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Show Thursday, October 23, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 3 Too much money tor nice walls Editor: I'm concerned that we have obligated ourselves to pay for the new Public Safety and City offices and are facing challenging economic eco-nomic times ahead. Consider Consid-er that if homeowners and or businesses in Springville face foreclosure, the difference differ-ence will have to be made up by the rest of us. Please keep in mind, this library bond is not for books, it is for walls. Nice walls, but they are still just walls. The pamphlet from the Friends of the Springville Library was not entirely correct; the remodel to the existing library was not Springville police report Springville police are investigating in-vestigating a report from an 11-year-old boy who said that a man assaulted him in the city swimming pool. Police had 223 calls last week including 39 for animal problems, four for criminal mischief, three for domestic violence, eight for family problems, prob-lems, five for fraud, five for harrassment, 23 for suspicious circumstances, five for missing persons and two for juvenile problems. prob-lems. Sherry A. Anderson, 1010 S. 400 East 43, Springville, was cited for intoxication. Gary Bryce Beardall, 825 S. 240 East, Springville, was arrsted for two oustanding warrants. war-rants. Marisol Esmeralda Ar-cila, Ar-cila, 2802 W. 680 North, Provo, was arrested for shoplifting and a warrant. Karen Michelle Bernal, 283 S. Cherry Hill Circle, Cir-cle, Pleasant Grove, and Faaala Malia Reed, 1238 S. State, Provo, who were with Arcila, were cited for shoplifting,' along with a female juvenile. The four took $268 in merchandise from Walmart. Darin C. Brailsford, 851 E. 900 South, Springville, was arrested for burglary, bur-glary, 12 counts of forgery forg-ery and theft by deception in a Sept case. Zachary Lamon Cassingham, 531 Swenson, Springville, was arested for a warrant. In formation has been filed on Gerald Albert Cooper Jr., 385 E. 600 South, Springville, for theft, theft by deception, contributing to the delin-quincy delin-quincy of a minor and possession pos-session of drug paraphernalia. parapher-nalia. Two juveniles with Cooper were referred to Juvenile Court for the same charges. Gerald Albert Cooper, 385 E. 600 South, 4, Springville, was arrested for simple assault, disorderly disor-derly conduct, intoxication intoxica-tion and criminal trespass. tres-pass. The charge of unlawful un-lawful sexual intercourse was added to the booking of David James Dickison, 1464 N. Spring Mtn. Dr., Springville, who was al- Janie'sGift Boutique lOiOO'o.ni. - m . mm . n mentioned. Kevin Schultz designed the addition in the 90's which increased its size by at least 50. I happened to be at the Li-; Li-; brary on a few Saturdays ago. There weren't many people and the automated checkout made it very easy to get books and go. I am sure the talented folks that work for the library li-brary can think of ways to of f er more story telling tell-ing times so that they can accommodate the clientele. clien-tele. Lets fix the current building build-ing and re-visit the issue at a better economic time. ; Jane Ivie Springville ready in jail. Jhonan Yaneth Escobe-do, Escobe-do, 1643 S. 2600 East, Spanish Fork, was cited for criminal mischief after throwing ice at a patrol car. Spencer Kit Glass-ford, Glass-ford, 418 N. 600 East, Springville, was arrested for three warrants. Phillip Cloyd Hatfield, 725 E. 900 South, Springville, Spring-ville, was arrested for intoxication, in-toxication, possession of alcohol by a minor and criminal mischief. Nanli-vou Nanli-vou A. Lauaki, 655 S. 100 East, Springville, was arrested ar-rested for gurglary of a vehicle, shoplifting and a warrant. Information was filed on Kristi L. Hooton, 110 N. 400 East, Pleasant Grove, and Shawn Jeremy Jer-emy Mecham, 340 W. 920 South 20, Provo, for possession pos-session of stolen property. Enrique Pablo Maldonado, 360 W. 400 North 59, Springville, was arrested for six warrants. Jeffrey Scott McCloud, 503 N. 150 East, Springville, Spring-ville, was arrested for a warrant. Jeffery Tyler Pullan, 336 N. 900 East, Springville, was arrested for a warrant, open container con-tainer and expired registration. regis-tration. Marcelino Lii Rangel, 808 S. 790 West, Payson, was arrested for a warrant, war-rant, domestic violence assault, criminal mischief, interferring with arrest and disorderly conduct. Information was filed on Jeffrey Richard Ross, 315 E. 600 South, Spring-vile, Spring-vile, for intoxication. Cor-rie Cor-rie G. Thompson, 360 W. 400 North 48, Springville, Spring-ville, was arrested for a warrant. Information was filed on Charles Jack Windley, 510 E. Buckley, Springville, Spring-ville, for lewdness and sexual battery. 