 |
||||
  
 
 |
North Logan weighing tighter controls on gravel businesses By
Ruth Russell
NORTH LOGAN -- The city is attempting to tighten control of gravel and excavations. At a public hearing Thursday night, residents commented on the proposed 13-page ordinance, and not all of the input was favorable. "We think we should be allowed to operate according to past routine," said LeGrand Johnson Construction employee Nolen Krebs. "Perhaps a little more limitations, but not as much." City Administrator Jeff Jorgensen said, "We're going to try to put tighter controls on gravel operation and excavation, for both new and existing businesses." These controls would determine exactly what constitutes gravel excavation, whether a company needs to be licensed, and the main concern of North Logan citizens -- what times these businesses can operate. "I would like to see the hours of operation limited to the average eight to five workday," said council member Trent Wentz. Another concern was how the new ordinance would affect existing excavation business, such as Legrand Johnson. The council agreed to take the comments into consideration, "sleep on it for a while," and bring it back to be voted on April 20. A second public hearing concerned the city's budget, specifically the library's budget. The library has $35,000 in contributions sitting in an account within the city's budget. However, because it wasn't figured into this year's budget, it is not being used to buy collections. "This money shouldn't be figured into the city's budget," said citizen Kayleen Griffen. "It shouldn't go to other cost, no matter how badly needed." Jorgensen said that city budget laws won't allow for a completely different account, and in order to use those moneys, it needs to be written into the budget at the beginning of the year. "We underestimated the contributions we were going to get," said Jorgensen. "We had no idea we'd receive $35,000." The Library Board was told to research the budgets for other libraries comparable to North Logan's, and to prepare one similar to them to be looked at April 20. "I don't think there's been a problem," said council member Gordon Younker. "The problem is just having it there in black and white."
|
Archived Months:
January
1999 January
2000 |
||