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Show h I Lindon Council says I Redevelopment Agency Bylaws OK J" By LINDA HARRIS Before starting the city council J meeting last April 21 Lindon's r councilmen and mayor, acting as board members and chairman of the " Lindon City Redevelopment Agency, met and voted to adopt the bylaws of the agency as set forth and also to 3 recommend to the city council that light industry, industrial, and commercial com-mercial zoning districts be designated as development or survey areas. Following the agency meeting, the men met as a city council body and approved the bylaws and recommendations recom-mendations as outlined. , ,'. The next step in getting funding for , Development through" tax increment financing is to submit a preliminary plan to the planning commission at their meeting on April 27 recommending recom-mending a specific area within the three zoning areas to be targeted for development first. The Council hopes to have a final plan drawn up by mid-May and then conduct a hearing on it at the end of June. During the council meeting, Ideal Waste Company was granted a new : contract to extend over the next five years. With Ideal's costs having risen over the past year, they requested a minor increase in their service rates. The rate agreed upon by the council will be $4 25 per residence rather than the current $4. This reflects an increase in-crease of 6 percent and is reportedly still cheaper than many of the I surrounding cities. Two Lindon women representing I the Utah Association of Women announced an-nounced the formation of a Lindon chapter of that organization. Some of the projects they hope to sponsor or encourage are development of a neighborhood watch, ordinances controlling cable TV, and self-protection. self-protection. The Community Progress Com mittee, newly reorganized, is already busy creating a book of the history of Lindon and plan to have it ready soon. Plans are underway to put up signs giving directions to the Lindon -Welfare Services Center of the LDS . Church. The church plans to finance the cost of the signs and the city has agreed to install them. Many people have had difficulty finding their way to the center, representatives said. The council has voted to route all their sewer lines to the Orem plant rather than the Timpanogas Special Service District. The savings in the next seven years will amount to approximately $300,000, according to ; councilmen. The city would also like to make use of the CUP water treatment plant in Orem and exchange some of their irrigation shares for treated water. The water from Deer Creek would be diverted to the plant and then con-. con-. veyed to Lindon via Orem lines. The move is designed to save turning on the pumps in Lindon. The city has received 100 percent funding on the summer youth program rather than the expected 50 percent. The State has approved financing of sidewalks to be installed along State Street. The plan is to have it done in sections starting with the west side of State at the top of Lindon hill. The city has received $4,800 in funds from residential development and intends to have a public hearing in May on suggestions for use of the money as a capital improvement project, such as the possible creation of a soccer playing area. Anyone interested in giving their input should come to the meeting. Date will be announced by the city council. Purchase of a 4-wheel drive vehicle for the police department is being considered. The vehicle would be used to patrol areas such as Dry Canyon. |