1 Thefts included checks from a storage unit and generators and Echo trimmer trim-mer from another storage unit, purse from an unlocked un-locked car, money from a deposit bag and power-wheels power-wheels from a garage. Police Po-lice recovered a stolen vehicle ve-hicle in Mapleton that was filled with stolen items. .: II 0:00 h V ... We need large Editor: For the past year and a half I have been involved with the Springville Library Li-brary Building Committee working to assess the need for and the possibility of a new library building. We have researched many areas ar-eas of concern, several of which I'd like to address. 1. Springville's projected total build-out population is around 60,000 people. A standard library has 1 square foot per citizen. We discovered that it would be economically advantageous advanta-geous to plan for future growth and build currently library needs space for services Editor, I am a librarian at the Springville Library. Occasionally, Occa-sionally, I hear people ask why we need a new library when we are able to do so much with the current one. We're pleased with the programs pro-grams and services that we have been able to offer and we're thrilled that so many people support them, but we want to do so much more. Our children's programs pro-grams are overcrowded a happy problem, but still a problem. . I hate to think of the people peo-ple who choose not to come because they can't see or hear the programs. We have added more sessions, but because many of the programs are held in the City Council room, which we are sharing the use of with all other city departments, depart-ments, the space for more simply isn't available. Additionally, Addi-tionally, patrons frequently have to wait to use our public pub-lic Internet computers. We want to offer computer com-puter skills classes and other services to older patrons, pa-trons, but we don't have the space for a private computer comput-er lab and the library is too crowded for some to feel comfortable. We also want to offer quiet, comfortable places to read and study, but don't want to sacrifice space for books. We want separate areas for teens to use computers, read and socialize. Isn't the library a better place for them than most others? Many people are concerned con-cerned about the economy. Mapeton police report Mapleton police had 41 calls last week including 12 for animal problems. A boy's BMX bike was turned in to police. Patrick Sorenson, 900 N. Main 15, Springville, was arrested for an outstanding warrant .Robert Michael Moffitt, 731 N. 1120 East, Spanish Fork, was arrested arrest-ed for two warrants. f Hayley Lynn Tucker, 146 N. 210 East, Mapleton, was arrested for two warrants. Damion John Blewett, 15 W. 300 South, Springville, was arrested for two warrants. war-rants. Jayson Sykes, 190 N. 100 West, Pleasant Grove, was cited for driving on a library to accommodate growing population for that number. Although initially it seemed logical to us to build smaller and add on as the need required, our research showed that building codes change over time making building-on very improbable and practically prac-tically impossible. Our present library building does not meet current safety standards and cannot be added on to or economically renovated. renovat-ed. The proposed 45,000 square foot library would be a compromise. The Utah State Library reports that the number one complaint of new li- Traditionally, libraries have become more popular when the economy has worsened. wors-ened. Your investment in the library will see an even greater return during a slow economy. Some have asked if we can expand into the rest of the city building once its other occupants have moved out. While we could use parts of it as offices, most of it was not built to support the weight of so many books. It is not structurally struc-turally sound according to today's safety standards. It would cost a substantial amount of money to make it work as safe, functional library. Lastly, we have heard many different opinions about the architect's rendering ren-dering of the new library. Most patrons love it; a few are not so enthusiastic. I ask you to remember that you will have the opportunity to give input on the design if the bond passes and that the vote is for a library, not a style. As for the library being large, the size of the new library was not randomly chosen. The spaces have been carefully planned and assigned. We will not waste any space and we have have children in the home planned for future growth, should be committed to a When you vote for the new strong public library. Ac-library, Ac-library, you will be voting cess to adequate public for much more than a build- libraries is one of the hailing. hail-ing. You will be voting for marks of an educated and future programs, future free society. services and future spaces. Sheri Britsch Reference Librarian Springville Public Library revoked licanse and pos- session of drug parapher- nalia after a traffic stop, Eric Robert Macey, 1186 S. 850 East, Springville, was arrested for a warrant, revoked registration and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. pre-scription. Hugo