Council Minutes 03/23/1971
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CITY OF AMMON
March 23, 1971
SPECIAL MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 8:20 P. M. by Mayor Turnbow for the purpose of
discussing the developments concerning getting a sewer system in the City of Ammon.
A citizens I committee was present consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerrard~
LeRoy Hope, George Wehman, Ray Born, and one other person, along with Jay
Herring who represented CityEngineer David Benton.
Items discussed were recent talks with officials of the City of Idaho Falls about the
possibility of hooking up with their sewer system, financial help that might be avail-
able through the Farm Home Administration and HUD, and an unofficial suggestion
from the Farm Home Administration that it might be possible to have Iona, Lincoln,
and Ammon go in together on a treatment plant. It was pointed out that State financial
help is available only for treatment plants.
Mrs. Gerrard, the committee chairman, indicated that quite a number of people have
been contacted who are concerned about the pollution problem which can result from
too many cesspools and are interested in going ahead with a sewer system at this time.
It was explained that the City officials are constantly looking into the availability of
funds to be able to cut the cost to property owners down to an acceptable figure.
Mrs. Gerrard will contact the Mayor again in the near future after he has had another
meeting with City of Idaho Falls officials.
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Minute$ of the regular meeting of February 18, 1971, and the special meetingsof
Februairy 21, 1971, and March 18, 1971, were read and approved.
Si,ce the meeting of March 18, Dale Arave has made satisfactory arrangements for
th~ requested fire hydrant and easement; consequently, Councilman Richardson
m~ved tha~ the plat of Arnold Wadsworth Addition, Division #2, be accepted. Council-
man'SwensleItl secon.ded and the motion was carried by a "yes" vote of all council
members.
Plans. for resurfacing 17th Street were again discussed to the effect that the roadway
is to be widened with 42 feet paved and 7 feet on each side to be graded for paving
later. Also it has been indicated by the CountyCommissioners that there should be
both Federal and County financial help for widening the Sand Creek bridge which was
not figured into the present estimate of which $3,408.76 is the City of Ammon share.
After a shq>rt review of the proposed budget figure s and upon the recommendation of
Mayor TUl1nbow, Councilman Richardson moved that the proposed budget be amended
by correcting the water deposit revenue to $1500, changing the estimated cash reserve
to $437 accordingly, thus resulting in a total estimated revenue of $138,832, with all
other figures changed accordingly. Seconded by Councilman Davidson. Voting:
Richardson, yes; Davidson, yes; Anderson, yes; Swensen, yes. Motion carried.
The Annual Appropriation Ordinance was then as signed No. 96 and read by Mayor
Turnbow. Councilman Anders on moved that the second and third readings of
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