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By Katie Rasmussen
WELLSVILLE -- The City Council is facing a dilemma concerning "landlocking" current residents or letting them develop land, adding unwanted traffic on small town roads. Loyal Green, Lewis Leishman, and Tom Leishman are looking to sell about 30 acres for development, and petitioned the council to support an additional road needed to meet expansion requirements that help control traffic. The men also need the council to annex nine and one-half of Lewis Leishman's property into Wellsville for the proposal to be complete. Most of the land is zoned in half-acre lots, and the men plan on having the remaining land zoned in the same way. Developing the land opens the possibility of up to 60 new houses. Green said they need to sell the land to help support his father and the Leishman's mother, who are both aging. The biggest obstacle facing the proposal is getting access back to the area. Green is worried about neighbor's reactions. The layout of the area does not give many options for a road without affecting the neighbors. The council wondered about involving some of the neighbors, but then decided it would not help. "The more people you get involved, the less you get done," said Councilman Kent H. Brenchley. Mayor Ruth P. Maughan asked for time to think about the proposal and how to get a road in. "We struggle with getting the roads in," she said. The mayor and Don Hartle, the city manager/recorder, have an upcoming meeting with the Utah Department of Transportation where they said they would ask about this proposal. They told Green they would get back to him in two weeks. Before leaving, Green said, "Do everything you can, there's a lot riding on this." Following the meeting, Hartle and other council members discussed possible solutions. "You can't landlock the people," Hartle said. Brenchley said, with the mayor's agreement, "If there were a little more community spirit out there, they can get something done." The council also addressed an intrusive sign that the mayor called an eyesore and all members agreed should be removed. They will discuss the issue further and vote at the next council meeting. In other business, the council voted to approve final plats in the Bingham Minor, Bates, and Grand View subdivisions.
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