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Show &wkM 'wsnts Jim Smart, who lives in Orem but grew up in Springville, appeared ap-peared before the Springville City Council last week requesting the council lift the moratorium on building multiple housing in Plat -A. Smart's family owns a lot in Plat A on which his father had always planned to build apartments. apart-ments. Smart had purchased the property from his family based on building multiple housing there. The council had put a moratorium morato-rium on building in the area of 400 North, 400 East, 400 South and 400 West in November. They wanted time to draft an ordinance that . could change zoning rules to eliminate multiple-unit rental housing. ' The moratorium came after a group of citizens were concerned that multiple-unit rental housing brings crime; parking problems. Infrastructure Continued from page 1 once they are built. City Engineer Randy Drum-mond Drum-mond proposed that the city form a Storm Water Utility to help pay for the requirements for this system and recommended that it be included in the next fiscal year. With the creation of such a utility, revenues can be collected each month. "Using this plan, the city can also formulate and create a Flood Control impact fee that will help pay for the needs created creat-ed by new. development," he said. Christensen and Noah Gordon presented the Culinary Water System Plan. Springville's watr sources are springs, wells and storage which deliver water from tanks through water lines with distribution values, both regular valves and pressure reducing valves. The plan is for indoor water use only and was created as though a pressurized irrigation system were already in place in the city. Criteria used were an indoor pressure of 40 psi (pounds per square inch) on a maximum day at the peak hour at the street, and with a fire flow pressure of a minimum of 1,000 gallons per minute with 20 psi residual pressure. pres-sure. Deficiencies in the system for either indoor pressure or fire flow were identified in six locations. loca-tions. Most were for a pressure that is too low and can be resolved re-solved with new pipes and new .; M- 'if f V (ten? --i mil -- . .., c1, r-kiK--' CENTRAL .,,- ftf -. J unkept properties and a disintegration disinte-gration of historic neighborhoods. Smart felt that although he wanted to see historic homes preserved, he felt that many of the homes in Plat A are not worth preserving and do not qualify as historic homes. He also said that parking problems with many apartments were caused by not complying with the city's zoning code. "The biggest problem in Plat A is not with zoning, but with a lack of enforcement of the current laws," said Smart. Only three multiple housing units have been built in Plat A in the last two and one-half years. Smart felt two moratoriums were not justified or legal. He stated that he would take legal action against the city if he felt it necessary neces-sary to protect his interests. sources. Other deficiencies were identified identi-fied where the problems can be corrected with opening or closing-different closing-different valves to different pressure pres-sure zones. Costs to correct existing deficiencies will be about $61,000. The city will need more water sources to meet demands, so proposals were given for several new wells, one new tank, new transmission lines and a new pressure boundary. Future needs are projected to cost about $7-6.35 $7-6.35 million. These include upsizing costs and larger lines in the West Fields. A rough figure to put in a pressurized system will be about $40 million in new projects. Matthew Cabell of Horjrocks Engineering presented the Streets Master Plan. He explained that the study involved road systems and traffic volumes in connection with land-use projections. "The city faces a challenge with the railroad tracks and limited crossings cross-ings in the West Fields. "Most of the main corridors will require improvements in the future including widening," said Cabell. "The 400 South overpass will need upgrading along with a new overpass. Canyon Road will require improvements to 400 South, and all railroad crossings will need to be upgraded. Some intersections in the city will need improvements." He said that the West Fields will need a few major northsouth arterial routes with eastwest Introducing our generous NEW Central Bank 9 -Month Certificate of Deposit Interest rate O Annual percentage yield Ask any Central Bank representative for details lifted Mayor Fritz Boyer said that Plat A is a difficult issue and the council felt they had to stop for a moment to consider carefully how to address the problem. "Enforcement is an issue which the council has discussed and it is being addressed in the next fiscal budget." said Boyer. There was also concern about including the area around the Art Museum in the plans for Plat A. The mayor expressed concerns about including it and adjacent neighborhoods while cutting out sites that don't need to be preserved. pre-served. The mayor agreed that the moratorium had gone on too long. Plat A proposals will be ready by the end of the month and plans and ordinances will go before the planning commission before they come before the city council, probably in May. Health note Which is better for you-butter or margarine? The answer is clear. It's margarine, or more specifically margarine in a tub. Although many margarines contain con-tain trans fatty acids which raise "bad" LDL-cholesterol in the blood at least as much as the saturated fat in butter. And some research even shows that trans fats may lower "good" HDL-cholesterol. HDL-cholesterol. But the key is to get as few calories as possible from saturated fat and trans fatty acids combined. A tablespoon of butter has about seven grams of saturated saturat-ed fat, while the same amount of stick margarine has five grams of saturated fat and trans fatty acids altogether. Soft margarine that