| Show Only 20 More Names For Bountiful Annex Only 20 more names on the petition and were we're In said Mrs Leslie Foy one of the spear spear- headers of a petition for annexation annex annex- I atlon to Bountiful jI I EARLIER THIS month residents residents resi- resi dents de on the fringe of the commercial commercial com com- mercial area which was annexed to Bountiful decided to circulate circulate late a petition for annexation to this city She said Petitions are presently presently pres- pres being circulated for annexation an- an to North Salt Lake All they need is is 51 of proPerty owners in favor Once youve you've been formally annexed to a city it Is extremely difficult to get out Its It's too late for apathy WE FELT most of our hors bors and others in our area would be more interested in inan- inan annexation an- an to Bountiful Six representatives from the area on the southwest of B Bountiful ful which fringes the city boundaries bound bound- aries are circulating the peti- peti tion They are Carl flown Arnel Heaps Jerry Whitehead Beth Ned Jensen Maurice Hock Leslie Foy is chairman of the group THE BOUNDARY of 01 the area on th the west is the east side of Vest on on the e east st It is the west side of Orchard DrIve on the north 2200 South to the present city limits and ore on the south to South where I West joIns Orchard Drive It included an actual count of home owners the Foys saId I Committee representatives ves vesI give the following reasons for I annexation to Bountiful being more desirable than annexation to North Salt Lake 1 ANNEXATION has been inevitable for lor some time 2 A large area that Is predominantly predominantly pre pre- dominantly residential has several several sev- sev eral problems ms such as one full time policeman per inadequate ire fire protection resulting resulting re- re In higher ire fire Insurance rates lack of I ties because of 01 the present county system of government large areas of unlighted streets especially around schools and I churches lack of adequate sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks lack of adequate road repair repair re- re pair and upkeep during the win win- ter 3 BY BOUNTIFUL annexing the commercial area directly below the boundaries m me e nI n- n I it tends to make the theres- theres residential res- res area a penInsula projecting projecting pro into the city 4 4 The Utah Municipal League has proposed legislation which would greatly adjust the county mill levy rate so that those areas entirely dependent upon I county services would pay more for them I THIS TIlIS IS BEING presented to the State Legislature as resolution resolution reso- reso lution number five Recent reapportionment reapportionment re- re apportionment strongly favors passage of this resolution In speaking of the resolution Mr Foy said This would destro destroy de- de stroy our only advantage as a county resident by re moving our favorable tax position II TilE THE COMMITTEE for annex annex- atlon admitted that If successful success success- ful there would be a slight increase Increase In- In crease taxes In-taxes but they emphasized em- em d sav savings on certain features resulting from annexation annexation annex annex- would largely offset the tax increase Compared to lor North Salt Lake and for Bountiful Bountiful ful the mill levy for the unincorporated area seems to tomake tomake make quite a difference HOWEVER R IF you owned a ahome ahome home o on quarter one of an acre valued at your our tax would have been in the county in North Salt Lake and in Bountiful On this assumption you'd have paid more by living in Bountiful but II if you now have an average power and light bill of 10 per month you'd save 12 per year on Bountiful Power and Light rates IF YOU OWNED the home in the example your lire fire insurance rates would reduce 8 per year by living in lul ful The committee for annexation said it took its examples from the 1966 mill levy rates from existing power and light rates and through consulting a lire insurance in- in agency The group also said Bountiful planned further reduction In power and light rates GRANT PETERSEN Bountiful ful CuI city manager verified this As 5 of Jan 1 1967 Light and Power rates will willbe willbe be reduced by 10 per cent h he said This ten per cent reduction reduction tion applies to the areas presently presently pres- pres being served by Bountiful Light and Power and to any further extension of the Ice AS NEW AREAS are arc annexed to the city it plans to extend facilities fa- fa for power and light as quickly as possible New areas will benefit from the reduced rates as soon as the service Is extended Since Connie and Leslie Foy i See ANNEX on page Z 2 j ANNEX Continued from front page and their committee spearheaded spearhead spearhead- ed the annexation petition for their neIghborhood other groups on the frInge ot of Bountiful ful have Indicated interest In doIng the same thing the group said ONE THEY know of is starting starting start start- ing on the east sIde ot of Orchard DrIve near the Bountiful bound bound- ary The move toward annexation has been progressIng so well that a tentative date has been set in December for a meeting with Bountiful Mr Foy chairman chairman chair chair- man of the group said lka lk a |
