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Show 1 ; Thursday, September 6, 2007 8 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Council Continued from page 7 ways, within Springville, to accommodate the influx in-flux of vehicular traffic in the next 15 years. Multi-purpose Recreational Recre-ational Facility for adults and youth, staffed with senior volunteer tutors. I promise to continue visiting with residents addressing ad-dressing their concerns. I have always become better bet-ter informed by listening than from talking. "If we are not agents of orderly change, we are at best, stewards of something that is going to erode." Stacey R. Petersen Stacey Peterson lives in the Devon Glen neighborhood, neighbor-hood, with her husband, FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER & SERVICE CENTER C- - - ' w n tli.. We offer service and tune-ups on most chainsows or small engine yard fools! Get yours OUR SEEDS OROW" Ci-rTV 1030 South State, Provo 373-3740 Hours: Mon. - Sat. 8 am to 5 pm j i The Central Bank Advantage I - . 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She is a stay-at-home mom of four children, and has a bachelor of science degree in geography from BYU, which included instruction in-struction in the essential elements of city layout and organization. "One year ago I moved to Springville from a city that found itself placed multiple times in the top 20 best places to live. I saw examples of good and bad politics there, and my interest in-terest in city government was amplified. In my travels trav-els around our country, I make it a point to notice how cities are organized. I note where emergency and civic facilities are located lo-cated and how well they function in their community. commu-nity. I am impressed by efforts to create a safe environment en-vironment for non-motorized commuting, to promote pro-mote effective recycling, and to consider the needs of the senior population." She believes the current issues are: Location and construction construc-tion of public safety, library li-brary and city offices. A new recreation facility facil-ity to replace the aging swimming pool. Dealing with and assimilating assim-ilating growth ie. traffic, schools, safety, utilities, etc. Maintaining Spring-ville's Spring-ville's "Art City" theme and "Tree City USA" sta HIGH YIELD MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS $io,ooo-$49,999 ....... .4.5oapy $5o,ooo-$99,999 . . 5.00 apy $ioo,ooo-$249,999 .... .. 5. 15 apy $250,000 ...., 5.25apy CENTRAL B A N K Utah County's Small Business Bank Annual percentage yield as ofjuly 9, 3007. The rates are subject to change. If balance falls below $10, OOO a $10 charge will be assessed. tus and integrity. . ' Sustaining a heavily growing population with sewer, water, power, schools, etc. . ' Developing a unified community by bringing together, listening to, and working with long timers and new comers. "I would like to look to these good examples and more to help uphold the already high standard of excellence the existing city council has been successful suc-cessful in sustaining," said Petersen J. Niel Strong J. Niel Strong is a licensed li-censed Certified Public Accountant. He is married to Carolee Eberhart and they have six children. As a member, of the council he has worked for and supported these projects: proj-ects: Traffic Relief - 400 South freeway interchange, inter-change, two railroad overpasses and a five-lane entrance to downtown Springville, fully funded using NO city funds. Parks - Acquired park sites to the east and west including a regional park of over 60 acres along Hobble Creek with proposed pro-posed youth soccer fields, nature paths, baseball diamonds dia-monds and covered pavilions. pavil-ions. Customer Service -Been proactive in improv-. improv-. ing your interactions with city government. Our emphasis em-phasis is we are here to serve you. We have hired and retained the best municipal mu-nicipal employees we could find. o o APY For Balances of $250 .OOOormore LENDER FDEG Communication Held town meetings,! used newsletters, and provided v a live telephone receptionist reception-ist and a citizen comment period at the beginning of every city council meeting meet-ing Utility Rates -Stabilized power rates arid removed re-moved the PCA (Power Cost Adjustment) from utility bills. Beautified Downtown - Beautified Main Street and south city entrance Commercial (Box Stores) Been in lose contact con-tact with proposed box stores in 400 South commercial com-mercial area. Impact Fees Updated - Nearly every impact fee has been reviewed and updated. up-dated. New development and utility infrastructure should be paid by developers develop-ers - not through current resident utility rates and property taxes. Quality of Life - passed resolution to help the community com-munity remain free of pornography in any of its forms and budgeted reward re-ward money for graffiti and tagging convictions Responsible Budgeting - We have managed the city's finances judiciously. judicious-ly. We have established a Capital Project Fund with current funding at over 10M dollars. We have budgeted upgrades to leaking sewer mains, set a proposed water pressure standard of 50psi - without with-out diminishing other necessary nec-essary services. "I support a phased approach ap-proach to a secondary water wa-ter system. With proper management, we can safeguard safe-guard our water rights, conserve water and share development costs with other governmental agencies. agen-cies. Central Utah Water Conservancy District is currently running the Mapleton Water Lateral to our city boundary from the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon - at no cost to our city. In the not too distant future, another phase of this project will run the entire length of 400 East from South to North in our community. Again, with proper planning, we could have a secondary water delivery system, curb, gutter, new road surface, new bridge etc along this street at very little cost to our citizens. I will work to ensure our city gets every benefit possible from this project," said Strong. "Your homeowner's insurance in-surance premium is based on several factors including includ-ing proximity to safety facilities fa-cilities and response time for emergency vehicles? We need satellite safety facilities to shorten response re-sponse time, lower your premiums and save lives," he said. Paul Wake For most of his professional profes-sional life Paul Wake has served as legal counsel to Utah County, as a deputy county attorney. Before that he taught government govern-ment and social studies. "Springville is a won mm Find New & Used Building Materials & More for a LOT LESS at our Home Improvement Outlet Factory demo Little Giant Ladders $100 off retail Never-installed Amsco & Aspen windows $6.50sq ft New range hoods still in boxes New wood and vinyl blinds-still in boxes New doors and door hardware Half price on all paint for rest of July Furniture, plumbing, cabinets and much much more. All proceeds go towards building homes for Utah Families 'vJSS ft - m '''' OTiratMtorHumaimr 626 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo derful town that has changed considerably in recent years as the city has grown. Effectively managing such rapid growth requires vision, since allowing unplanned growth only creates a mess. Given current circumstances, cir-cumstances, developing a vision that works in the twenty-first century requires re-quires breaking free from entrenched ways of doing things. It requires listening listen-ing to all city residents," said Wake. "I am running in part because it has frustrated me to see so many of my friends and neighbors shut out from having a voice in the future of our community. commu-nity. When you elect me, you will get a representative represen-tative on the city council who will listen respectfully respectful-ly to you, and will either do what you want, or will have the courtesy to give you an honest and frank explanation of why that isn't possible," he said. "Many in our community communi-ty have been troubled by the lack of city services, compared to what we see in nearby communities. You wonder what can actually ac-tually can be done to develop de-velop better city services such as an adequately sized library, a rec center, cen-ter, an improved pool and better walking trails. I believe that we are best served by a responsive city council that knows that having so many new families in town means the city needs to move in new directions," said Wake. WIEHH tnmm sm. JLiamuiiuoatK mil. 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