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Show Jhunday,June9,2005 ' SPRINGVILLE HERALD Springville Council raises water, electric rates on new sliding rate schedule Martin Conover SPRINGVILLE HERALD Using a new schedule which escalates costs on the basis of usage, Springville City Council raised both the water and electric utility rates at Tuesday's regular council meeting at city hall. The reason given for raising rais-ing water rates was "we are too cheap in this area" as noted not-ed by Layne Long, city administrator, ad-ministrator, and by raising rates "we will encourage conservation" con-servation" Electric rates are going up because the cost of power on the market has gone up and the city has incurred more debt service burden at the Nebo Power Station in Payson because of uncontrollable uncontrol-lable management at that facility. fa-cility. The base rate on water will go up from $2.50 to $10. After Af-ter that water rates will depend de-pend on usage based certain increments. It was explained in the meeting that 15 of the users are using 40 of water during dur-ing the summer months, so the council felt that these "high end users" should pay a premium for their high consumption con-sumption of culinary water. It was also explained under the new rate structure the people affected with the increase in-crease from $2.50 to $10 would be the vacant apartments apart-ments and houses who show less than 400 gallons of water or less during a given month. The council also explained that under the new rate structure utility users can control their bills based on how much they want to water wa-ter their lawns or run their air conditioners. The new rates will take effect ef-fect on July 1 with the start of the new budget year. The new water rate structure will only be in effect from April until October when the water meters are read monthly. During the winter months the present rates will be in effect. This decision was made on purchase power from the San ; opment. Juan Power Plant in New Mexico which is coal fired and will offer more stability to the present purchasing of power. The council also voted to change the zoning designation designa-tion from R-2 to RMF-1 on a fairly large piece of ground just to the north of the railroad rail-road viaduct over the railroad rail-road tracks on 400 South which will allow for the construction con-struction of some 60 four- Recycling in Springville the present bookkeeping pro- plex units for senior citizens ; u;i:j-., T ! i A A,n the bills during the winter when water meters are not read. Power rates will be in effect ef-fect all year long because of the automatic meter reading system that the power department de-partment has installed the past three year. It was also noted that the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) will no longer appear on the electric portion of the regular monthly utility bills, but can be reactivated should the need arise. Overall electric rates will rise about 10 across the board according to the council. coun-cil. In other council actions the 2005-2006 budget was given final approval with little change over the tentative budget. Councilman Knight admonished the staff to use as little overtime as possible by planning ahead in scheduling schedul-ing people to cover anticipated anticipat-ed events leading to overtime. over-time. The council also agreed to The Springville Volunteer Fire Department presented the city with a donation of $1009 to match a grant from Wal-mart of $1,250 to purchase pur-chase breathing gear for the department. The council also voted to continue their participation in the purchase of a portion of the Intermountain Power Project unit number 3 at the Delta location. The council has liked this project because it is coal fired and shows more economic stability than the natural gas fired projects enue as of May is up 2.6 the city is involved in. It was also reported that a yearling bull moose was causing problems in the city and that a bear was also sighted in the city. David Allen also noted that so far this year sales tax rev- this year over last year. Total . collections for the year so far total $2,890 million. Last year's total collection was $2,815 million or $74.5 thousand less than this year's .' total so far with June yet to 2005 BaUoon Festival Art Contest Winners Mapleton Police report Mapleton Police had 59 calls last week with 12 of them for animal problems. Brianne Heinz, 230 W. 1600 South, Mapleton, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Joshua Tripp, 965 W. 820 North, Provo, was arrested ar-rested