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Show •N E W S- Spanish Fork Covering what matters most Curb and gutter amended again Mai lory Byrnes STAFF WRITER Salem City amended its Curb and Gutter ordinance again in the Aug. 6 council meeting for the historic part of town. "I'm in favor of this only because it's the better of the two," said council member Terry Ficklin in regards to deterioration of the roads. The amendment options had the council dead locked until the solution of a remodel above a certain amount require asphalt from the end of the driveway sidewalk to to meet the asphalt of the road the width of the driveway. Adjoining properties' existing curb and gutter will be met with new curb and gutter on the remodeled lot. The council was still split on the decision. ""Until we can afford to put in the storm drain system, why are we spending all this money when we're going to have to cut it up and take it out and make it work?" said council member Brent Hanks. An R-5 text amendment was also made in the meeting. City Attorney Junior Baker explained that "the changes added are slight" and that the changes include rear yards that are back to back to have fences and some compromises on one or two car garages. The Water Department was approved the purchase of a four-wheel drive truck that was budgeted for last year but not bought. Council member Stanley Green offered to sell his 2006 truck with 46,800 miles to the city for $25,000. With Green sitting out, the council voted.to purchase the truck with city workers * recommendation and an intent to also purchase a snow plow attachment for $5,000. The Sign ordinance was also amended for the main purpose of allowing the high school to have a marquee. The amendment exempts only schools from the area restriction, but not the height. Mayor Lane Henderson said, "I think it's something that benefits the school as well as us." A resolution passed consenting to the inclusion of Salem City in the Utah Valley Dispatch Special Service District. Baker explained that joining will be three or four times less than the alternative and will give Salem a "voice at the table" with a representative. Police Chief Brad James compared the set-up to the way the animal shelter is run, that it got off to a rocky start and now works well. He said that the equipment and operation will be run from the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Public Works Director Dave Johnson discussed the purchase of a striper for the football field, and the possibility of purchasing one that also stripes parking lots. Council member Lynn Durrant said that books will be moved back into the library the last week of Aug. and an open house will be held in Sept. Meal applications available at District Lana Hiskey NEBO DISTRICT Nebo School District is gearing up to provide delicious meals for students throughout the district. Participation increased again this past year. Because of increased fuel and food costs, prices for school breakfast and lunch will increase by 25 cents. Food costs have risen as much as 30 percent. Our meal menus will be posted online at the Nebo website www.nebo.edu around the end of August. Nebo School District will be accepting applications for free and reduced meals the entire year. Applications are available at Nebo School District's temporary offices located in Springville at 570 South Main St. in the Nebo Learning Center building. Nebo School District appreciates the opportunity to serve families in the district. Salem Hills High School j * * • ; - :': BACK-TO-SCHOOL > "1 *r Salem Hills High School is just days away from' its first day of school. We will be holding a back-toschool night that has been designed as a time for students to walk through the building and.findthe location of their classes and check their locker combinations. Students may make any necessary class changes to their schedule at the back-toschool night. Students should c.oqne on Aug. 14 at the following times: . T:"/ Seniors: 4-5 p.m. v § ^ ^ Juniors: 5-6 p.m. "" '"*''" ^Sophomores: 6-7 p,m. , T !•-.- ' COMMUNITY COUNCIL ... Salem Hills High School would also like to welcome the six community council members that were elected by the community at our Open House. The six members that will work on this committee are: Becky Adams, Vickie Davis, Kelly Ence, Terry Ficklin, Gina Griffiths and Janece Hughes. We are excited for each of them to work with Salem Hills High School as a community and a school! • - -, *v The Spanish Fork News WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2008 • A7 Salem Employee of the Year ^jrm^.^.^^^ Malhry Byrnes / Spanish Fork News EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR: There was an employee appreciation luncheon after the Salem council meeting to honor James Thomas as the Employee of the Year. James was vpted by other employees to win the award and considered it an honor because James has been employed with the city for only one year. Pictured, left to right, is Lane Henderson presenting the award to James Thomas. SF Planning Commission meets Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF WRITER Some things just don't have easy solutions. That was the case at the Wednesday, Aug. 6 Spanish Fork Planning Commission Meeting. The majority of the meeting was spent discussing the incoming Old Mill Estates Development at 1500 South Mill Road. The point of contention was whether or not improvements would be made to the adjoining roads. Old Mill Estates will connect to Arrowhead Trail, Mill Road and Del Monte Road. A traffic impact study performed by Horrocks Engineering says that out of the approximately 530 trips that will be generated out of the new home area, approximately 15 percent, or 80 per day, would use Arrowhead Trail. The study also said that of the trips on Mill Road, 30 percent would go North and 70 percent would go South. Homeowners along Mill Road are up in arms about the lack of both funds and a .plan to improve Mill Road. Developer Wayne Niederhouser has volunteered to upgrade a portion of Mill Road to where it connects to Old Mill Estates. "We'd put down 30 to 32 feet of asphalt and we would cover 100 percent of the cost for the improvements from our subdivision to Arrowhead Trail," said Niederhouser. "At least that section of Mill Road would be brought up to a level of safety. It's important for us a"s well because we're part of the neighborhood." That isn't enough for neighboring residents. Dwayne Curpin is concerned about the amount of traffic generated by both the new subdivision and the expansion of Woodland Hills Drive. "They've got new schools and new houses, cars going to the freeway—it's going to be a mess. Something has to be done before you put more cars on the road," said Curpin. Dons' Sports Broadcast LIVE on ... Planning Commission Chairman Del Robbins suggested that landowners concerned about the lack of funding for upgrades to Mill Road take them up with the city council. "Bring up your concerns, make suggestions for solutions. The Planning Commission isn't able to fix this problem, we can only make recommendations," Robbins said. Curpin also brought up another big concern of neighboring homeownersirrigation issues. "I'd want to insure that our irrigation isn't going to be interrupted during this season, and what the provisions are with the irrigation company to reroute the irrigation. They certainly can't build homes over the existing irrigation ditch," said Curpin. Irrigation engineers are reviewing the plans for irrigation along the subdivision. The current irrigation lines will be along the easement on the subdivision boundary. Neighboring property owner Pat Davis compared the Mill Road situation to another hot issue in town. "I was watching the City Council meeting where they were talking about that cracker box over at the school. What ticks me off is down the road someone's going to do something they shouldn't have done, and we're going to have to fix it," said Davis. "I'm not against improvement. I'm not against population growth, but I'm not wanting us to look down the road and think someone shoufd have thought ahead." Commission Member Shane Marshall recommended that the proposal be accepted, subject to the developer following through on improvements to Mill Road, in addition to a few other conditions. The remainder of the meeting was spent discussing changes to the cities Site Application Process. The majority of the changes *were grammatical in nature, and were to help clarify requirements for applicants. Cowboys & Associates (owho\s Italskle Smite I)R\ IO IVyrees 1480 Listen locally at AM 1480 and anywhere in the world at www.KHQNradio.com Help Wanted! 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