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Show Thursday, August 30, 2007 Page 2 0 R E M TIMES NEWS U I) NOTES Candidates Cnntimirri Inun 'ufje hili me. Hon M I nald. Mark S-astnind. 'I urn I it it a Sit;ik lircnt Sumnri . I xnk Wlictlrn. Mil hail W'liiniM-y. ' i.ity Wise and Dan Wi iht I lie tlin-i' npfii scat-, arc those currently hr'lil fV lilack. Scastraml and 1 es ( amplx-ll. Campbell is finishing out a sec-niid sec-niid luur year term anil opted not to run tor re-cc tion. Scastraml and Hl.u k both came I" their positions liy appointment ol the rem City ( mini ll Seastrand was designated to till the seat held hv late ' ouncilman I )ouu I or-svth, or-svth, who du d in I ei ember ot 21 It l.r) Ulai k was appointed to take the council seal ot Conn cilman Stephen Sandstrom. who was elected to I he state Icislat lite I houh the j)i im.ir y elect ion is still a week and a hall out. registered voters an vote early ear-ly m municipal elections l-j;in-nirig this yeai due to changes in the law I lonna Weaver, ( It em's city recorder, said registered voters vot-ers can till out early voting ballots, bal-lots, previously ailed absentee ballots, at the City Center, 5(1 N. Slate Street. Suite 2(H). from H a. ill. to r p. m, through Monday. Mon-day. Sept 111. Though only those registered regis-tered to vole can asl early ballots in the primary election (the .'(1-day advanced deadline is passed). Miters registered with the slate who may have changed addresses ran st ill vote on provisional ballots. Weaver said Margaret Black lilack was apxnnted to fill a vacancy in the ( it v ( ouncil in January. She has a 2!l-year record ot serving I he city. I ler elloils have resulted in the c real ion of a city park and obtaining needed street lights, traffic lights, and sidewalks. Black has served as ( )r em's h hard North Neigh-l)oi Neigh-l)oi hoods IV. in in Action chairwoman; neighborhood CI 1 (Community I mcrgency Res)onse Team) coordinator; chairwoman of the ( Irchard Park Committee; and as a member of street lighting and housing review committees. She holds a degree in elementary elemen-tary education from BYU and teaches piano She has been the IT A president at Windsor -lenient ary ami has held other local and regional IT A offices. Black's lop issues are: NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS .W I St V !.!.., I .,-!) 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Support transportation and safety by maintaining and improving road infrastructure and traffic flow; adding traffic-lights, traffic-lights, bike lanespaths, sidewalks; side-walks; wor king on regional transportation plans; and sup-xrting sup-xrting strong public safety services, CF.KT and emergency emergen-cy preparedness. 2. Itotect and preserve residential resi-dential neighborhixxis and quality qual-ity of life with ordinances and enforcement; careful land use decisions; supporting Neighborhoods Neighbor-hoods in Action; promoting education, edu-cation, cultural arts, recreation; Ixautifying city entrances and State Street; enhancing Orem's parks and library. .'i. Assure a strong city economy econ-omy by continuing wise fiscal management of city funds and services, supporting local business, busi-ness, and encouraging new business. Black's Web site is www. margaretblack.com. Steve Hemingway I lemingway graduated from Westminster College with a degree de-gree in business administration and economics. After years of experience in the printing business, busi-ness, he made a career change anil became a real estate agent In Salt hike City. I lemingway w as the chairman of the South Central Ci immunity Council and focused on fixing the blight in his neighborhood. This involved in-volved having old, abandoned schools rezoned. I le also lob-hied lob-hied the Utah state Legislature for Salt Lake Community College Col-lege to purchase the current downtown campus. " I here are three issues that I consider to be important to the City of Orem at the moment," Hemingway said, "f irst, there is a need to provide pro-vide citizens with clean and safe housing that allows them to afford the necessities of life. Therefore, affordable housing is the top priority on my list. This will allow Orem to retain its status of being a family-friendly family-friendly city." Secondly, Hemingway listed neighborhood revitalization as a need in Orem. He said he would like to see some kind of program or fund set up to spur the process. A third priority for the candidate can-didate would be to make certain cer-tain that citizens in the community commu-nity are respected and treated with