Council Minutes 08/07/1974 (2)
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CITY OF AMMON
August 7, 1974
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council:
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 P.M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow
with the following City Officials present:
Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Clerk Deon Hemingway
Councilman Russell N. Swensen Attorney W. Joe Anderson
Councilman Gerald B. Cheney Engineer David E. Benton
Councilman Brent Hirschi
Councilman Marvin J. Anderson
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Prayer was offered by Councilman Swensen.
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The meeting was opened as the Assessment Roll lIearing for Local Improve-
ment District No.5 with the signed roll showing the following property
owners present for this purpose: Bruce E. Empey, 3655 Samuel St.; Jim
Howell, 2145 Sabin Dr.; John VanDyck, 3290 Circle S Dr.; Evan G Stevenson,
3145 Meadow Lane. Three written protests filed prior to the meeting and
one written protest filed after the meeting was in session were read by
Attorney Anderson. (The letters were signed by Jim Howell, Evan Steven-
son, Victor Baldwin and other residents of Rich Lane, and Carl Robbins).
Explanation was then made by Attorney Anderson of the action taken by the
Council in passing Ordinance #121 to create L.I.D. No.5, which ordinance
states that payments will be made from a proportionate part of the monthly
charge for sewer service. This means that the property owners involved
will not be paying any more than the people who were here before, but
there will be an assessment agains t their properties so the ci ty C'ln
borrow the needed money. After this explanation, two letters of protest
were withdrawn by Jim Howell and Evan Stevenson, and Mayor Turnbow noted
that Victor Baldwin had expressed no objection after the matter had been
explained to him earlier in the d~y. Carl Robbins was not present to
make comment. In view of the withdrawal of a majority of the protests,
Attorney Anderson presented a resolution approving the assessment roll
for L.I.D. No.5, and a motion was made by Councilman Swensen that the
resolution as read be accepted. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Hirschi; voting was all in favor; motion carried.
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The presence of a delegation of residents from Jennie Jean Acres was
acknowledged, with the signed roll showing the following names: LaMar
Warnick, Wayne Merrill, Rose M. Niederauer, George F. Niederauer, Kent
Hinckley, Bob Dalby, Dean J. Pettingill, Gary Larsen, Ed Calkins, Mrs.
Merrill Walker, Mrs. R.M. Nelson, Ron Nelson, James H. Southwick,
Marlene Peterson, Joan H. Robison, Keith W. Brown, Kay Kohler, Mrs. Kay
Kohler. (Others present during the meeting with no apparent connection
to L.I.D. No.5 or Jennie Jean Acres were Leonard W. Waters, Cecil Flint,
and Torn Infanger). Ron Nelson, as spokesman for the group, explained
that the delegation had come in response to a notice that, as residents
outside the City Limit~s being served by the City water system, their
water rates would be increased effective with the August billing. He
read a letter expressing objection to this action which had been prepared
by Larry Boyles, a lawyer who resides in Jennie Jean Acres. After con-
siderable discussion, it was decided to schedule a meeting at 8:00 P.M. on
August 22 when the City Attorney and Engineer can have the facts to
review with those involved and further action can be taken by the Council
I if necessary. Councilman Swensen moved that notices be sent to the
residents of Jenni2 Jean Acres to remind them of the meeting on August 22;
seconded by Councilman Cheney; voting all in favor; motion carried.
(See Excerpt of Minutes prepared by Attorney Anderson regarding requests
for payment on the water 'lnd sewer project. Motion to approve resolution
was made by Councilman Cheney, seconded by Councilman Swensen, voting all
in favor, motion carried).
Mayor Turnbow noted that representatives of HUD have been here checking
on the progress of the water and sewer project, and that the City is
requesting some of the HUD grant at this time.