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Show Review - Wednesday, February 18, 1998 - Page 3 Violence Continued from Front Page denominations, health care providers and mental health professionals were invited, she said. There were about 55 people in attendance. The program discussed at the orientation meeting was presented pre-sented by the North Utah County Victim Assistance Coordination Council and the Advisory Board Members of the council include represent the cities of North Utali County They are: Lehi Police Chief Karl Zimmerman, American Fork Police Chief John Durrant, Alpine-Highland Public Service Agency Police Chief Kip Botkin, Pleasant Grove Police Captain Tom Paul, Lindon City Councilman Toby Bath and l'KLLy Adams. Each member of he council is responsible for different dif-ferent areas of the program, from financial reporting and reimbursement of grant funds to developing protocol and procedure proce-dure for both the Victim Assistance Coordinator and Rail Continued from Front Page stops. Commuter rail, also termed heavy rail, is most often used for intra-city transportation, transporta-tion, mostly at high speeds, with limited stops. Anticipated time from American Fork to Salt Lake would be around 35 minutes. min-utes. Due to the higher rate of speed, there are limitations where the commuter rail line could place its stops. It needs about a mile and half of straight track, without concern of blocking an intersection while the train is stopped. Officials aife looking at site' west of 1-15 in the LindonPleasant Grove area, two in American Fork and one in Lehi for potential rail stops. On the route to Utah County, the trains would use the Denver and Rio Grande tracks; while north of Salt Lake, they would travel on those of the Union Pacific line. Such sharing of facilities facil-ities requires considerable coordination coordi-nation with the freight lines. "It is not easy to make way for a passenger train," explained representatives rep-resentatives to those on the d monstration ride. Four trains a day would travel in the mornings into the Salt Lake area, and four would return each evening. There could be additional trips scheduled for activities such as Utah Jazz or BYU athletic events or other special spe-cial events. Streamlined double decker cars like those demonstrated to the officials are in use in several locations throughout the country and are the most popular commuter com-muter rail car in North America, with successful operation rang- Mills Continued from Front Page "But," he pointed out, "I like to get out and do something to see projects through until they are completed." Frank noted that exciting things are taking place and are going to take place. He mentioned men-tioned the new water line on Proctor Lane which is now being installed. Frank also noted that they are redoing the city sewer master mas-ter plan and will be updating the water master plan. The city has a computer model for the water which can show where water lines should go and why, but city officials want to update this as soon as possible. He added thr.t the city is receiving more B and C road money which will enable them to extend the roadwork more than they have been able to do in the past. They will be tying 1000 South into Locust Avenue from State Street and they have a commitment to get the 1500 E. Bridge finished. Frank also stated that they planned to begin work in about six months on the new Wadley water tank which will hold approximately five millions gallons. This will be part of the Pleasant Grove and Manila water systems. "With the impact fees the city hopes to work with, the school district to get a park near the new school on 1300 West and join with Lindon for a park near the boundary of the two cities," he said. With the storm drain fees that have been assessed to the citizens, the city will use the new vac truck which it has purchased pur-chased to clean out storm drains and gutters. There is now a storm drain plan in place. He noted hat the city workers work-ers do a great job and the city wants it to be a safe and enjoyable enjoy-able place for them to work. The director is pleased with the work on the Anderson Park which hasf mostly been done with volunteer labor. He hopes to get the amphitheater in the park during the next budget year and perhaps an ice skating skat-ing rink. Frank is responsible for the cemetery, streets, sewer and water, storm drains, parks and recreation, maintenance, and the mayor has asked him to serve on the Timpanogos Special Service District board and on the oil recycling committee com-mittee that has been set up in the county. He is also on the North Utah County Water Conservancy District board. As if that is not enough, he is also the chairman of the Pleasant Grove Strawberry Committee. He got his wish. He gets to be out and working on projects for sure as Public Works Director. II kI ilk reran Buy One Get 2nd at Half Price! on any Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner! Equal or lesser value Expires 2-28-98 Hours: Man. -Thru. 6am - 4pm Fri. - Sat 6am - 9pm Closed Sundays. I I I I say 824 NEW CHANGES CALLED "TAX RELIEF" (And you didn't think the government had a sense of humor ) Real tax relief comes when you sit down with us. Last year we got over 10 billion dollars bad for our customers.'Working together, wel help you get everything you have coming. HR BLOCK Office Pteasant Grove 796-9499 No. Orem 223-9766 American Fork 756-4612 317 & Main -New Office 1275 N. State St 194 K. West State Rd. (West of Purple Turtle) (Across from K-Mart) Weekdays 9am - 9pm, Sat. 9-5. Appointments available but not necessary. ing from Miami to Los Angeles, Toronto