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Fairfield plans to increase water fees

By Linda Petersen
FAIRFIELD — At their December 17 meeting, town council members discussed increasing the monthly water bill by $6 with another 89 cents for data usage for the new cellular meters. This increase will take place when the new meters are all up and running.

They also met with members of the planning commission to discuss several of the town's ordinances.

Light Industrial Zone

Planning Commission Chair Daymon Stephens explained that some changes needed to be made to the light industrial zone. At the time the zone was created, the airparks and the landfills were already located in that area and commission members incorrectly assumed that those were allowed uses, he said. Now the town is looking at excluding aviation airparks, gated communities, landfill class 6 and subdivisions as possible uses. Those types of businesses that currently exist in the zone would be grandfathered in.

Resident Tom Belchak spoke and said he had previously presented concepts for an airpark, gated communities and subdivisions and was unhappy that these items are being considered for removal.

Stephens responded that inclusion of residential in the zone documents had been as a result of a clerical error and apologized for the mistake.

The council rejected a suggestion by Belchak to impose a six-month moratorium on a vote on the airpark overlay and light industrial zone to study them further, saying the items had already received adequate study.

Mayor Gurney reported that some specifics needed to be worked out on the object free zone and said he would discuss them with the town's attorney before moving ahead on the airpark overlay zone.

Stephens said in the public hearings meeting the commercial overlay did not have much public comment and seemed to be acceptable and works perfectly for the zone.

Soil Ordinance

After Mayor Brad Gurney asked that a procedure be added in the soil ordinance that would explain how soil sample tests would be conducted, the planning commission agreed to rewrite the ordinance to include that language.

Subdivision Ordinance

Stephens said the commission was concerned that the subdivision ordinance could become an expensive and extensive survey for someone wanting to subdivide their land once.

Gurney said he would like to conduct a mock subdivision plat scenario and have the council, commission, town planner, town inspector and Kent Withers attend. This would help give a better idea on how the ordinance and the process would work, he said. Utilizing a mock subdivision plat they would be able to evaluate different scenarios and costs, he added.

At the same meeting, Matthew Chase reported that the fire department has almost completed all the paperwork to receive its EMS Fast Response License. With the license, the department will be legally licensed to run as EMT basic fast response.
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