HomeMy WebLinkAboutP&Z MINUTES MARCH 16, 1978 (NEWSPAPER)The PoswRegister
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':Idaho Fa11s, Idaho, Thursday,. Marcfi `16, :1978 Section D ;:
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REXBURG -The Rexburg .have time to check it out right."
City Council discussed a In other business, the council
revamp of the city garbage discussed the city clean-up
pick-up fees and decided to week, and tentatively decided`
revert to pre-Teton Dam flood the clean-up should be held in
zoning practices at its Wednes- ,either-.the second or third week
day evening meeting, of April.
Dr. Bai•ton,Jensen, acting as The council requested that
mayor inplace of John Porter, the administrationproceed'witb
who was out of town,'said the :collecting inforrriation to let
council decided fhe garbage or- bids for a -new garbage truck
dinance should be revised _ and compactor.
e '~ •use the present rates are J. Kent Jolley was appointed
'r itable. for none-year term to "the Air-
r,r present, Dr. Jensen said, port board to complete the term
some downtown merchants .are of James Meikle, and Arthur
placing their trash 'in as many Porter was reappointed to a
- as 20 cans for pick-up when three=year term. ~
• they could be using large bins Gordon Meredith asked the
instead. Since pick-up would be council about establishing-a
much faster with: the bins, the day-care center on Second West
council decided the ordinance Street, using adouble-wide
should be amended so that,those mobile home to -house the
with large quantities of trash .facility.,
,6 would have to use the bins. ~ - -The .council told Meredith
.h ,The matter was turned over there was a question of whether.
_ d to City Attorney Mary Smith for the mobile home would. meet
' study. state codes such as the fire
ng.. The council also decided to code, and suggested he review
.slow down building processes,. _ the state_building.code to see.. if
`n .such as zoning changes and the proposed day-care center
°ed variances, which in the recent 'would meet specifications.
150 past were dealt-with quickly to The council also reviewed a
' °f facilitate rebuilding after the city-employee employment tax
yes flood. program.. State law requires
by "We're not going to' rush municipal governments to have
he things through like before," Dr. such a program. The matter
ed ,Jensen said: H.e said future was turned over to Ms. Smith
building< plans would probably 'for study.
take about 30 $ays to process,.
he and automatically go through : Eagles ki118d
nd the,city,plannng and zoning
~h board at its regular meeting. More.-than 100,000 eagles were
or In the past„Dr. Jensen said,'. killed.:in Alaska before bounty
ld `some problemswere caused by huntingended therein 1952: The
ng the hasty processing of building state now has perhaps..40,000,
:.matters because "we didn't National Geographic. reports.
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1~;va~s recognizes scouts,
tells of responsibilities
REXBURG- "Let your ac- the: past must be put behind tis,
tions as an Eagle Scout give and Eagle Scouts today are
true meaningto the symbol of "accepting.Yhe responsibility to
your. honor,." "Gov.: John V'_ make our future as.much a
Evans told a group of .Eagle cause for hope sand joy' as
Scouts and their parents Wed=. America's history,is a.source of:
nesday evening at the Teton pride. for us all." '
beaks Boy Scout Council Eagle, In closing,: Evans told the:
Scout recognition dinner. scouts to never forget that they
Evans, at the banquet held in are_Eag1e Scouts and what the
the Ricks Manwaring Center, scout oath and law stands for, it,
told-the scouts the precepts of give of themselves and they will.
scouting and the things earned be all the richer for it'and to be.
in the programmust.carry on in an example to others.-
their. lives. He said :the _ '
knowledge of the responsibili- 7 -
ties of citizenship should lead FOWL ml~Tate
them to become .active, in=
volved citizens. n.Ort~1 early
He said the nation has proba-
bly never seen a greater sence MUD LAKE - Deral
of service, dedication and com- Haycock, senior wildlife
munity cooperation than in the -manager of`.tfie North Lake
aftermath of the Teton Dam Wildlife Management Area,
flood. He saidscouts played. an: said migrating fowl"are arriving
important role in the relief ef- in the area a'little,earlierthan
forts. when they usually begin.:to
Th_e Governor told the scouts migrate.
it is the combination of'up'right The first of the ducks and
living and service to state and geese arrived in late February
nation that can once again rein- . this;year: At the last count•there
still confidence in government. ~ were, in addition to'a number'of
"Today, we are just emerging° pintail ducks, 185 geese. and.18
from a very., disappointing Whistler Swans.
chapter in our nation's history- Haycock said he°° had seen
the Watergate affair, where a three'Trumpeter Swans during
President,was forced, by public the winter months,' but the
opinion, to resign. On the believes they;had remained: for
federal. level; 'President. Carter the `winter at the Camas
has sought~to restore dope and Wildlife management area
morality to government. Many. nearby..
leaders on the state and local
level are doing the same.
things." ~ Water program set
He said in effect, .the.officials
are. putting into practice the SALMON - ,The Lemhi
first- line from. the Scout Oath: .County :.Farm Bureau has
"On ,my honor, I will do my scheduled a program Thursday
best, to do my duty~to Godard . at 7'Q.m: featuring Warren
my country." Reynolds 'of the'Id'aho Water
"Whether you aspire to be Resource Board from Boise.
president of the United Staes,-.or He will discuss the Lemhi
just to lead theIife of an upright ~ water adjudication. ``The Lost
private citizen, as an Eagle Sheep," a film on the coyote
Scout ryou have the same res- predator problem, .will be
ponsibilities :to God and shown. fi~he program will be
country," Evans said. "With ci- held-at the Pioneer School mul-
tizens leading-the right kind of tiptirpose room and the public is
lives, we will never again see invited. -
our country torn apart by scan-
dal and corruption." ~ Dial 522-1800 to place a luw-
Evans saidahe mistakes of cost fast-acting Want Ad.