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Show 1- expires tfl3tf91 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION R 467 EAST 3m SOUTH SftLT LAKE CITY UT 84111 Vol. 12, No. 31 Wednesday, August 15, 1990 SO cent a tingle copy - ' . .... ;...iL v- . t Av Kf rr ; M?hisF A worker compacts the ground along 200 South after new gas pipe has been installed. Mountain Fuel Supply is replacing old gas mains in the city. Gas Co. Mt Fuel Supply Company is . replacing many of the older , gas mains in Pleasant Grove City. This is part f the company's . ongoing plan to update lines through- out their entire distribution ays- tem.J, - v -t . They are replacing steel pipe with the new plastic gas pipe that is used in all of their systems now. It is notcorrosive like the steel pipe was. -,-.' The pipe being replaced was . originally installed in about 1946 through 1948. Old pipe has a ten- . dency to begin to leak.' . Niels Fugal Sons ishandlingthe installation of the pipe for MtFuel in the Pleasant Grove area, v Theyareputtingintwoandfour inch pipe; depending on where it is in the system. '!, During the installation, they have : MJfJLVUL fur JL sJf sC JLilJLD.e7? , . . .v . JA. . ,., . , - . 4.... PG ambulance crew lauded for 'packaging1 man with broken neck IWam of T XV3 TTnanftal in Salt Lake City said last .week that they believe a man injured in a fall at ' 'Soft Copy in Lindon will not be paralyzed because of the assistance, - pacaaging, ne receives, aiier ine fall. .:,- i. V' . Pleasant Grove City Hall was uvuivu Miab uwwHfia rr ail wu uie -:i Pleasant Grove Ambulance crew to be complimented on the outstand- ' ing work they did with the patient ' In addition, co-workers on the scene also made all the right decisions to protect the man from further in- ; jury. . -- J - - ' ' First Response - Officer ; Dave Vickers said that the man, Paul Haws, Jr., 28, of Provo, fell about ' 10 feet from a scaffold at one of the '- Silver winds will ' ' perform ;Siinday One of the most popular new groups of perfomers in the Utah , County area is the Silver Winds Flute Choir which will perform on the Concert-in-the-Park series on the east side of the Pleasant Grove Downtown Park on Sunday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. :' s . ; The group is composed of some of the best of the Utah County flutists and they present an excel- relays to disconnect and reconnect all of the services to the homes. People will be without service for about two hours but they will be notified ahead of time. Dan Fugal of Niels Fugal Sons said that they are trying to keep the inconvenience to a minimum for residents. It will probably be about Oct. 1 before the installation is complete in Pleasant Grove. - At present they are working on 200 South St from 100 West to about the Grove Ward area. Other streets they will be replacing old pipe in ere parts of 200 East, Center Cen-ter St, 300 East 400 East, and 100 North. Not all of the pipe on these streets will have to be replaced, Dan said. The cost of replacing just the pipe will be about $30,000, Dan noted. newSoftCopybuildings.Helanded on his head and neck. v Vickers said the man was carefully care-fully placed on a backboard and itaken to American Fork Hospital and then taken by helicopter to IDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. : Vickers said he understood the - ' man was still strapped to the Pleas-. ant Grove Ambulance backboard . when he arrived at the Salt Lake hospital. - , t ' Haws suffered a broken neck in the accident. Doctors said that the injury 'could have permanently , paralyzed Haws if it were pot for ' the treatment he received. . Haws is an employee of Harmon t Construction Co. , - , . lent concert wherever they perform.. There is no admission charge. Justbringyour families,yourblan-ket families,yourblan-ket or lawn crjairs and enjoy an hour of great entertainment : The concerts are held through the summer months and are spon- sored by the .Pleasant Grove Arts Council, Pleasant Grove City, and Utah Arts Council. James Ferguson to head P.G. economic development future James E. Ferguson, Provo, hat been named aa the Pleasant Grove Economic Development Director, according to Mayor David Holda-way. Holda-way. Ferguson, former mayor of Provo and highly experienced development officer, was selected from among several qualified individuals to fill the position. e The position of economic devel-! opment director was established after the city formed the Economic Development Commission to try and encourage new business to Pleasant Grove, while at the same time giving support to the present commerical district. The new director said that his first priority would be to give support sup-port to the businesses already in the community. He will be planning plan-ning ways to meet their special needs, whether they be space problems, prob-lems, financial or administrative. "We need to recognize that Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove has not located areas within the city for businesses to be able to use," Jim stated. The city council needs to take steps to prepare pre-pare for this, he added. In looking for sites, new businesses busi-nesses will look at areas which are already annexed to the city, are properly zoned, have the utilities installed right up to the property in question, and which are available for sale. Fair brings 'country' to Lindon ByKALYNSFCRETAN Lindon carried out the theme of "A little Bit o'Country" for their annua celebration last Saturday with a successful fun filled day. Beginning with a breakfast and parade, then traveling to the park foraflagceremony, arcades, entertainment enter-tainment and special events, there was something for everyone to do. It was almost like going trick or treating for the children at the parade. Everyone was generous with candy and treats and the kids could gather quite a purse or pocketful of candy. About 700 children participated partici-pated in the parade. They all carried car-ried out the country theme with a farm, animals, hay ride and "goin' fishing theme used by one ward. Most of the LDS wards participated partici-pated in the parade with the Grand Marshalls, City Council members, Stake Presidency, Lindon Royalty and the Rodeo Queens. Grandma and Grandpa Friendly appeared with the Eighth Ward on a wagon madeby the grandpa and sawhorse horses made by the grandma. The red barn float with many children tipped near the beginning of the " parade but no one was hurt ' The mayor, Noel Greenwood, had his turn in the dunking tank and ended up getting all wet. Council-See Council-See LINDON FAIR on page 3 Fire fighters get Pleasant Grove firemen are making minor alterations this week on a brush truck they have been ' able to acquire from the Bureau of Land Management through the state ; surplus program. . ' Thefour-and-one-halfton,four-:: wheel-drive truck will be used to fight off-road fires as well as structure struc-ture fires. It carries 700 gallons of water . and can pump the water while it is 'being driven. i: ' ; ' ' The hew truck has three times ' the water capacity of the little red brush truck.' ;.y- This truck will be used similarly to the First Response vehicle in that a fireman will have it with him at all times during the high fire season. When a call is received he can go directly to the fire and begin to put out the fire. : This will increase the response time and, hopefully, make it possible pos-sible to douse a fire before it does serious damage. The fire depart-, depart-, ment officials said that a few seconds sec-onds can make a big difference in the containment of a fire. The fire department has put two puitps and a hose reel on the new truck. , The truck was purchased for about $4,700. It will be a real asset to the fire department according to members of the city council. 