dignity. "This will create an environment environ-ment in which all citizens feel safe and secure," Hemingway said. "Ix-t's create progress Phone: 756-7609 Fax: 756-5274 DAILY HERALD PUBLISHIMO CO. Jennette Esplin 756 7669 Office Manager Julia Fullmer 344 2570 Project Coordinator, DesignerCopy Editor Megan Carleton 344 2570 DesignerCopy Editor Jeremy Harmon 344 2585 Photographer 1 - INFORMED AND through participation." I lemingway's Web site is www. hemingwayt earn. utahre-aJestate.com. utahre-aJestate.com. Edward Lalone lalone, who grew up in Michigan, is currently attending attend-ing Utah Valley State College as a history major and is employed em-ployed with Sinclair Oil Company. Com-pany. His community com-munity involvement includes participation in the Democratic Demo-cratic Party and volunteer volun-teer work with the American Red Cross. l.alone doesn't believe that individuals need to have specific specif-ic skills sets to serve on Orem's City Council, only that a person has new ideas to contribute to making the city a better place to live. 1 le feels the three most important im-portant issues currently facing the city are: economic growth, community growth and fiscal responsibility. lalone believes the City Council should promote economic eco-nomic growth by supporting a transportation master plan including commuter rail, rapid transit and bus systems, and encouraging the development of new businesses. "We need to connect our community to (commuter rail) so we don't overload University Univer-sity Parkway," he said. As Orem continues to grow, Lalone believes public services including police and fire protection, pro-tection, roads, and infrastructure infrastruc-ture will have the keep up the pace. He would also like to see the formation of an Orem tourism commission that Can advise the City Council on how to better attract visitors. Yet Lalone is opposed to rampant spending to provide the infrastructure for growth. "That's not the right way," he said. "You have to prioritize ..." and demonstrate fiscal responsibility, re-sponsibility, he said. Lalone's Web site is www. edwardlalone.org. Ron McDonald McDonald graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree de-gree in business administration from Roger Williams College in Bristol, R.I., toward the end of his 22-year 22-year career in the U.S. Navy. For over two decades, The smell Friday's groundbreaking for the convention center at Pleasant Grove's "The Grove" would have been more pleasant if the wind hadn't been coming from the west. That's where the sewer treatment plant for the Timpanogos Special Service District lies, and when the wind wafts from that direction, the odor carries. It wasn't strong, just noticeable. But it was a constant reminder that the plant is there and it isn't going anywhere. Plans are to eliminate those odor issues before the convention center is a reality. I hope that works. A few years ago, Sharon and I spent a night in Cache Valley when one of my daughters graduated from Utah State University. Univer-sity. For this particular visit, we selected a hotel ho-tel that was south of the Logan city limits and in the middle of cow country. As soon as we got out of the car, we knew we had probably made a mistake. After all, Cache Valley is noted for its livestock. The reputation is well deserved. It was the last time we stayed in that hotel. During Friday's groundbreaking, the odor wasn't as strong, but it wasn't the breath of clean, fresh air you'd expect just looking at the surroundings. The ceremony for the groundbreaking was fairly standard stuff, although Pleasant Grove is clearly pleased at having scored this coup. There were plenty of positive remarks from the people who helped to make it all happen. We heard from the Pleasant Grove mayor, the superintendent of the Alpine School District and the chairman of the Utah County Commission, Commis-sion, all praising the future plans. AU were brief and to the point. Mayor Mike Daniels had specified at the start of the event that everyone would keep their remarks short "the two-and-a-half-minute talk version," as he put it. That was a reference to the days when IDS Church Sunday School meetings had opening exercises and two speakers who were allotted five minutes combined. But when it came time for John Q. Ham- INVOLVED he has been employed as an investment in-vestment advisor with Merrill Lynch out of its Provo office. "While we were in the service ser-vice ... that was the beginning of my major service commitments," commit-ments," he said. McDonald has served as president of the Orem Beaut