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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, May 4, 1994 Page 3 City I budg iCS (Bill irom more The franchise tax, street lights, and an Opticom System for the Public Safety Department were the budget issues considered con-sidered in an April 26 work session ses-sion held before regular council meeting by the Orem City Council. Coun-cil. City officials are recommending recommend-ing the franchise tax be maintained main-tained at its current level 5.36, but with a possible new fire station to fund, some council members are looking at alternative alterna-tive revenue sources because of reluctance to raise property taxes. Mayor Stella Welsh asked how much money would be raised if the franchise tax was set at its 6limit. Administrative Services Director Phil Goodrich said $300,000 would be raised, and such an increase would translate to about $1.44 per month for the average household. Councilman Stephen Sand- CHILDREN OF Children of the Baobab: Growing up Hadza An exhibition of photographs of the Baobab children, members' of a traditional hunting and gathering society in northern Tanzania, will be on exhibit at Hillcrest Elementary from now until May 24. The exhibit is a project of the Utah Museum of Natural History and photographer photog-rapher James O'Connell and other members of a joint University Univer-sity of UtahUniversity of California Califor-nia at Los Angeles research team. O'Connell, a professor of anthropology at the University of Utah, has taken a series of haunting haunt-ing and beautiful photographs of Hadza children. Lions, leopards, and hyenas are common in the Eastern Rift Valley of Northern Tanzania, Africa, but you will find Hadza children as young as five years old alone or in small groups, gathering gather-ing much of their own food. They Village e Wood Shoppe, Inc. Mary Shackleton, PresidentOwner 418 North State Street Orem 84057 224-2201 The- Village Wood Shoppe is pleased to announce the opening of it's second location in Orem at 418 North State Street. The Village Wood Shoppe will open its doors in Orem, Friday April 15, at 10 p.m. and will celebrate a Grand Opening on Saturday, May 7 at noon, with the Chamber of Commerce. The grand opening will include activities such as a ribbon cutting ceremony, a grand prize drawing, and "how-to" stenciling and finishing demonstrations. The Village Wood Shoppe has been owned by Mary Shackleton and. her husband Mike for four years. They have established a reputation for providing quality unfinished furniture at an affordable price. Unfinished furniture is a growing segment of the furniture business because of increased variety and value. With the many finishing options, the customer may achieve a custom look not available in prefinished furniture. The Village Wood Shoppe will do custom finishing or the customer can buy furniture that has already been finished at the factory. A unique feature of the Village Wood Shoppe is the selection of decorative, artistically designed stencils. These stencils can be used for decorative wall trim or used to decorate furniture. strom said he would prefer to use the franchise tax over the property proper-ty tax if it came to that. Goodrich acknowledged the franchise tax spreads the financial responsibility respon-sibility for fire protection and police protection "across a broader spectrum." Sandstrom agreed that the tax would be "more fair across the board." He emphasized he was not proposing a raise in the tax, but felt it should be "explored as an option." Councilman Kelvin Clayton said, he has been a strong advocate advo-cate of leaving the tax at its current cur-rent rate or reducing it, but he said he does not want to raise property taxes, and could not vote for such an increase now. Councilwoman Judy Bell said the franchise tax is a "user's tax", and that she would look at it more favorably than at a property tax increase. V THE BAOBAB often live apart from their parents for days or even weeks at a time, but not because they have neglectful families. Hadza parents are warm and affectionate affec-tionate and children are valued in Hadza society. ' -The Traveling Exhibition Program Pro-gram is a statewide outreach service ser-vice of the Utah Arts Council. The program provides schools, museums, libraries, and galleries throughout the state with a variety of exhibitions. For further information on the Traveling Exhibition Ex-hibition Program, contact the Visual Arts Program of the Utah Arts Council at 533-5757, Salt Lake City, Utah. This program is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C., and by programming funds from the Utah Arts Council. J Tlie owners and operators of The Village Wood Shoppe (from left to right) Mark Shackleton, Mary Shackleton, and Nanette Shackleton Join Uiem for a Grand Opening on Saturday, May 7 The Village Wood Shoppe Unfinished Furniture & Decorative Stencils You are invited to our... GRAND OPENING Table & 4 Chairs $299.99 Rocker $69.99 Councilman Tim Christensen said he is opposed to any tax increase. in-crease. 