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Millville Council examines bus stop concerns By
Myrica Hawker MILLVILLE -- If Cache Valley Transit District had its way, Millville would lose one stop in its short route. Some residents are also troubled by "unsavory characters" waiting at the bus stop near the elementary school. At Thursday night's City Council meeting, Planning Commissioner Bob Bates told the city that CVTD wants to eliminate the stop on 200 East that requires the bus to loop over from Main Street. CVTD wants to use the two minutes it would save without this stop to serve a high-density housing area in Providence. "So, we've only got four stops in town and they want to take one out?" asked Councilman Keith DeHart. The CVTD bus goes through Millville 16 times a day, with eight trips southbound and eight trips northbound. One to two people use the upper stop each day. "I feel like they should expand their route in Millville somewhat," said Mayor Gale Hall. Due to concern about future needs and the inability to get the stop back if the city allows it to be eliminated now, the council will have Bates tell the district that Millville wants to maintain its route. Some citizens are concerned about strangers waiting at the bus stop in front of the elementary school. Also, some residents are concerned about the traffic problems and potential danger caused by the bus stop's proximity to the school. "The problem is two times a day you have the biggest vehicles in town trying to mingle with the smallest people in town," said Hall. The council recommended that the district move the bus stop south a block to avoid these problems, which recommendation Bates will take to the CVTD. A public hearing was held for input on the city annexation policy plan. The council decided to meet with representatives from Providence to discuss the cities' plans, and planned a special city council meeting for this purpose on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Millville city offices. The city plans to expand to the west for primarily commercial purposes and to the south to Blacksmith Fork Canyon for residential use. The city also addressed citizen concerns regarding ordinance violations by Silicone Plastics, with complaints in the past being about possible violations of noise, light and hours of operation ordinances. "As far as I'm concerned, what they're doing now is allowed in our ordinances," said Councilman Michael Johnson. DeHart acknowledged that there are still frustrated citizens who think ordinances are being violated. Ty Lewis, who lives near Silicone Plastics, said he would like to sit down with the council and an attorney to discuss the ordinances so everyone can understand them better. The city has received letters and council members have received phone calls from frustrated citizens. Council members said citizens should be filing their complaints with the sheriff's office. "It will mean a lot more if the issue goes to court if there are signed citizen complaints on record with the sheriff's office," DeHart said. "The issue is if the business is guilty of violation, we have to follow the process leading to a citation." The council decided the issue should be reviewed by the planning and zoning commission and the ordinances need to be examined for possible inadequacies. In other business, Brian Jensen was approved and sworn in as a planning commissioner with a term that expires in February, 2004.
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