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Show March 27, 2013 . .tflMPANOGDS'-'TJME- S - 9 Pleasant Grove Holds Trails And Bike Path Meeting For Residents by Mary Burgin Pleasant Grove City recently provided an interac-tive meeting for those residents interested in participating in giving input to the city for the proposed trails and bike path system. The meeting, held in the Community Center, was well attended with more than 80 residents at the meeting. Community Development Director Ken Young explained that a steering committee com-prised of city council members, as well as city employees, busi ness owners, and interested residents have been meeting for several months to bring ideas to the table. Young said the Lochner Company has taken the infor-mation to help form a clear di-rection for the project. The Lochner Company has said that the purpose of the PG bicycle and pedestrian master plan is to help the city create connections to key areas in the city which would include parks, schools, etc. The trails meeting provided an opportunity for residents to sit down at tables with large maps of the proposed master bike and pedestrian plan that they could write on. Residents then came to-gether and were asked several questions. They each had a pin pad that allowed them to reg-ister their personal level of im-portance with several proposed projects. Young said this gave the Lochner representatives the ability to give instant results to those present. The survey results as well as the proposed trails map are also available on the city website. "We saw good support to move forward with bike and pedestrian trails," Young said. He added that this includes bike lanes, sidewalks, and walking paths. Young said that many of the residents were excited that the Murdoch Canal trail will soon be opening as a multi-us- e trail. Currently, he said that the opening of the trail is possibly going to be in May. City Councilman Kim Robinson attended the meet-ing and said she was happy to see such support for the plan. "I was interested in the interactive survey taken by the Lochner Co," she said. One of the re-sults was that citizens are very concerned with sidewalks. She said that they would like to see existing sidewalks improved as well as areas without sidewalks have them put in. Robinson said the large amount of interest was also expressed concerning moun-tain biking for all ages. At the meeting, Brian Fruit, a mem-ber of the board, as well as the owner of Timpanogos Cycle, noted that Pleasant Grove High School has the largest and most active mountain bike club in the area. There are 28 members. Robinson said this shows an active interest in cy-cling for all ages in the com-munity. Robinson also said she liked the fact that UDOT, MAG, local officials, as well residents, have continued to be involved with the process. She said this adds to the ability of the steering committee to make adjustments to the proposed trails that would be beneficial to everyone. "PGHS" continued from Page 6 Cailey Haynie won the award for "Most Photogenic," receiv-ing $100. Lauren Wilson won $100 for the "Ticket Award" for selling the most tickets. The "Platform Award" then went to Melissa Cook, who raised $ 1 0,000 for her platform "Ending Poverty Through Self Reliance." The "Spirit of the Pageant Award," winner of $100, was decided to be given to two girls this year; the first, Kendra Freelove, and the second, Hayley Hill. A $250 scholarship was then awarded to Kelise Lott who raised the most money to win the "Mira-cle Maker Award." The other non-finali- st awards went to Hayley Hill, Evening Gown; Lacey Jones, Physical Fitness; Kelsie Lott, Interview; and Cailey Haynie, Artistic Expression. The royalty- was an-nounced by Mayor Bruce Call. The fourth attendant received a $300 scholarship; third attendant, $500; second attendant, $900; first atten-dant, $1,500; and the new Miss Pleasant Grove was awarded a $3,000 scholar-ship. The pageant was a great way to kick off our own Strawberry Days. Youth Fit Participants Receive Free Nike Shoes I would like to express my sincere appreciation to David Price at Republic Services and to Brice Ott at the Park City Nike Store for new fitness shoes they helped to contribute to the Kids. Thanks to Reece DeMille, a recent winner of the GetUpandMove Challenge, for the amazing support he provided the Pleasant Grove City Youth Fit Program. It has been a thrill to see these young participants embrace the healthy ideas and practices that Reese DeMille has introduced. My vision in developing the GetUpand- Move program was to inspire a healthier community by neighbors reaching out to help and encour-age neighbors to get healthy. We have had broad success, and Reese embodies the very spirit of the pro-gram and has shown the initiative completely in his willingness to contribute his own time, energy, and resources to the program and partici-pants. You could see the pride the kids had in themselves as Reese and Aly Johnson, the current Miss Pleas-ant Grove, presented a bright pair of Nike shoes to each participant. Thanks, Kim Robinson - - ' - - - - - ......... City Council Approves Minimum Square Footage forNew Homes by Marissa Moncayo City council was called to order at 6 p.m. on March 5, 2013. During this meeting Di-rector Young, of the Commu-nication Development Depart-ment, presented the Business Development Extra Mile Award to Jared Osmond who made improvements worthy of recog-nition. His work involved re-developing the old Smith Mar-ketplace, currently known as Cocolitos, in downtown Pleas-ant Grove. A surprised Jared stated, "I sincerely did not expect this. I'm humbled and grate-ful. I desire to continue in his-toric downtown and do more. There's something about that street that's very enchanting. Thank you." Another point of discus-sion was the possibility to amend code to allow floors above ground to count towards the minimum floor area require-ment. Henry Walker Homes, currently building in the New Orchards Grove subdivision, approximately 400 South 300 East, have found the problem that their main floors don't meet the city's minimum floor area requirement. Henry Walker Homes be-lieves that changing the require-ment will allow more flexibil-ity in utilizing current, popular floor plans in building homes on smaller sized lots. The council agreed to continue the issue in their meeting on March 19, 2013. Last, but