Show This Winter Will And Runoff Problems By LE ANN BLODGETT in the water will gush down the causing washing and gullies in the bench area and in the low Just how much will depend on how fast the snow thaws and the amount of THE DAVIS County Commission discussed problems relating to a master plan for storm drainage in the southern part of the As new subdivisions are structures and cement replace natural destroying natural catch basins for runoff COMMISSION Chairman Stanley Smoot we need is a master plan so when we approve new we can bind the contractor to an agreement that he will do is necessary to tie the subdivision into the storm drainage About ten years Davis County had a master but it would have taken to put it into effect and the municipalities wouldn't bond for that so it has been done piece meal since THE MASTER storm drainage plan would lay out a pattern of construction permitting the water to drain into the creeks Barton and and into the Great Salt In the problem is to obtain an define the job and have him do The question is what and how can you define the job when new subdivisions and projects are being proposed OUR ELECTED County Glenn might seem to be the logical but there are different angles to view Smoot elected officers are educated and skilled far beyond the salary they are being paid by county government and the engineer and county is one of Austin's counterpart in cities and counties where they are not elected have as much as half again the salary that he is paid as county and so we cannot demand of him percent of his There are three Hire an outside firm and pay them to whatever the amount would authorize as an elected to hire a qualified engineer to bring on his staff and pay him what an engineer would demand there is one or raise Mo Austin's salary comparable to his profession in the COMMISSIONER Glen Flint soon as we raise his other people would want their salaries raised Commissioner Smoot are certain offices in county government that should not be elected because it is hard to pay a man for what he is Commissioner Flint pointed out that they have the same problem in the county attorneys is done needs lo be done says CONTINUED ON 2 Master Plan CONTINUED IROM fRONT Commissioner William came in last night and wanted a You get to think of a large parcel of property as being safe from subdividing because the owner refuses to sell and then suddenly he changes his so you have to be may be that the County Engineer and would be t he best to do the job as he may be more familiar with the pulse of the but other angles must be considered so we can be says Commissioner A meeting will be arranged to give audience to other engineers who may want to get in on the MONEY has been funded by ine county for this which primarily covers the Val Verda and Woods Cross The possibility of getting HUD of Housing and Urban money is because storm drainage is the least priority of President Richard Nixon's budget report asked that funds for HUD be ALSO HUD informs the county that the money they appropriated for the Pages Lane project West Centerville and some unincorporated is included in the area plan and would reduce the possibility of receiving funds for other projects as HUD considers projects on an area-wide basis rather than each community |