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Show Turnbow Wins Town May Self-Destruct Cedar Hills Mayor Richard B. Turnbow is campaigning for reelection re-election on a two-plank platform that would eliminate his own town and his own job. He is advocating annexation to American Fork where the grass looks a little greener for citizens of his struggling community. Citing the town's battle "against overwhelming odds" since its inception, in-ception, Mr. Turnbow wrote in a proposal prepared for the October 8 debate on the future of Cedar Hills that the situation "has now gone to the point where the interests of the citizenry are adverse to the continuation con-tinuation of the town." He was not alone that night as 34 residents voting in a "straw poll" favored continued annexation discussions with American Fork; only 19 favored remaining a town. That vote, Mr. Turnbow has said, "is reflective of the opinion of the citizenry, and properly so, to continue discussions with American Fork." He adds that if he and his running mate, Don Macpherson, are elected the will view the vote "as a message to the government of American Fork" that annexation is in fact what Cedar Hills wants. Meanwhile, Mr. Turnbow promises to run the town in a responsible and conservative manner - the second plank of his campaign platform. In the statement prepared for October 8, Mr. Turnbow said, "I believe the only significant roadblock to annexation to American Fork is the absence of a strong expression on the part of our citizenry of this move." Mr. Turnbow continues in the statement that he intends to "withdraw "with-draw or resign" if he fails to successfully suc-cessfully negotiate and complete an annexation to American Fork" on terms favorable to our citizens." |