'Many properties at the present time to not meet this criteria," Jim observed. Another major item to focus on is for the Economic Development Commission, Planning Commission and city council to establish a poll or survey of the community, he explained. I They need to learn what the people want for the city in economic eco-nomic develoDment Jim noted. Thev " heed to know what the public would like to see here. .( He felt that the survey could be completed within 35 days and then t pe poll could follow. ,j Jim said that when this is completed, com-pleted, they would review it and help set up priorities. ; The priorities must b in tune g'with what the policy makers want 'and they should base their decisions deci-sions on what the public needs," the new director said. X In the meantime, Jim said he . would be reacting to other needs of those who are right now in need of assistance. He said he stands ready to help them now. Jim is presently involved with real estate sales in Provo on a full-lime full-lime basis, only working for Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove as a parttime position. He is a commercial and industrial indus-trial properties specialist with emphasis on site selection and development Thorpe named to new post, Wilkinson will head state training School f FautThcfpeiSupe theUtahStateTraininRSchool.has 1 V a. s TV: l been appointed as the new Director of the Division of Mental Health, according to announcement Monday Mon-day by Norm Angus, Director of the Department of Human Services. Angus also announced the appointment ap-pointment of Mary Ellen Wilkinson as the new superintendent of the state training school. Ms. Wilkinson Wilkin-son is currently the assistant superintendent su-perintendent The appointments will be effective effec-tive on Sept 15. Thorpe has been superintendent of the State Training School since January 1989, and was superintendent superinten-dent of the Utah State Hospital from 1986 to 1989. New residential zone okayed . AhewR-l-8(S)nnewase8tab-(lished in Pleasant Grove last week following a public hearing held by the city council. ' .The new zone stands for a single family residential district New City Planner Al Mickelsen told the council that when the city changed the names of the zones in the city a few years ago, there were r rf , " w -.- Klark Atwood, left, and Davie Vickers install new pump on brush truck recently acquired for Pleasant Grove's fire department The truck will improve department's ability to deal with hard-to-reach brash fires. 1 , ; ' 4 ; ' 4 Jim Ferguson When he was mayor of Provo he assisted in the development of East Bay Business Park. He also served as general manager man-ager of the Provo Excelsior Hotel. Jim attended Eastern Illinois tie started at the hospital as a clinical social worker and then be- came the Director of Training and Personnel. He was assistant superintendent su-perintendent from 1984 to 1986. Thorpe said he appreciated his superb staff at the training school and all the work that has been accomplished ac-complished during the past year and a half. He looks forward to the new challenges that will come with his new position. He will replace Leon Povey, who has been Acting Director for both mental health and substance abuse. Povey will remain the Director of Substance Abuse. Ms. Wilkinson has been the assistant as-sistant superintendent of the State Training School since March of 1989. areas which contained non-conforming lots. In order to rectify this problem and make it possible for property owners to develop their land, the Planning Commission has made a survey to identify the properties. The Planning Commission recommended rec-ommended this zone following a public hearing at which property new brush truck JL University, received his Bachelors in Psychology from BYU, and was in the Executive MBA Program at the University of Utah. He has been a writer for The Enterprise in Salt Lake City and the Utah County Journal. In addition, he has been a member of the Utah County Travel Council, UVIDA, Provo Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, Provo Rotary Club, President Presi-dent of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, Board of Directors of the Utah Municipal Power Association, Asso-ciation, Utah State Retirement Board, Blue CrossBlue Shield, VS. Conference of Mayors, and in many other positions. Mayor David Holdaway said that the city was fortunate to get a man with Jim's experience to serve as director, although all of the candidates candi-dates were very well qualified. The city recently provided a budget for the Economic Development Develop-ment Commission to work with, including a salary for the director. Jim is available at his office at the Pleasant Grove City Hall on Mondays and Thursdays and can be reached through the city offices at other times. He is happy to talk with all those who are interested in economic eco-nomic development in Pleasant Grove, whether it is buying, selling, sell-ing, property development, or simply sim-ply inquiries. Prior to her current position, she was an administrative director of one of the adult units at the state hospital. She has also been Program Pro-gram Coordinator and a Psychiatric Psychiat-ric Social Worker at the state training train-ing school from 1971 to 1975. She has also had experience in private practice, including a nursing nurs-ing home administrator and a compliance com-pliance consultant She said she is excited about her new appointment and looks forward to the challenges facing the training train-ing school, including the State Health Care Financing Administration Survey that will be coming soon. She feels the training school has made great progress over the past year and will continue to do so. owners had asked questions and expressed their concerns. Mickelsen said that the residents resi-dents in the effected areas approved the zone change once they understood under-stood the situation. The new zone will allow for 8,500 square foot lots, with 85 foot width minim urns required and 95 feet See NEW ZONE on page 3 |