comes in tubs, rather than sticks, has much less. The longer you keep your temper the more it will improve. roads feeding into them. There was discussion of continuing 950 West north through the Industrial Park and south to 1600 South. A new intersection with 1-15 at 1600 South would greatly aid the flow of traffic through the city, but this is controlled by UDOT. The program to improve : the city's transportation also identified a need to relocate the" existing Frontage Roads and to improve 400 South. As the West Fields develop, these needs will have to be addressed. Member FDtC Equal Housing Under www.centrsibankutah.com lecture tonight Learn about early Indians by Jerrie Fackrell The public is invited to an informative lecture on the Early Indians of Springville. Mapleton .and Surrounding Communities tonight. Mar. 28. in the Springville Spring-ville City Council Chambers, 50 S. Main, at 7 p.m. A brief look will be taken into the lives, characteristics, personalities person-alities and beliefs of the Laguanas around the valley of Nuestra Senora de akla Merced de los Timpanogotzis as recorded in the Fray Silvestre velez De Escanlan-te's Escanlan-te's journal written in 1776. Their purpose for the trip from New Mexico to California was to find a better, quicker and much safer route between the two locations. Escalante was charmed by Utah Valley, he halted here two days and wrote a graphic account of what he saw. After visiting the Timpanogotzis (a name the Indians Indi-ans call themselves) Fathers Escalante and Dominguez decided not to go onto California, but to go home as quickly as they could so they could come back on a second visit within the year and establish a mission for these "peaceful and affectionate" people peo-ple of God. During her research Jerrie Fackrell read about a peace conference con-ference held in Springville at the conclusion of the Black Hawk War. This information came from the "History of Springville" written by Mary Jane Chase Finley; compiled by Harold and Marie Jensen Whiting; Printed by Art City Publishing Co., Springville, Spring-ville, Utah, p. 57. "Several Springville lads (any one know who?) were surprised to find themselves eye-witnesses to. the important conference which ended the Black Hawk War. These boys were playing in a cornfield just back of Stewart's Grove just west of town. "In this grove U.S. officers and General Morrow met the Indian chiefs in a large tent owned by the white men. The officers were seated in the tent when the Indians came riding out of Maple Canyon to join them. The braves were all painted up and bedecked with beads and feathers. The head chief and several sub-chiefs dismounted and were escorted to the tent where Did A- '.-.: Plus Round trip airfare from SLC to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida I Night Lodging and all Transfers! only March 28, 2001 - The the white officers were seated. As soon as those authorized to take part in the council entered the tent, the flap of the tent was closed so the Indians remaining on their horses could not see what was going on inside. "The small lads in the cornfield, corn-field, however, were more fortunate. fortu-nate. The back of the tent was left up a little, and the boys, by lying low in the corn, could see and hear what was going on. The simple sincerity and native dignity digni-ty of Chief Black Hawk, who led in the ceremonies, made a lasting impression upon the boys. Black Hawk took a long stemmed pipe, the pipe of peace, and offered it first to Brigham Young, the chief spokesman for the white men. The white man waved the pipe back to the chief to be smoked by him. "The chief then lighted the pipe and drew a long breath from it. and facing the east expelled the smoke slowly. Another breath was inhaled as the chief turned to the west and blew the smoke in that direction. The same was repeated toward the north and toward the south. Then, the smoke was blown up toward the sky and lastly down toward the earth. This was his pledge for peace on all sides and in every direction. When he had completed complet-ed this ceremony, he carefully wiped the end of the stem with Eugene, right, and Ilona, left, Ushinsky spoke to the Kiwanis Club last Thursday. Eugene is a native of Latvia and Ilona is a native of Lithuania. They spoke of their childhood in their native countries, of the independence movement in the Baltic states and their experience coining to the United States. ever want COM 73 Cozumel Grand Cayman Jamaica Only&SQO .; .-.. Call today! Limited y. w I tint liii , ,i ji. v. , t-.. ' I i.'Ui.-.:':' l-i' .Vt - c mr- .mm .. -its-- r -n - T Springville Herald - Page Three his blanket and passed the pipe again to Brigham Young, who went through the same ceremony, as did all the others in their turn. "Then, all shook hands heartily, hearti-ly, thus completing the ntaty of peach. The Indians then mounted their horses and rode back to the canyon." Does anyone have information on who these boys were? Did anyone read in their pioneer ancestors' histories about such a peace conference taking place in Springville? Names are needed. Wars, Peace Treaties. Indian Reservations. Slave Trading and Individual Pioneer experiences with the Indians will be discussed tonight. Did you know the Mormons, at the advice of the Prophet Brigham Young, participated in Slave Trading of children? You may, like Jerrie did in researching, research-ing, find out that your great-great-grandfather purchased a Piede Indian slave from Chief Walker's band in 1853. They will also discuss the youth of the white man and Indians Indi-ans as they would meet for a friendly game or a rough and rumble fight, and tell where some of their favorite meeting places were. Come and enjoy a historical trip with the early Indians of the area. to per person double occupancy $270 par pwton doubla occupancy i ..If availablity at these prices! n f) l; 304 u 'in "T T&"niJf wjiiliMii pfWi 1 i'n tt. ii ri' i" i |