for a warrant. Tyler Crandall, 775 W. 1600 North, Mapleton, was arrested for a warrant. Troy Mortensen, 216 E. Center 6, BSA Continued from page 2 pagers and cellphones and wristwatches that could trigger trig-ger remote control explosions explo-sions on a 24-hour countdown." count-down." It's nice to know that while our intelligence officials are gathering information from detainees on chemical, biological biologi-cal and nuclear weapons, the ACLU would advise these terrorists ter-rorists to "lawyer up." Now back to the Scouts. The legal attacks on the Boy Scouts of America are similar simi-lar to the ACLU's hostility toward to-ward the military. Scouting is a valued . experience sought by recruiters searching search-ing for candidates at the U.S. service academies. The Secretary Sec-retary of Defense and the Pentagon's top lawyer are Eagle Scouts. Support for Scouts runs deep aboard U.S. military bases worldwide. Yet because the Boy Scouts of America does not share the ACLU's secular, homosexual-rights agenda, activist judges are trying to destroy the organization. Several recent court decisions, deci-sions, if allowed to stand, would prohibit the military from supporting the National Boy Scout Jamboree. The bonding that occurs between soldiers and Scouts as they camp, eat, hike, study conservation con-servation and work together instills values that benefit both military and civilian society. so-ciety. The Pentagon has already succumbed to ACLU pressure pres-sure by resurrecting a long-forgotten long-forgotten policy to bar the military from officially sponsoring spon-soring private groups, including in-cluding Scout troops. Hundreds Hun-dreds of troops, many of them overseas, now have to find new sponsors. The American Legion will stand with the Boy Scouts all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. The ACLU has successfully used the courts to tear down a cross that was intended as a soldiers' monument in California. Cali-fornia. Moreover, the ACLU is soaking taxpayers with its legal fees. The city of San Diego recently paid $940,000 in ACLU legal fees after the organization chased the Boy Springville, was arrested for a warrant. Vandals injured two trees at the park on Maple Street. The bark was stripped off one tree and the other was almost cut in half. A Nintendo game was found and turned into the police. po-lice. There were two traffic accidents ac-cidents with damage. Scouts out of Balboa Park. Nationally, taxpayers fork over millions to ACLU attorneys. attor-neys. To stop this greed, Congress must amend 42 U.S. Code, Section 1988 of the Civil Rights Act, which is being exploited by these radical radi-cal lawyers. We are not engaged in a fight over legal doctrine or constitutional interpretation. This is a war on values. It is a war The American Legion intends to win. Prominently displayed on the ACLUs official Web site is the phrase "Keep America Safe and Free." Ironically, if America Ameri-ca were to follow the ACLU's lead, it would be neither. Thomas P. Cadmus is national na-tional commander of 2.7 million-member American Legion, Le-gion, the nation's largest wartime veterans organization. organiza-tion. His message will appear in the July issue of The American Legion Magazine. There are a growing number num-ber of Springville residents who are interested in a curb-side curb-side recycling program. The city has looked into some options op-tions and could contract with a waste management company compa-ny to provide curbside recycling recy-cling service. Typically, these companies provide the can to the home and schedule pick up every other week. They collect plastics, cardboard, paper, aluminum and metal cans. Curbside recycling can either ei-ther be a mandatory program pro-gram where everyone in the city is required to participate and are charged a monthly fee (usually $3-$4), or voluntary volun-tary where residents can choose whether or not they participate (the cost can be anywhere from $4-$6 monthly). month-ly). With the voluntary option, the city has to commit to a minimum number of residents resi-dents signing up in order to qualify for the program (300 for a city this size). The city has started collecting names of those who are interested in a voluntary program and have 60 households so far. If you are interested in voluntary volun-tary curbside recycling please call Marcie at 491-2780. 