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Show tenet eet eoaeeeinece nd to atone 4 Al “| Juty 20, 1999 Wasatch County’s Source for News VOL. 1 ISSUE 2 i. | ain Street Takes Center tage - Officials to Look© a Options | for _ Improving Road i By JEAN CROASMUN LIFESTYLES EDITOR rev pute | HEBER - Utah State Transportation Commission will tour Heber City’s well-weathered Main Street on July 29 and 30 to determine what funding, if any, will be necessary to make the street Olympic-ready. According to.Allen Fawcett, Planning Director for est | City, the Transportation Commission makes trips to the field. quite often to look at transportation. needs at a local level. _ However, the commission has not been in Heber’ s5 region for sometime. . “We want to —- | ici the Main aenost revitalization program. A large part of our problem with Main Street is the transportation issue. The large volume of traffic on Main Street is why our business district is virtually deserted. We would © _ like to have them [the Transportation Commission] put a little more money into downtown sidewalks and streetlights and landscaping.” ‘While the Olympics aren’t the long-range focus for Fawcett, they do serve as a nice short-term goal. “We will have more media here than anywhere, except maybe Salt _ Lake’s media center,” said Fawcett, indicating that all eyes will be on the impression Wasatch County makes. Fawcett would like to look into “bulb-outs,” Heber City Taurus being driven by Dusty Devine, 35-years old, of Heber City.. _Overn was rushed to Wasatch County hospital e Informa Sh entice people to slow down and get out of their cars. “Part The Courier is Dedicated to the News BUSINESS MANAGER HEBER - The Wasatch County Courier is in its third week of publishing and there have been several questions about the future of the publication and what the community can expect. A first thing to remember funds into the reader is time and cost effective. the ten articles. 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She was taken to Utah Valley Hospital for surgery. ~ While. investigations were still on going at. press time, Devine will be charged with Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian according to ie eee of Be: s Heber City pales — | ee - While on Main Street in the crosswalk along Center Street, Overn was struck by a blue Ford | ers down without removing any actual surface driving area, and improve the look of the downtown area. He would like to see a street that is more pedestrian friendly, one that might see MAIN on page 3 on Main Street where Roberta Overn was hit by aa car. where she was listed in stable condition. While HEBER - Friday afternoon 71-year old Heber City resident Roberta Overn became the latest pedestrian victim of Main Street traffic. rounded, Sheila Atwood, committee west for the Heber Main Street Committee, the organization dedicated to refurbishing leak. at spe scene of an aenident taint a ae Pedestrian Accident extended corners on streets that psychologically slow driv-_ of the problem is that Heber’s downtown district is so deteriorated that it doesn’t look like a downtown area -and drivers don’t think to slow down,” said Fawcett. “I don’t dare _jay-walk i in front of my office because I’d probably be hit by a gas truck trying to cross,” said Fawcett. — The ultimate goal is a broader, long-range plan. “We'd like to see.a very nice, viable downtown component so that we can-havea heart to our community. We’re a great community with good neighborhoods and nice diversity, but our _ downtown doesn’t reflect that very well.“ The Transportation Commission’s walking tour will take place Thursday, July 29. On Friday morning, July 30 at 9:00 am., the commission will hold its regular meeting in. ‘Heber’ s City Hall Council Chamber. The — will be. open for public comment. eae gees ; Pe a ae ; et ae ie : e 5a8! SLPRTESPAPIGGEEE ie ie crh aes sta a ltrecale RTH SOT - ot oper WIN ry Ty mls f mee aims tea Cotes naa a: acelin a = Se CEA SHITCGEETTIIVHS DRIP IL EAEL em ere <a: | oe | TTT TTT ci ii at! ERED.| aor Hin Ps, J |