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Show A '.COMMENT tfY . Page 2 Times Newspaper Wednesday, April 29, 1998 PINION Editorial : Several budget issues being considered by the Orem City Council are looming large this year as discussions continue and the city moves closer to final fi-nal budget approval time. One of the big questions has been whether or not the city should implement a city-wide city-wide street lighting program. This year's tentative budget has earmarked $400,000 for the first phase in a three or four-year program to bring lights to the entire municipality. municipal-ity. It is estimated that it will eventually cost about $1 million mil-lion a year to light the city as an ongoing expense. Administrative Services Director Phil Goodrich told the council in a recent budget work session that a million dollars annually is "a lot of roads, bricks, and mortar", meaning that the expenditure will cut Stella Welsh honored for service Stella Welsh, former mayor of Orem, was recently presented "The Utah Woman of Achievement Achieve-ment Award" by the Governor's Commission for Women and Families and Utah Governor Mike Leavitt. The award was given in recognition of "a lifetime of contribution and service" and was conferred in ceremonies at the Utah State Capitol as part of Women's History Month. Joining Welsh as 1998 recipients recipi-ents of the award were Genevieve Atwood, the first woman in the United States to be a state, geologist; Danielle Benson, an administrator of the West Valley City Housing Authority; Au-thority; Joyce Davis, a volunteer who founded a day school for migrant children; Darlene Galbraith, president of the Davis Citizens' Coalition Against Violence; Vio-lence; Grace Sawyer Jones, Ph. D., currently president of the College Col-lege of Eastern Utah; LaDean Long, 'a 56-year community volunteer; vol-unteer; Emma Lou Thayne, published pub-lished author and a voice for women; and Jacqueline Thompson, Thomp-son, coordinator for the state's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay Contest for junior and senior high school students. Welsh was nominated for the award by Carol Walker, who has served under the former mayor in a number of volunteer capacities capaci-ties in Orem, including heading up the SummerFest Committee and the city's celebration of Utah's Centennial. Stella Tree was born in Coalville, Summit County, Utah. She graduated from North Summit Sum-mit High School and married Stanley Larsen Welsh the following follow-ing year. The next several years were focused on her family. With Stella's support and determination, de-termination, her husband was able to complete B.S., M.S., and Ph. D. degrees and has had a distinguished dis-tinguished career as a botany professor at Brigham Young University. Uni-versity. Together, they have raised eight children four sons and four daughters. All eight graduated from Orem High (USPS Published Weekly by Utah Valley Publishing Company 801-225-1340 Fax 801-225-1341 " 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 PerfesScal Postasa Ps!d to Oresn. UT Fcstnssstor sssd rtisnja of 82drcss notice to: T!a ftm&sova Ttess, 5S3 South State Street Orem. UT 84SS8 Subscription in advance per year $16.00 Out of State Subscription per year $35.00 Per Copy $.50 significantly into normal capital improvement projects if costs are simply absorbed into the budget. Council members seemed united in a determination to provide pro-vide the city-wide lighting, but in a closer 4-3 vote (after discussion about the financial impact on citizens), citi-zens), decided to recommend that a $2 per month fee be charged once lights are installed in a given area of the city. The majority major-ity of the council felt that the $2 was not unreasonable and would actually be an investment in crime prevention and safety. The fee would bring in approximately $500,000 annually, but is not part of this year's budget plan. Another focus this budget session ses-sion has been whether to begin accumulating $5.3 million to construct con-struct a Public Safety building. City Manager Jim Reams has described the facility as "a critical criti-cal need" for the city. With the V . , f ' '1.7 ' . ' ' . , .-; ' STELLA WELSH School and have received post-high post-high school training. This training train-ing includes five B.S. degrees, a master's degree, a juris doctorate, doctor-ate, one Ph.D., and two Ph.D.s in progress. The Welshes have 26 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. great-grandchild. While Stella took care of her family, she served for over two decades in the PTA and fulfilled many callings in her church. Later, she began to attend Orem City Council meetings. Those meetings led to her involvement on city committees and eventually eventu-ally her candidacy for the city council. That candidacy led Welsh to her pioneering effort to bring feminine representation to what had been traditionally an all-male all-male institution. She won election elec-tion to the city council in 1980 by a mere 14 votes, and became the first woman ever on the Orem City Council. In 1984, she was reelected re-elected by a resounding margin. In 1992, Welsh became Orem's first elected woman mayor. She has encouraged and helped women to be involved in their community and given them the confidence to run for political office. of-fice. Her service has included Council of Governments chairperson, chair-person, 1995; Utah League of Women Voters president, 1990-91; 1990-91; and Orem City mayor, 1992-1998. 