Show Communities Inch Toward Lid land Fill Garbage Dump Damp A new concerted effort cHort to geta gela get gel a sanitary land fill dump r replacing re replacing re- re placing the present open air variety was started this week A SPECIAL meeting held in inthe inthe inthe the Bountiful city hall brought representatives of oC most south Davis County communities along with wilh the county together to discuss the issue isue While the matter has been under discussion for several years years and contracts have been leen studied back and forth the land landfill landfill landfill fill has never become a reality WHY BECAUSE not all the communities would go along with it Bountiful Councilman Paul PaulO 0 Huber said While it is true some could go ahead and andset andset andset set it up this would not be fair Cair because the others would still use it free Everyone Everyone Eer one must be bein bein bein I in on it he said Those who have hare nol not indicated an interest say they have other ways of oC taking care of oC their garbage garbage garbage gar gar- bage either in their own dumpor dump 01 or by other means Centerville has its own area and North Salt Lake has a contract with a private vate vale carrier who is responsible for getting gelling a place to lo dump it TilE TIE ONLY problem is people from these areas still use this dump Bountiful Councilman Albert Albert Al Al- bert Eccles Jr pointed out a survey was made last April to see where the persons using the dump c came me from The re re- re- re suits indicated other use it in inthe inthe inthe the same percentage as those who are paying for it I If these communities will not join with wilh the others some SS tern lem of control would have to be beset beset beset set up so they either arc not allowed to dump or are arc charged for dumping it Jt was affirmed But this would be expensive COUNTY Commission Eugene Tolman said some were afraid of oC the cost of operating a land landfill fill fill dump It was hinted the cost might run 1 per month per family which is excessive Theland Theland The land fill in the north end of oC the i county cost 50 cents per famil family per month for several years This has now been reduced to 25 cents per month he said This cost includes money to purchase purchase pur pur- chase machinery VP pay ay labor and buy land In this latter laller item Hem the proposed proposed pro pro- posed land fill in this area would benefit Bountiful has offered to lease some sonic of or its acres around the present dump for fol 10 per acre per year Since only a portion of the land would be used use this cost would be small The north district paid for 60 acres of oC land COUNCILMAN IAN Tolman proposed proposed pro pro- posed that Bountiful set up the dump b by itself since it is larger than the rest of the area combined combined combined com com- and then charge the others to lo use it However some of oC the other communities felt Celt it would be better betler for Cor all ll t lo to join in informing informing informing forming the district which would give each member one vote In the thc land fill operation trenches are opened garbage put into them and then covered with dirt This keeps flies rodents rodents ro 10 ro- ro dents and birds from carrying the effects throughout the thc area and also helps heip to lo reclaim land and and which has little use otherwise TilE THE QUESTION of oC whether the operation would provide an extra breeding place for mosquitoes mosquitoes mos- mos in the open trenches full of oC water waler was discussed al at althe atthe the meeting Bountiful Councilman Council Council- man L. L F. F Eckman said it should not Experts sa say moss mos mos- must must have water in which the level lc does docs not ate ale Here the level would be bc changing constantly They also like Here there would be none Those areas indicating they are ready now to set up a land landfill landfill landfill fill operation included West Bountiful Woods Cross Bountiful ful CuI and the unincorporated area The representative from Centerville Cen terville said his city cily might be interested and would study the matter mailer North Salt Lake Mayor Clay Allred said Glen Tonge would be assigned to look into the proposal Others named to represent groups included Dee Flitton West Wesl Bountiful Walter Moss Woods Cross Albert E Eccles cles Jr Bountiful and Eugene Tolman county On motion of ot Larry Eckman the gr group up agreed to lo return to their individual councils discuss Ute the proposal and return on March 13 ready to vote for or against |