North Davis Sewer District

SYRACUSE — Councilman Doug Peterson says an ongoing debate about the legality of his appointment to the North Davis Sewer District Board has gotten personal.

“This is an attack on me. If you don’t want me there, tell me why you want me off there,” Peterson said at the end of a work session Tuesday, when the appointment was discussed.

ROY -- Residents of North Davis Sewer District will see a $1 rate increase starting in July, but rates will go up as much as $5 per month over the next three to four years.

SYRACUSE — Mayor Jamie Nagle thinks the stipend involved with any city representative serving on a local waste or sewer board should be removed.

LAYTON — It’s a “crappy” job, but someone’s got to do it.

That was the joke going around the city council meeting Thursday night when the council appointed Michael Bouwhuis as representative on the North Davis Sewer Board.

“It has been one of the responsibilities I’ve had an interest in,” said Bouwhuis. “I look forward to being very active on that board. It’s important for the residents of Layton to be represented there, since they pay fees.”

SYRACUSE -- A councilman embroiled in a dispute about a potential profit from his insider role in the sale of property has been replaced as the city's representative on the North Davis Sewer District Board.

In action taken Tuesday night, the Syracuse City Council appointed Councilman Doug Peterson to the North Davis board, replacing Councilman Matthew Kimmel.