1992-1998. 411 - 700) issues growth that has come to jDremV' over the past 25 years, the City . Center is no longer large enough J' to provide sufficient space to po-jy lice officers, who are often found interviewing and conducting , ' other official business in the hall- Vv ways. , Councilman Mike Thompson said he believes filling the need for the Public Safety building goes very much along with the lighting issue. He said the "main responsibility" of government is to protect its citteens, and that it is "not proper" to have the inter' views, etc. going on in the halls; He made the motion, approved 7-0, 7-0, to include the recommendation for the building in the tentative budget presented to the public. City officials said their intent is to pay for the building without bonding, but they "raised the flag" of warning that it might be necessary to bond for a portion. Democratic Women of Utah County meet The Democratic Women of Utah County held a business meeting and luncheon at Prestwich Farms recently. The meeting was called to order by Bonnie Bennett, president. New officers were nominated and elected. They will be installed in-stalled at the May meeting. The officers are: Bonnie Bennett, president; Tamra Dursteler, program pro-gram vice president; Arthella Dearing, membership vice president; presi-dent; Bonnie Callis, recording secretary; Mary Slover, trea-surer. trea-surer. - Nancy Woodside was the speaker. She told the group, "I want to talk about issues, but I am interested in telling you about my campaign for Utah County commissioner." Some of the topics she discussed were: Her time spent researching the First Amendment A resolution Woodside proposed pro-posed to the Provo City Council on zoning for sexually-oriented businesses Her agreement with the Mountainlands Regional Service on getting people trained and off of welfare Woodside's concern with child care "It is an absolute fallacy to de- i clare that homelessness does not exist in Utah County," Woodside ' said, noting too, that crime rates are growing. "I believe in my heart of hearts that Democrats and Republicans are not that different. We need to address human issues and I would do this on the County Commission. There is a decline in moral issues and making things work in this area is important," im-portant," Woodside concluded. Requests info on Utah Dear Readers: : I am studying the state of Utah as my fifth-grade state project. I would appreciate hearing from you and receiving from you any postcards depicting your city or state, any pamphlets, hats, T-shirts, T-shirts, products, or information you can send me about Utah. I will take this information andj give a presentation about your state. Please send any letter or, products to: Maria Voell, 156 , Fourth Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. Thank you for your help. Maria Voell . Fond du Lac, WI Roll Ends T?nr Sale c If E A P 538 South State jA0 1 1tAf Orem wo- Newsprint fifrgo Councilman Steve Heinz asked if the new building would serve the needs of the city for the next 25 years. Reams said a study had confirmed that time frame was correct. If approved, site selection se-lection and design of the build- ing would begin July 1, with construction con-struction to start July 1, 1999. A third big issue is whether or not the city should issue $7 million mil-lion in revenue bonds to fund the new Lakeside Golf Course. Heinz said he believes the funding recommendation rec-ommendation is the only way to generate the revenue to maintain that open space. Councilwoman Judy Bell was concerned that figures submitted by THK Associates, the firm that did a golf course feasibility study for the city, be corroborated by a third party to make sure the project will pay for itself. ' "This sucker better pay for itself it-self or it goes "bye-bye'," Bell said. Republican Party Update Senator LeRay McAllister (R-Orem) (R-Orem) is stepping down after 24 years of service to the people of Senate District 15. Five Republicans Repub-licans are vying for their party's nomination. They are: Lonnie Baird, Parley Hellewell, Timothy Lawson, Leo Lines, and Greg Soter. Two debates have been held. The first was sponsored by the Brigham Young University College Col-lege Republicans on April 7, and the last was sponsored by the local lo-cal Republicans of Legislative District 61. After both, a straw poll was taken with the following follow-ing results: BYU (April 7).MYHS (April 22) . Lonnie Baird .