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Cheers greet North Logan decision to reject developer's zoning request By
Jerry VanIeperen
NORTH LOGAN -- More than 50 people showed up Thursday to hear the City Council unanimously reject a request to rezone an undeveloped area. No Olympic events will take place in the North Logan library, but that fact did not stop the citizens of North Logan from cheering during the council meeting. During the public hearing on the rezoning proposal, the crowd clapped after each citizen spoke against rezoning, and again after the council made its decision. The issue was first brought up at the Jan. 17 council meeting. Developers had hoped to get five acres rezoned to build houses on. Councilman Trent Wentz was not against the idea of re-zoning but wanted to look at large blocks of rezoning rather than just a small acre amount. The council requested the city planning commission look at the entire area. The planning commission recommended only the initial five acres be rezoned. "We want breathing room," said one woman. A Logan woman was among 10 people who spoke against the re-zoning idea, and she appealed to council members not to make a mistake for the sake of a dollar sign. Citizens talked about a need for space and a desire to keep property values from slumping. "There has got to be an opportunity for younger families," Councilman Gordon Younker said after the public hearing. "I don't think it's wise to have a stratified community," Wentz said. He suggested buffer areas in North Logan. Councilman Lloyd Berentzen hoped the council's decision wouldn't "discourage developers" in the future. Another issue discussed at the meeting was North Logan's water supply. Ken Spiers of Bowen and Collins and Associates was hired to evaluate North Logan's water conditions. North Logan water will meet maximum day demand until 2011, Spiers said. His firm suggested, in order: a reservoir be built, evaluate and upgrade the water treatment plant, upgrade the first well system, increase water supply, and evaluate and test asbestos concrete pipes. After presenting the suggestions Spiers said, "the neighbor to the south was aggressively pursuing water rights." Younker suggested the city acquire irrigation rights as development is approved. The council was split on the prioritizing of the recommendations by Bowen and Collins and Associates. Berentzen agreed with the firm claiming having a surplus of water is pointless with nowhere to store it. "No reason to have a reservoir if you can't fill it," Wentz said.
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