January 13, 2000 MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE New council sworn into office At the first meeting of the year, Orvil Holley and Rob Smout were sworn in for their second terms while Dennis Ilium, who had been serving as Marriott-Slaterville's director of transportation, assumed his new position as a council member. The council re-elected Holley as its president and Kim Slater as vice president. Both have been serving in the offices since the city was formed last year. January 18, 2000 City urged to plan for quality growth MARRIOT-SLATERVILLE - Planning Commission Chair Randy Phipps is urging the City Council to plan for quality growth by acquiring rights of way in the area while land is available, instead of waiting until development occurs. "If we don't have a plan in place," Phipps told the council at last week's meeting, "we can't go anywhere." Phipps, who also serves on the board of Weber County Pathways, identified several suitable areas in the Marriot-Slaterville area for trails and paths. These included locations along the Weber and Ogden Rivers, Four-mile Creek and the Willard and Warren Canals. The proposed projects would keep paths on top of the riverbanks with trees and shrubs planted along the right of way to create a buffer between the trails and private property. The system of trails and pathways would not only preserve open space within the city and encourage the return of wildlife to restored areas, but also would contribute to flood control, he said. Phipps said much of the land could be acquired through donations, land swaps and grants. February 10, 2000 MARRIOTT/ SLATERVILLE_ Council asks for parks back The City Council gave final approval to a letter to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asking it to release interest in two community parks adjacent to meeting houses. Council member Kim Slater said that local LDS wards held the deeds to the parks because at the time, no government entity existed to hold them. In the past, the church has accepted liability for the parks and has taken responsibility for keeping the lawns mowed. In other business, the council awarded business licenses to Artemia of Utah and Inland Sea, Inc. Both of these are involved in harvesting brine shrimp from the Great Salt Lake. Inland Sea will use the Marriott-Slaterville site as a place to store and repair their shrimp boats, while Artemia plans to market brine shrimp. MARRIOTT/SLATERVILLE Wrong city means less city revenue The downside of not having a city property tax is that Marriott-Slaterville's income is centered on its sales tax revenue, which all too often is sent to Ogden by mistake, Mayor Keith Butler said. Butler reported last week the city's sales tax revenue was down approximately $6,000 in January. While Butler hopes the decrease is just a "temporary glitch," he acknowledged that the city is still having problems receiving sales tax revenues from the state because businesses located in the city use Ogden street addresses. Marriott-Slaterville, along with other small communities such as Harrisville, Plain City and Farr West, share the 84404 zip code with the northern part of Ogden. To help alleviate the problem, the post office has give Marriott-Slaterville the official designation of MSC, and mail addressed MSC, Utah 84404 will be delivered to Marriott-Slaterville. 281