-.0 1 8 v Leo Lines 6 8 Timothy Lawson 8 13 Parley Hellewell 34 19 Greg Soter 20 50 Undecided 32 2 Representatives Margaret Dayton and Kathy Bryson attended at-tended and were reportedly thrilled with the turn-out a packed house, standing room only. The two legislators said they were looking forward to working with any of "these fine men" and observed that the new senator "will have some big shoes to fill". Responds on sheriff candidates Editor: In response to the letter by Harry M. Evans in the April 15 paper: I, too, attended the debate of the three sheriff candidates. I also spoke privately to each, individually. in-dividually. Mr. Evans, Mr. Mack never stated he wanted a 300-member 300-member armed posse. Mr. Mack stated he would welcome wel-come volunteers for various jobs to back up his department when necessary. He would not concentrate concen-trate his deputies on minor traffic traf-fic violations, as they needed to be working on more important things crime, gangs, etc. He never said they couldn't stop motorists for violations. He stated he had never seen a federal grant without strings attached, at-tached, and therefore did not want federal grants. Does Mr. Evans want the federal fed-eral government to take over Utah County police and sheriff's departments? I don't think so. Remember, the states created the federal government, not the other way around. Let's return to this most important impor-tant document, the Constitution. 1 Let's hold on to the freedoms our Founding Fathers provided, inspired in-spired by God. This is what Mr. Mack's fight in Arizona was all about. I think Utah County needs this same reform. Carol H. Harmer American Fork in wQtii , Thompson said he would not support the project, citing petition peti-tion signatures brought and a : lawsuit filed by Orem resident Bob Wright. The suit was dropped after the council indicated indi-cated a vote of the people would be held before a golf course would be built. The councilman said that no one he had spoken with was in support of the course. Councilman Joseph Andersen was also opposed to the golf course funding, and said the city ; should sell the land so a private developer could put in a course, . A fourth issue is whether Orem should fund the mayor's position as a full-time position, set at a $60,000 annual salary. Mayor Joe Nelson excused himself him-self from the room during discussion discus-sion of this item. Thompson suggested that if the position is authorized full-time, full-time, the salary should be set at Timpanogos Green LEGEND of the LAST LYNCHING The justice of the West was sure and swift, But few there were who saw it as a gift. A rough rope and a tree became the tools Of justice, hanging many knaves and fools. " When someone claimed a certain man had killed.' : A jury of his peers was quickly filled. His guilt or innocence was quickly proved. And Boot Hill hid the grave where he was moved. The guilty rarely raised a court appeal: The trees on which they hung were all too real! And what of those the law would not convict. When public sentiment was strong and strict? A vigilante force was wrongly raised By decent people, somehow cruelly crazed. The culprit, innocent or guilty, he Was quickly lynched on some convenient tree. The innocence or guilt upon their head, Forever moot, since they were truly dead. How many times the jaws of justice groaned! Has vigilante justice, yet, atoned? The Town of Price in Nineteen twenty-five, Where Utah's mining industry would thrive: A black coal miner. Robert Marshall, bore The taunts of boys, although he was much bigger. As down the street, two young boys rudely swore And shouted. "Nigger, nigger, pull the trigger.'" They little knew how soon that black man would! A short time later, near to where they stood. Five shots rang out! The black had fired his gun! The Deputy, J. Milton Burns, was done! The Negro robbed his purse and kicked his face. He ran the railroad tracks and fled the place. The two boys ran for help. The sheriff came. And formed a posse. Carbon County reeled. The death of Burns had stoked a growing flame! "Kill all the niggers!" was the cry. Concealed Nearby, in some old shack, Marshall was caught. And wrapped with rope upon that very spot. News of his capture caused a thriving throb, As Sheriff Deming tried to quell the mob. But history repeats: Their leader yelled. "Let's take and lynch that nigger out of town.'" The Sheriff blanched. The mobbers ranks were swelled With citizens of virtue and renown ' In cruel cortege their cars, for two miles, crawled And reached the Cottonwood with crowds enthralled. ' 'A thousand people saw them hang him twice. As Robert Marshall, mutely, paid the price. By 2:00 p.m. some photos sold In town ' Showed Marshall being lynched, and then cut down. His murderers were truly tried and freed, v "Not Guilty!" was the plea that they would plead. The witnesses were such a mystery, : Since none revealed their heavy history. That lynching cast its horrors, like a quilt On those who suffered years of scarlet guilt. Yes. lynchings in the West were wild and fast. And none there knew this lynching was the last! mis yei the average median income of Orem residents (somewhere in the $40,000 range), in order or-der to incorporate the element of "service" in the position, i Councilman Bill Peperone said he campaigned on the issue is-sue of establishing the office of mayor as a full-time position, posi-tion, and that it should not reflect re-flect negatively on city staff. Running the city is a $50 million mil-lion a year business affecting 85,000 people. He said it is "inappropriate" for staff to set visions and goals that these need to be done full-time by someone who can see that they are then carried out. City-wide lighting, Public Safety building, golf course funding, full-time mayor... big decisions in an important budget bud-get year. in. ,.-,,., fe |
