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Show Worth Saillak OKs Capital Budget By MARK D. MICKELSEN NORTH SALT LAKE A $170,015 fiscal 1982-83 1982-83 capital improvements budget, including funds for an addition onto the city shops, some new fire-fighting fire-fighting equipment and several thousand dollars for Christmas decorations, has been approved by the North Salt Lake City council. THE PROPOSED capital improvements budget, which covers equipment and construction expenditures expendi-tures in eight different city departments, represents a . slight decrease over the $ 1 83,000 fiscal 1 98 1 -82 capital capit-al improvements fund. Almost 25 percent, or approximately $43,000 of the entire capital improvements budget will be used for the construction of an addition onto the city shops, now located in the North Salt Lake Industrial Park. EXPENDITURES in the police and street departments depart-ments will require another large chunk of the budget. The police department had requested more than $25,000 in purchases, including several new pieces of radar equipment, two motorcycles and a rifle with scope. The city council opted to buy two hand-held radar guns, rather than install permanent ones in the vehicles. vehi-cles. City Manager Collin Wood recommended the change because the radar equipment would have to be installed in all police vehicles and is often hard to remove once the vehicles are replaced. The handheld hand-held guns will cost the city a total of $1,750. THE COUNCIL also voted against the purchase of two police motorcycles. Mayor Robert Palmquist said he thought the advent of the motorcycles would result in more officer-related accidents. The police department had requested $4,496 for the purchase. Plans by the police department to buy a new rifle with a scope were also squelched by city officials who said the rifle might be an enticement for trouble. THE REVISED police department capital improvements im-provements budget now totals just under $11,000. The street department will make up the bulk of the remaining expenditures with the purchase of several snow plow blades, a jackhammer and $50,000 in funding for a new storm drain. THE CITY had originally budgeted $80,000 for the storm drain project, but cut it to $50,000 Tuesday so that $30,000 can be directed toward completion of the city shops. Mayor Palmquist said the city plans to spend $100,000 next year for storm drain projects, but said the money cannot be budgeted until fiscal 1983-84. THE COUNCIL turned down a request from the street department for a $35,000 street sweeper. In the animal control department, the city plans to build an $8 ,000 concrete holding kennel for stray and unlicensed animals. Mayor Palmquist said the kennel, ken-nel, which will be located near the city shops, will make it more convenient for local residents to pick up their pets. Residents have had to travel 22 miles to Fruit Heights to pick up their animals from the county coun-ty pound. HOWEVER, residents whose pets are impounded will have to pay a $15 impounding fee, plus three dollars per day for every day the animal remains in the kennel. The fire department will receive $13,000 for the purchase of additional fire-fighting equipment and $4,300 for miscellaneous vehicle equipment. The department's de-partment's request for a $12,000 Blazer is being considered. con-sidered. FIRE CHIEF Earl Littlewood said his department requested the new vehicle because "it's hard getting through mountain passes and bike trails" with the existing fire chief car. Mayor Palmquist explained that the car is 20 years old and said the Blazer would allow the chief to get to weed and grass fires more easily. THE PARKS department will receive approximately approxi-mately $9,300 for new city playground and mowing equipment and for weed spraying and fertilizer. A total of $2,000 has been set aside this year for Christmas decorations. THE COUNCIL, minus two of its members, voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the new capital improvements budget. The final, overall fiscal 1982-83 budget must be approved by June 15. |