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Show Council Deals With Variety Of City Issues Minutes of the meeting of the Panguitch City Council show a variety of issues addressed and decisions made. The council agreed to purchase a $60 ad in the program for Color Country Rockhound gem and mineral show scheduled for May 9-11. 9-11. Unable to locate a publication, Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Public Buildings, City Attorney Pat Nolan recommended that the council proceed with action on the Max Orton property in the same manner as it had with the Mosdell property. The council approved a letter written by City Manager Bruce Fullmer to the Environmental Protection Agency protesting its proposal to require monthly testing of every city water source, which, Fullmer pointed out, could cost the city in excess of $25,000 in 1987, requiring an increase of $5 per month in water rates. Bill and Marian Frandsen presented their annual animal See COUNCIL Page 9) City Council QiiiHEZED control report to the council, noting that the sale of dog licenses is down from previous years. Council members indicated to Frandsen that.. , he should pick up all dogs running loose. They discussed the problem of people cutting fence wires at the city's dog pound to release their confined animals and the feasibility of stronger fencing. They were in favor of a door-to-door effort to license all dogs. The council approved 50 percent of stall rentals, impound fees and dog license fees for the Frandsens retroactive to Jan. 1 and agreed that the dog pound must be repaired. The council agreed to a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone letting dogs out of the dog pound or those responsible for vandalism at the city park, with all information to be kept confidential con-fidential as to its source. Council members Denny Orton, Frank Houston and Bob Smith who had met earlier with city police officers reported the officers had said they had trouble selling impounded im-pounded vehicles because the state had claimed ownership of them. The officers said they felt that because the city had incurred both the resonsibility and expense of impounding im-pounding the vehicles, it should be permitted to sell them. Firemen Russell Bulkley, Wayne Miller, Dave Dodds and John Houston who had traveled to Salt Lake City earlier to purchase equipment for the fire department -asked permission for the following ,. .future purchases: Nose cups or rubber masks to prevent fogging at , $35 each, five kits; two disposable kits that a firemen can wear over his turnout gear for chemical fires, at $40 each; and a 1979 Ford three-quarter-ton pickup with utility bed at $2,300. The council approved the purchases. The council agreed to accept bids on a new concrete floor for the shop at an estimated $3,500. The council approved a zoning committee made up of Ray Barnes, Hope Goulding, Grant Houston, Patrick Nolan, Barbara Orton, Bruce Owens and Robert Smith. Members of the Board of Adjustments Ad-justments are Alden Black, Clark Howard, Jerry LeFevre, George Proctor and Robert Smith. Goals listed by the council for 1986 include grading the streets, barrow pits and ditches; creating a better relationship with employees and better staff meetings; a power study; emphasis on economic development, beautification; vacant lot problems and junk cars; blacktop at the school; the city's swimming pool agreement; improved im-proved animal control; decreased spending, protecting of surplus; a sidewalk program; increased law enforcement; resolving of the Mosdell issue; and better public awareness and communciation. |