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Show ! i 290 expires 013094 .UTAH PRESS 'ASSOCIATION R 467 EAST 300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT OHiii Puounty voters to J A aparse turnout is expected for the June 22 special bond election to finance construe-Ition construe-Ition of hw security centerjail in Utah County. I - County officials are asking approval to' spend $22 million in general obligation bonds to construct the new facility on property prop-erty in the Spanish Fork area. , ' , In addition, voter will be asked to approve ap-prove $11 million to refinance the revenue bonds issued when the county administration administra-tion building was constructed in 1986. . . Commissioners say refinancing these bonds could save the county $1 million over the life of the bonds. Property taxes would not be increased to refinance these bonds. However the jail bond will cause. an increase in property taxes . Voting districts are consolidated for the election, county officials say, and are as follows: ,,-.:ffr vvyi ..- Alpine Districts 1,2 - Alpine Elementary School, 400 East 300 South, Alpine. . American Fork Districts 1,2,3,4 Green- decide $22 million jail bond Tuesday ' woodElem'entarySchool,50East200South. Districts 5,6 the Senior Citizen Center, 50 East Main. -'-Vi : t Districts 7,8,9 the American Fork High School, 610 North 600 East. Highland Districts 1,2,3 Highland City Offices, 5378 West 10400 North, Highland; Little interest has been shown in. the election, Utah County Commissioner , Malcolm H. Beck said, with only a few voters turning out fof public information . meetings held throughout the county dur ing the month to explain the issue. The new security centerjail has to be constructed, county officials have said. Paying Pay-ing for it by a 20-year general obligation bond will mean a lower tax increase than if it is necessary to finance the facility by a revenue bond. The general obligation bond would mean a raise of about $17.50 on a $75,000 home, Beck said. On a $125,000 home, it would be $29. . Officials say the new center is necessary because of over crowding in existing facilities. facili-ties. The county is facing court imposed sanctions and civil lawsuits because the existing facility is in violation of federal and state guidelines. The county has purchased 40 acres of land near Spanish Fork on which to construct con-struct the new facility. The original design would house the sheriffs administration building and 300 inmates. Itcouldbeexpanded to house 600 should inmate populations rise further. VoL 15, No. 24 Wednesday, June 16, 1993 50 cents a single copy PGf Strawbeiry Days offers four foil days offiin' forkll Back in the "olden days, when Strawberry Days first began, the holiday was a one day affair and the date was set according to when the strawberries got ripe. Now it is a four-day event and it is always held the third full weekend week-end in June. There are no more strawberries on a commercial basis ba-sis in Pleasant Grove, so there is no need to wait for the berries to ripen. Each year new things are added and the celebration grows and grows. This year Strawberry Days is June 16 through 19. .Wednesday's activities kick off Strawberry. Days with the Children's Parade which will be held today at 6 p.m. beginning at Nortons Store. Children should be there at 5:45 pjn. at the latesl Children should wear costume. Only wagons and strollers are allowed al-lowed among wheeled vehicles. Participants will receive a carnival car-nival rids ticket and a Popsicle. : This will be followed at 7:30 p.m. with the Horse Pull at the Pleasant Grove Rodeo Arena. This special event features some of the most beautiful draft horses in the r'"It pits oneteamofhorses against another in each weight class to see which can pull the most weights Thebigparadea are featured on Thursday. The first parade is at 10 sum. beginning at Pleasant Grove High School and going west to 100 East, then south to 300 South, then west to Main St, north on Main St to Center St and west on Center St. The evening parade is at 6 p.m. and will and follow thia same route in reverse. - But that is not all of the Thursday Thurs-day events. Others include the flower show from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. . in the recreation building, the boutique bou-tique from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the community center, museum open house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pioneer Museum, music fest from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the east side of the community center, the Fire Awareness Day from noon to 3:30 p.m. in the Battlecreek Park, . greased poleclimbat 1 p.m. behind the recreation building, the City of Fun Carnival in the Downtown' Park and the KSLkids night at the PRCA rodeo at 8 p.m. in the rodeo ; arena. The Fire Awareness Day will consist of displays and demonstra-; tions about fire safety and education, educa-tion, and a visit from Air Med from University Medical Center and an '- Stock parade features riders Beautiful rodeo queens, gorgeous gor-geous horses, 4-H units, riding clubs, cowboys, posse's and all those interested in riding will