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Show Timpanogos Sewer District Fate Uncertain s Coonvy Commission Gets Go Ahead FROM THE Provo Herald The fate of Timpanogos Sewer District is uncertain. Mayors of four north Utah County communities revealed at a Friday evening meeting with Utah County commissioners. com-missioners. Some objections to the establishment of the county service area required for the regional sewage treatment system have been voiced by city councilmen from Pleasant Grove, it was revealed at the meeting. One of them, Frank Mills, was present at the Friday meeting and voted against having the county commission proceed with establishment of the service district. On April 1 of this year mayors of Pleasant Grove, American Fork and Alpine sent a formal request to the county commission asking for establishment of the county service district for sewage treatment only. At that time they informed the comrni3?ion that the district would include only the four incorporated cities, with provisions being established in the charter for the district to provide service for the unincorporated areas when the need develops. "The plan as proposed has included capacity for the areas designed in your proposed land use plan for future urban areas in Highland, Manila, and C-edar C-edar Hills." they wrote the county commission. They also asked for creation of the district within 60 days in order or-der to meet their required time schedule. Commissioners said Friday they had been awaiting a final go-ahead from the cities, after the required advertising of legal notices. Mayor Cornell Haynie of Pleasant Grove questioned whether the voters of his city would approve a bond election to help finance the district. Mayor Malcolm Beck of American Fork urged all cities to support establishment of the district, stating that the bond election must come later. He declared that if the cities should vote against the b ond election, the district will then be abolished. Mr. Beck also expressed the opinion that two or three cities could not support the district, since it would take all to make it work. "If we go on an individual basis we aren't goling to get matching funds and the cost for consumer use is going to be considerably higher. All our studies have shown the cost is lower if the cities plan a combined system "" ke declared. ' Ae m Mayor Haynie said another meeting was scheduled for July 27 and indicated he would know better how his city felt about it after that. The Timpanogos Sewer Treatment System has been in the planning stage for several years. Mayor Don A. A. Christiansen Christian-sen of Alpine declared that the sewage problem must be solved, and the residents of all the cities have a responsibility in solving it. He declared that he felt the regional system was the best plan for all concerned. con-cerned. With one dissenting vote, the city representatives asked the county commission to proceed with establishing the district. In an earlier meeting, Rick Jackman, deputy county attorney, at-torney, asked why the cities had not included the entire north end of the county in the district's legal description. He said state law allows for a special improvement of special taxing district to be reduced in size, but not enlarged, so it would be necessary to establish new service areas for sections annexed an-nexed to the original district. Mayor Beck said the c ities could contract with other areas to provide service, or could hold new elections periodically to enlarge the district. Mayor Beck pointed out that the cities have no authority to promote the district beyond their own boundaries. v |