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Show Lindon Council raises disposal rates Waste disposal rates for Lindor residents will increase from $4 to $4.25 at the first of the year it was decided during city council meeting Nov. 3. The present $4 rate is the direct cost from the disposal company and does not include any cost to the city for processing the bills. The council felt an allowance should be made for administrative costs and contingencies. The city has at times had to absorb costs when someone moves out before paying due bills. Also, should a house remain vacant beyond six months, the city would be required to pick up the bill since the waste company charges the fixed amount regardless whether garbage is picked up at a house or not, while the city exempts the owners of vacant homes after six months. There were two dissenting votes among councilmen on the rate hike William Johanson and LeRoy Jacklin. Councilman Johanson brought up the question of requiring all home occupations to have business licenses. The subject had been discussed at the last ...Jiai.,i;.ig Commission meeting and it was the mi.;n feeling of tha group that such licenses should j n' jt be required if the business is not I ' -ingin in any revenue to the city M v (Continued on page 2) i i. would try to issue a proclamation allowing hunting in certain areas of - the city during the pheasant season only. Backlund reported on the suits which the city has pending. The city is presently engaged in legal action with Merrill Gappmayer involving the water tank east of the city. - The attorney informed the council of planned action in the city's attempt to recover monies from beneficiaries within a special improvement district. Lindon (Continued from page 1) anyway. The council is considering the possibility of putting an income-based limit on those that would be required to obtain a license. Councilman Ed Winters, head of parks and recreation, suggested to ; the council that an alternative to the proposed development of Lindon I Park might be a civic center in- ! eluding a city hall, fire station, and ! post office. ; '. The committee for the park : development is looking at several ; alternative plans before making final recommendations. I The city has signed an agreement with Orem for water treatment, reported Councilwoman Diane ' Hacking. ' The council discussed citizen : inquiries regarding pheasant hunting : within the city limits. The city has an ; ordinance which prohibits the ; discharge of firearms within the city limits. 7. The council concluded that under the present ordinance they could not take exception to the law this year, however, at the suggestion of John Backlund, attorney for the city, the council decided that next year they |