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Show We don't need a W. Btfl.' Master plan change angers city residents By JUDY JENSEN Editor WEST BOUNTIFUL Angry residents who claim they have no representation from the local government, gov-ernment, have vowed to get a petition peti-tion signed to seek annexation to Bountiful City. "We don't need a West Bountiful anymore" said one determined dissenter. The remarks came after three hours of heated debate and angry protests from over 200 residents failed to convince the city council to deny a request to amend the city's ci-ty's 10-year-old master plan. Mayor Jerry Thompson opened the packed public hearing last week by explaining the proposed change. An R-12 zone which would allow 12,000 square foot lots east of 1 100 W. from 400 N. to 1600 N. was the issue being discussed. The change was being requested to allow a new residential development develop-ment to be constructed in the area. Residents who own the sur- rounding property claimed the changes would bring, "high density densi-ty zoning" to their otherwise "rural" "ru-ral" neighborhood. "It's horse, it's country, it's animal, it's farm, it's West Bountiful," said one frustrated frus-trated resident. The major concern of the residents resi-dents was that the new property owners in the proposed 80 home development would object to their animals. "That's got me awful concerned," con-cerned," said one animal owner. "Most of the people in that area have livestock. The new people will want to ship us out." Mayor Thompson told the angry crowd that if the city did not make some changes they would not be able to attract developers. He explained ex-plained the current zone which requires re-quires one-half acre lots eliminates elimin-ates many potential buyers. "All people want to be part of a dream. The dream to own their own home," he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Express 'YOUR' opinions in a Letter to the Editor. W. Btfl. citizens angry Continued from page one Councilman Lyn Kenison charged that the banks will not loan on one-half acre lots. "They simply simp-ly cannot be sold," he said. The city had invited Tim Stevens from Davis County Planning to explain ex-plain that the new zone, which would allow 2.7 homes per acre would not be considered high density. de-nsity. He added that the county had suggested the city adopt the amendment. One resident who agreed with the rezone advised the residents that the city should continue to progress and move forward. He reminded re-minded those protesting that, "If the master plan hadn't been changed since the 1800's, you wouldn't be here today." The arguments failed to convince con-vince the crowd and when the Mayor took a "straw vote" only seven members of the large crowd voted in favor of the amendment. Sensing the council was going to approve the measure regardless of their protests, one angry man shouted, "You're blind, you're deaf, you're not listening!" Despite the protests, Mr. Kenison Keni-son made a motion to amend the master plan to add an R-12 zone. He said that when the details of the zone were "perfected, we will discuss dis-cuss how it applies to certain parcels par-cels of land." The motion was seconded by Councilman Neil Hepworth arYj passed when Councilman ClaudV Vaughn added his affirmative vote. Councilman Wendell Wild abstained ab-stained and Councilman Bruce Talbot Tal-bot voted "no" to the amendment. Details of the new zone will be discussed by the council and the actual rezone of any property within with-in the new zone will be handled at another public hearing in the future. |