West Des Moines Express (Newspaper) - January 11, 1985, West Des Moines, Iowa serving you In west Des And Windsor Helc Clive continues to refuse mta The Clive City Council 3 voted to stick to its budget and paid the Metropolitan Transit Authority for the third less than the MTA quarterly assessment of for the Even though MTA member cities have agreed to a new formula and method of assessing for bus the Clive Council has refused to pay the MTA any more than A group of first graders at Western Hills Elementary School presented a holiday play at their school The play was titled Toy and was directed by Dixie The head piece costumes were made by Eileen Pictured in their costumes are row 1. to Daniel and Jennifer Front Jamie Kevin Sieman and Brian Photo by Mary Windsor Heights defers MTA budget request by Mary McLain The Windsor Heights City Council took under consideration the Metropolitan Transit Authority's latest budget figure for the cities at their Monday afternoon City Administrator Marge Webb said the budget figure of is considerably more than we have been She reminded the city council members that they had agreed to a figure provided the other MTA member cities also agreed to their budgeted Councilman Jasper Farrow suggested that at that rate the city could provide taxi service for the few residents using the all the cities in the we are the only one paying more out of our city budget than we did a year said Des Moines is balking at the being asked as their share of the budget and Webb said if Des Moines does not go along with that figure there is no sense in any of the other communities even The council voted to defer action on the MTA budget until after Des Moines has acted on it. The city council did approve the payment of to the MTA which is the third quarter for 1984-85 fiscal The third reading of two ordinances was deferred until the next city council meeting Jan. 21. An ordinance dealing with vicious animals was deferred to allow more time for public reaction to the proposed A proposed ordinance relating to Second Hand Goods Dealers was also deferred and the city administrator was asked to coordinate a committee to review the proposed ordinance and possibly make it more WDM plans open house West Des Moines Community School District Superintendent Dr. Dale and Stilwell Junior High School Principal Les Aasheim have announced an open house scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, at Stilwell Junior High Parents of Stilwell students and interested community residents may tour the school view work and visit with school staff Similar open house events are scheduled for other West Des Moines Parents and residents are invited to visit Western Hills Elementary School and that school's Science Fair Jan. 29, from 4:30-6 Elementary School Feb. 5, at 4:30 Crestview Elementary School Feb. 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and Clegg Park Elementary School Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the budgeted for this fiscal Under the formula used for assessing cities for bus the MTA claims the city should pay about Clive will have no money in its budget to pay for the fourth quarter MTA In the eyes of the MTA the city will be delinquent by more than by the end of the fiscal But in the eyes of Clive Council the MTA is being paid everything the council agreed to budget for the In the Councilman Ralph Hatcher has pointed out that the MTA is not a taxing body and has no right to force the city council to raise taxes on Clive residents to pay for the Hatcher bristles at the suggestion the city is delinquent in paying for the bus have paid them every penny we said we were going to pay Under the new assessment for next fiscal Clive will pay about annually for bus The Clive Council also passed the first reading of an ordinance regulating the ownership of vicious or dangerous The ordinance bans ownership of venomous monkeys squirrel wild black widow and brown recluse venemous constricting snakes larger than 6 all cats alligators and Possession of dangerous animals will he permitted in a public educational or medical humane museum or for the purpose of research or These animals may be kept by a veterinary hospital or a wildlife rescue The ordinance also prohibits animals and fowls from running at large in the city and limits ownership to four animals in a The council approved the Year 2000 Street and Highway Plan which identifies needed street improvement projects for the metropolitan The plan identifies two projects affecting the widening of University Ave. from 35th St. i to Interstate 35-80 and widening and constructing 100th St. to four lanes between University and Hickman Rd. In other the council interviewed two candidates for board of adjustment and planning and zoning committee seats Those interviewed were Fred 9620 Dr. and Terri 1640 NW 90th Ct. Council talks of traffic on 22nd Street At the meeting January 7, the West Des Moines City Council discussed plans for traffic circulation in the Westown Shopping center and its effect on 22nd Taco Bell presented a traffic circulation proposal for the Kingman Avenue entrance to the shopping center since the restaurant will locate in a building at 1530 22nd formerly Swensons Ice Cream The proposal uses landscaped traffic islands to define the traffic pattern around the which will feature Council members suggested several changes in the Taco Bell proposal to limit the number of accesses to the restaurant parking and lane and to permit stacking room for traffic exiting the shopping center parking lot at The council held a public hearing and approved a rezoning request by Robert and Ellen 5340 Ashworth Rd. The request was to rezone the property from A-l Agricultural to The zoning request conforms to the city's comprehensive A preliminary site plan shows 19 lots on the located south of Ashworth Rd. The council also heard requests for portions of the city's tax The requests for funding came from the Greater Des Moines Ice Sports the Des Moines Art Veterans Memorial Auditorium and the Blank Park Zoo The requests were referred to the city manager for consideration as he prepares the next fiscal year In other the council approved the Master plan for the Westdale Plaza Planned Unit 3738-3800 Westown and approved the preliminary site plan for Valley National 3738 Westown WDM soliciting nominations for Citizen of the Year Nominations for the 1984 Citizenship sponsored by the West Des Moines Chamber of are now The award is given each year to a West Des Moines citizen in recognition of exemplary service to the The nominee should be one who unselfishly and unmindful of reward has encouraged those conditions which stimulate education or one who has brought credit and honor to the A signed letter should name the person being nominated and describe the service that person performed in 1984 or the service may have begun earlier and continued into this Address letters Nominations for Citizenship West Des Moines Chamber of 1601 22nd Suite 202, West Des Iowa 50265. Previous award winners Dr. C. W. Jess Earl Belle Seldon Dr. Fred Nellie Norris Elbert Amos Ray Charles L. C. L. C. Raymond Ron Harold Bonnie Eugene Mildred Elmer Deedie Ronald Paul Kenneth Eldon David Robert Patricia Marlys Murray James Robert H. George John Dale Patricia Olson and Bruce 09
