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Show B asters Umnm By ALICE MITCHELL Some eighty citizens of West Bountiful, landowners, developers, and city officials attended the public hearing (on the proposed master plan) Tuesday night. PLANNING AND zoning chairman, Charles "Chuck" Stephens, conducted the meeting, where Ken Millard, planning consultant, summarized sum-marized the results of many months of careful investigation investiga-tion and discussions. The people in the audience were given the opportunity to ask questions in an attempt to clarify the issues being discussed. dis-cussed. Mr. Millard noted that West Bountiful always needs to be viewed in connection with the greater metropolitan area. There is a need for greater accessibility to the metropolitan me-tropolitan area and a need for West Bountiful's resources to be made available to other cities and communities. INDUSTRIAL development is important, which possibly may lead to expansion to the west. The housing trend in the country is toward no discrimination. Everyone is to have the right to find a place to live. Bob Devereaux who lives in ; the county off 400 North, asked questions about the level of the Great Salt Lake. He was told that the level of concern is 4,281 inches. He was also told that many of the facts about the level of the lake are gleaned from the findings of experts in the field. KEN MILLARD said that the job of any master plan is to provide for orderly development of a community. Dr. Duimenti questioned why the highest density of population should be toward the east and the lowest toward the west. MR. MILLARD pointed out that there are many problems connected with the development develop-ment of land to the west. There are problems with the high water table, with utility lines, with the railroad tracks and with BARD. It was pointed out that annexation an-nexation toward the west would help to control what kind of growth would result. IT WAS noted that a city cannot annex citizens ask for annexation of their property. It is estimated that the population of West Bountiful Boun-tiful will reach 12,000 by the turn of the century possibly. Developer Vaughan Fowler said that land at the bottom of Fourth North should be taken into account. The feasibility of its development should not be measured by other property in the city. Developers will not want to annex to West Bountiful, if it is not economically feasible. He does not favor large lots. DEVELOPER and landowner land-owner Lloyd Riley asked if the city had talked with the county during its forming of the master plan. Mr. Millard answered that the county is interested in coordinating tlie efforts for the best planning possible. He also noted that under the present state laws, landowners land-owners and land developers petition the cities for permission permis-sion to develop, but the final decision rests with the city councils. These councils are interested in orderly growth of their communities. MR. MILLARD commented that the West Valley Freeway seems to be in the future, beyond ten years from the present. The meeting tonight is to talk of policies. The next step will be the formulating of new zoning laws and later public hearings will be held. The master planners are desirous of having unanimity among citizens and the council. Councilman Hall reminded that the cities in the area have a gentleman's agreement to the fact that cities will develop to the west along their present boundaries. LANDOWNER Bob Devereaux questioned the reasons for not developing land in the power corridor. Chairman Chuck Stephens said that the land may be developed in the future. Mr. Millard reiterated the fact that pumps are pumping water from the airport land all of the time. MR. MILLARD called attention at-tention to the planning districts dis-tricts represented on the proposed master plan. The city has been divided into 25 districts as the planners have attempted to analyze the situations sit-uations of today and the projections of the future. Copies of the proposed master plan have been and are still available for the perusal of the citizens. MRS. HELEN Rumsey told of the problems of the drainage in the area surrounding her home. She had not been aware of the drainage problems before moving in. Now she is confronted with the problem of what to do with the water which her sump pump is pumping out. When some of the landowners land-owners said that they wanted want-ed to divide their property into enough pieces to give some to each child, she countered coun-tered that they had better give plenty of fill dirt and two sump pumps to each of them along with the land. MARVIN BLOSCH noted that in thp nrpspnf nlanninp over half of the city would be in the larger lots. Mr. Millard continued to opinion that he doesn't feel that now is the time to develop the land west of the city limits and especially closer to the lake. COUNCILMAN Hall repeated repeat-ed that the master plan is not a permanent thing, but is an ever-changing process, lead- ing to orderly growth now and in the future. There is one sure thing and that is that there are drainage problems in every subdivision in the city. Citizen Bud Ingles affirmed his believe that 11th West is the place for larger lots. He wants to maintain his animals, without encroaching on the rights and feelings of others. MRS. TERRY Biehn asked about the future of BARD. Councilman Hall answered that BARD will continue to function as is at least for another ten years, unless the Environment Protection Agency files complaints against the operation. They have said that it is contaminating con-taminating Farmington Bay. At a recent meeting, the BARD board saw plans for bailing garbage and disposing dispos-ing of it in a larger hole. The compact garbage eliminates the spreading of paper and other debris on the ground. MAYOR Widdison said that he was amazed at the crowd which had attended the meeting. meet-ing. He also reminded that in a recent public hearing the people had agreed that there is a need for multiple dwellings, but not near them. He feels that this is not the time for a large annexation plan. |
