Show I i Bonding To Soothe Troubled Waters j Davis County residents are changing the long established patterns for runoff water THEY BUILD homes which keep water from sinking into the ground Then they m make a k e roads that carry it places it never did go by itself To make matters worse residents build some of these homes right next to creeks where water has been going fr for centuries Through h 1 landscaping and s cap in g and building they make the Ule water watercourse watercourse course narrower and narrower FLOODING IS a growing threat in the county Now planning plan plan- ping ning is beginning Davis County commissioners have a study made to determine what can be done It proposes ways to work out the problem I THE PLAN was presented briefly Wednesday evening to members of the Bountiful city council Cost is estimated at about 4 2 1 million for the entire county said Larry Alsop of Caldwell Richards son the company making the study COMMISSIONERS propose pro p 0 s e eUle the Ule county bond to raise funds to pay the cost We figure it would I take lake a levy of 2 4 3 mills to pay I the bonds according to Ken I I Newman of Edward L L. L Burton company fiscal agents At least this is what it would h cost at first he told the council We based this figure conservatively conservatively conserva- conserva estimating county growth at only 1 million assessed valuation val val- per year |