Happenings Which Matter to Community Marriott-Slaterville City Council 6:30 p.m., 1570 W. 400 North Business licenses for Pampered Pets, 2824 W. Pioneer Road, pet grooming; Painted Pony Home Services, 2960 W. Pioneer Road, home staging; Bob's Auto Repair, 1267 S. 1850 West, auto service; Greenhouses Grasses, 337 N. 1900 West, greenhouse; Green Barn Gardens, 151 S. 2250 West, sell garden seed; Operation Happy Kids, 1920 W. 250 North, No. 16, child care Discuss/action granting easement for sewer line at Mill Creek subdivision Discuss/action on adopting FY 2008-09 tentative budget for Pioneer special district; set public hearing May 17 on final budget Discussion/act on motion to review FY 2007-08 budget, amending and setting public hearing May 17 Discuss/action/adopt tentative FY 2008-09 budget and set public hearing May 17 on proposed final budget April 13, 2008 Marriott-Slaterville Planning Commission 7 p.m., 1570 W. 400 North Discuss applications, set public hearings for zoning map amendments: 1200 W. 1500 South and 1135 W. 12th St. Discuss/act on increasing number of small dogs per residence Discuss/act on manufacturing site-plan amendment to add new building for Allied Waste and Green Marriott Investments, 798 W. 1700 South Discuss/act on site-plan amendment for 3XL at 812 W. 1700 South, for parking excavation equipment by Ben Opheikens Discuss/act on conditional-use permit, 183 N. 1200 West, for parking semi without trailer by Rigoberto Galvan Discuss/act on conditional-use permit, 1618 S. 1100 West, for parking lot by Casey Snyder Discuss land-use policies, zoning enforcement April 13, 2008 Weber Fire District receives $448,000 in FEMA funding Fire station upgrades, safety equipment purchases planned By JORDAN MUHLESTEIN Standard-Examiner staff jmuhlestein@standard.net UINTAH HIGHLANDS Weber Fire District officials met with Sen. Bob Bennett Friday to thank him for his role in securing a $448,000 federal grant for the department. The Federal Emergency Management Agency grant will be used to upgrade fire stations and firefighter personal safety equipment throughout the county. "As Weber County continues to grow, the fire department has to stay up to speed," Bennett said. "We are grateful we were able to convince the appropriations committee to send the money to Utah." He said the committee designates money for emergency aid throughout the United States. "If we didn't spend it in Utah, it would have been spent somewhere else," Bennett said. The grant money will be used to install automatic fire sprinkler systems in three of the district's six stations, said Chief David Austin. The stations, in Uintah Highlands, West Haven and Eden, also will be equipped with diesel exhaust systems to remove the harmful fumes from the firefighters' work areas. Another important purchase planned is self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighters, he said. The equipment provides crews with fresh air as they enter smoky areas. "This is essentially their lifeline when they go into a structure," Austin said, Weber Fire District facts: 6 stations serving Farr West, Marriott-Slaterville, West Haven, Hooper, Huntsville and all unincorporated county areas 53 full-time employees (will be hiring three more in the coming months) 25 part-time employees Operates two ladder trucks, several pumper trucks and other fire engines Provides fire protection, emergency medical services, hazardous material response and technical rescue Source: Weber Fire District pointing to the large oxygen tank on a backpack-like harness. "And they are very expensive." The 30 systems the district acquired cost about $5,000 each, he said. Austin said each SCBA is equipped with a personal alert safety system that will emit lights and a loud siren if a firefighter does not move for about 30 seconds, thus alerting others that there may be a problem. There are also integrated radio communications and oxygen level indicators in the full-face mask. Each firefighter uses his or her own mask, he said, and the SCBA tanks are carried on the emergency vehicles. The grant also pays for a $42,000 compressor to fill the tanks. Tennis ROY RECREATION: Marriott-Slaterville and the Utah Tennis Association will hold a tennis block party at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 10 at the Roy High tennis courts, 2150 W. 4800 South. A certified tennis pro will give free instruction to players of all skill levels. April 27, 2008 43