North
Logan postpones decision on controversial road
By Bria Jones
September 21, 2007 | NORTH LOGAN -- Property owners
affected by a proposed road adjustment expressed their
views to the City Council Thursday night, resulting
in a small outburst and at least one resident leaving
abruptly.
The exchange between the two property owners occurred
near the end of the public hearing portion of the meeting,
during which Mayor Cary Watkins repeatedly asked the
two to stop and requested that the speaker conclude
his dialogue.
There were several proposed road adjustments being
discussed, one of which would connect 2500 North to
2600 North between 1250 East and 1600 East. According
to a map of the general plan for this road, the adjustment
would affect several properties. Some property owners
raised concerns that there had been no information provided
as to what extent they would be affected and what, if
any, benefit there would be to building the road through
the properties as proposed.
"I realize that I have left space there to have a
road through, and I've known it for 41 years," said
Leo Krebs, one of the property owners, "but I don't
think that it should go up there and go through and
take people's property out, and take a home out, just
for the sake of an intersection over T's."
Council members voted to revisit the matter after
further discussion, but did approve other proposed adjustments
and road additions in the city's General Plan.
Another topic discussed at length during the meeting
was a possible change of the speed limit on 800 East.
City Administrator Jeff Jorgensen said those involved
in the Emergency Response Exercise in North Logan on
Wednesday night conducted an unofficial, nonscientific
straw poll in which 49 respondents said they would like
to see the speed limit reduced and 229 respondents said
they would not.
"I think that the majority of people who probably
have expressed concern about the reduction of speed
because they travel getting to and from locations, they're
using it as an access," North Park Police Chief Kim
Hawkes said.
Council members voted to recommend to the Traffic
Safety Board to change the speed limit on 800 East to
30 mph within North Logan City boundaries, and made
note that speed limits throughout the city would be
reviewed.
Chief Hawkes said traveling the 2 1/2 mile distance
of 800 East between 200 South in Hyde Park and the boundary
of North Logan just before 1400 North takes roughly
a minute longer when done at 30 mph as opposed to 40
mph.
"I don't think that a minute in time is an arguable
issue in reference to traveling through our community,"
Hawkes said.
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