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Show AH EDITION OF THE Mm & fo f$nti infirm Q FGOUT CAP -R.T L0TC-018 UTAH PPE"GS ASSOCIATION 4 15 2 1 E 300 6 5TE 100 SALT LA1-E CITVr UT 84124-1501 lUUIt IUUI1, lUUIIIIklWIIWWMW, i ww I R THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2005 50 CENTS TOWn HALL Lindon has no plans lor tee increases SCHOOL'S OUT: Kids gel involved in rodeo activities SPORTS: PG grad earns national Softball honors at UVSC t Tjr THE BRIDAL SHOP CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR GOWN mm Tnruiro) am U Brenda Armstrong NORTH COUNTY STAFF City officials called upon the help of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove residents once again as they began to clean up flood control measures placed near 500 North and 800 East last month in efforts to divert rising waters coming com-ing out of the Grove Creek Retention Basin. Staff was forced to divert rising waters coming out of the basin after normal canal waterways couldn't handle all of the water flow. The runoff typically is diverted down through four pipes and emptied into the canal ca-nal near the West's residence. The canal was not able to handle the increased water flow and the canal banks began to give way. Hundreds of volunteers came to assist the city in their efforts to control the water. Residents from the Grove Creek area have turned in more than 1997 volunteer service hours. CERT personnel and a variety of other citizens throughout the city have also contributed more than 185 hours of volunteer volun-teer service in assisting the city with flood prevention and cleanup. Public Works Director Lynn Walker explained workers and volunteers began removing sandbags on Monday and Tuesday. Tues-day. The square cement 2-by-4 blocks were removed on Tuesday and the crews plan to remove the big cement barriers provided through UDOT on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Although there was no property damage to residential homes along 500 North, the FRANK BOTTNortri County Bill Bogges of Fugal and Sons loads the last of the pipe used to control the flooding in Pleasant Grove. With the help of volunteers, all of the sandbags were See CLEANUP, Page 2 removed from the flood barrier. Pleasant Grove block party rocks Strawberry Days tradition attracts hundreds of guests Joyce Gunther NORTH COUNTY STAFF f anyone called Pleasant Grove police department to complain about the loud music, mu-sic, he or she would simply been invited to the party. U Linda and Steve Crripman have hosted the Strawberry Days Block Party for 32 years now. Last year about 500 people attended at-tended the annual festivities. This year, it could easily have been close to 600. "We knew we had hit the big time five years ago when we decided de-cided to rent a port-a-potty," Linda Lin-da Chipman said. Way too many people were traipsing through their house to use the bathroom. Chipman, a Pleasant Grove police department dispatcher, started the tradition by inviting her good friends from American Fork to a Strawberry Days party after the young couple moved to the city. Homemade strawberry pie rounded out the meal for the first few years, but that part of the tradition had to go when attendance atten-dance ballooned. "The strawberries got way too expensive," said Chipman, although al-though attendees still contribute strawberry-based treats. The Chipmans' daughter, Mandy Carson, who is on the Strawberry Days Committee, said the party definitely fits this year's theme of "Preserving Our Traditions." It has grown into a major deal for neighbors, family - i X 1 . t r ; FRANK BOTTNorth County Kids and adults loofe up into the sky for more candy during the Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days Block Party held at 1550 E. 720 South on the evening of June 1 6. t and friends. In fact, the Chipmans' neighbors neigh-bors "totally took over" this year, Linda Chipman said, because be-cause of her recent surgery. One neighbor threatened to duct tape her to a chair if she didn't take it easy. "I will," she said. "I'm sitting right here." And from where she was sitting sit-ting by her front porch, she had a great view. Many new people came this year, invited by friends or family. One such newbie asked his wife, "Are you sure we're invited?" Hey, everyone's invited. "We don't care who comes. We just want everybody to have a good time," Chipman said. The Porritt family planned their family vacation around ft. "We wouldn't miss it," daughter daugh-ter Nikki Porritt said. The Call family has been attending at-tending for 20 years. "The neat thing about it is peo ple come back after they move away. Some come from out of state," said Bruce Call The Eric Thomas family came from Iowa last year, scheduling their trip to coincide with wife Jennifer Thomas's high school reunion. The year before, they couldnt come, so they called the Chipmans during the party, who passed around the phone so everyone could say 'HL' This See PARTY, Page 2 No increase in city taxes for PG residents Brenda Armstrong NORTH COUNTY STAFF Residents in Pleasant Grove will not be seeing an increase in their city taxes next year. The City Council unanimously approved a resolution at a public hearing on June 14 adopting the city's fiscal year 20052006 budget. "It is business as usual" said Pleasant Grove Financial Director Gary Clay. "This all came together very well. We worked together as directors and spent a lot of time balancing our budget. The changes are very minor and we are able to maintain services without raising any taxes." Although there were no