Jliiref culalievs November Political By Russ Daly City Editor Several Lehi citizens, Lehi City officials and political hopefuls were in the spotlight during the last week of the 1997 campaign. management initiative, used the Citizen Input time to object to the council's use of the words trary "arbi- and capricious" in their position the against initiative. Quoting a Free from Sunderland took the floor to object to what others had said about the council's actions in the past. He referred to a statement he said Walter Cronkite had made that 'the hardest thing about being a leader is to make tough decisions.' The results of yesterday's election have been d included in a 50 cents a single copy To subscribe call 756-766- 9 flyer wrapped around the front or inside of today's Free Press. Look for district-by-distri- ct voting tallies in next week's newspaper for Lehi, Cedar Fort and Eagle Mountain. Press article where officials had said they were not actively want : 4 "It's we say when they can say anything they place to deal with those problems. "The current system is doing the job, "he said. "But it gives us flexibility" He further stated that the initiative's proposed review board would be too "ambiguous." Lehi resident Dan Sorenson, f t amazing that we have to be careful what blue-colore- a 1 :Vtfj V - V - ?3& .J W true, again -4 l-- v Sunderland - apoloa for gized typographical in mistake one public Patterson Construction e nomiemployee and nee for city council, h;id aiso spoken during the Citizen Input time expressing opposition to Initiative 1. On another KUTV 2 newscast, Mayor Bill Gibbs took to the air to apprise voters of an alleged situation regarding mayoral candidate and former Justice of the Peace Richard "Rick" Worthen. The reporter brought out information that Worthen had been publicly censured for negligence in the submittal of tickets incurred by relatives of his former court clerk Colleen Fowler; an article in the Oct 22 edition of the Deseret News, however, said "the Supreme Court later pointed out errors in the Judicial Conduct Commission's investigation, casting some doubt on the appropriateness of the censure." one-tim- false or otherwise," he said, referring to Smith. VOTO r N 3 i statement that showed a figure at 47 seeking instead of 147, but said that annexations, he publicly asked had tried to do everything they Bill Gibbs and Mayor Councilmember Frances Comer they could to rectify the mistake prior to the election. why one Paul Johnson claimed He also asked all of the city that "his annexation proposal employees present at the meetwas 'the way the mayor and to stand ing up, then chalFrances want it.'" Comer responded by saying lenged Smith and to publicly acknowlthat she could not speak for Dean Lott edge which employees they Johnson. Later in the same meeting, were referring to when they Reed insinuated that the Master Councilmember Plan was changed when a In midst 5, 1997 scene gets ugly during last week of election TJTf Richard Smith, one of tne sponsors of the growth o( rlfV fun ton J , Photo by Rjss Daly Voting judges Vervene Grant, center, and Karla Nielsen, explain procedures to a voter in yester- day's election. developer "flashes big bucks." Lott tried to argue that "nobody accused anybody of taking money under the table" and was shown on a KUTV 2 News segment two days later but defending his position was cut off by the mayor at the council meeting. Sunderland went on to say that the council and other officials had been successful during the last four years he has been in office. "We've handled one of the biggest building booms that has hit the city and I think we have handled it well," he said. "We've had our differences, but we've tried to look at things in terms of what is best for the city." He admitted that there had been some problems, but felt that there are methods now in Channel 2 reporter Susan also interviewed Furniss Worthen. as well as his opponent. Ken Greenwood, both of whom vouched for Worthen's character. of election to slow growth, Lehi City approves more annexations Even as Lehi voters were finalizing their decision on the initiative to limit growth, members of the Lehi City Council were considering adding new property into the city. U.S. General presented an annexation petition for Lake View Heights, 94.02 acres destined for the Planned Community zoning at 4400 N. 600 West (west of Micron and north of SR-92). "We would rather not become part of the evil empire to the north," said the representative of U.S. General, who explained to the council that the property borders Draper City. "The property needs to be annexed into a city and we would prefer that to be Lehi." Members of the council expressed concern about development on slopes greater than 30 percent, as well as the fact that the property currently has no access from a public The motion to accept the petition