491-2780. There are already options available to those interested in recycling. Newspaper drop off bins are located at Art City, Grant, Sage Creek and Westside Elementary Schools, Allen's parking lot and the church parking lot at 355 E. Center. Yard waste can be taken to the city facility at 600 N. 600 West. There is no charge for acceptable materials. A number of Utah County companies buy scrap metal. They are listed under "Recycling" "Recy-cling" in the phone book. At the present time, there are no places in Utah County that recycle glass. Everyone struggles from time to time with the question ques-tion of what to do with certain cer-tain unwanted items. In some cases, the item may be too large for curbside collection. collec-tion. In other cases, we think it may be hazardous. And there are items that are just too good to put in the landfill. The South Utah Valley Solid Sol-id Waste District (SUVSWD) has created a comprehensive list on how to dispose of unwanted un-wanted items, all the way from aerosol cans to yard waste. Go to http:suvswd.orgwhatto- do.html. Below are a few examples: AsphaltConcreteDirt and Rocks: unwanted asphalt, concrete, bricks, dirt, rocks, etc., are not accepted at SUVSWD. SU-VSWD. Locations that will accept this waste are at 1500 W. 400 South, Orem, Utah. You must call prior to dumping dump-ing at (801) 367-0940, (801) 224-1669 or (801) 420-640. The dumping fee for concrete con-crete is $35 per load. All other oth-er products are free. If you have clean fill, you can take it to 510 N. 1650 West, Springville or 1730 or 1750 S. State, Provo. Please call before you dump (489-3215), (489-3215), you will be fined is you dump without permission. Clothing and other textiles, furniture, mattresses and household goods can be taken tak-en to Deseret Industries, 740 W. Columbia Lane, Provo; Community Thrift, 515 N. University Ave., Provo; and Savers, 81 N. State Street, Orem. SUVSWD does not accept any paints at this time. Paints may be opened and let dry, or apply on a board or piece of wood (let dry), and then dispose at the Transfer Station. Sta-tion. SUVSWD will soon be opening a Household Hazardous Haz-ardous Waste Division. Scrap metal is accepted for recycling at the Transfer Station in .one of the metal bins. Scrap metal includes most bicycles, desks, filing cabinets, book shelves, VCRs, grills, lawn furniture and any item that is at least 80 metal. The type of metal is not important. This year, it was a real challenge to pick winners out of the many wonderful entries submitted for the Art City Days Balloon Festival Art Contest. Thanks to all those who participated in the contest. We have amazingly talented young artists in our community. Also, a special thank you to the sponsors of the contest: con-test: WW Clyde, The Wandering Wan-dering Wardrobe and the Balloon Festival Committee. The following students were presented with a Winners Win-ners Certificate at their school, and are encouraged to come to the balloon festival festi-val launch dates June 9-11 to claim a prize. Art City Elementary: Tristan Tris-tan Anderson, Brooke Lop-shire, Lop-shire, BreAnn Elzinga, Brit-tney, Brit-tney, Melgoza, Jenson McDonald, Mc-Donald, Katya Fullmer and Courtney Covey. Brookside Elementary: Canon Miner, Jonathan Zepeda, Ashtyn Jones, Angela An-gela Clyde, Lily Girot and Rachel Peterson. Grant Elementary: Sarah Christensen, Kara Demelo, Jessica Finster, Jessica Evans, Megan Negus and McKenna Gleave. Hobble Creek Elementary: Rebecca Wilkinson, Hanna . Munns, Abby Holman, Dylan Dy-lan Smith, Landon Ramon and Megan Larsen. Mapleton Elementary:" Shelby Wayment, Elisabeth Jackson, Gabriela Vasquez,. Kaydrie Molen, Meili Stokes and Eliza Johns. Westside Elementary: Sadie Ogles, Sierra Clements, Liz Green, Jocelyn Bell, Haley Decker, NicoleJ Jenkins, Brette Bennett and; Katelyn Bell. Sage Creek Elementary: ' Renee Swapp, Janelyse Allred, Spencer Tuft, Dalian Olivas, Caroline Lewis and Abby Anderson. "W Mi WOMl BBQM B P.M. M OO M0NDM IU SATS 0MT MJM Cinderella MdniPC ist Star Wars III iPt. IS) Mdddga&tdr POI Mr & Mrs Smith iw. IS) Star War III iw. lij The Longest Yard (Ft 131 Traveling Pants ipu Sharkboy ipg Madagascar iPG) Sponge BobiK.) 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Cinemas open all day every day except for 9:00 showings 1 P:reM Off a side-splitting comedy revealing a play's backstage story June 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17& 18- 7:30 p.m. $6 for adults, $5 for students, senior citizens and children, $25 for a family of up to six people Group rates are available for groups of 20 or more people; call Gena at (801 ) 623-9595. Tickets will be sold at the door or in advance at the Springville Public Library front desk. Bring in this ad for $1 off the general admission price! i ( |