'There's got to be another way to do this and take care of it (the fire station)," he said. No of ficial council action was taken on the issue that night. Street lights A second budget issue discussed dis-cussed was what the city's role should be in providing street lighting. Past policy has been for the city to pay for the installation of street lights at major intersections. intersec-tions. Street lighting within residential areas has been through special lighting districts. Assistant City Manager Jim Reams said having more lights is a deterrent to crime, and the issue was before them for city council discussion. In answer to a question from Mayor Welsh, Director of Public Works Richard Manning explained ex-plained that annual funding for the new State Street lighting has not been appropriated in the tentative ten-tative 1994-95 budget. He said the total cost is estimated to be $33,000 annually after all the lights are installed. This is in ad- Urban Forester's Office sponsors Orem school competitions The City of Orem Urban Forester's Office recently sponsored spon-sored an Arbor Day competition for all Orem schools. Activities were held during the last week of April, culminating with school Arbor Day celebrations April 28. Approximately 300-400 students stu-dents participated in decorating their schools and planning their Arbor Day celebrations. The decorations and celebrations were judged, and the winning schools were allowed to choose a tree for a prize. First prize went to Windsor Elementary and representatives chose a six-foot Blue Spruce, Utah's state tree. Orem Junior , High School, second prize, chose a 4-foot Bristle Cone pine. Bonneville Bon-neville Elementary took third, and selected a 4-foot Blue Spruce. The new trees were planted during the schools' individual Arbor Day celebrations. Each participating school received 100 seedlings, donated by the Soil Conservation District. The Bristle Cone pine tree was donated by the Timpanogos Soil Conservation District. The City of Orem celebrated Arbor Day on Friday, April 29, by planting a new tree in the arboretum. Tables Chairs Armoires Entertainment Centers Rocking Chairs ...and much more in time for Mother's Day! Saturday. May 7: Stenciling Demonstration 1 pm Wood Finishing Demonstration 2 pm Balloons Free Gifts - Win a Rocker! Many Styles to Choose From! 224-2201 418 N. State St.- Orem dition to the city's current lighting light-ing bill of $78,000. Manning said the estimated lighting costs for Phase One of the State Street Project are $8,000 for Fiscal Year 1994-95, and the money needs to be appropriated. An alternative, he said, would be to have Utah Power and Light install the lights, but not turn them on. 'We've appropriated lights we can't turn on?" said Bell. "It seems silly to me." Steve Weber of the Public Works Department said another lighting concern for the city is the $750 annual cost for each new traffic signal light, as well as the $420 required for two additional street lights at such locations, for a total cost of $ 1,170 per signal. Weber said there is a list of 51 locations, with 26 as top priority, for street lights recommended for the coming fiscal year. The general arrangement has been for Utah Power and Light to put in the poles, lights, etc., and for the city to pay a monthly fee. The power company handles repair costs when damages occur, except in areas where the city owns the poles, such as on State Street between be-tween 400 North and 400 South. Lakeridge Ledger by Cheri Roberts Student Reporter Two weeks ago on Friday was our final elections. The 8th grade officers are: secretary, April Ericksen; vice president, Lindsay Gunnell; president, Ryan Skinner. 9th grade officers are: secretary, Lindsey Schmutz; vice president, Maria Rowley; president, presi-dent, Lacy Deucher. The studentbody officers are: historian, Lacy Cluff; program chairman, Courtney Hills; News reporter, Mike Young; radio reporter, Bethany Goeringer. We would like to congratulate all of you students who won. Also last week there was a "Save the Earth" poster contest. The people who made posters and won are: 1st place, Katie Stringer; 2nd place, Chris Shane, Gerry Nelson, and Joe McCombs; 3rd place, Nathan Bunker, Ter-resa Ter-resa Ferre, Tierza Fox, Jacob Dawkins, Milissa Moake, and Danielle Barsh. We would also like to congratulate these students. stu-dents. This week and last week there was the art contest. The best of the show was Barbara Lovell. The winners for color drawing are: 1st, Crystal Carver; 2nd, Ryan Rorden; 3rd, Alicia Cheesman. Painting winners are: 1st, Daniel Solen; 2nd, Ryan Jensen; 3rd, Daniel Turner. Pen and ink winners win-ners are: 