i-fication i-fication Commission, the Utah Valley Garden Club and the Hidden Garden Tour. He's also a member of the local Kiwanis club. He believes his 42 years of service, first in the military and then later in the community commu-nity and as a financial advisor, give him a wealth of experience experi-ence in helping people solve problems. "1 want to make sure Orem stays the wonderful city it is," McDonald said. The three most important issues is-sues facing the city, he said are continued support of Orem's emergency services, updating and improving city infrastructures infrastruc-tures and managing growth to maintain Orem's high quality of life. Transportation and infrastructure, infra-structure, he said, need to be managed to keep up with growth. "Growth is going to occur. oc-cur. The question is how and when," McDonald said. "But it needs to be done in prudence and good taste and the best interests of the community as a whole." Mark Seastrand Seastrand earned a bachelor's bache-lor's degree in business and a master's in business administration adminis-tration from Brigham Young University. He is currently the CEO of a Web-based graphic arts company Lettering Delights.com and previously previ-ously worked with Creating Keepsakes, the top scrap- booking magazine in the world. Seastrand has served as an appointed member of the Orem City Council since December 2005. In that role he has served on the city's board of the Commission Com-mission of Economic Development Develop-ment of Orem, on the Senior Citizens Commission, and as a City Council liaison to the Planning Plan-ning Commission. His City Council experience experi-ence coupled with his Orem upbringing and his business administration ad-ministration experience make Seastrand an excellent candidate candi-date for the office, he said. The three most important issues is-sues facing Orem are: growth and development, preserving neighborhoods and public of Pleasant Grove M Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN safety, he said. Managing growth, particularly particu-larly roads and traffic flow, and infrastructure, he said, are crucial. "I think Orem is in an excellent excel-lent position in a lot of infrastructure infra-structure needs. We have a good supply of water ... and excellent parks that help us enjoy a nice quality of life," Seastrand said. The City Council is working to preserve neighborhoods by managing residential development de-velopment and beefing up enforcement of city codes on apartments. The creation of a comprehensive city emergency response plan will help protect citizens from unexpected natural natu-ral disasters, he said. Seastrand's Web site is www.markseastrand.com. Gary Wise Wise has been an Orem resident resi-dent for 30 years, and worked his way up through the ranks to become fire chief during an 18-year career with the city's Department of Public Safety. During Dur-ing that time he's served as project manager for the construction construc-tion of Fire Station Three and helped set up an enhanced 911 system and new dispatch center. "I obtained a close working knowledge of the budgetary process and the overall city organization," or-ganization," Wise said. "I feel these experiences will greatly enhance my abilities as a member mem-ber of the City Council." In 1996, Gov. Mike Leavitt appointed Wise as Utah's state fire marshal, where he gained experience working with the state Legislature. Wise believes a City Council member "should be very active at the Capitol during the 45-day legislative session." Wise has also served terms on the Orem Planning Commission Com-mission and the Orem Board of Adjustments. Currently retired, re-tired, he said he can give "the extensive time it takes to be effective ef-fective on the City Council." Three issues of importance listed by Wise are: maintaining maintain-ing a safe, secure community and providing "time-critical," lifesaving fire and EMS services; ser-vices; maintaining the city's infrastructure; and meeting the challenge of redevelopment in older areas of.the city. Service Ser-vice and infrastructure needs would be addressed through budget priorities, and any redevelopment rede-velopment proposals approved "should enhance the city and better serve the citizens." - sw&ift&ifr. mons to speak, the event took on a more reverential different tone. Hammons, of course, is the hotelier hote-lier who is building the convention center his 199th hotel, according to the brief but expertly produced video presentation we were treated to before he spoke. It was pretty heady stuff. Then we were all asked to stand