to San Diego. Each car holds 140 persons, with the style selected for its efficiency effi-ciency in maintenance and rider-ship. rider-ship. The double decker cars can carry approximately 70 percent more people than single level, but cost only slightly more to operate and service. Initial ridership would cover only about 25 percent of the $15 million annual operating expenses. expens-es. In other communities across the country using commuter rail, they have experienced an over 10 percent annual increase in rider-ship. rider-ship. In Utah, officials anticipate 30 percent per year increase in riderslnp for the first four years, with 11,500 daily patrons after four years of operations. Use of the rail service would decrease the load on the Utah Transit Authority buses, allowing them to be put into service on routes connecting to the rail line. Officials polled the legislators and local government leaders about the potential use of the system, sys-tem, including possible fares. They indicated they would like to keep the fees comparable to those of the express buses. agency office. Members of the Advisory Board include the Coordination Council and volunteer professionals, profes-sionals, who are: David Holbrook, Ecclesiastical Representative, Larry Van Bloem, LCSW; Michael Robinson, MS; K Joe Murdock, MD, Tucker Hansen, City Prosecutor; Craig I) Wilkins, CPA, Gary Seastrand, Alpine School District Assistant Superintendent and Karen Mayne, board member and for mer chair of the Center f r Women and Children in Crisis The Victim Assistance Coordinator is needed because, according to a study commissioned commis-sioned by the Governor's Commission for Women and Families on domestic violence incidence and prevalence, "a serious, increasing problem with domestic violence consists in the state of Utah " The study was conducted by questionnaire on 1000 Utah women. The study found that 14 percent per-cent of women report they endure some type of domestic violence on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. One in ten Utah women have called the police to report a domestic violence situation situa-tion for themselves, the study said. Emotional abuse is the highest form of abuse in the state, it said. The study also said that domestic violence affects women of all demographic groups. And, although minority women are more likely to be victims of domestic violence, the majority of victims in Utah are Caucasian. Also, younger women, ages 18-25 are more likely than expected to be abused. People are still le iving valuables in their cars and burglars are still breaking in and taking them, according to Pleasant Grove police Someone used a hammer, which they left in the car, to break a window and take a checkbook from a car However, they left a purse in the back seat untouched. A Payson resident reported that he left his truck parked in Lindon and four tire rims were removed from the vehicle and a truck tire was taken. The total value was $225. A camping trailer was broken into on Feb. 14 and two portable clocks valued at $10 were taken and a window valued at $50 was broken A Provo man reported his vehicle broke down in the hills above Lindon and he left it When he returned several items were stolen with a total value of $440, but there was several hundred hun-dred dollars damage to windows and other parts of the vehicle. On Feb. 15 a woman reported that the window in her vehicle had been broken out while it was parked at her home. The window win-dow was valued at $100. Someone tried to force a window open in a vehicle parked in Pleasant Grove but did not make entry into the car while it was parked at Cinema 6. The window would no longer go up or down. Damage was estimated at $100. Police arrested a 34-year-old male for spouse abuse and simple sim-ple assault. The man reportedly hit a woman who received a broken bro-ken nose, hit another woman in the back and kicked a male in the face. A 15-year-old girl was arrested for criminal trespass and criminal mischief. Apparently :he girl and a male friend, also a juvenile, left a home under construction just as the owners arrived. Officers were able to apprehend the two and found they had apparently stayed overnight in the home and there was some graffiti painted on the walls of the home. The girl was released to the custody of her mother and the boy, who lives in California and is returning there rightaway, was not cited. A 19-year-old male was arrested for stealing beer from a local business. The driver, no age given, was arrested for DUI. Someone apparently tried to break into the Head Start Building in Pleasant Grove near Shannon Field. A window, valued val-ued at $75 was broken, and there was $25 damage to the door. However, no entry was made. A BMX bike valued at $300 was taken from in front of a home. A 26-year-old male was arrested in connection with the theft on Feb. 14. A local woman reported the theft of a handheld scanner valued val-ued at $175. Several storage unit burglaries were reported in Lindon. One man told officers on Feb. 12 that two color television sets and a washerdryer, with a total avalue of $1,450, were taken from his storage unit. fty offyour high interest debt with a low introductory rate. Consolidating your debt under a low uiterest rate is the best way to pay off high interest holiday credit balances and, in mast cases, lower your monthly payment. No feed. No points. No closing costs. Establishing a line of Credit is easy. And there's no origination, appraisal or closing fees. 8 mi -mmmim Fast approval. takes only minutes to apply. And you '11 have a credit decision in just 3 hours. 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