for annexation, which does not mean approval of the annexation itself, only the to pursue official annexation procedures, narrowly passed with three yes votes and abstentions by Councilmembers Frances Comer and Dee Ray Russon. right-of-wa- A similar request made by Keith Bushman would add 123.98 acres to Lehi City, encompassing both Planned Community and Commercial zoning designations for property between 2400 and 3000 N West Frontage Road, directly south of Thanksgiving Point. Bushman said that the residential portion of the development would likely include condominiums, although for mal plans have not been finalized. Approval of this preliminary annexation petition was unanimous among the councilmembers. In other development action, councilmembers unanimously approved the final site play for Mill Site Industrial Park, Phase L located at 700 South Mill Pond Road in a Light Industrial zoning district. Fighting fires with fire Specialist uses words to battle Lehi's blazes By Russ Daly City Editor He doesn't put on the protective clothing, and he doesn't get to ride on the big yellow fire truck, but James Nielsen still helps fight fires. Rather than hoses or axes, Nielsen uses words to conquer his fires in order to help the firefighters conquer theirs. Nielsen has served with the Lehi Fire Department as a firefighter specialist since June of 1997, a job he modestly says is merely that of an administrative assistant, but one which provides the citizens of Lehi with a quality level of protection by providing the department with the necessary infor- mation. One of his tasks, for example, is to maintain from the information and Safety Occupational Health Administration (OSHA) regarding hazardous chemicals or the proper precautions to take with bodily fluids. This information not only helps the firefighters with their own personal safety, but also helps them to know how to help citizens as well. Working with the officer in Kim Beck charge of training currently holds the position he maintains each firefighter's personnel file and the documentation of their skills as well as their medical and physical evaluations. He assists with the filing of reports of fires, particularly when the situation requires several firefighters or members of other agencies to work together to produce one cohesive report of a call. And although he doesn't fight fires himself, he attends fire drills each week to take detailed notes of the meetings. x:r ' 4. .1 ""Si1 5 yCA) James Nielsen K i r : "We're just now bringing all of these things together," he said. "We're big enough now that we have to have everything organized." In addition to the critical information that must be kept in order, Nielsen also serves as executive secretary to Fire Chief Dale Ekins as he corresponds with citizens and com- panies on matters ranging from thank you letters and inquiries to the technical aspects of meeting the Uniform Fire Code. His duties also include public relations matters and maintaining historical records, although he said that some of those tasks may have to be put on the back burner until he can complete his current task condensing the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to coordinate each section with the Lehi Fire Department and g their own training information with the information contained in the 12 volume set of standards. "We're really lucky to get a cross-referencin- See NIELSON on Page 2 tt7 Photo by Members of the a crew proceeds Inset) Russ Daly a special "propane tree." After the fire is lit (see Department practice extinguishing a propane toward the tree cautiously, keeping control of the flames while a crew member shuts off the valve. fir with Lehi Fire Propane 'tree' helps firefighters learn their trade It wasn't your ordinary Christmas tree, but it was a typical day of training for members of the Lehi Fire Department. The State Fire Academy brought in a propane tree, which looks like an artificial Christmas tree without needles, to train local firefighters on how to maintain con- trol of a propane-base- d fire. Firefighters must work as a team to control the fire while one member of the crew off the propane at the valve. If the flames are not controlled properly, they can arc over the spray of water and reach the firefighters. The drill was conducted in the parking lot across from the fire station last Wednesday evening during the weekly training session. One team in full protective gear participates in the drill while a backup team shuts stands ready to assist if necessary; although this particular drill was not timed due to some equipment problems, future sessions will include timed events for critical training. The training session was videotaped and photographed for continued training purposes. The training was coordinated by Assistant Fire Chief Kim Beck, who serves as the training officer for the department. v.