OCR Text |
Show New Fire Chief . . . City Council Met Tuesday Evening At the regular meeting of the city council held Tuesday evening, the council discussed the need for replacement of sewer lines, noted that a portion of Manila has been annexed to the city and began plans for a planning plan-ning commission to be called from residents of that area. They also discussed the problems with the proposed county fire agreement, agree-ment, reviewed action to be taken to remedy drainage problems, reviewed planning commission minutes and recommendations, discussed bank services, appointed a new fire chief and assistant fire chief, and approved payment for the work completed at the new Battlecreek Park. Sewer Line Replacement Councilman D. Ford West discussed with the council the need to replace the sewer line on 600 West and also the line running through the rodeo grounds. This work is needed to reduce the amount of infiltration entering the collection system. It was noted that an infiltration study has been completed and will be submitted to E.P.A. in the near future and upon acceptance by them, the city can apply for funding to do the necessary work to reduce the amount of infiltration in this line. Manila Annexation Mayor Cornell Haynie reported that Phase I of the Manila annexation had been recorded last Thursday and that the city is now providing services to the people in the annexed area. This area extends north from 1100 North to the Church road and west to 1500 West (county street, approx. 4300 West). The council discussed representation representa-tion of the area on the city planning commission and the organization of a planning committee selected from area residents to recommend planning plann-ing and zoning of the annexed area. These appointments will be discussed at the next meeting of the council. Mayor Haynie also reported that at the recent council of Mayors meeting there were only two cities who had accepted the county's proposed pro-posed fire agreement. Concerning the newspaper article which appeared recently stating, that Pleasant Grove had terminated its contract with the county for fire service, he stated that there was not a contract to terminate, since the city has not had a written agreement with the county for several years. He also indicated that several other cities have not signed the 1979 county fire agreement. Concern of residents in the recently recent-ly annexed area over two group homes for the mentally retarded was discussed. The residents are concerned concern-ed about the clustering of this type of home in one area. The council felt that a letter should be sent to the person having the homes built, asking for a clarification clarifica-tion of the use of the homes and expressing ex-pressing the concern of the residents. Councilman West recommended that action to taken by the appropriate ap-propriate parties to clean the ditches on Proctor Lane and 1300 West. The council felt that the city wil provide cleaning of the ditch on 1300 West but that the county has the responsibility respon-sibility for Proctor Lane. A letter will be sent to the county suggesting that action be taken in this matter. Planning Commission Minutes The minutes of the Planning Commission Com-mission held Dec. 6th were reviewed. Relative to requests for home occupations occupa-tions by David Young and Reed |