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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD DIGIT 841 i- 1 ;: I T I 0 N THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2006 50 CENTS 3 uremic SCHOOLS: MVHS mock trial team places second TOWN HALL: Council DKs new fencing material SPORTS: THS baseball drops Spanish in opener BUSINESS 21 APPAREL OFFERS FASHION ON A BUDGET Dodging the Beetle Cl n Sap 'iff r x, f i MICHAEL RIGERTNorth County Fruit orchards on Jack Hansen's property in Orem narrowly escaped being included in a planned treatment zone where professionals will spray properties in a multi-year attempt to eradicate the Japanese beetle. Orem nurseries, orchards narrowly miss spraying MichaeJRigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF The Japanese beetle infestation in west -central Orem and a joint effort to eradicate it beginning be-ginning in June may not put nearby nurseries and orchards out of business, but it certainly may affect the way they do business. Jack Hansen, an Orem fruit orchard owner said he was relieved when he recently learned at an informational meeting held in March that his 3.25 acres of cherry, peach and pear trees are outside of the treatment zone. In June, professional crews will spray pesticides on turf and foliage in the zone, roughly including properties between 800 North, State Street, 400 South and 1200 West, in a three-year plan to get rid of the destructive, destruc-tive, non-native beetles. "They pushed us out (of the treatment area), thank goodness," Hansen said. "That was a relief. Three years would really put you out of business." He said another nearby orchard owner who was concerned his property might be located within the treatment area (it was not) told those attending the beetle meeting it See BEETLE, Page 2 CARE funds applicants face council Reva Bowen MOI'lll f OUN1Y 'jIAII A diverse group of cultural and arts-related organizations orga-nizations applying for Orem's estimated $1.8 million in Cultural Arts and Recreation Enhancement tax funds made their initial pitches to the City Council during Tuesday's meeting. Among them, Diana Kimber, director of The Family Fam-ily Center of Utah Valley, asked for $5,000 for a parent -child interactive group program emphasizing music, art, literature and motor skills development. Earlet Meiners of the Utah Valley Civic Ballet Company requested $5,(XX. The money would be used for scholarships to allow more individuals to participate in full-length ballets staged by the group. Funds would also go to costumes, scenery, rehearsal hall rental and hiring more male dancers, she said. Jeanette Parker, representing JP Woolf Legacy, Inc., asked for $3,000 on behalf of an a cappella alumni association from Orem High School whose main function is to support the schxl's choral department. de-partment. The money would be used to stage an annual benefit concert. The group also is looking at restoring a Steinway piano at an estimated cost of See CARE, Page 2 SCER A youth learn the value of service Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAf f What began as a humanitarian service activity for one of the SCER A Youth Theatre groups has been expanded to become an integral part of the youth performing arts program. Laurel Barham, the program director, said that the idea of community service was first incorporated incorpo-rated into the activities of the oldest of the SCERA See SERVICE, Page 2 Briefing UDOT CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY ON 800 NORTH - With State Street work complete, crews have shifted focus to completing utility installation between 400 West and State Street on 800 North. Between April 13-30, 800 North from 435 East to 700 East will be restricted to one lane in each direction for utility work. The left-turn lane will also be closed during the work. Restrictions will be in effect 24 hours a day. Motorists will need to use 400 East and 800 East as alternates to access the area. Motorists should use caution and continue to expect some delays. Access to area businesses will be maintained. Please follow posted detours as necessary. neces-sary. Pipeline installation has begun between be-tween State Street and 100 West. Please follow posted detour routes to access area businesses and expect some area delay. Waterline installation is complete at 800 North and 400 East. While gas line installation will require one more closure clo-sure of 400 East, likely later this month, 400 East is now open. Waterline crews will continue work east of 400 East, headed toward 800 East. During this time, 435 East will be closed for pipe installation while 470 East remains open. Crews will then close 470 East and re-open 435 East. As work progresses east, some inter- O ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald Jill Butler sells a MicroFiber mop to customers, April 7 at the Utah Valley Spring Home and Garden Expo at the UVSC McKay Events Center in Orem. mittent, single-lane closures will be required in the westbound lanes of 800 North. Additionally, some temporary side street and driveway closures will take place during this work. Detour routes or alternate accesses will be provided. Project updates can be found online at www.udot.utah.govorem800north. This site will be updated as the projects continue and details become available. For specific questions or concerns, contact Justin Smart, Project Public Information In-formation Manager, at 801 -360-4944 or by e-mail at jsmartlangdongroupinc. com. 1600 NORTH CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Contractor Western Quality Qual-ity Concrete continues phase 3 in April which includes removal of sidewalk, widening of the intersection at State Street, relocation of power poles and placement of new traffic signals for dual left-turn lanes of 1600 North. The intersection will then be paved from 600 West to 350 West. Work began last week cutting into the subgrade and construction crews are currently working on irrigation on the west side. Curb and gutter may begin being placed this week. Access to 1600 North east of State Street is expected to be closed until at least April 1 5 while west-bound access to 1600 North isn't anticipated to be reopened re-opened until May 6. The construction is tentatively planned to be completed in May when work crews will finish paving, landscaping landscap-ing and other details. ACCESSORY APARTMENT OWNER OCCUPANCY CHANGES - Hoping to close loopholes to prevent potential problems with accessory apartments in the city, the Orem City Council approved ap-proved changes to the city code April 10. The city requires accessory apartments apart-ments to be "owner occupied", with the owner using the dwelling as his or her primary dwelling and mailing address. Steve Earl of the city's legal staff told the council that questions have been raised about who constitutes an owner. He said some residents have been using us-ing "ingenious methods" to get around the requirement, and the affect of those abuses has been to convert houses with accessory apartments into duplexes. An example of skirting the intent of the "owner occupied" requirement is owners who have granted a fractional ownership interest to tenants. As amended, the law requires that if more than one person is listed as an owner, the "owner" will be the person with at least a 50 percent equity interest in the property. Not longer considered "owners" are a person with an option or contract to purchase a single-family dwelling; the children or other relatives of an owner; and anyone other than a spouse or child listed on a title to a single-family dwelling who has not paid fair market value for their interest in the property. The burden of proof of ownership own-ership is on those claiming "owner" status. 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