn't been done in nearly a decade. He said by developing for the long range the city can avoid spending so much time addiesv mg the "immediate fires now." Ritchie said the city also needs a small sales tax contributor so resident's property taxes are not picking up nearly all of the city's service bill. non-intrusi- ve will win council candidates for three spots; running mayor being challenged ' correspondent andard-Examtn- I found that apparently there was not much in- terest, and so I felt some obligation to con- " - SOUTH WEBER - Mayor Bill Petty faces a challenge that no one else on South Webers ballot will face in Tuesdays election. Petty has a challenger, v Incumbent Councilman Henry pickamore, who has two years r remaining in his term, is running Against Petty. ' But Councilman Jack M. frost and Annette Ray Gardner are running unopposed for two of the three open seats on the city council. The third seat, a four-yeterm, will be determined by write-i- n ballots. Current council members Pam Jones and Farrell Poll are not peeking ; Frost was appointed to fill a council position vacated about 18 Jnonths ago when a council member resigned. According to Utah Taw, an appointed council mem- - feel like public sere vice is ought A. Gardner to do if weve got the time and inclination. So I decided that I would continue for a while. Gardner, 60, said she saw some issues that she felt strongly about, and she just felt it was time that she became a part of making decisions for South Weber, the community she has lived in all her life. term She filed for the two-yebecause, T've never been in an office of any kind and I thought I better put my feet in for two years and make sure I like it." Gardner is concerned about the commercial developments and changing atmosphere of the west end of the city and the recreation and parks facilities. I some-thingw- ber must 8. Petty be elected by his or her constituents in the next city election in order to continue serving on the council. Thus, the extra seat is up for election. So the remaining two years of the seat Frost is currently holding is on the ballot. However. Frost is running for one of the four-yeseats being vacated by Jones and Poll, while Annette Ray Gardner decided to run for the remaining two years on Frost's seat. A write-i- n winner would serve ar ar - said tinue," Frost. - H. Dlckamore four years. Frost, whos retired from Hill Air Force Base, said one of the reasons he decided to run was because nobody else signed up. ar Color Calendar V r . V1 Deluxe 12 month Color Calendar. $ d vs vi 933 N. Main Laytori, Utah iYf f .4 ? A U ' 840144' 0pen24VH(purs J 9 ? oJl h f: 1 543-43- tux 0! Syracuse because of the lack of commercial development. Langston But Ritchie, who served on the city council from 1994 to 1996. doesn't want to go overboard with commercial development and lose the quality of life the city provides. "We need to work to maintain the rural atmosphere." he sjid. Cook, 64, said he is seeking a second term to see the completion of some storm sewer projects and the development of Last Park, a project that stalled when the city ran out of money. But the retired Hill Air I orce Base industrial engineering technician claims those are only two issues related to growth. Roads, water, sewer, are all b See W P0INT4 November special $5 off a Deluxe 12 month Color Calendar. Offer Expires Nov. 30th, 1997 She also would hke to eventue police department. Currently police services are contracted with the Davis County Sheriffs Department. "I'm sure my concerns are typical of everybody elses in Davis and Weber counties, said Gardner. "Because the growth is just exploding. As far as city officials know, the only person who has expressed any interest in a write-i- n campaign is Lane Bird, owner of the new Little Chicago's Take & Bake Pizza-Past- a located across the street from city hall. Bird, 31, opened his South Weber pizza business only a couple of months ago, and he said he's struggled with the decision of whether to launch a write-i- n campaign. "It's a decision. ally see a full-tim- See S.WEBER4 warn 10 make sure they are being can itureaee the etiys financial baee wutkHii increaemg property done righi." Berkeley catd ehe wante to ae- cure citizen are aware of city goale and vice vereo. "I want to le ihe voice for ihe people." ehe catd, "I want to nuke cure iheir vouee are being heard and that i hey know whaite going on in iheir city." Swencon' former employment reindudec a Mint ae a part-tim- e creation director for the city prior to the city's hiring of the current director. Joh OlnicieaJ. lave. I he other goale include better enforcement ci ihe city e and development of bui-ne- e that can benctii from growth to the wet. In (he rae to fill two two-yecouncil ccaic are Donna llerke-leT Senwn. Carl W. Iru-w- rl and Mel Wowd. Itcrkeley ie an I M f and firefighter who wante to nuke cure the beei dccieione are being maJe ordt-nanc- ar y. full-tim- e Seo SUN3ET 4 A Sincere Interest In The y5F Development Of Our Community. II? A genuine desire to serve the citizens and business community. Update and enforce city ordinances. Improve youth and senior programs Revive and reinstate our tax base. Donna L. Berkeley Sunset City Council Ml A Voice For The People Paid For By Friends Of Donna Berkeley Mjdv i Li"--- n 4 seat in S. Weber Only two By LORI J. NAKAYU B. Murray And the city Stoddjrd said will continue to grow as long as farmers get what prices they are for their land from developers, and developers are willing to pay the increased impact fees the council has adopted. fice. Write-i- n Point property taxes are 31 percent higher on the needs to address o WLST POINT "I juet 8. Johnson candidates see growing pains W. Point city vol- derly. Galbraith U employed a an offtee manager for W meg are Warehouse I xk Galbraith weulJ Me lo ihe city'x recreation program. "Rule dab wat eutland-m- g line cummer." die catd. Td Ue to gcpjmi u on a bigger ba- ilw relationship wh vhc i C. Pudge att uid, "Yen have them work with hi ijnt or!c you work closely with them." The mayor bclievei a buMnevt friendly community can accomplish other goal uJj ax beauttfi-catio- n more easily. i.'sc A. Wallace She ilo behevex a emen unteer proiram could beautifjioj hmc of Hie ett 97 Incumbent Mayer Jan Galbraith miJ evcrall ifie'i harpy with ey operation. 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