Mayor Thompson recommends board members
Municipal Council Chairman Alan Allred congratulated Mayor Doug Thompson, councilman Steve Thompson and councilwoman Tami Pyfer on their victories at the Logan City Council meeting on Wednesday.
They will take office at the start of their new terms in January.
Issa Hamud, manager of Logan City Environmental Division, was named Logan City Employee of the Month. The Environmental Division deals with the landfill, recycling, garbage disposal and hazardous waste.
Mayor Thompson presented the award.
“Issa is working on things that will extend the life of the landfill,” he said. “He is a great manager with a great scientific mind.”
Thompson also said the State Department of Environmental Quality recently inspected the landfill and found Logan has one of the finest landfills in the state.
“It passed with flying colors,” he said.
Thompson made recommendations for appointments to city boards, all of which received unanimous approval from the city council. The first appointment was that of Utah State University adjunct professor Ann Herron to the Library Board.
“Libraries help everyone,” she said. “I’m so excited to help them. I love books.”
The mayor also appointed USU economics graduate student and city council candidate Jeremy Kidd to the power board.
Logan Police Department Sgt. Bryan Low requested that a no-parking portion of the roadway near the intersection of 400 North and 700 East be changed to create three or four new parking spaces.
Low said the change would help curb parking problems for residents in the area. Council members agreed a problem exists, but said there are other areas in the city that may require the same changes.
Councilwoman Karen Borg said one of these areas is near the Logan LDS Temple on 200 North. The council will vote on the change at the next council meeting Wednesday.
The council discussed whether to move heavy truck traffic from Main Street to 1000 West.
Borg and Steve Thompson said they both oppose making 1000 West a truck route because the street runs by Woodruff Elementary School.
Borg said it is one of the areas most densely populated with children in Logan, and more thought needs to be given to the route before taking action on it. Borg said a possible alternative to 1000 West is 600 West.