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Show V 11 T Davis COG to chew on j time Roads, impact fees to be among topics at dinner Antelope Elementary with lawmakers Davis Bureau Standard-Examin- FARMINGTON - The din-- i ner chat Davis mayors plan to j . ; ! a grand several issues By BRYON SAXTON t Having have with local lawmakers may result in impact fee indigestion, or worse yet, a state lawmaker stomachache. The Davis Council of Govem- ments will hold its annual dinner with area lawmakers on April 8 with the place and time still to be determined. COG, which discussed last week the dinner conversation menu, is hoping to have the dinner at the Legacy Center at the Davis FairPark in west Farming- ton. The center is slated to open that same day. For dinner COG members hope to discuss with area lawmakers the jurisdictional transfer of state roads to cities and an update on the states transportation plans. And for desert, a hearty dish of impact fee dialogue will be served. Davis mayors are concerned lawmakers still may consider capping impact fees for municipalities at 2 percent, in turn forcing some cities to raise taxes. A bill that would have severely restricted impact fees was killed in the Senate during the last week of this legislative session. Some lawmakers have vowed similar legislation will make its return in 1999. Its like playing the fourth quarter over again. If you dont like the score, play it again, said Bountiful Mayor John Cushing of lawmakers who initially re quested cities justify their need for the fees. He said now that lawmakers have discovered they can, at the request of home building groups and developers they feel obligated to revisit the issue. They dont like the answer, Farmington Mayor Greg Bell said of lawmakers. To head off impact fee limit talk before it can start, two of Davis Countys biggest hitters, Cushing and Layton Mayor Jerry Stevenson, said they will prepare a list of items impact fees have students invite grandparents to school for a fun day together By LORI J. NAKAYU Standard-Examin- correspondent SOUTH WEBER - South Weber is drafting an amortization ordinance to deal with the controversy that has arisen over the growth and expansion of the Claude Nix Construction Company, which is located in a residential suburban zone. Over the years the construction company has expanded its operation, and neighboring residents say it now encroaches upon them. In February, South Weber city council members voted to deny Nix Construction a conditional use permit as recommended by the planning commission that would have allowed the company to continue to operate from its current location at 1458 E. South Weber Drive, and instead invoked an amortization schedule calling for the relocation of the Nix Construction Company within four years. Last week the planning commission held a work meeting to discuss the amortization, a proposal that would allow a businesses to operate FARMINGTON - A new United States Post Office building in Farmington is fast becoming a reality. The city council recently received a report from Councilman David Dixon and City Manager Max Torbush on a meeting with postal officials. The group reviewed )R COPY ; ' FARMINGTON Phone customers can now trace calls Farmington residents will now have many of the convenient and telephone safety services offered to US West customers in other cities. Up until recently, Farmington residents were restricted in the types of services the telephone company could provide. Until the new switching system was installed, citizens could not trace harassing or obscene phone calls. Now with "Call Trace 57" residents can be assured of help in the event of inappropriate telephone contacts. There is a charge of $1 .85 per trace assessed. In addition to call trace, these following new services are being offered; caller ID, call rejection, anonymous call rejection, pnonty call, selective call forwarding, last call return and continuous redial. US West has an introductory offer combined service options which gives free installation. Call 1 (800) for more 452-002- 2 information. plat approval In a rare 1 vote, the city council approved the final plat approval for the Lakeview Hills 4-- LUNCHTIME; At GRANDPARENTS right, Jordan Nielsen, 6, gets some help with her lunch from her aunt Diane Wall. DAT; In top photo, Mandy Carroll, 5, is blessed with two visiting Jordan's grandparents. Gem Carroll (left) and grandparents live far away so her aunt came to spend the day with her at Antelope Elementary in Maxine Hampton. Above, Jake Adams, 6, hugs his grandfather Colon Pittman Clearfield. goodbye. AMY NPWMAN SUnOdfO Efcamner alternative sites in the downtown area of Farmington. Over the past few years, we have seen business grow at our post office to the point that we now have to expand our building or relocate to another location, said Jeffrey Hint, Farmington postmaster. "We need to make this change so we can continue to give the best possible service and safety environment in which to con- - subdivision. Controversy centered on whether or not the developer should be allowed to utilize one of the lots. A large pressure imgation line runs across the lot s easement which may or may not render Lot 1 Irt the development useless or marginal. City staff was assigned by the council to work with the developer to come up with a solution to the problem. One proposal, which will need further study and city council approval would be for the city to trade land on one side of the development for land in the unbuildable area. d COMING SATURDAY duct business." Postal officials have indicated that if the city could buy the site and assemble the ground, they would reimburse the city when construction begins. Three potential locations are being cone lot on the sidered. Option A is a northeast corner of 100 I ast and State e lot on the Street. Option B is a on 100 last between east side 1.5-acr- 1.25-acr- mid-bloc- k V State Street and 100 North. Option C is a e lot on the southwest corner of Main Street and 100 North. The two major considerations are cods and the location. Farmingtons downtown master plan indicates the importance of keeping the post office downtown. Post office officials want public input. Mail suggestions to Flint at the pent office within the next ,10 days 1.5-acr- Learning Independence Clearfield High disabled unit teaches students life skills as well as classroom skills. Read about it in the next Lakeside Review. , ' , j Council gives final See NIX2 r anyway. Council members and city staff will be out of town, attending the Utah League of Cities and Towns annual meeting in St. George. The following council meeting promises to be jam packed, making up for lost time, said City Manager Alex 546-852- Farmington looking at sites for new post office building Standard Examiner correspondent The city council voted to cancel its meeting April 16. Nobody wouldve shown up Among items tabled until the meeting May 7 are several rezone requests and a public hearing on a possible master plan amendment. The plan to include space for a Business Research Park north of State Road 193, around the Sun Hills Golf Course, has been postponed at numerous planning commission and council meetings. However, Jensen said the public should expect the issue to move forward and be debated in May. Residents who want more information on the proposed changes before the public hearing are asked to to call the Community Development office at for a set length of time over By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Layton Jensen. paid for in their cities and present it to lawmakers at the dinner. Stevenson said without impact fees, something Layton City relies heavily on in paying for storm drain, property taxes could raise on homeowners by as much as 35 percent in trying to pay for the impact rapid development has had on their city. Every community has different needs, he said. Stevenson said he is hopeful a list of projects might show lawmakers the need for the fees. Cushing said this time around they wont have election leverage in their comer as they did this session. State lawmaker seats are up for election this spring and fall. South Weber Mayor Henry Dickamore said at the dinner meeting he will ask lawmakers what small cities like his are going to do without being able to assess needed impact fees should they change the formula. Cushing said he hates to ruin the dinner party plans, but said he fears lawmakers see the present formula needing to be fixed. They definitely think it is broken, he said. which it could amortize its investments and find another place to operate. Although only a couple dozen people attended the planning commission work meeting, more than 50 business owners and concerned citizens filled the South Weber Council Chambers at a council meeting the week before. The standing room only crowd at that council meeting wanted to voice concerns about the amortization process the city is invoking against the Nix construction company. The proposed ordinance has outraged most of South Webers business owners. Several construction companies in South Weber are located in residential suburban zoned areas, and owners of these other construction companies, as well as owners of other small businesses in South Weber, are among those upset over the way the city is proceeding with Nix Construction. Many of these business owners said they feel that if one of their neighbors complains to the city about anything that their businesses are in jeopardy of being ousted next. Council members tried to re- - L0SV2ITS Council cancels April 16 meeting Ordinance tackles construction brouhaha South Weber drafting proposal to make company relocate BW |