By Jerry VanIeperen

NORTH LOGAN -- The price of 911 emergency services has officially gone up by $1 a month. Residents across Cache County will now pay $2 each month to fund the Logan-based service.

The North Logan City Council did not like the idea of a 100 percent rate increase, but was left with no other options.

"Like Logan said, 'Take it or leave it. Don't like it? Start your own,'" Mayor Val Potter said.

Though the council approved the resolution, Councilman Trent Wentz wanted residents to know that North Logan "didn't have a choice in this." Wentz hoped there would be an explanation of the increase in the city's newsletter.

"We have passed the resolution almost in protest," City Administrator Jeff Jorgensen said. He agreed the city had few options other than ratify the resolution, but said "we can gripe."

The council decided to draft a letter of response directed to the 911 service.

The council also reviewed Jorgensen's draft of the 2002 and 2003 fiscal year budgets. Potter urged the council to drive around the city to look at possible priorities for the budget over the next two weeks, so at the April 4 council meeting the budget can be finalized.

"Is a rest room in Green Canyon really a priority?" Councilman Wentz wondered as the council talked over problems the city budget needed to address.

Wentz said the road on 1600 East was "pathetic and dangerous."

Councilwoman Elaine Nelson said she had attended a city Youth Council meeting earlier in the week and was ready to be an advocate to improve the city's parks. Nelson said hearing that the Youth Council's top priority was to improve the parks and playground equipment "brought a smile to my face."

Jorgensen, like the mayor, wanted the council to spend the next two weeks reviewing the budget and making changes and amendments.

"Anything can be trimmed to make room for another priority," Jorgensen said. "Even today we were adding things to make this list. I think we're getting better at it."

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