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Show PageA12 Thursday, October 31, 2002 Times Newspaper Orem woman seeking donations BY SCARLETT M. BARGER Times Reporter Local pianist James O'Neil Minor will host a benefit concert con-cert Friday, Nov. 1 for Orem resident res-ident Karen Green Bascom. This is just one effort friends and family are making to raise money for Bascom, who has been waiting for a heart transplant trans-plant since July 2000. Bascom had been seeing doctors at the University of Utah, but her antibodies were so high that her chances of rejecting a new heart on the operating table would have teen nearly 100 percent, said her sister, (Jiylarnarie Rosenberg. She was recently moved to UCLA, where family members believe she will have more specialized spe-cialized care, and thus be able to accept a new heart. "She has come close to death numerous times," Rosenberg said. She explained that Bascom's health problems began 13 years ago. She was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma while pregnant with her sixth child. Chemotherapy started immediately. immediate-ly. Her infant son was born prematurely prema-turely and died three days later. Bascom was cured of the cancer can-cer after three years of chemotherapy and radiation, but the process caused multiple health problems. She developed a lung disorder, esophagus and stomach diseases, congestive City Council makes plans for BY REVA BOWEN Times Reporter The Orem City Council dealt with the city's future - one parcel par-cel at a time -- as it conducted business Tuesday, Oct. 22. The council addressed General Plan and zoning changes in three different sites in the city and also formalized policies already in practice on standard notes for site plans by approving a zoning ordinance amendment. The council approved a General Plan amendment for applicant Randy McKnight on property located at 395 East 900 South, near the Meadow Gold dairy plant. The land use classification was changed from medium density residential to community commercial. Development Services Director Stan Sainsbury explained that the request was not a rezone but a future rezone could not take place without the General Plan change. The city's General Plan is a guide, he said, and the change in the land use designation essentially essential-ly says, "The city sees this land as being commercial at some point in the future." Area resident Antonia Sosa asked, "Where do we say, "The commercial (zoning) goes no further?'" Businesses, she said, continue to encroach on residential resi-dential areas. McKnight said the dairy has trucks "running all the time," and the noise has "gotten to" him. He hopes his property can be used for a daycare center or a doctor's office at some time in the future. Councilman Stephen Sandstrom said that the proposal pro-posal was a logical step. He said he did not want to raise false hopes that a commercial rezone would not occur if the land use designation change was made. But he added that the "notch" of property was probably left out of previous commercial zoning because of the residence and not having that corner in or out of a commercial zone would not have a significant impact. Sosa asked the council to make sure that when the city rezones, council members should continue to look out for the best interests of the residents resi-dents in a historical district of Orem that is centrally located but "out of the hubbub of State Street." She questioned why the city could not work with Meadow Gold on improving conditions rather than making the General Plan change McKnight requested. Oouncilwoman Karen McCandless said she is concerned con-cerned about the issue of commercial com-mercial encroachment into residential resi-dential areas but noted that she did not see the commercial zone going any further east. She made the motion to approve the General Plan change. The council vote was 6-1, 6-1, with Mayor Jerry Washburn casting the dissenting vote. He Oho Karen Green Bascom heart failure and other problems. prob-lems. Bascom was diagnosed in 2001 with Myasthenia Gravis. She is also using her second artificial heart (L.V.A.D.). Because of her conditions, she must be under 24-hour care. "She's done it all," Rosenberg said. "It's been a multitude of problems." Throughout the process, Bascom has always remained upbeat, Rosenberg said. Karen and her husband, Kent, have five living children, whom Karen has helped raise despite difficulties, Rosenberg said. But during the years, the med said he believes the property is a "buffer" between the commercial commer-cial and other residential property. prop-erty. Gold's Gym also won a General Plan amendment from medium