Show storm term Sewer Answer A complete solution to the sticky storm sewer problem continues to elude the city council of Bountiful THIS TilIS WAS apparent Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day evening as the city council met in its regular meeting Storm sewers weren't on the agenda But did manage to take up considerable time THE TILE QUESTION was posed Does a single home in the area required to pay the per acre storm fee have to pay the fee Or does it apply to just subdivisions As the council resolution now stands only subdivisions have to pay the fee City Engineer Jack Balling said TillS THIS FEE WILL probably i take care of trunk lines for storm sewers eventually he continued But only have been collected during the past I five years i The city just completed a trunk line costing almost showing how little the fee has helped Sometime the fee will catch up with needs though I the engineer said POSSIBLY IN the time of our children it was noted City Recorder Bruce Parkin 11 said the money is coming in inI I much faster now because the is paying when the subdivision is approved He I used to pay when the subdivision subdivision subdivision sion was completed COUNCILMEN pounced on the problem most of them feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing everyone should help to pay for storm sewer lines New homes being built are the ones creating the problem Mayor Morris F. F re re- re- re They should pay the tite cost BUT MR BALLING pointed out the value of homes in Boun Boun- Building is the only real in industry industry industry in- in in the city What is the I value of a building permit to i iI I the city The city is taxing I I heavily now the engineer conI con- con I Adding more might hurt an important business I A PROPOSAL to add about 32 to each building permit of the area involved in the storm sewer fee was discussed at length until City Atty Rendell N. N Mabey pointed out such a afee afee 1 fee would bring only a I year The damage done would I Inot not be worth it The question was then posed What are the people in the storm sewer problem areas doing to help MR MH PARKIN noted the money to pay for the trunk lines came mostly from sales taxes They help to the extent they shop locally he said So after lengthy discussion the council dropped any plan to expand the fee from its present I form In the meantime Mr l I Mabey l and City Manager Grant Petersen will study the matter I further I 1 t I I She Fell for It I That fellow ellow was an impudent impudent impudent I dent fraud How did he manage manage man man- i age to wheedle money out of I you Oh John he told me such sucha I Ia a sad pitiful tale about his poor pOOl wife who was a widow with six little children |