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Show Thursday, September 6, 2007 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 7 Council race Continued from page 1 Phillip F. Bird Phil Bird and his wife, Katherine, are life-long residents of Springville. They have five children. Bird said that Springville Spring-ville has experienced rapid growth and development jn recent years, and this growth has impacted infrastructure, in-frastructure, parks, facilities facili-ties and how we do business busi-ness in the city. The following statements state-ments reflect some of the issues the council has worked with recently: Water: We have tried to increase our supply of water wa-ter and equalize the pressure pres-sure in all areas by refurbishing refur-bishing some of our older wells, developing a new well, building new water lines (400 South), and upgrading up-grading and connecting older lines. We have plans to build two new storage tanks and possibly anoth-erwell. anoth-erwell. Electric Power: We have stabilized electric rates through efficient management man-agement of our system and carefully purchasing power when needed. We hope to lower future rates by aggressively seeking long-term contracts. These contracts are much more difficult to find now than in past decades. SAMPLE BALLOT the following is the official sample ballot for the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, September, 11, 2007 in Springville, Utah. . Vertla Gubler, Recorder Official Primary Ballot for City of Springville, Utah September 11, 2007 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote tor a candidate, place a cross (X) its the square following the name(&) of the persons) you favor as the car$date(s for each respective office. Four Year Term PHILLIP F. BIRD MICHELE M. DUGDALE DARREN A. HARDY. DEAN F. OLSEN STACEYR. PETERSEN J. NIEL STRONG PAUL WAKE Polling Locations Consolidated Precinct A SP01, SP08 Consolidated Precinct B SP02,SP12,SPB Consolidated Precinct C SP03.SP09 Consolidated Precinct D SP04.SP05 Consolidated Precinct E SP06.SP07 Consolidated Precinct F SP10,SPU,SP14 Published in the Springville Herald on August 30 and September 6 i f w ni Ruj .w mi i rem Looking for a close convenient place to turn your scrap into cask We buy all types of Metals, Steel, Autos, Appliances, Aluminum, Aluminum Cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Batteries. . We offer Competitive Prices, Fast Friendly Senice, and a ourCustomers,StopbyandGiveUsATry! Parks: In the past two years we have purchased over 65 acres of park space, and are looking at additional land. Most of the new parks will be in the west fields.The Parks Master Plan calls for a sports park (50 acres), new parks with walking trails, fishing ponds, picnic and pavilion areas. Economic Development: We are actively working with the Boyer Development Develop-ment Company and others to attract new business to Springville. We are getting get-ting infrastructure in place to help attract new growth near the freeway. Facilities: Most of our major facilities were built for a population of about 7,500. Recent councils recognized rec-ognized the need for new ones and started saving. We hope to start some construction con-struction soon. We have Advisory Boards developing develop-ing ideas and concepts for a new Library and Rec Center and we are trying to purchase land for a Red Center. Impact Fees: We feel new development should help pay the cost of new roads, water lines, parks, etc. New impact fees will generate about $13,000 for the city with the construction construc-tion of an average home. New parks will receive Vote For Three (3) are as follows: Cherry Creek Elementary 484 South 200 East Westside Elementary 740 West Center Sage Creek Elementary 1050 South 700 East Art City Elementary 121 florth 900 East Springville High School 1205 East 900 South Springville Jr. High 165 South 700 East about $4,000 of that. Such fees will fund about 30 of the cost of new infrastructure, infrastruc-ture, parks, police protection, protec-tion, etc. and help to make growth manageable. Michele M. Dugdale Michele M. Dugdale Dug-dale graduated with a degree de-gree in humanities and raised four children. She is married to Rick Dugdale. Dugdale co-owns Provo Abstract Company, the oldest land title and escrow es-crow business in the county coun-ty and is licensed by the State of Utah as an escrow officer. "I greatly appreciate the damage control that the current administration is ' implementing concerning the west fields; however, I can foresee some problems that aren't being addressed yet," said Dugdale. "According to the 2006 edition of the Utah County Atlas, Springville's east-side east-side sits on a moderate hazard Liquefaction Zone, but the westside sits atop a HIGH hazard one. When we experience the seismic event that would topple our present city offices, the damage to the west fields will be horrifying. The earthquake's accompanying accompany-ing liquid movement will burst all the new pipelines being installed, the water, sewage and natural gas lines. There are no earthquake-proof earthquake-proof pipes available, but the damage can be mitigated miti-gated by installing special "joints" that would allow the pipes to move with the earth," she said. She has been told that these fail-safes fail-safes are not being used in the current building program. pro-gram. "Provided the many f aultlines running through Utah Lake do not cause major flooding to the west fields, the worst case scenario will involve natural gas and