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Show Page 2 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday. April 21. 2005 NEWS AND NOTES After two denials, car salesman still hoping for sales lot Barbara Christiansen The third time m;iy he the ( harm, as a ar salesman has tx-en denied twice the chance to put in a small vehicle sales lot at 120 N ( enter, American Fork. Shuhhaz Janjua was first turned down by the Planning Commission when he sought approval for the lot. which be said would have displayed three or tour vehicles He appealed to the City Council, and received the same results at the group's April 12 meeting His proposal was to use the north portion of the building at that location for the sales office for his business, displaying vehicles ve-hicles in the parking lot south of the building Ir Joseph l.id-dle, l.id-dle, the building's owner, has his dental offices in the south half of the building. I he structure's tenants do not represent the only division. divi-sion. When Liddle built his office in 1970, the zoning for that lot permitted offices His construction con-struction was up to commercial commer-cial standards, per direction from the city. When the city's rezoning was done in 197K, however, the property became divided. The south portion of the building was put in the commercial com-mercial zone, while the north half was placed in residential Adjusting that zoning to place the entire property into the commercial zone may be Janjua's next step. Liddle said he would contact city officials to consider a zone change request re-quest City Attorney Kevin Bennett Ben-nett said the split zone was a deterrent. " The real crux is that you ought to be looking at a zone change or a denial." he told the council members. "I have a really hard time splitting out the offic e from the sales." Council members expressed concern about setting a precedent prec-edent for auto sales in that location, lo-cation, including the potential for displays with balloons and flags "What happens it he (.lan-jua) (.lan-jua) sells to another'.'" said councilman Jimnne Cates. "The next person is going to want everything plus," said Bennett NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS f9 West Mam An. .tan Fort Phone: 7E.6 7669 Fax:756-5274 Kirk Parkinson of 9 V ice fiewcia ttfut hsl tor I part inr,ciri4iherrilde'tra com Marc Haddock 7 7( 69 North County I Mar mtkiddoct Wfh(Tdidf tid coin Cathy Allred 756 7669 Lehi. Surtitogj Springs. Ft Crow callredhenl Je- tra corn Barbara Christiansen 756 7669 American I ori . Alpine. Cecl,-u HilK bchir,tian',t'n(6herdldettfl com Landon Olson ;: 5 1340 Orem I tneyard lol'-ontiheraldt'' tra com Beky Beaton ?56 7669 Sports bbeatonitfheralcte-tra corn WW 3 Lane Dubois 756 7669 Advertising Account Executive lduboisheraldextra com NEWSSTAND PRICE: $0 .50 SUBSCRIPTION RATE 1 year (in Utah County) - $36 40 Sunday, Thursday and holiday deliveries (which includes the week ot Easter plus Memorial, Independence, Pioneer, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day) 1 year (outside Utah County) - $45 40 1 year (in Utah County - Thursday only)- $36 40 USPS 01MBO (ISSN: 1821-6848) rvnrt TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED ay be adjusted for aii -7i1 '1 I i Preparing the parks Jason Thomas o American Forfe tries to pant grass seed at the Bicentennial Park Tuesday afternoon CITY NOTES I Parks maintenance budget questioned With improvements improve-ments made to many of American Ameri-can Fork's parks, the city has added 115 acres of finished properly into its park inventory. inven-tory. I)e.spite that addition, the city has reduced its budget for parks maintenance. That's according to Heidi Rodeback. a member of the parks task force, who asked the City Council for clarification clarifica-tion at its April 12 meeting. Council members did not immediately im-mediately respond. Rodeback said parks superintendent super-intendent Cal Houghton previously previ-ously said when the city added 25 acres with the purchase of park property from the Developmental Devel-opmental Center, it required adding a full-time maintenance person. following the recent development, devel-opment, the parks task force recommended an additional SKiO.000 a year for parks maintenance; that included one new full-time employee, Rodeback said. "We are actu DAILY HERALD FDBIISBIHO CO. EI Jennette Esplin 756 7669 Office Manager John Taylor 766 7669 Graphic Designer Landon Olson 344 2558 DesignerCopv Editor Mark LaRocco 344 2570 DesignerCopy Editor Rachel Rybicki 344 2558 Designer Copy Editor Kent Davis 756 7669 F'hoto Technician ,. m ,Wu lM.H4iX):( v It ' ally cutting back," she said. "I would urge you to make this a priority." I Public may comment on proposed pro-posed ordinances American Fork City is planning on updating up-dating its zoning and the City Council has set a public hearing hear-ing for residents to comment on proposed changes. It will be Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. in City Hall, 31 N. Church St. The City Council recently adopted an update to the land use element of its general plan. Under the densities specified in that plan, the city's present zones did not quite fit. Members Mem-bers of the Planning and Zoning Zon-ing Commission have created new