Show rl V h ht t 1 r r R I Jt 0 I 0 IL ILI i I 41 l lF W I L i F r T t a 1 r h d o 4 r 9 r 1141 Y r I G fM r rG rI F y nY nYry ry J c s k t i I I T Y i V 4 t v r HEARING ON I IMPROVEMENTS r About 50 residents of Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- met at the city hall Monday evening to discuss a proposed improvement district district district dis dis- dis- dis that would put sidewalks and curb and gutter into more mor areas of the city THE CITY council took no action on on n approving the district district district dis dis- dis- dis because a court injunction injunction injunction tion filed by Richard Maughn in behalf of John Dawson prohibited any action But the district was discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed at length DEADLINE for filing protests protests protests pro pro- tests against the district was Monday at 5 pm p.m. Mayor Morris F. F told the group It requires 66 percent signing against to defeat the district Protests did not meet th the legal requirement according to figures compiled by Jack Balling city engineer SOME OUT of property property property prop prop- erty owners signed against the district or percent This represented out of of valuation In several areas of the pro pro- posed district a majority of owners did protest On South for example 24 were against with 22 for This contrasted with East where 45 were for the district and 16 against ON 1300 EAST out of 30 owners only nine signed against the district One property owner on South charged the city council with gross misrepresentation tion about the district KEITH TAYLOR said the council had not figured inthe inthe in inthe the cost of buying property which he claimed is owned to the middle of the street In my case alone he said an appraiser said severance damages would cost the city alone If any kind of democratic process is used on this district district district dis dis- dis- dis the sidewalk will not go godown godown godown down South Mr Taylor continued ON STREETS where most property owners are against the improvements the city should not cram it down our Some of those for and against a proposed new improvement district district district dis dis- dis- dis for Bountiful met at the city hall Monday evening for the formal formal formal for for- mal public hearing b W t T Sid W I M A throats If people want the improvements then let them have them he said But why cant can't we have sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks on 5 O South so our children wont won't have to walk walkin in the street to go to Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- High School asked a mother SURELY YOU want to give a little property rather than have children killed on South Its It's time we got a good street When the last district was proposed several years ago which was defeated by property property property prop prop- erty owners filing over the 66 percent we didn't fight for forit forit forit it she continued This time we are CITY A ATTORNEY TT Rendell N. N Mabey replied to the charge of gross tation In all the years I have been associated with the city council council council coun coun- cil I have never seen councilmen councilmen councilmen coun- coun do anything that could be called gross tion This proposed district is no exception YOU OWE the mayor and city council an apology he said Then he answered the charge that most of the property is actually owned to the center center center cen cen- ter of the street which means the city does not own the right of way for sidewalks If true the city would have to buy the right of way I BELIEVE Mr Maughn l wants you to believe there is a question on all the property property property prop prop- erty in the district This is not so There is some question on about 10 percent of the property property property prop prop- erty but that is allIn all In the beginning of the city's history when it was first laid out nearly all descriptions descriptions descriptions listed ownership to the center of the street The city has always been considered the owner however he said MA MAYOR told the Continued on page 2 Sidewalk Continued from front page reason he believes the district is necessary When you walk downtown you walk on sidewalks paid for by others Everyone should have the right to walk on sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks anywhere in the city But you dont don't want to put sidewalks in ONE QUESTION persons at atthe atthe atthe the meeting wanted answered appeared in the notice of in in- in tent Several felt they would have to remove all trees retaining retaining retaining retain retain- ing walls etc at their own expense They were told this is true only if they want to keep them theme Otherwise the contractor will remove them with this cost included in the estimated cost of the district SOME OWNERS were not convinced They felt the wording wording word word- ing was clear and they would be charged extra ACTION ON the injunction against the city proceeding will be completed by the court on June 24 |