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Show Thursday, September 15. 2005 OREM GENEVA TIMES IJ !. VJ S A Ub fJ 0 ! l Lead-off man ( n'in wl: linul ( 'mm, number Ji, cuds fj) first base as Helenu pitcher David Welch pitches the llumc at ( V'.sr Tui-sduv night. Mayor Jerry Washburn designated this week "Orem Owlz Week." Orem votes to authorize eminent domain for street improvements Reva Bowen I lie ( i! y ot ( ft cm (infill use cinun'iil domain to ai quire proper) prop-er) v lot street and sidewalk improvements at lO.'Vi South KH) West, hut oniv as a last resort The Orem City Omnn voted unanimously I uesdav to autho-l autho-l ie t he cit y at tor nev to tx'in tin- prx ess altei Sept 27.ui the event thai stale oinhudsriian ( rai; ( -all's olhi e is unable to hruitf the city and Dark) Christiansen Chris-tiansen to an agreement f it v Manager Jim Keams told the ( outii il that all summer lontf, I he city has tx-en acquiring; acquir-ing; right -ol way for sidewalk completion projects, hut was un able "to negotiate an ac ceptable agreement" with Christiansen, the ciesij.',naled represent at ive of proix-nv owner Florence I'.eau-rnont I'.eau-rnont A nolaned agreement signed hv ( hiistiansen was not signed by the city. To lomplete the improvements, improve-ments, the city would need lo acquire fee tit I' to a a-l-square-f'xit parcel and a public utility and slojx- easement over land adjac ent to100 West NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS ' v'v- ':,. Am I. i ! r. Kirk Parkinson v. -i Vii e ii ' j 'ulilrJii 'i kp.1(k I'".' ''-Mf iel,(je. Il.i . I ,H! Marc Haddock 7 ;i Njf'Vi i oo.ofy I ditO! mhdd'l' k 42! icralde tra cor r t Cathy AHred ;?x 7,3 !.eln, jr xja Spnng, !'l Owe .dill d U ' i-" dl' Je tr a cor r i Barbara Christiansen pj ow Amem .r I oii Alpine. Cedar Hills ochnstHr 1 ,i 'P Whraldetra corn Chris Peterson CpdorsonM ' i" ii' ii'-tr.) ',o"i Beky Beaton 1 ,i r.Vi'iibTTEix: .iiiztj Lane Dubois tog . ; At 1vtjfV;,ing Account I. 'u?vi I'ijl (Gibber dldJtra co" NEWSSTAND PRICE: $0.50 SUBSCRIPTION RATE 1 year (m Utah County) - $36 40 Sunday, Thursday and holiday deliveries (which includes the week ot Easter plus Memorial, Independence, Pioneer, Labor, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day) 1 year (outside Utah County) - $45 40 1 year (in Utah County - Thursday only) $36 40 UWS 018 BOO (ISSN 16?ve4l '""..I. ... 0 r l I P Y 0 U iNFORMtO A fJ D INVOLVED " e,B J ' ' : : ft - !'; V Km'jf f ' ' ' ' ' ' '' ' f , - ' Appraisers set the fair market mar-ket value of ttie proXTty at $7,.rff). wfiic h iru lucies comx.jn-sation comx.jn-sation lor affecting two mature trees Christ lansc-n sjxike to t fie council, and said she felieves the city would not sign on to the notarized agreement 1 ecau.se they do not want to give her "the access we've had for over 40 years." The dr iveway in question is not built ol concrete. Christiansen Christian-sen said that is so fx-cause the whole yard is f'lixxJed with irrigation irri-gation water. Reams said the city's concern was t he c lose proximity of the driveway and a private street, and the safely issue of having c ars exiting at the same time. Christiansen said there is more ttian eigfit feet between t fie t wo dr ives, and t hat her " access "w as there" before the other one The city not giving her the access is "what killed the deal," she said. Reams said there is no curb and gutter across the front of the properly, and there is "a difference dif-ference of opinion" on whether or not there is an access. Phone: 76-7069 Fax: 756-5274 DAILY DEBALD PUBLISHING CO. lti,d k. . . sWfraatl Jennette Esplin 7 7669 Office Manage! Shaun Carter ; 7669 Rachel Rybicki :4-2559' L i.'signt'r( bpy tditoi Casey Rogers 344 ?570 l 'signerCopy F ditor Frank Bott 344 2586 I Into Technician City Attorney Paul Johnson said he had spoken on Tuesday afternoon with Call, who Is aware of the time issue for negotiating ne-gotiating an agreement. COUNCIL NOTES I Orem Owlz Week Mayor Jerry Washburn read a protla-mation protla-mation Tuesday night designating designat-ing this week as "Orem Owlz Week" in recognition of the baseball team's achievement in clinching the southern division championship (if the tfoneer league and going on to play a series with the Helena Brewers for the pennant. I No more Dumpster diving in Orem Scavenging through solid waste containers or receptacles recep-tacles is no longer permitted in Orem. At t tie recommendation of the iJepartment of Public Safety, k the Orem City Council gave its approval Tuesday to a new law prohibiting the scavenging. Bob Conner of the police department de-partment said that identity