1st, Kelsha Andersen; 2nd, Barbara Lovell; 3rd, Sara Siebach. Three-dimensional: 1st, Chanda Bischoff; 2nd, Harvest Pixler; 3rd, Mike Miller. Mixed media: 1st, Crystal Carver; 2nd, Rhoda Perkes; 3rd, Jeff Knight. Photography: 1st, Jacob Daw-kins; Daw-kins; 2nd, Collette Robertson; 3rd, Jeff Knight. Black and white: 1st, Chris Farnsworth; 2nd, Rhoda Perkes; 3rd, Carl Montgomery. We would like to congratulate all these students for their talents. Way to go! That's all! See ya next week. Other lighting costs the city has, according to Weber, are school crossing lights, and fire station and stop sign, warning lights. . Welsh said the letters and feedback she gets from the community com-munity indicate that more lights in the city is a top priority for many. She said citizens are concerned con-cerned with dark streets, and she would like to figure out ways to get people involved in special lighting districts because of the "tremendous difference" lighting can make with safety concerns. Clayton said it is a hard issue, with two sides to the story. Some people, he said, don't care for the glare of the lights in the neighborhood, neighbor-hood, and lights can sometimes become a congregating place for kids out late at night. Sandstrom said he would be supportive of city staff looking Into funding all 51 lights. "I've heard nothing but people asking for lighting," he said. Bell said she would like to do the 51 lights if possible, but definitely the 26. Clayton said his priority would be State Street, then the 26, with the other 25 to follow in subsequent years if funds were available. As discussion concluded, Christensen Christen-sen said he wanted to know "where the money's coming from." Opticom System The last budget issue dis- Pamela R. Hallam honored with Huntsman Education Award Pamela R. Hallam, principal of Orem Junior High School, was announced as one of ten recipients statewide of the Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education. The ten were chosen from five hundred nominations for the awards. The Huntsman Awards for Excellence in Education are designed to recognize, encourage, and reward Utah's school teachers, administrators, employees, em-ployees, and volunteer workers. . The objective of the Huntsman Awards is to draw public attention atten-tion to the achievements of those in public education; to kindle interest in-terest in the teaching profession among the state's young people; and to inspire and refresh teachers, principals, employees, and volunteers in their commitment commit-ment to excellence in education. The ten recipients of the 1994 Huntsman Awards will be honored at an Awards Banquet to be held at the Salt Lake City Marriott Mar-riott Hotel Grand Ballroom in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 14, 1994. The Jon M. Huntsman Petunia Receive a 10 V by the pack or by the flat! Offer Good ONLY on Tuesdays and ONLY on PETUNIAS! Limited to Choose from over 175 Varieties of Flowers & Vegetables! 35 Petunia Varieties Available! 1600 S. SANDHILL RD. (on 8TH W.) Orem 18 mile South of Wal-Mart MONDAY-SATURDAY 9 a..m. -7 p.m..-- 225-1810 p SHOWTIMES: N1 VISIT cussed was the possibility of installing in-stalling an Opticom System on traffic signals and Public Safety vehicles. The devices allow an emergency vehicle's operator to also control the traffic signals in ' order to move through traffic and intersections more rapidly. The system would cost $203,000, and the one-time money to purchase the system would come from funds left over in a solid waste fund following the sale of equipment and the closing out of the operation, according to Goodrich. A city council member asked Director of Public Safety Ted Peacock if there was any chance for a visual demonstration of the system, although a video presentation presen-tation had been made. "Well, we don't want to make a Code 3 run," Peacock said, "but if it takes that to convince you..." Christensen asked Peacock if the choice came between the proposed fire station and the Opticom Op-ticom System, which he would want to have. Peacock answered the fire station. Orem resident Bob Wright said he is concerned that the city has taken on too many projects at once. He said the "taxpayer horn of plenty is about depleted." The next budget work session for the council will be May 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Orem City Council Coun-cil Chambers. PAMELA HALLAM family will present each of the award winners with a $10,000 check and an engraved crystal obelisk trophy for their service to public education in Utah. The ten Huntsman Awards will be given in the spring of each year to six teachers, three principals, and one parentvolunteerother school employee. BEDDING PLANTS Discount Day Every Tuesday! Discount on all Petunias Stock on Hand. MORE FOR YOUR BL00MIN1 DOLLAR! White Evlstg2 MYTH OF THE WHITE WOLF A. tap mo Rd " A |