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Show jTHE NATIONAL ENTERPRISE, Hi. I I at What do vou do if you don't want your opponents to vote against you in vour country? Why, make sure they dont live in your country, of course. That bit of logic has been used by Emigration Canyon property owners who recently submitted a cleverly gerrymandered annexation request to Salt Lake City. The to questions and suggestions we receive from our customers. You are warmly invited to participate. Questions and suggestions regarding r electricity, your electric service or energy conservation are weiccme. Insulation is most important Idlo which would include almost three square miles if finally approved by city commissioners, could pave the way for development in the canyon. Dave Johnson of Bonneville Associates, a political consulting firm which prepared the petitions and collected property owners' signatures, explained that residents in one substantial area south of Emigration Canyon Road were excluded from the annex request because of their opposition to the plan. annexation, can save on my I heating bills this winter? Adequately insulating your home is the single most important thing you can jdo to conserve energy and reduce your heating bills, no matter what kind of fuel you A use. A qualified insulation contractor can help you J determine your needs. Other I ways to prevent heat loss: 5 Caulk cracks and add I weather-strippin- g around doors and windows. Install storm windows and doors. Turn off heat vents and close off rooms not in use. Set your thermostat at the lowest setting you comfortably can j ideally, 68 F. during the j day, as much as five degrees :jj j lower at bedtime and even lower when you're away from j j home Criteria met Under state law, a majority of residents and of owners of at least the assessed value of property in an area proposed for annexation must petition a city for annexation before the city can consider the matter. The criteria were met with 68 out of 120 owners signing for one 1,774-acr- e area and four others signing for an adjoinone-thir- d extended periods, Close shades and draperies at night. Keep damper tightly closed when your fireplace is not in use. And make sure doors and windows are always ing seven-acr- e plot. shut tightly. if you have Johnson explained the children, consider installing residents in the area opposed automatic door closers on the to annexation were excluded outside doors they use most. so that something they didnt Address your questions or want would not be imposed suggestions to Reddy Kilowatt, P.O. Box 899, Salt Lake City, Utah upon them. He also pointed 84110. Due to space limitations, out if they wore annexed to the all questions and suggestions city, they would be required cannot be printed in this column, by law to hook into a sewer but each will be answered. line the city would build if their property was within 300 feet of the line. That would be a cost burden, particularly for those who had already built septic tanks and dug wells. L-- r asBgfisau Annexation plea excludes opponents I'm Reddy Kilowatt, your friend Utah Power. This column is devoted How 11 Emigration Canyon Lets get a bit more light on the subject! i OCTOBER 12, 1977 Bonneville had been retained by J. Douglas Bowers and James L. Soren- n son of Construction to determine what would be necessary in developing their canyon property, Johnson said. Bonneville's was that annexation, finding which would bring important city services such as sewer line construction, would be necessary in order to implement the companys plans for building homes and a small Bowers-Sorenso- Landes said his group's objection was to annexation in a piecemeal manner without a master plan being developed in advance. Mayer Ted Wilson and Commissioner Herm Hogensen said they would oppose that kind of annexation, Landes claimed. He asserted it was important for canyon residents to know in advance what problems they might face as part of the that without an adequate sewage system LeRov A. center. growth increased chances of contaminating wells. The petition for the smaller plot was submitted by Francis J. Meik. city. The land is quarter of the way up shopping canyon resident who submitted the petitions for the larger portion of land, said he was primarily interested in getting sewers installed there. He said the canyon would be developed whether or not it became part of the city, and Drechsel, a YOUR FRIENDLY OFFICE SUPPLY STORF. Bowers-Sorenso- n about a the canyon. Johnson said the petition area includes more land to the east of the Bowers-Sorenso(near Camp property Kostopolos,) because owners there indictated they wanted to be included. Thus, the proposed new part of the city includes about a third of the CENTRAL OFFICE SUPPLIERS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE... n canyon. The annexation issue has been a controversial one in Emigration Canyon for a number of years and the arguments are not likely to stop now. 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