Show Tells Chamber About And City Problems Mayor Morris who is in his thirteenth year of Bountiful city told a Chamber of Commerce member of the vast changes in government over the YOU get involved with federal funds you have taken the pill that will eventually kill D.C. controls just about every move we said mayor of nine Thirteen years ago he began as a city if Bountiful wanted to put in a storm sewer and had the money they could install it with no questions if we want to put in a storm sewer we must go through the Council of Governments mayor in the county plus the County the Wasatch Front Regional five we started the ice we decided to have a rink without a top because we couldn't afford We found we couldn't get federal funds unless we covered the We had to have federal funds to get the project because the bond issue wasn't enough to do the D.C. is getting involved so much they have split the nation into regions-we are Region 8 with North and South Wyoming and Huge compilations are required to receive project he By the time it goes that way and comes it takes a long time to get anything IS no way Bountiful or any other city can survive without accepting federal he I was first elected as I was dead set against federal I haven't made a complete about-face but enough to know we must accept it if we are to time Congress or the state legislature the people who operate cities they meet they cost us They don't realize it and they don't provide a way to return it to the MAYOR is going to D.C. March 2nd to lobby for Federal Revenue isn't going to be a pleasure he federal revenue sharing Bountiful citizens' taxes will increase There is no way you can meet demands of citizens with the taxes that are paid in our Without federal revenue they would be at least HE LAMENTED the lack of citizen interest unless something on their Many nights at city council there are one or two who endure the even though many decisions are being There are other times when you can't get them all in the room or even in the foyer because someone is getting their feelings hurt because of the actions of the THOUGH the mayor doesn't have a he tries to speak his He told of an incident during the controversy over Planned Parenthood in little girl came up to me and told me I was taking away her I told her I may be taking away some of her privileges but while I I am saving some ASKED me how she could get me out of said the He told her he came up for election soon and she could campaign her heart out against have strong he His background includes five years in the ten years as a hard rock miner and his younger days on the Wyoming desert as a sheep you've been a hard rock miner for ten you're not a he FINALLY came to my senses at the age of 33 and went back to Since then I have gained strong he people don't like the only thing they can do is get rid of THE CITY has attempted to get opinions from its he pointed in order to get federal the city hired a man to work on an hourly basis to bring in federal In order to get federal funds you must be up to date with laws passed everyday in Very few in the State of Utah could You could count them on one he HERSCHEL Hester is working for Bountiful and other cities on an hourly part-time Under his direction a letter an entire newspaper was put in the Clipper asking citizens to list priorities which they thought the city They were asked to return the questionnaire to city Only 38 replies were received out of a city of about The Clipper goes to about 60 percent of the city's THERE WERE four public meetings held to get public input on priorities to receive No more than At two of the there were no private Mayor was unable to attend the meetings because of an was legitimate he was one of those nose bleeds that cost a trip to the hospital and OUT OF the 51 items the first priority was to cross Barton and Mill Creek Canyon and complete Davis There were thirteen who listed that as their first Second priority was shared by several including downtown senior citizens a new power a mini-bus a solid waste disposal bicycle paths and development of canyon THERE ARE others who want to buy ground in Park Canyon to preserve it from that it is owned by it would go at a terrific I have no idea where the city would come up with the he have developers who are building not by the but the Others who want to annex and could build another BOUNTIFUL now owns all of the springs that come from the mountains and could provide water to the city would need another power source within the next four to five according to the Water for development is a problem that will face the entire Wasatch BOUNTIFUL will complete its last curb and gutter district this It will be the largest curb and gutter improvement district they have The mayor advocated consolidation with surrounding would be the best thing for our he least if you had a master plan it could be The way it is now you can't continue a master plan because you don't know what your neighbors are going to HE POINTED out that Bountiful would be the lower in consolidation plan because the city is already benefit would come to our children in about 25 years because things could develop as they |