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Hyde Park residents can use North Logan library for now
By Brook
Cox
NORTH LOGAN -- Hyde Park residents will get full use of the North Logan Library until July 1, 2000. The North Logan City Council voted unanimously to approve Hyde Park's use of the library at its Nov. 4 meeting. Hyde Park will pay North Logan $15,000 for temporary use, and this money is intended to be used for a library maintenance worker. By July 1, North Logan expects a decision from Hyde Park about whether it would like just a user agreement or part ownership in the library. Hyde Park could also decide to not join the library at all. Choosing a user agreement would mean Hyde Park residents could use the library, but an ownership agreement would allow Hyde Park to have representation on the the library board and equal rights in the decisions made regarding the library. Hyde Park City Council plans to hold a public hearing or conduct an election to decide what to do, before the July deadline. Mayor Jack Draxler said he felt the Hyde Park Council was impressed with the library when members toured it Oct. 26. Although having part ownership would cost Hyde Park more, Draxler thinks the Hyde Park council likes the idea of part ownership of the library. Council cember Wayne Watkins suggested inviting other small cities to be part owners of the library also. The council reported that the library was successfully opened Nov. 2 and has been busy. The grand opening will be celebrated Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at Greenville Elementary School, next to the library at 2500 N. 475 East. Because of the large number of people expected to attend the grand opening, the library board decided to hold the main celebration at the elementary school and give tours of the library afterward. The council also voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance that will prohibit the use of engine brakes in the city. "It's a noise nuisance," council member Whorton Allen said. People should be aware of this new ordinance, council member Elaine Nelson said. The city plans to post signs in problem areas, send out letters and do whatever needed to make sure people are aware. A public hearing was held concerning the impact fees K&C Properties paid for the new Convergys building at 1575 N. 600 East. A K&C Properties representative said the company would like the $26,558.23 it paid in impact fees reimbursed, because it paid for its own water and sewer lines and paved the road in front of its building. The impact fees are used for more than the water, sewer and road impacts around one particular building, explained Jeff Jorgensen, city administrator. They are used for all the roads a person might take in North Logan to get to 600 East. No decision has been made yet, but Mayor Draxler said, "They deserve consideration." The council also reviewed the success and problems of the annual Pumpkin Walk. Two tons of cookies were donated to the Pumpkin Walk by Pepperidge Farm. The cookies were given free to people at the Pumpkin Walk, and leftover cookies were donated to the local food bank, council member Elaine Nelson said. The council also discussed the need for someone to stay with the pumpkin
displays 24 hours a day. The night before the first day of the Pumpkin
Walk, someone drove their car onto the lawn and over the top of some
pumpkin displays, said resident Nancy Potter. The council agreed that
a better watch at night is necessary, and that they have been lucky
to have very few acts of vandalism. |
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