zoning to better fit the plan. Among the new zones are a R-l-12,000 zone, for single-family single-family homes on 12,000 square foot lots. This is geared toward to-ward the three units per acre area. There are also additional planned residential zones. I Internet seminar scheduled The American Fork City Broadband Department will offer a free seminar on "Using 1 1, -5! The Starbucks stops here hings I learned on . finding out more bucks Coffee: i i The company from a character in Her man Melville's "Moby-Dick." "Moby-Dick." The first mate on the ill-fated Pequod was named Starbuck. Contrary to rumors on the Internet, the name did not come from the character of the same name on "Battlestar Galactica." Drinking coffee was an act of patriotism pa-triotism for Americans around the time of the American Revolution, when the colonists were urged to stop purchasing purchas-ing tea from British merchants and to stop paying the tea tax imposed by His Majesty King George III. I Starbucks has a Web site for Beijing. There are more than 500 Starbucks Star-bucks Coffee stores in Japan. There is, according to the Starbucks Star-bucks Coffee Web site, one Starbucks within 10 miles of American Fork. It is in Draper. There are 12 within 20 miles of American Fork, and 27 within 50 miles. Two of those are in Park City. I Starbucks sells more than coffee. Other drinks available include chocolate milk, apple cider ci-der and hot chocolate. I Starbucks makes a lot of money. I There are two Starbucks outlets in Utah County one in the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Ho-tel in Provo, the other in Barnes and Noble Booksellers Book-sellers in Orem. The subject came up because American Fork and Orem are slated to be the first Utah County cities where full-size Starbucks Coffee stores are to be built. The announcement, at least for the American Fork store, came at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Other businesses mentioned were Applebee's, and two other types of restaurants. restau-rants. But the news is that Starbucks, a franchise that is ubiquitous in almost every other city in every other state in the union, is finally making a move into Utah County, where more than 90 percent of the population is made up of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The American Fork Starbucks is scheduled to open in June. I v w, i- a ! Lift Mf i .m W ST ' the Internet" on April 28 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the American Fork Public Library, 64 S. 100 East. Topics include learning how to use a Web browser, keeping children chil-dren safe, and building one's own Web site. There will be easy-to-follow demonstrations and experts to answer questions. ques-tions. I Scout training scheduled Scout leaders of all levels Cubs, Scouts, Varsity and Venture - are invited to basic training on April 28 from 6:45 to 10 p.m. and May 5 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. It will be at the American Fork North LDS Stake Center, 975 N. 60 East. Registration will take place at the door. Anyone with questions ques-tions may call Kevin Barnes at 772-0354 or 756-9841. ' I Good Save honor presented A construction worker at American Fork High School has returned to work, following follow-ing his electrocution at the site and rescue work by American Fork emergency personnel. On Feb. 21, the ambulance was dispatched to the con my way to about Star- got its name ' , . '"' ... :'. " . -y.,.: , f-:W-rf..' -, W'jjssess.'-' At first, I thought the announcement might generate some of the same kind of controversy we've seen with Bikini Cuts, which wants to open a location in Provo or Orem, where people it Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN ings after Venice's husband was called to be our bishop. He was a good bishop, too. This was in Idaho, near Bear Lake, but I don't imagine things were much different in Utah County at the time. And I know coffee drinking drink-ing has been popular with some locals for many years at the hometown cafes. Also, there are many local residents listed on the rolls of the predominant religion who dont really care about following all the rules. So I don't think Starbucks will lack for customers. custom-ers. It seems to do well enough in other places. I went to my first Starbucks two years ago in Portland, Maine, when we were visiting my brother. broth-er. We were going to a concert, it was raining, and he wanted a cup. I had three observations: 1. They sold a very expensive cup of hot chocolate. choco-late. 2. The smallest drink they had was a "tall" and it was pretty small. 