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Show 4 batutday. LAKESIDE fviarch 21 , 1 998 Problems keep sliding By D. LOUISE BROWN Standard-Examine- r correspondent FRUIT HEIGHTS - Theres a lot of shifting going on in the Mountain Ter- race Estates subdivision of Fruit Heights right now. The mountainside above the subdivision is shifting because of invasive property resculpturing by homeowner Dr. Gary Cutler, while other area homeowners are shifting uneasily as they look up the road to see the progression of mud and dirt washing down the unfinished roadway. Area residents met at the Fruit Heights City Council meeting Tuesday evening to once again express concerns. And city officials are sifting through council minutes and documents dating as far back as 12 years ago to determine what recourse the city has to solve this ongoing problem. Road installation, normally a developers responsibility, was shifted to the Utah closer to goal of that neighborhood went bankrupt years ago. Unfortunately, funds for that purpose disappeared when the savings and loan institution in which they were escrowed went solvent. city when the developer Fruit Heights neighborhood looks to city council for support home-owne- Minutes of a council meeting in October of 1990 indicate that the council unanimously voted to approve the engineers recommendations, requiring Cutler to provide a geotechnical study, escrow moneys sufficient to construct all utility and roadway improvements, and grade the unimproved portion of Terrace Drive. rs building in the subdivision. Minutes from numerous past city council meetings reveal two major issues previous and current officials faced: how to get the road completed, and how to address hillside stability concerns. As far back as 1990, meeting minutes show that city engineer Kent Jones recommended the services of a competent geotechnical engineer address lot grading, slope stability, soil erosion and earthquake hazards. He thought an engineer should be hired to determine if the lots were build-abl- e. Jones also recommended that improvements, such as roads, be constructed prior to building permit issuance, or that an escrow account be established to eroding mountainside guarantee completion. Eventually, the council placed a moratorium on affected unfinished lots while they wrestled with the problems. At that point, city officials shifted the burden of road construction to in from Lakeside Review ' the vegetation. If you put in curb and gutter up there, by the next rainstorm it will be all full of mud again anyway. Council member Dan Phelps agreed. Probably the most significant thing is getting the erosion stopped. This road could take several years, he said. And Mayor Richard Harvey acknowledged, We might have an interest as a city to build temporary retention because we may have some liability as a city if that gets into the storm systems and the water systems of Utah." But according to city manager Richard Marchant, the imposition of those requirements "never happened. Cutler has experienced his own trations as well. In October of 1994, after building his home, Cutler was advised that a lien had been placed on his home by the city, indicating the property has been determined to be in with the City Building Regulations, city documents state. Cutler is willing to pave half the road and put in curb and gutter and sidewalk in front of his lots and put in a storm drain. However, he cannot pay for this work or for the landscaping of his lot unless he can take out a loan; and he cannot procure a loan until the lien on his property is removed. Marchant is quoted in those minutes as stating that he is not sure whether Mr. Cutler is technically liable for put At the council meeting, homeowner John Morris said, The road is probably less important than what hes done to that hillside. Hes totally destroyed all frus- Council meeting minutes of June 1 997 state, ting in those improvements. He indicated Cutler had expressed that in order to do the improvements, have to sell one of his other lots, but he couldnt sell a lot with a lien on the property. The only legal thing we can do at this time is cite him, and that wont get anything done, Marchant stated. We need to get an attorney insaid council member Dale Green, who agreed with Harveys statement and made a motion that included acquiring a legal opinion on the matter and undertaking a preliminary title report to determine current standing of the affected lots. volved, Green also suggested he and council member Phelps accompany Public Works Director Jack Palmer up to the area to make an on-sidetermination of how to temporarily address the erosion problems. te The council voted unanimously in vor of the motion. University study seeks women with osteoporosis Women 65 or older who are not taking estrogen or other medication for osteoporosis are being sought for a study. The Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes is seeking women to participate in a study of new medication at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Osteoporosis, which primarily affects women, causes loss of bone calcium due to the reduced production of female hormones after menopause. effects of the Some long-terdisease include the increased risk of fractures and spinal compression leading to a bent-ovposture. The study medication is free m er to participants, who also will receive, without cost, a physical examination, a spinal bone density scans, pap smear and mammograms. X-ra- y, The study will last three years, during which participants will be required to come to the hospital approximately nine times. For, more information about participating in the study, call (801) 581-377- 2. RV center owner helps state reach immunization goals with donation KAYSVILLE - For many years, Utah has experienced one of the nations lowest immunization rates among children up to age 2. That statistic is turning around, thanks to help from concerned citizen and business-owne- r Craig Jensen, CEO and president of Blaine Jensen and Sons RV Center in Kaysville. For the past two years, Jensen RV has donated a Fleetwood Bounder motorhome to be used n effort. in the The motorhome is converted into a mobile nurses station which, during a period, travels across the state, pulling up to convenient sites like grocery stores and schools and offering vaccinations. The goal is set for 90 percent statewide immunization by the year 2000 for children from birth to 2 years. In those past two years with Jensens help, the statewide Every Child By Two Immunization Task Force has inched closer to its goal. In 1996, only 645 of Utahs children, ages birth to 2 years, were adequately immunized, according to statistics from the Utah Department of Health. In 1997, that statistic had risen to 69 percent. Care-A-Va- th Certainly our partnership with Blaine Jensen and Sons RV Center has been invaluable. No one person or organization can do everything needed to educate a community about immunizations or provide access to immunization services. But working together with local businesses and organizations like Blaine Jensen RV, we are able to make a major impact," said Christine Perfili, Utah Department of Health, Division of Community and Family Health Services. Jensen was featured at a 1996 summer news conference with the first lady of Utah and immunization task force chairwoman, Jacalyn Leavitt. Nothing is more gratifying than helping children stay healthy. 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