HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES APRIL 3, 1950Minutes of &Zeeting of Rexburg City Planning Board
The regular meeting of the Rexburg Planning Board was held on April 3s 1950
at the City Hall. Those present were Ralph Parker, E. 'rd. Jacobsen, Richard L.
I3avis, Clyde P . Packer, D . H. Manwaririg, D . G . Taylor, H. B . Fitzpatrick.:
Secretary, and iii, D. Morrell.
Ths minutes of the last meeting of the Plat~.ing Board were read and approved.
Chairman Ralph Pa.~^ker stated that the meeting was open for nominations for
Chairman for the Coming year. Clyde P. Packer nominated Ralph Parker for Char-
man and ?. ?~. Jacobsen for Vice Chairman. This was seconded by D. H. Manwaring
ar,.d upon vote passed unanimously. A motion was made by ~. H. Manwaring seconded
by H. t. Jacobsen that H. B. Fitzpatrick be appointed Secretary for the coming
year. Lion a vote this passed unanimously.
A motion was made by I?. G. Taylor seconded by D. H. Manwaring that the
Planning Board recommend to the City Council .that they take immediate steps to
open the block between First iVorth and Second North and between Center Street
and North First East and make a continuation of College Avenue running North
and South and suggested it be ca..i.led North College Avenue. Upon a vote this
passed unanimously.
D. G. Taylor recommended that something be done either through assessments
or otherwise to make people keep the vacant lots up in a park-like manner. ~. G. ',
Taylor suggested that the Gity put an alley through in back of the Taylor Chevro-
let Garage building to cornsct with the other alley behind the Sorenson Apartments. a
The Planning Board was unaniv-ous in its decision that the City Council take what
action it could to bring this about.
Chaix~an Ralph Parker asked that the Planning Board pass a resolution
asking the City Council to check on having a "Clean Up Campaign" and also an
Arbor I3ay in April. After a discussion this was put in. the form of a resolution
and passed unanimously.
Clyde F. Packer made a motion that the Planning Board pass the following
resolution: That an article be published in the local paper telling of the
recommendations made by the Planning Board on cleaning up the lots suggesting
that the people either park these lots or sell them to builders at a reasonable
price or that the City will keep them up at the owner's expense. This motion
was seconded by D. H. Manwaring and upon vote passed unanimously.
M. D. Morrell reported on the progress made on securing the property on
East Main Street which is awned by the L. D. S. Church. This property is
wanted for the pus~ose of making a city park. Mr. Morrell stated that he .had
met with two members of the North Rexburg Stake and that both were opposed to
letting the City have this property. They were of the opinion that the North
Rexburg Stake owned this property. Upon contacting the members of the Rexburg
Stake they were unanimous in their approval that this be made a city park.
A letter from the Presiding Bishopric in Salt bake City stating that Mr. D. G.
Taylor had written them a letter and that they had answered him concerning
this property was read by Mr. Morrell. This letter stated that nothing definite
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on w3~at should be done with this property. It was suggested by Mr. Morrell that
aeon Strong and Edwin Flamm of the North ReAburg Stake be contacted and persuaded
to give this property to the City He thought that now is the proper time
to take this action. The various Members of the Planning Board agreed that
they would make these contacts as soon as possible.
The Planning Board, asked that the City Council look into the matter of
putting a plaque or marker in the City Park giving Arthur Porter credit for
being the author of the present City Park.
A discussion was head on the survey of the city made several years ago by .~
Hamilton. It has been proved several times that this survey is _ "'~y~'`.~°
It T~ras stated that something should be done: to either force Hamilton to make
the necessary corrections or another survey~shauld be made before any large
sums be spent an sewers, etc. following this survey.
There being na further business to come before the Board, the meeting
was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
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