theft lias become a "major issue," The problem with press hounds ' ast week, Eagle Mountain's ' city adminLstrat or, Chris 1 lill-r lill-r . man, said something that got , ,-. me thinking. ' . ' Hillman was talking to the memlxTs of lus City Council, telling them how to work with tlie press. What he said was that to deal with the press, one had to be a snake charmer. "Ninety -five percent of snake charmers get bit," Hillrnan is reported to have said. "Being bitten is likely to be a story that appears about Eagle Mountain or yourself your-self that may not be too flattering." Now, I've had the privilege of being ''charmed" by Mr. Hillman in the past, and 1 was pretty sure afterwards that he found me "charming" as welL So I wasn't too surprised with the snake analogy. In f act, it's safe to say tiiat we've been "charmed" more by Eagle Mountain than any other city I've ever worked with. Still being cast into the role of snake, it got me thinking: What kind of animals are we really? So 1 started asking around, and tiiis is what I found Jim Danklef . tlie mayor of Pleasant Grove, didnt : come up with an animal, but he was pretty positive. That surprised me, since Mr. Danklef and I have "charmed" each other a couple of times in the past. "1 have no problem with the press. I think everything every-thing there is great," he said. "1 don't look at you as animals. I look at you as allies." Kortrad Hildebrandt, city manager for Cedar Hills, has probably had more contact with the press this year than any dim city official in north Utah County. He has seen the city through landslides and fkxKis. contrwersies over fteer sales and Sunday ojienings for pential businesses, a ruckus over funding for t)e aty golf axirse, and some tricky pressurized irrigation issues all of it played out in the local newspapers. Frankly I thcxight his characterization charac-terization of the press as a tiger was more flattering than a snake, altliough he said that some tigers are better than others. "Some reporters will pounce on you and look to tear you to pieces," fie said "Others, even though tliey could do that, are very understanding, and have the better part of vakir and don't try to rip you to shreds." Ott Damenm, Lindori city manager, who has had years of working with newspapers, look a kinder, ball during the third inning of the and people have been found going go-ing through garbage to obtain credit card account numbers or other personal information. Conner said enacting the law will help the police "control who goes through the trash." The three exceptions to the general prohibition against scavenging are: law enforcement enforce-ment officers engaged in a criminal investigation; the receptacle's re-ceptacle's owner; and someone who has obtained permission from a receptacle's owner. "If it 's not yours, you can't go through it unless you have permission," said Mayor Jerry Washburn, in summarizing discussion. dis-cussion. City Attorney Paul Johnson confirmed that once garbage goes to the landfill, the city ordinance ordi-nance does not apply. Tm personally pleased to see this recommendation," said Washburn. "1 think it's important impor-tant for the community. 1 support sup-port this." I Exception for relocating billboards bill-boards City ordinance was brought into alignment with state law Tuesday when the Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN 0S 4-sf- FRANK BOTTNorth County first Pioneer League playoff Orem City Council approved a change to the Orem Code that will allow special exceptions for the relocation of billboards that are in too close proximity to high voltage overhead power lines. State law now requires a municipality mu-nicipality to accommodate such moves with special exceptions to zoning ordinances if necessary. Background information on the City Council agenda stated that Reagan Outdoor Advertising currently operates a billboard on 800 North that is within eight and one-half feet of a high voltage power line. Several months ago, Reagan requested permission from the city to relocate the billboard across the street. Billboards are no longer a permitted use anywhere in Orem, so the city could not consider authorizing the relocation without a change to its code. Under the amended law, the Board of Adjustment considers and "may grant" exceptions to relocate the billboards a rdnimal number of feet on the same property, or on another property. gentler stand "I've always had a good working relationship rela-tionship with the press, I would say they are like a little teddy bear," Darner on said "We squeeze each other a little differently but we still have a good time and are able to