A Torres, 894 N. Main, Springville, was charged with financial transaction credit card offense, of-fense, identity fraud and forgery. Earn Travel r U11 ' s - i niiflifiYhfirtfil nnn iff-' fr"1 braries is that they are under-built on opening day. The Salt Lake County system has altered its policy pol-icy of building large and small libraries to building only large libraries. Its future plans include only large buildings because projected use for the first two years was typically met and exceeded during the first two months after opening! Builders are currently offering very competitive competi-tive bids and interest rates are low, saving taxpayers money. This may be one of the best times to build for years to come as delaying de-laying it will only increase the cost. The monthly cost to Springville households is comparable to the price of a hamburger, fries and drink! 2. Our current library, opened in 1962, obviously made no consideration for computer space. Patrons and staff alike now depend on computer use. THE INTERNET IN-TERNET DOES NOT DE library is wJhmnent of need Editor: A year ago my campaign slogan was, "I understand the importance of separating sepa-rating Springville City's WANTS and NEEDS." A new library is a fulfillment fulfill-ment of a critical need. I am strongly in favor of a new library facility; it is symbolic of a community's commu-nity's commitment to education. edu-cation. A new library will enhance existing services, allowing our director and library staff to augment Committed to Editor: We are writing this letter let-ter to urge citizens to vote for the library bond. Even those of us who no longer Our current Horary was built for a much smaller community. We need additional ad-ditional space now, and we need to plan for the future. The drawings illustrated in the newspaper and at the hearing are only preliminary pre-liminary with, as we un derstand it, plans to seek further public input. One suggestion was to do tne final limsh work on certain cer-tain parts of the library as needs dictate. It would be a shame to avoid voting for a new library li-brary simply because you do not like the plan or location. loca-tion. We need to tear down the current building when the new city buildings are completed in order to restore our historic city park. & Merchandise Taking Reward Points to CB Rewards is different from any other reward program because not only do you receive reward points for using your Central Bank Visa card but you earn them by using your Central Bank Visa Debit card as well. Get Approved for a Central Bank Visa Credit Card" & Receive Open a Checking Account with Debt Card & Receive Utah County's Small Business Bank CREASE THE USE OF LIBRARIES. LI-BRARIES. In the last five years our library circulation circula-tion has increased 90, and in the last two years our computer use has increased in-creased 104! As the cost of living goes up so does the use of libraries! librar-ies! Many frugal families take advantage not only of books, but of the Internet, Inter-net, CDs, 25 cent movies, and educational and recreational recre-ational programs offered at the library. In the past 12 months, 500 Springville Library programs have attracted 19,000 patrons! Please visit www.yes-library.org www.yes-library.org for more information. in-formation. Listed there are the members of the Library Li-brary Building Committee to whom you can address questions. You can also email questions to passthe-bondburgoyne.com. passthe-bondburgoyne.com. After studying the issues I'm voting FOR the library--it's way overdue! Ann Kronmiller Springville their creativity to the benefit ben-efit of Springville's citizens. citi-zens. I do believe a community , with a premier library facility fa-cility experiences fewer incidents of juvenile crime. I make this assumption, after af-ter serving eight years as Springville's Justice Court Judge. Your vote on November 4, in favor of a new library, will be appreciated. Dean F. Olsen Springville strong library Some of us spent many happy hours as children visiting the old Carnegie library which is now the DUP Pioneer Museum. Times vihamfatttjrmritm' must now provide many more resources than just books. Our city has been growing in population and is likely to continue to grow. The current library is inadequate and in spite of a dedicated staff and great efforts to find nooks and crannies for everything, appears rather chaotic at times. Educated and committed commit-ted people are attracted to cities with the wonderful features we have such as the art museum, the golf course and our canyon parks and city parks. Let's build a library to match the other outstanding features in our community. Those who came before us sacrificed to leave a beautiful city with many fine amenities. We need to be willing to pass along the legacy to future generations. genera-tions. Wally and Dianne Carr Springville Faster with the Next Level ri Us FDJC i it m' j . f ? i a ct. m m a j t ss fi (B 4 a & 1 |
