Show County Residents Call Annexation Meeting A general meeting for tor all residents of the unincorporated i area ot of south Davis County has I been set for Tuesday Sept 20 at pm p.m. according to Marlow Marlow Mar Mar- low B. B Yost speaking for the Citizens Citizens' Committee members It will wUl be held at South Davis Junior High in the gymnasium IT IS PLANNED at that time timeto to explain in detail all of the advantages of annexation such as reduction in some costs addition or of services presently supplied only by cities and by servIces individually paid aid for but which a city normally pays There is also the nos mall advantage ad- ad vanta vantage e according to r Mr Yost of becoming a part of city where it is possible to be I instrumental in its plannIng and development THE CITIZENS CITIZENS' Committee feels that should they approach Bountiful for annexation the unincorporated unincorporated un- un incorporated area would be totally totally to- to tally absorbed This is part of the reason for inviting North Salt Lake to annex the area Two other influences In the decision are the am amount 0 u n t of acreage which North Sale Lake has already allocated to parks and the economic structure of the city itself THE EXTENSIVE industrial development within the c city 1 t y boundaries is an important consideration consideration con con- with resultant revenue revenue reve- reve nue returned to the city as its share of the state sales tax The 1965 revenue almost equals what was returned to the county doubles what was paid to Farm Farm- Farmington ington and is approximately three times what Woods Cross or Centerville received he said The Citizens Citizens' Corom Committee tte e feels th that t with fine development of industry with within i n the city boundaries the tax structure in North Salt Lake would remain ideal THERE IS A natural division within North Salt Lake now that thatis thatis is conducive to further residential development Most of the industry in- in has been concentrated westward To balance development the Citizens Citizens' Committee tees fees that additional res residential ide n tl a 1 area would be desirable Lake DAVE WEST attorney for North Salt Lake remarked facetiously facetiously fa- fa that it was a question of the unincorporated area annexing annexing an- an nexing North Salt Lake not the theother theother other way around The unincorporated unincorporated area has a POPulation of approximately North Salt Lake has approximately 2500 I IThe The question of whether the unincorporated area ought to incorporate in- in corporate as a city by itself has been explored and de decided c ide d against due to al' al inability to deve de- de ve lop much industrial a are re a within the city b boundaries r I es Without industry there would be a very unattractive j. j ture I A. A OTHER primary consideration consid- consid I in annexation is water I North Salt Lake already has the I water capacity developed to toI I supply further development of homes on the hills hUls east of Orchard Orchard Or- Or I chard Drive I The homes above Orchard are I presently being supplied water I through an auxiliary pump which would possibly not be able I to handle additional load NORTH SALT Lake Attorney West told the Citizens Citizens' Committee Commit Commit- tee that a petition was required to be signed by at least 50 of the property holders within the unincorporated area The petition petition peti- peti tion should represent owners of property totalling at least one one- I third of the entire assessed valI valuation val val- I In the area The petition will be started on Tuesday at the mass meeting It Itis is not anticipated that there will be many objections to annexation annexation an- an and that those which may arise can be logically answered answered an- an and overcome lk ik |