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Show I Tora ip u "We are as disturbed as anyone when the streets are torn up," said City Manager Grant Petersen. "But when a city grows as fast as Bountiful, streets are continually being torn up to provide utilities utili-ties for homes and new construction." "NORMALLY, when we re-surface a street, we send out notices to all utilities such as telephone, gas, water, etc. requesting them to do any work that needs to be done before it is re-surfaced. It never fails, before the asphalt gets cold, they are tearing it up again," he said. Construction in Bountiful hasn't been effected by the recession of the past two years. MR. PETERSEN told Kiwanians the status of the city regarding water supplies, electrical power, flood control on creeks, Davis Boulevard, police department and fire departments. Many ask the question-will the city outgrow its water supply? "Volume-wise, we have plenty of water. We have some we will never use. THERE ARE several wells in the lower portion of the city that are not being used at the present time because pumping it is expensive. "We try to use the higher sources first," he said. "Since electrical power developments need seven or eight years lead time, the city is studying avenues for a new power source. At the present time, 75 percent is purchased and 25 percent is generated from diesel, according to Mr. Petersen. THE CITY is presently paying 6-7 mills per kilowatt hour but authorities throughout the country say power costs will raise up to 40 mills per kilowatt hour in the future. The city-owned power department is still offering residents 26 percent lower power bills than neighboring cities and other benefits such as income for development in the city. FOR THE last several years, $20,000 per year has been in the city budget for street lighting. About 200 new street lights are installed per year, making the view more impressive for night drivers coming from the north. "WE HAVE been lucky but we could get hurt with floods," said Mr. Petersen. "The immediate task is to enlarge culverts cul-verts along Miilcreek." There has been a lot of emotion in the city concerning the creeks. A proposal of the city fathers to enlarge creeks and hard-surface the bottoms caused floods of inquiries at city hall. "PUBLIC hearings would have to be held and all suggestions taken into consideration con-sideration before a decision is made concerning con-cerning construction for creek control." Most of the creek area that needs to be widened is in public ownership going through the school grounds, the library and city hall area. "SOME PROPERTY would have to be condemned and ownership taken through the courts," said Mr. Petersen. Another emotional issue in the city is the construction of Davis Boulevard. "It is our only solution to meet transportation needs of the city for a north-south access," ac-cess," said the city manager. LAW SUITS and lack of money are delaying part of it while construction and preliminary development has begun on other sections. Land has been purchased for the crossing cross-ing of Miilcreek Canyon and will probably be constructed with a combination of structure and landfill. "SINCE THE average crook won't be able to afford teleprinters, the police department will be able to again have the advantage of sending messages without the general public hearing them. "Bountiful "Boun-tiful will spend $89,000 for a teleprinter system for the police department," says Mr. Petersen. The fire department's goal of hiring enough full time men to man the station around the clock will take two or three years to complete, but it is one of the city's goals. THERE WILL be plenty of equipment for the substation that is planned in the southeast part of the city, according to Mr. Petersen. The city is looking into the possibility of receiving funding for an ambulance but there are still some political differences surrounding the existing service and the economic damage from resulting competition. |