By Rebecca Dopp
Times-News Correspondent
Short meetings are few and far between, but Levan Town
Council held one on Sept. 8, 2004. In thirty minutes the
council was able to take care of business.
• Mayor Bob Shepherd informed the council that
Verl Wilkey, building inspector, recommended that the
council adopt a New Building Code for 2004 with the
exclusion of Appendix E. The original Appendix E stated that
modular homes and trailers were allowed to be put in without
having a cement foundation. By adopting the code without
Appendix E, it would require all modular homes and trailers
to be set on a cement foundation. The council decided to
accept the New Building Code 2004 with the exclusion of
Appendix E.
• Juab County Fire Chief Casey Reynolds presented
the town council and the town of Levan with a Certificate of
Appreciation for their cooperation and help in management of
the Salt Creek Fire and for facilitating the crews. Shepherd
commended the fire district for their hard work.
Reynolds also presented Lynn Bateman and Bateman Dairy
with a certificate for their help, facilitating the
helibase, and the use of resources at the dairy.
Reynolds said that he had already presented the fire
departments that helped during the fire with certificates
during the fire district meeting.
Shepherd said he was impressed with the job the fire
crews did, and how they conducted themselves during their
stay at the park.
He said they were welcome back in the community during
any future fires.
• The council unanimously upheld the Mayor's
appointment of Stephanie Wood as Deputy Clerk. Mayor
Shepherd said that her help would be greatly appreciated
with matters concerning the town. He said that she would
help Jerry Stephensen, current clerk, with his duties as
well as helping Carol Mattinson, town secretary, in office
matters. Wood has accepted the position.
• Ralph Brooks, council member, said he was still
waiting for the mapping program for the cemetery. He also
said that he wanted an enclosed structure to hold the map,
similar to Vine Bluff Cemetery's in Nephi. It would be a
case that had some kind of roof on it that would allow
people to look up the deceased person's name and correspond
it with a plot map, therefore making it easier to find a
certain plot. The mapping would also be available on the
Internet. This program is part of the grant given to the
town through the Utah Historical Society.
• Bruce Rowley asked the town if they would be
willing to donate the 1984 ambulance to the cement plant. He
said they had a medical team and crew that could greatly
benefit from this ambulance. According to Rowley, the plant
is currently using an outdated ambulance and needs an
upgrade. The council agreed to donate the ambulance to the
cement plant.
• Cory Christensen, council member, asked if he
should wait on a park improvement grant until the cemetery
grant was paid off. He said he was in the application
process right now and didn't want to "jump the gun". Mayor
Shepherd said he could take a look at it and see if it was
feasible to go ahead with the application.
The next council meeting will be held October 13. A
tentative public meeting is scheduled to precede the regular
meeting.
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