be particj- pating in the Strawberry Days Stock Parade at 6 p.m. on Friday evening. ' The public is welcome to watch and enjoy this parade. The procession proces-sion will begin at Pleasant Grove High School. The grand marshalls will head the parade. The route of the parade will be down 200 South to 100 East, north on 100 East to Center Street, west on Center Street to Main Street, south on Main Street to 200 South ' and then west to the rodeo arena. -Chairpersons Roy-and Sharon Atwood have arranged for trophies and ribbons for the winning en-j tries. Excellent judges will made extrication demonstration by the Pleasant Grove Ambulance Assn. At the rodeo children under 12 will be admitted free with a paying ... adult ; Friday's activities are just as stupendous. The pet parade will lead things off beginning at 9 a.m. with the dog show, 10 a.m. for the ' cats, and all others at 11 a.m. The pet show will be held on the west side of the city swimming pool. - Other activities will be the boutique bou-tique from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the old rose garden near the old city library, the flower show in the recreation rec-reation building from 11 a.m. to 8 ". p.m., the City of Fun Carnival will open at noon and continue all day and evening, the gun show in the community center from noon until 6 pf.m., the Pioneer Museum open house from noon until 5 p.m., the stock parade at 6 p.m. beginning at the decisions on the winners. ? thehigh school, the volleyball tour- 4-H groups from throughout the state have been invited to participate, partici-pate, along with riding clubs and other groups from throughout the area. r The First 'Strawberry Days Music Fest will be held Thursday, June 17, and will feature a wide variety of musical talent for the whole famiry to enjoy. The line-up will include: : 12:30 p.m; -1:30 p.m. Mark Butler Trio (juz) 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Papa's Parlor Pickers 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Susan Jef frey (countrycomedy) 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Shufflin' Noah (rock and roll) The Music Fest will take place on the east side of the Pleasant Grove Recreation Building. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy an afternoon full of music. nament begins at b. p.m.-in Battlecreek Park, the pie eating contest will be held at the recreation recre-ation center at 6:30 p.m., the men's slowpitch tournament will begin at 6:30 o.m. at Battlecreek Park. S" firbf " ' 9he PRCArodeo will beginat 8 . UlOt ..-..-p.m. in the rodeo arena. jr The route of the stock parade t will be from Pleasant Grove High School west to 100 East, then north to Center St., then down Center to ' Main St., south on Main St to 200 South and then west to the rodeo grounds. Ribbons and trophies will be awarded to winning entries in the See EVENTS on Page 3 This youngster is enjoying: the Children's Parade in last year's Strawberry Day's celebration. Hunting a concern on annexation land Pheasant hunting was a matter of concern for property owners living liv-ing in the area of Proctor Lane and Sam White's Lane) which is proposed pro-posed for annexation into Pleasant Grove. - ,t ' In last week's city council meeting meet-ing it was brought to the attention of. the councilmembers that residents resi-dents of this area wanted to maintain main-tain hunting rights on their property prop-erty as it had been in the past The city ordinance does not allow shooting shoot-ing of firearms within the city limits. lim-its. ... '-.,- Theresidentsweretoldthatthis area could be treated as the Manila area was when it was annexed, and -thecitymadeaprovisioninconnec-tion with the annexation that they . could still hunt on their land as long c as it was in an RR zone. This was only allowed for game birds, however. - - 1 ' The city's land use code indicates that this type of hunting is allowed in an agricultural zone unless it is posted otherwise. -. Jn other matters in regards to the proposed annexation, residents - were told they could present their options on garbage and sewer service ser-vice to the council on Tuesday, June 15. - -' On that date the council was scheduled to take action to approve the annexation of the area in the southwest part of the city. . Some of the residents were concerned con-cerned about some drainage problems prob-lems which they have now. Public Works Director Frank Mills said that these problems will be addressed ad-dressed as soon as the annexation is recorded with the county. Temple to be named for Mt. Timpanogos The First Presidency ofThe LDS Church announced that the temple being planned for the Utah community commu-nity of American Fork will be known as the Mt. Timpanogos Utah Temple. ' .,',. ',, ' Plans to build the temple in American Fork were announced in April during the annual general : conference of the Church. -, - The temple will be built on a site of approximately 20 acres at 900 East and 700 North. The site is near the western slope . of Mt. -Timpanogos, which is part of the ' Wasatch Range of the Rocky Moun- ; , tains. i . - " T Groundbreaking and construe-' tion will await the completion of architectural drawings and