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Ogden amends CIP ordinance

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 11:42pm

OGDEN -- By a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, the city council amended Ogden's Capital Improvement Plan ordinance.

City Councilwoman Amy Wicks cast the dissenting vote.

Wicks objected to increasing the amount of a project that triggers a CIP designation from $10,000 to $30,000.

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Farmington residents want city codes aggressively enforced

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 11:05pm

FARMINGTON -- An informal city survey shows most residents believe the city should be more aggressive in its code enforcement.

Just how aggressive is still a matter of discussion for city officials, who reviewed survey results and are formulating a plan of action.

Meeting in a work session recently, council members debated how the city should move ahead on the issue, and in what specific areas.

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Kaysville off electoral hook

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 9:52pm

KAYSVILLE -- The lieutenant governor's office -- after a lengthy review -- has cleared Kaysville of any election violation after accusations that city officials inappropriately used public funds to promote the Nov. 2 bond election to build a police station.

After processing and reviewing a complaint made by Kaysville resident Margaret Brough, the lieutenant governor's office determined that Kaysville's voter information pamphlet for its November bond election appears to fall within the guidelines of the election laws dealing with bonding, according to a letter issued Wednesday by Lt. Gov. Greg Bell.

"No further action will be taken on this complaint and I consider it closed," Bell stated in the letter he issued Wednesday to Kaysville Mayor Steve Hiatt and Brough.

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Allioyah Uribe, 10, and her mother, Jackie Fristo, stand in protest with a crowd at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday to rally against HB477.

Herbert signs GRAMA bill over protesters' call for veto

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 12:06am

SALT LAKE CITY -- "Veto!" "Veto!" "Veto!"

Demonstrators chanted outside the governor's office Tuesday urging Gov. Gary Herbert to veto House Bill 477, which changes the Government Records Access Management Act.

Despite the vocal protest, Herbert signed the bill later Tuesday. In a statement from Herbert's office, the governor said, "With HB477 now amended, the delayed implementation date allows us to have an open public process with robust, deliberate engagement by the public, the media and lawmakers."

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Farmington selects engineer's bid for Station Park project

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Friday, March 4, 2011 - 9:46pm

FARMINGTON -- City leaders have approved a consultant to provide engineering services for the $250 million Station Park project.

The city council recently voted 5-0 to approve a professional services agreement with Caldwell Richards Sorenson to provide engineering services related to the Station Park project.

Of immediate concern is the design of a traffic sign for Park Lane, which officials hope to have installed by May, when stores are scheduled to open in the project.

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