density residential to community commercial and a rezone from low density residential resi-dential R8 to the commercial CI zone for property at 15 East 700 North. The plan is to have a home at that address used as a daycare facility, expanding the services offered to the general public by Gold's Gym. The council had a number of questions for the applicant, who was not present Sainsbury said those issues could be addressed when a site plan is submitted. However, the council decided to apply the CI commercial designation desig-nation rather than the C2, which would encompass more options for development. The CI was deemed by staff to "fit the needs" of the application as proposed. The council vote on two separate sepa-rate motions to make the land use designation change and the rezone was 5-1. Washburn voted against the motions, stating stat-ing that he was using the same rationale as in his previous vote to deny a General Plan change -- resisting encroachment of commercial zoning. A General Plan amendment and zoning change were approved for applicant Marvin Kay Christensen for property at 447 West 800 North. The lot, which is surrounded by commercial com-mercial development, has been used as a single family dwelling until the passing of Victor Christensen, father of Kay Christensen. Brothers Larry, Kay and Don Christensen appeared before the council. Mayor Washburn asked if the men were comfortable with the CI commercial zoning designation. des-ignation. Larry Christensen said yes but added that someone some-one buying the property may come to the council in the future and apply for the broader broad-er C2 classification. The businesses busi-nesses seen up and down State Street fall under the C2 designation. desig-nation. Councilman Doug Forsyth said made the two separate motions to approve the land use classification and the zoning. The council vote was 6-0 in both cases. As a final item of business, the council approved a zoning ordinance amendment that would make the standard notes on preliminary and final plats consistent. Stan Sainsbury presented pre-sented an' outline that summarized summa-rized the proposed changes as follows: Requiring the standard notes on both preliminary and final plats Changing the designation from Uniform Fire Code to International Fire Code Changing minor words within the notes Combining several notes into one for transplant ical expenses have become too much for the family to handle, she said. The Bascoms' health insurance insur-ance company went bankrupt shortly after Karen Bascom began chemotherapy, forcing the family to borrow thousands of dollars to pay medical bills. The family has had insurance insur-ance since, Rosenburg said, but the premiums for Karen alone havj been more than $1,000 a mouth. The family filed for Chapter 7 ba rcptcy this year. Kent Bascom albj nad to quit his job to take a lower-paying job in Arizona, so the family could have more insurance, . Rosenburg said. Because of enormous costs, family and friends have organized organ-ized the Karen Green Bascom Foundation. They hope to raise $250,000 right now and eventually eventu-ally $1 million over the next couple of years. Rosenberg said those interested inter-ested can make donations at Wells Fargo Bank at 140 West 800 North in Orem, Western Community Bank in Pleasant Grove, or to the Karen Green Bascom Foundation RO. Box 1616 Orem, UT 84059-1616. The benefit concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Orem High School. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and $25 for families. Tickets are available avail-able at the door. Children under age 8 are asked not to attend. Orem's future Adding other notes, including: includ-ing: No utilities are to be located locat-ed under covered parking areas, and all drainage shall be routed through on-site facilities Sainsbury said that with the notes consistent from preliminary prelimi-nary through final plats, "everyone will be on notice" what the requirements are. Councilman Dean Dickerson made the motion to approve the changes through the zoning ordinance amendment. The council vote was 6-0 in favor of the motion. Coor 1 I I n ill ;I " wve- l 'J fr I ri I J&y FOUntain & Flavor o, th. Month --1-1 : lf3rfliYr ' ' tfcjbje.AMt Ui.,.i-.in., r ik if. riinwieiiwiwtweaiMwhMs a- .fe . F - - - - mi mi r. m mi it ir ; & Coors Light $99 12 pk cans B MGD & Miller Lite 16 pk cans f f Natural Light & $Q99 1 8 pk cans V1 'jMjt Marlboro, Virginia Slims Parliament, Newport ..Canon $3015 Basic. .........:..:.:-.canon$2719 w w Dora I ..e.fl.ih,!,1?.!.,.,, I M m m jpo tang ... BltU'J Pncei good L 1 J We're drivers too. 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