while Hammons walked the five steps to the pulpit. Since I was taking photographs, I was already standing. But everyone every-one on the crowd duly rose to their feet to make the hotel magnate feel welcome. Hammons spoke a little longer than everyone else, but since it was his party, I didn't hear any complaints. He talked about the ideal location of the Pleasant Grove convention center, conveniently con-veniently placed on 1-15 and close enough to Salt Lake City to attract business. He failed to mention the other location issue the sewer but maybe I was the only one who noticed. Although I suspect the folks at the BMW dealership across the road have had the issue brought to their attention a time or two. Hammons closed his remarks with some comments about how the new convention center would be very secure in an earthquake, and about how much he had paid to make sure it was. The remark was funny, and we laughed. But everyone stood up again when he finished and made his way to his seat. Clearly his contribution to the community is appreciated, and deservedly so. As the dignitaries then made their way to the pile of dirt that had been dug up and carefully care-fully prepared for the groundbreaking, Hammons Ham-mons lost his footing for a moment. One of his colleagues urged him not to fall, since he was walking on property he now owned, and he wouldn't be able to sue for damages. That was pretty funny, too. The fact is Hammons is giving Pleasant Grove an anchor for its future. No wonder he is the object of respect. Now we just have to see if money can make things smell pretty. Letters Continued from Page 1 have fun with it. Let's try not to pick it to death." The regulations state that the citv manager can suspend sus-pend the right of any high school to install or maintain a sign due to non-compliance, or can deny applications if they are deemed to be "contrary "con-trary to the public health, safety, or welfare." Although Mountain View High School's "MV" logo is technically two letters, it will be considered as one for the signs. There was a feeling feel-ing that this issue had waned. ... That you're still here this evening, expressing continued contin-ued interest, says something for you. Jerry Washburn OREM MAYOR Councilman Mark Seastrand Sea-strand said that having Timpanogos apply for the sign was the "perfect project" to get youth in the city to "walk through the process," but emphasized that displaying the signs is a privilege that could be lost if abused. "There was a feeling that this issue had waned," said Mayor Jerry Washburn, addressing ad-dressing a number of student council members from THS attending the meeting. "That you're still here this evening, expressing continued interest, inter-est, says something for you." An improved trail may need to be built to the sign site, and Campbell said to the young people at the meeting, meet-ing, "I'm sure you would volunteer to build the trail. It would be a great, three-high school activity." Water Continued from Page I Road. Vineyard will establish its own independent water system qualified and approved ap-proved by the state of Utah. I The amount of water provided to Vineyard is limited lim-ited to 2,100 gallons per minute min-ute at each metered connection connec-tion with the Orem system. I Vineyard will not use any other water in its system until it has used its own 35 acre-feet and the 3,500 acre-feet acre-feet allotment from Orem. I Vineyard is to pay all costs, including carriage costs and administrative fees, for all services provided by Orem. Councilman Mark Seastrand Sea-strand said he appreciated the energy and time spent by Orem's Public Works Department in researching the issue. He asked city staff members, including Chris Tschirki, water resources manager, directly if Orem residents would be financially finan-cially subsidizing water in Vineyard, or if the agreement agree-ment with Vineyard would jeopardize future water needs in Orem. Tschirki responded "no" to both questions. Those two issues were important im-portant enough to City Council Coun-cil members that language to provide a statement of the council's intent, emphasizing that position, will be included in the legal documents. "I have spoken at length with Mayor Farnworth," said Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn. "They (Vineyard residents) do not want to rely on the citizens of Orem." The Orem City Council was originally scheduled to consider the contract in a July meeting, but the matter was tabled until Tuesday to give the council more time to discuss the issues with city staff. IP 00 |