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Show Centerville OKs Cut, Fill Stury By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor CENTERVILLE -- Mayor Neil Blackburn promised that last Tuesday's city council meeting would be short and sweet -- and it was. The meeting lasted only one hour. THE COUNCIL did, however, authorize the city-appointed engineer to make a study of cut and fill at the Parsons Gravel Pit on the northeast section of town. The council approved $200 for the survey and report. Councilman Bruce Erickson said he felt the cut was too steep and was concerned that the pit would be left like some of the others in the area that were not properly sloped and revegetated. MAYOR BLACKBURN said that although it may be a little premature to determine just how the pit will look when finished, he said he did favor an on-site inspection now, before it's too late. "We want it done right in the first place and not have to force them to go back and correct the slope or complete the revegeta-tion," revegeta-tion," he said. THE CITY has contracted Fred Campbell to do whatever engineering is needed for the city and it was agreed to pay $200 for the inspection and report on the pit. Gravel is being hauled from the pit on an 18-hour per day basis to dike and reinforce Utah Power and Light Company utility poles along the east shore of the Great Salt Lake. THE PIT is estimated to have about 1 million tons of gravel left for excavation and the diking project will take about half that amount. So when the current project is completed, within the next two weeks, the pit will only be about half used, it was explained. The council also approved "up to $2,000" be spent on a feasibility feasi-bility study to determine the economic and environmental feasibility feasi-bility of Centerville having its own city-owned power department. depart-ment. THE COUNCIL a couple of months ago gave tentative approval approv-al to a power company "if all the pieces fell together." Councilman Lee Duncan said the council must first know the load capacity of the city and the economics involved in building and operating its own facility including rates, bonding, maintenance mainte-nance costs, and other alternatives. "AFTER WE know these things we will at least have a starting point from which to work," said Councilman Duncan. "Until then we would be groping in the dark." He said there "is no problem with the franchise agreement the city has with Utah Power and Light, but there is concern about what legislation was passed concerning distribution rights (of power over UP&L lines)." SCHOOL WILL begin Monday at the new Reading Elementary School and children will be crossing Main Street at 2025 North Main. Motorists are urged to drive with extreme caution. |