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Council: Full-time building official necessary for Pleasant View

Terrie L. Stephenson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 8:54pm

PLEASANT VIEW — The city council has decided to keep a full-time building official.

The question of whether the city needs the full-time staff position was raised by Councilman Toby Mileski during budget discussions.

Building official Glen Willie and Community Development Director Bruce Talbot researched the local workload.

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Fruit Heights wonders if windstorm repairs are getting done right

Dana Rimington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, June 3, 2012 - 9:57pm

FRUIT HEIGHTS — Some home-owners may be taking an unnecessary risk as they get their homes repaired from last winter’s windstorm.

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Public hearing set for Wahlquist permit

Correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 4:28pm

FARR WEST -- A public hearing has been set for 7 p.m., Thursday, May 3, during the regularly scheduled council meeting at City Hall, 1896 N. 1800 West, to discuss a conditional use permit for the new Wahlquist Junior High School.

A joint work session with the planning commission and city council was also approved for 6 p.m., that night, immediately prior to the council meeting at City Hall to discuss the sensitive land ordinance.

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Appeal hearing officer overturns county council permit decision

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 10:52pm

MORGAN — Gary Snyder had a plan to build a new home in Morgan County and keep an existing home on the same lot. Two appeals and almost two years later, he can continue with those plans.

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Utah’s Lee divides Congress; more federal land debate

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 10:16pm

I am sad to see Maine’s Olympia Snowe leaving the U.S. Senate.

Utah is not Maine, so normally I wouldn’t comment on Snowe, but I can’t get over the nagging thought that Snowe, a well-known moderate, is leaving because Utah’s voters elected Sen. Mike Lee two years ago.

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Farmington tweaks excavation permit guidelines

Correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 6:01pm

City officials continue to tweak guidelines for getting a permit to dig in city streets.

The city council recently approved changes to city code regarding excavation permits and right of way permits.

Those changes include restrictions on placing dumpsters on city streets, and also require any person working in a right of way with dump trucks, cement trucks, cranes, pumper trucks and landscaping trucks to get an excavation permit from the city.

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New Farmington Harmon’s allowed to serve beer, wine

Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 5:40pm

The city council has approved a special use permit for Harmon’s to allow the service of beer and wine as part of the store’s culinary education center.

Harmon’s has applied for the permit with the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control Licensing and Compliance Section and local approval is needed as part of that process.

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Farr West changes guidelines for permit approval

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, April 22, 2011 - 11:25pm

FARR WEST — Guidelines for conditional-use permits and site-plan approvals are being updated, says Planning Commissioner Lou Best.

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Utah concealed-weapon permits popular with residents of other states

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 4, 2011 - 11:24pm

METAMORA, Ill. -- Even though Illinois is just one of two states that bans legal gun owners from carrying concealed weapons, gun experts say more residents are taking advantage of getting concealed carry permits from other states.

Those permits are not legal in Illinois, but they are in dozens of other states with reciprocal agreements with Utah and Florida, two popular states for granting those permits.

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City cites increase in permits issued

Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 7:50pm

Community Development Director Bruce Talbot said development in the city is increasing, with building permits issued for 32 new homes in 2010. He said the city has also seen an increase in remodeling in the city, with basements being finished and garages and sheds being built.

“People are doing the alternative to buying a new home,” said Talbot. “We are still busy, still doing a lot more than many of our neighbors.”

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