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Hyde Park Council votes on water share ownership By
Jill Heffner HYDE PARK -- Ownership of five water shares in the Stone Ridge subdivision will belong to an entity formed by property owners there, in order to keep the water in Hyde Park. A motion to approve the subdivision, with the condition that the five water shares stay with the property was approved by a 4-to-1 vote. Councilman Alan Balls voted against the motion. Councilman Reed Elder said the shares could get lost when a property was sold and then the shares are lost. Forming an entity, like a homeowner's association, allows the shares to stay with the property. "If you don't use it you lose it," Elder said. The council also voted unanimously to negotiate buying easements from Jake's Gym and on 200 West. The money for the negotiation is not in the city budget this year, but if necessary, Councilman Robert Balls said money in the impact fees and sidewalk fund would be available. The council needs the easements to continue construction on 200 West. The LDS Church also owns easements and Elder said he already started negotiations for that easement. Other property issues involved a Commercial Incentive Ordinance. Council members will review notes taken in 2000 regarding the incentive ordinance. The incentive is for a business, if qualified, to receive a reimbursement of impact and infrastructure costs. Elder said the incentive is better than waiving the impact fees. Robert Balls requested time to look at the ordinance. The council will hold a public hearing to revise the ordinance. The council will bring another ordinance to public hearing. Members of the Hyde Park, North Logan and Smithfield councils are currently working on an animal control ordinance. Councilman Gordon Bosworth represents Hyde Park. The three city's share the services of animal control officer Rocky Taylor, and are trying to make unified ordinances to help make his job consistent, Bosworth said. Bosworth presented the wording of the proposed ordinance and asked for feedback. Robert Balls said his major concern is the constitutionality of the ordinance. The wording allows the control officer to trespass in pursuit of an animal. Mayor David Kooyman said he presented the wording to City Attorney Herm Olsen for approval. Alan Balls said his concern is about the time limit and number of animals housed in foster care homes. He said that he knows there are currently foster care homes that have had animals for at least 30 days. Bosworth said the limit is three days and four animals. Bosworth said he will take the concerns to the next meeting with Smithfield and North Logan. The three cities plan to have the ordinance in place by January, 2003.
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