required . government approvals. The Mt Timpanogos Temple will be the ninth in Utah. Others are in Logan, Ogden,SaltLakeCity,South ; Jordan, Provo, Manti and St George, while another is under construction in Bountiful. Don't take barricades, urge police Road barricades at 2000 West at 1100 North, Pleasant Grove, were moved several times over the past weekend, creating problems for the contractors, Geneva Rock. This intersection is the city limits lim-its for American Fork and Pleasant Grove and it is not known who has been moving the barricades, according accord-ing toHorrocksEngineersof American Ameri-can Fork. However, residents are reminded that it is imperative that these road barricades remain in place so that motorists know that it is a construction area and that only local traffic is allowed on the street For safety reasons, as well as to avoid problems with liability, the public is asked to leave these barricades barri-cades as positioned by Geneva Rock. It is expected that weather permitting, per-mitting, the contractors will begin asphalting the 1100 North roadway by the end of this week,. Residents of the area should make a note of that PG budget session focuses on need for more city workers PG Pops Orchestra to present concert v The first of the Summer Con-' 7 certs-In-The-Park will be held Sunday, June 20, beginning at 7 the east side of the Downtown Down-town Park at 1C0 E. 250 Sorth. The cenin concert will be pr-: pr-: fonneibythePleasarUGrovePcTS Orchsara who wSl pressn t an heir : full cf lovely music. ' W-j " TheFpsCTchestrahasarepu-UtkfarexceIlentmusicthtinost TheFpsCTchestrahasarepu-UtkfarexceIlentmusicthtinost : people enjoy listening to. The talon tal-on toi musidans live locally end are hrpy to perform. , . The concert is free. The public is invited to attend. L ! z ysr tm : "rs cr tk; jacJt Jr7oL.rrtffk) . sac -J. :r " The concerts-in-ts-psrk are tTonttrsJ ly the Pleacist Grove 7 ( I Arts CczriJ tsJ TazuLrj u pro- t r . "TT" - - Who needs another worker the most the police deptartment or the streets deptartment, was a question ques-tion pondered by the Pleasant Grove City Council last week in a budget work session. The council has already ; that with the new budget year I ginning July 1 they would provide for an additional police officer and h ad discussed the possibility of reopening re-opening the budget at mid-year, if revenues warranted it, and hiring another police officer. ; - - Public Works Director Frank Mills noted that they were sorely in need of another man in the streets department also. He said they have less manpower there now than they, had 10 years ago. He said that with all the hew construction and the annexation, the city has over 80 miles of roads to take care of and they cannot keep up. He added that they could also use another person in the streets dept and in the watersewer dept Mills explained that striping of the roads has greatly increased in cost He said that it will cost $8,000 just to stripe the school crosswalks to meet the new state requirements. He also told the council the roads he had suggested for overlays in the new budget year. They included 1100 North from 100 Easttothe Murdoch Canal, Cherry Hill Drive off Locust Ave., 500 East from 1100 North to 1400 North, Sage Circle Drive, Smith Lane off Main St. to Turley, and Locust Ave. from 200 South to 500 south. Grbvecreek Drive, which was lt new in 1977, has not had much xtovix since then. It will be overlayed in three phases with the ; to be done this year. This will be from 900 East to 1300 East. Mills said that if the bids came in low they could possibly add some more streets to the list Councilman Bill West encouraged the streets dept to look at doing 1150 East from Nathaniel to 900 South if they have enough funds. Mills also reminded the council that they needed to reimburse the recreation dept $10,000 each year for the next three years to repay them for the new community center floor. This could be taken from the capital projects fund. It was noted that the city cannot delay in fixing the back porch of the Pleasant Grove Police Station before be-fore it separates from the building. The council agreed that this must not be put off any longer and that the budget should include money to cover this repair. They also agreed that where the sidewalk has settled in front of the police station should be replaced as . 8ee BUDGET en page S Look for fire safety display The Utah State Fire Marshall's office, in cooperation with the Utah County Fire Marshall, Pleasant Grove City Fire Dept. and others will sponsor a display on fire safety and education atthePleasant Grow Battlecreek Park on Thursday, June 17, from noon until 3:30 pjn. The public is invited to attend. There is no admission charge. . . All types of fire safety displays will be shown, along with demon strations. The VS. Forest Service will participate with Smokey the .Bear. - Firs engines and other fire fighting fight-ing equipment will be on display. - The Pleasant Grove Ambulance Association will do an extrication exhibition and Air Med from the University Medical Center will participate par-ticipate in this exercise. This event is scheduled for 12:30 pjn. approxi- |