not least, the city owns approximately 50-6- 0 lights scattered around town. Currently, Rocky Mountain does not do maintenance or pay for maintenance on the lights owned by the city, but they do on every other light owned by them. The city is looking to transfer their lights over to Rocky Mountain because of this issue. On March 19, 2013 they amended code to allow houses in the Rl-- 8 zone, including Henry Walker Homes, to fit the needed criteria. The code now allows the minimum of 700 square foot main floor and 1600 square feet for above ground total. They then discussed ap-proval for a Resolution amend-ing "Benefits" Subsection 1 on "Workers compensation." A ma-jor difference from the old pol-icy will be that instead of being able to seek medical attention at workers choice, it will have to be a listed provider of the workman compensation plan. A subdivision located at approximately 700 west and 2490 North asked for consideration of approval to Baylie's Bend Plat to be amended an ot subdivi-sion. It was originally pur-chased and said to be a 12-l- ot subdivision. The council decided to have them take this to the Board of Adjust-ments where they can grant variance over multiple plots projects. Last they discussed with Zane Morris, developer of Tn'orheberry1 residential 'cdrri-munit- y, regarding expansion of the development. They would like to build 2 build-ings with 48 units a piece. The council members Lee Jensen, Cyd LeMone, and Cindy Boyd liked the idea of one building, but believed the other land should be left open for commercial use. Pleasant Grove High & junior High Schools Calendars Wednesday. March 27. B Track PGAF Thursday. March 28. A Softball Las Vegas Tennis vs AF, 3:30 p.m. Friday. March 29. B Softball Las Vegas Track UVU Invitational Soph Baseball AF, 3:30 p.m. St. Council Elections Stomp 8:00 p.m. Saturday. March 30 Softball Las Vegas Track UVU Invitational Baseball vs Bountiful Baseball vs Olympus State Color Cu?-- d Monday. April 1 Snow Make up Day Tuesday. April 2 Thursday. April 5 Spring Break Baseball vs Davis, 3:30 p:m:' ' ' i i . i.. Softball vs Alta, 4:00 p.m. ' JV Baseball vs Davis, 5:30 p.m. Friday. April 6 Spring Break Saturday. April 7 Track UHCTCA Invite Monday. April 8. A Viking of the Month, 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. April 9. B Senior Dinner Dance Noahs Wednesday. April 10. A Track PG Riverton PGJR Track Meet, 12:00 p.m. Teacher Comp Day Wednesday. April 4 Spring Break Softball vs Jordan, 4:00 p.m. "Lindon" continued from Page 8 driver of the vehicle was found to be impaired due to alcohol and possibly prescription dr.'gs. The driver blew a 0.124 BrAC. During the investigation it was learned that the driver was in .possession of stolen property from a neighborhood close to the location of the stop. The driver was booked at the Utah County Jail on DUI, possession of stolen property, unlawful ac-quisition of a transaction card, and possession of a personal identification document. The stolen property was released to the owner. Officers took a report of a purse snatching from Walmart. Surveillance was obtained of the suspect and the vehicle he left in. It was later learned that af-ter the suspect left our Walmart, he went to American Fork, fol-lowed by Draper and West Val-ley, where he stole more purses. Draper Police were able to get an identity of the suspect. Grantsville Police later ended up arresting the suspect and re-covering stolen property. All of the details of this case and the suspect are not known at this time and will need further in-vestigation and follow up. On March 18 a police offi-cer responded to an area where several mailboxes which had been pried open and the mail scattered around. Officers ar-rived and discovered multiple mailboxes at businesses in the area that had been pried open. Nothing reported missing out of any of the mailboxes at the time of this report, only damage to the mailboxes. Graffiti at the Dry Canyon Trailhead Parking Area was found and reported. i A police officer spoke to an employee at DoTerra, located at 814 North 2800 West, concerning two alumi-num ramps which were stolen from their loading dock. The employee told the officer the ramps were taken in the last few days, but they are unsure exactly when they were taken over the weekend. No suspect information at this time. An officer spoke to an employee of ABCO Glass, located at 519 North Geneva Road, concerning mail, check, and other pieces of valued paperwork stolen from their mailbox over the weekend. The employee advised he was contacted by Bountiful Police advising they had a suspect in custody after the suspect at-tempted to cash their stolen check. The suspect was iden-tified and charged by Bounti-ful Police. This case will be forwarded for follow up by investigations. A police officer respond-ed on a report of a delayed theft. The officer arrived and met with Pleasant Grove of-ficers who were out with a theft suspect. The suspect was arrested for theft. The suspect was transported and booked into Utah County Jail by Pleasant Grove. On March 20 an offi-cer made a traffic stop on a vehicle involved in a retail theft. The officer found sto-len property, drugs, weapons and juveniles and children involved. The police officer arrested one adult female and one juvenile male. The offi-cer booked evidence and field tested drugs.' 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Even though the scene change ; were a bit long, it was impressive to see how smooth the transitions were, especially the panels that turned to create the differ-ent backdrops. Kudos to the scene designer. By Friday night's sold out performance, the tech-nician had found a device to help with the cordless mikes, allowing the audi-ence to better hear the vocal range of the leads. The fad ing in and out wasn't overly obvious during the other performances, but a strong sound certainly makes a big difference. The organization of par-ent volunteers made it pos-sible for director Erin Smith to concentrate on working her magic with the cast rath-er than worrying about sets, props and other distractions. To have such an orderly flow with so many children was a definite accomplishment, and year after year Smith has proven herself a master organizer of talent. Lincoln Academy, and its many sup-porters, have proven they can hold their own when ti comes to putting on a production worthy of rave revues. |