3. They were very busy, and you could see another Starbucks just across the street that was just as busy. Since these franchises seem to multiply like rabbits, we may be just getting our first two Starbucks coffee stores in Utah Valley, but odds are they won't be the last4-, mm FRANK BOTTNorth County in the rain. struction site, responding to the report of the unconscious worker, who had difficulty breathing. CPR was initiated. When ambulance personnel arrived, they provided oxygen and shocked the patient. He began breathing on his own, was transported to American Fork Hospital, then flown to the University of Utah Hospital Hos-pital for further care. He has since returned to work. Emergency personnel were presented with a "Good Save" award for their efforts. I Former recreation director honored American Fork's former recreation director, Steve Bailey, has received two honors for his service. The Utah Recreation and Park Association gave him its 2005 "Lifetime Achievement" award on March 29. BYLTs Department of Recreation Rec-reation and Youth Leadership honored him as their "Outstanding "Outstand-ing Professional" at their annual awards banquet on April 6. Bailey has retired after 26 years as American Fork Recreation Rec-reation Director and plans to serve an LDS mission. rtt if' mm can get their hair cut by girls wearing bikinis. On reflection, however, I decided most people would think drinking coffee cof-fee was the lesser of these two evils. In fact, the LDS Church was not always so strict about drinking coffee and tea. I am a member of the church, but I grew up with the aroma of coffee wafting through my home in the 1950s and '60s, where my mother and father, both churchgoing Mormons, drank a cup every morning. It was not the best part of waking up as far as I was concerned. con-cerned. I thought the odor was unpleasant unpleas-ant and I've never wanted to drink it. Mountain Dew is another matter. But my mother was sad when she had to stop going to Venice Rich's house for a cup of coffee most morn Flooding Continued from Page 1 more pronounced In 1997 the sncwpack was nearly as high as it is this year, but there was little impact. "That year we also had a high sncwpack, but it came out fairly gently," Denney said. Another difference that contributed con-tributed to the '83 flooding was the '82 sncwpack. "The watershed is Bke a sponge," said Denney. "In 1983 that sponge was ML" He explained this year the ground has more potential to absorb the melting snow, which reduces the potential for flooding. Mayor Ted Barratt agreed. "The ground has more capacity ca-pacity to absorb the water," he said Other factors that reduce the potential for flooding are improvements made by the county and city. One is a large debris basin at the mouth of the canyon. Its function is to hold the runoff for a period of time, spreading it out during a 24-hour period It also allows gravel to settle instead of traveling down the riverbed and blocking it. Tree limbs may float in the basin and be pulled, eliminating the potential for blocking the channeL There is also a smaller debris basin upstream from the D&RG railroad tracks. "They have some capacity for taking the peaks off," Denney Den-ney said. With financial assistance from the federal government, the city has improved several of its bridges, including 200 North by the city complex, 200 South by Greenwood School, and 400 South, south of Greenwood Green-wood SchooL The dry has also rebuilt a bridge over the American Fork River at 700 North. It was designed de-signed to 100-year snowmelt standards, which is considered to be among the safest. Another new bridge at 520 North was designed to meet the same standards. When the floods of '83 washed away some of the riverbanks, the dry placed gabions, ga-bions, or rock -filled baskets, to line the river and prevent future fu-ture similar erosion. Between State Street and 200 South, a section of the river has been lined with concrete. "A lot of the areas we have a lot more stable channel than we did before," Denney said "The floods of '83 took out a lot of vegetatioa" Scout groups have volunteered volun-teered their services to dean out some of the riverbed, removing tree limbs, but maintaining main-taining the roots to hold the soil in place. County groups have cleaned out areas around the river near the entrance to the American Amer-ican Fork boat harbor, and improved other river crossings on the community's south side. Despite these measures, the potential for flooding still exists. "We are getting sandbags and sand from the county," Denney said. "We will have it on hand." He said if homeowners, particularly those in low-tying areas, are considering purchasing pur-chasing flood insurance, they need to keep in mind most companies have a waiting period pe-riod before it goes into effect. Pipes Continued from Page 1 bagpipes usually start out on a practice chanter, which is similar simi-lar to a recorder. The chanter helps familiarize pipers with the fingerings, tunes and basic rudiments of the bagpipe. After a year, pipers move to an actual bagpipe where it takes yet another year before they sound presentable. Candice was excited to learn the bagpipes and took to them quickly. "It wasnt that difficult," she said "It was the only thing I was putting my mind on at the time so it took me pretty quick. It only took me about six months to get on the pipes." Utah Valley has two pi-pebands pi-pebands of its own, one at Payson High School and the White Peak Band BYU even had a pipeband a few years ago. Dale said the best way to begin piping is to take private lessons. Both Candice and Dale have taught in the past and are still open to the possibiliry of teaching lessons here in American Fork. They are also available to perform at weddings, wed-dings, funerals, reunions, and parties. "We have always been interested in-terested in getting involved in the community, doing performances perfor-mances for the community," Dale said POOR |