electric fires with no water to quench them and uncon- tained raw sewage running run-ning its own course. We need to budget for these costs, both for installing the expensive, more-reliable pipes and for beginning begin-ning a reparation fund for the citizens who eventually eventu-ally will be affected. It is irresponsible and unconscionable uncon-scionable to "wait" for the problem to happen, before we plan for it." "As to new building, the State of Utah has guidelines guide-lines for implementing tax incentives to encourage encour-age "green building." Springville should rezone the west fields to a lower density, allowing fewer homes per acre, so less infrastructure in-frastructure is needed. Springville must raise the current hefty impact fees even higher and begin offering substantial impact fee breaks to residents who want to build energy and water efficient homes and commercial buildings," build-ings," said Dugdale. Dugdale can be reached at michelepal.info orPOB 1069, Provo, UT 84603. True Commitment to Darren A. Hardy Darren Hardy has been a resident of Springville for the last 14 years. He is married and has five children. chil-dren. He has worked in the finance and accounting field for the last 17 years and has a masters degree in business administration. He has been here and witnessed many controversial contro-versial events especially surrounding city utilities. "The city has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years and I can only imagine the impact that has had on our water supplies, sewage and utilities. utili-ties. The cost of utilities has increased and will only increase with the growth. With property values going go-ing up, property taxes have increased. These costs will affect everyone," every-one," said Hardy. "The city needs to take the lead and do what it can to curb these costs for the future. The city wants new facilities. This will cost money. The city is run on taxpayer's dollars. You and I, we get to pay for it." Hardy wants to see the city reduce its own costs, starting with utilities. "I want to make sure that if new facilities are constructed con-structed that they are done with energy efficiency as the highest priority, using both passive and active solar, reducing the cost to the taxpayer for the future. fu-ture. In addition, the fleet of city vehicles consists of mostly large gas guzzling vehicles. I would like to see the city use more gas efficient vehicles," he said. He wants to see the city provide incentives for builders and existing residents resi-dents to make their homes more energy efficient. "I want to see the city implement imple-ment net metering so that those that want to can add solar power cost effectively." effective-ly." "I want the city to plan for the future, so that we Utah's Wild Special Adoption Fee for Pairs Adopt a Mare or Jenny Pair for $1 25.00 Aug. 1 thru Sept. 28, M-F 9-3 Sat. Aug 11 & Sept 22, 8-4 Special Weanling Adoption Saturday,October 20, 8-4 Sept 28 -Delta Wild Horse & Burro Facility -featuring Utah's own Swasey horses!!! are not blindsided by the potential high cost of living. liv-ing. The city should not be a burden to the people but a service to the people," said Hardy. Dean F. Olsen Dean Olsen is a graduate of Utah State University with a BS degree in business busi-ness administration. He and his wife, Rosalie, have five children and have resided re-sided in Springville for 32 years. He retired in January Janu-ary 1995 after 30 years as agency manager with a multiple line insurance company, and has served eight years as Springville's Justice court Judge, appointed ap-pointed by the city council. coun-cil. During 2006 he was voted by peers as "Justice court Judge of the Year" and board member of Utah Justice court Judges. He also served two, two-year terms as Education and Training Director for the Fourth District Court Judg SAMPLE BALLOT The following is the official sample ballot for the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, September 1 1 , 2007 in Mapleton, UT Official Primary Ballot for City of Mapleton, Utah September 11,2007 Recorder INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS; To vote for a candidate, place a cross (X) in the square following the name(s) of the person(s) you favor as the cand'tdate(s) for each respective office. FOR MAYGR Vote For Two Year Term One (1) LAUREL BRADY Hl STAN SORENSEN I I j ANN TOLLEY Q Published in the August 30 & Horse & Burro Adoption es. He is a former member of the Springville Parks Advisory Board and currently cur-rently serves on the Parks and Recreation Board. His campaign slogan is, "Continuity of Common Sense, Integrity, and Fiscally Fis-cally Responsible Government." Govern-ment." He promises to respect re-spect the opinion of others. "When attempting to accomplish ac-complish what is best for our community, I will seek advice from those whose understanding and knowledge knowl-edge exceeds my own," he said. Olsen said that his conversations con-versations with the citizens of Springville reveal that some of the pending issues facing Springville are: , The acquisition of land to be used for recreation and parks, fairly distributed distrib-uted on both the east and west areas of Springville. The foresight to accept the inevitable need of adequate ad-equate streets and high See COUNCIL on page 8 Springville Herald on Sepember 6, 2007 Wild uorse and DUIlO Program Also adopt at: Manti Adoption, August 25 or Delta Wild Horse & Burro Facility M-F 8-5 (435)864-4068 550 North Geneva Road Orem C (BD1) 225-DDDl) Is |