significant signifi-cant changes to the city's budget, several personnel-related alterations altera-tions will be taking effect July 1. City officials have created a grade in for permanent part-time employees employ-ees providing them with job plan insights and pay range scales. The new budget also allows for additional personnel within the city during the next fiscal year. A part-time part-time position was created within the city's administration and a part-time employee was increased to full-time status in the police department. de-partment. '- Pleasant Grove City currently employs 40 part-time, 200 seasonal, and 97 full-time employees. The new budget allows for all eligible full-time employees to receive a cost-of-living adjustment and a 2.5 percent merit increase. Clay said there will be funds within the budget's capital projects expenditures allowing for small phasing improvements to the city's recreation facilities and the library. The city plans to purchase a new sweeper truck for the Streets Department and will purchase a new communication system for the city. This new system will assist as-sist public safety personnel and provide for more effective radio and telephone communication. This year's budgeted cost for the new communication system is $147,000, with total costs reaching $800,000 to $900,000. When preparing the new budget, officials worked together addressing address-ing concerns about the rising costs See TAXES, Page 2 L VWW.HARICTHEHERALO.COMNORTHCCWNTt CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE Community Briefing Orom PORTRAYING THE PROPHET JOSEPH - An Orem couple will play Joseph and Emma Smith in an LDS-Church-sponsored pageant in Nauvoo, III., this summer. This is not the first time Dallyn and Rachel Bayles have had parts in the same production. They were both in 'Savior of the World" and "Light of the World." But the Nauvoo Pageant, which will run from July 8 to Aug. 5, will be the first time they have played opposite each other. They both said their marriage adds something some-thing to their portrayal of the Smiths. "There is a certain depth and chemistry," Dallyn Bayles Bay-les said. "You're more comfortable and relaxed with each other on stage. I think since that was such a special part of Joseph and Emma's relationship; it's neat to already have that relationship." Cedar Hills SPECIAL ELECTION COMING UP - Next Tuesday, Cedar Hills residents will vote in a special election on a new bond that would make it possible to refinance the Cedar Hills Golf Course, and on two citizens' initiatives regarding re-garding commercial alcohol sales and Sunday closings. The original bonds used to construct the golf course provided short-term financing with increasing semiannual semiannu-al loan payments in 2005 and 2006, with a large balloon payment of $6 million due in 2007. City officials say that having the option to issue long-term long-term bonds to pay off the debt will provide the city time to maximize the selling price and minimize the financial impact to residents should the golf course be sold to a private business. American Fork If L o FRANK BOTTNorth County Howard Denny, American Fork city director of public works, points out the thin 100-year-old window panes that exist in most of the windows of the old American Fork City Hall. LANDMARK TO GET A FACE-LIFT - Plans are under way to determine exactly what will be done for renovations renova-tions at American Fork City Hall, built in 1 903. Two elements are certain: The existing building will be remodeled and there will be a new structure added on the west side. Both will be geared toward the arts, with a small theater, the-ater, space for small recitals, classrooms, an art gallery and offices planned. A committee of city personnel, arts representatives and architects from Cooper, Roberts, Simonsen Architecture Archi-tecture has been meeting to determine the best plans to follow. Lehl CITY MAY PURCHASE BANK BUILDING - The Lehi Planning and Zoning Department may soon be without a home, or it may have room to grow. It depends on whether Wells Fargo Bank accepts Lehi city's offer to buy its building on Main Street. "The interest is there. It hasn't come to the real front burner yet; everyone is just standing around gawking," said Ken Greenwood, Lehi mayor. Any sale is still in the negotiation stage, he said, and the city countered the bank's offer because council members mem-bers thought it was too high. Fairfield PONY EXPRESS RERIDE A LESSON IN HISTORY For David and Sandy Riet of Fairfield, riding in the annual an-nual reride of the Pony Express trail on Saturday brought months of planning and preparation to an exciting conclusion. con-clusion. As Team One Trail Captain in the Utah Division of the National Pony Express Association, David oversees mapping the route, staging the riders, and obtaining the proper permits for each municipality his riders will pass through. "In the old days, the riders had to worry about Indians Indi-ans and rough terrain. Now we worry about dangerous highways, traffic logistics, road closures and construction," construc-tion," David Riet said. "We try to follow the trail as closely as possible, but it's becoming more and more difficult From staff reports 4V. Jolntha 7 Jim rthavrolst Fcmlly ! r bixJ hraodl tx!i6noffll luleJ M kit lJ III II II I I f t amm " ri rf'rt rwrr niwr crrnr r itv we Ti-imi. l.lf imi. I I " Including Utah County's Largest Selection of Duramax Diesel Crow Cabs, Suburbans and Tahoes! PLUS YOU OCT TlfC CIAHT CCD AT EC! UaKU2T3Cr 1.-31 C0MTTB Burnt was MM thmmm jm IMS AN ANGXAN rBOUJnON COPYl |