work out any conflicts that may arise." Juel Belmont, an American Fork City Council member, also painted a pretty benign be-nign picture of the press: "I find they are very quiet. They don't make noise. They sit back and they write notes and they very seldom look at you," she said "A very benign puppy dog." Ed Collins, Lett's city administrator, likened lik-ened the press to a dog of a different sort. He sent his response in an e-mail which I produce here in fulL Collins writes: If a reporter were an animal clearly a hound dog would be the choice. Here are a few reasons to support my conclusion "First of aH, hound dogs are only good dogs when they are caged up or on a chain If kxise, they are always al-ways howling and yelping about this or that, usually nothing ... 2. It takes a lwund many years to be any good and then it is too old to hunt anyway. "3. You can bark back at a hound dog and reprove with sharpness and it will shut up, slink off and lay in the comer. . .waiting for something to happen "4. Hound dogs spend lots of time lounging around in the sun waiting for something big to happen. hap-pen. ..5. Hound dogs don't actually do the killing in the hunt, they just lead the way for the armed mob. "6. Hounds' owners constant fy suffer the side effects ef-fects of dog ownership (poop all over, barking and whining, cost of food and water) with questkjnable return on investment. "7. Hounds are always making messes digging for some unknown object. . . usually only spreading mud for no reason at alL "8. A good hound dog is very rare, virtually unknown un-known and hard to replace. "9. Hound dogs rarefy practice obedience even when it is in their best interest and " 10. Even though we know we'll get slobbered on and hair all over us and growled at and maybe bitten occasionally, we love 'em anyway. "GET OFF THE FURNlTUREr In light of Mr. Collins's response, I'm sending a reporter to investigate how Lehi City employees use their time. 1 smell a story. Woof! Rezone Continued from Page 1 "We really like the project," proj-ect," said area resident Rick Brown. "We just wish it was on the other side of the street." Neighbors expressed their concerns with the already congested traffic on Geneva Road, the density of the project, proj-ect, and the integrity of the neighborhood. "Why take an existing neighborhood and carve this out?" asked Larry Fox, who lives in the neighborhood During the discussion, a number of references were made to a Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) requirement to limit accesses from the development onto Geneva Road to just one, with acceleration and deceleration decelera-tion lanes. Bruce Dickerson's plan shows a crash gate for a second access for emergency services. Mayor Jerry Washburn said he did not sense any hostility on the part of the residents, or militancy from the developer, and suggested continuing the item to give both parties a chance to meet again and "brainstorm." Development Services Director Stan Sainsbury said city staff could draw up a single family subdivision that could be built under the current cur-rent ordinance, with its pros and cons, for comparison with Dickerson's proposed development. The council voted to continue con-tinue the item to Oct. 11. Visas Continued from Page I he could not return to the U.S. as a visitor. His only recourse was to set an appointment with the U.S. Embassy in Manilla and apply for a new issuance of a work visa, a process of three months. Then a kind hearted woman wom-an at the Embassy informed Tuminez that because of his circumstances, he could apply for an early appointment. appoint-ment. That and a letter from his boss soon had him back in the U.S. in time for the birth of his child. "I have found generally, working with the U.S., principles prin-ciples and genuine concern for others are always visible in the way people interact," said Tuminez. "In my country, coun-try, money or having connections, connec-tions, is the only way to get results." It was through his boss, Tim Branscomb, owner of Sierra West Jewelers, that Tuminez first was able to relocate his family to the U.S. Tuminez was visiting here to attend his mother's wedding in Orem in 1997. She had been a widow for many years. She, along with five of Tuminez's sisters, have become U.S. citizens. While at the wedding Tuminez recognized the missionary mis-sionary who had baptized him into the IDS Church in the Philippines in 1974 Branscomb. Branscomb asked Tuminez if he needed a job. He said his company was in dire need for a credit manager. Tuminez accepted the offer and the long and often heart wrenching ordeal of getting his family moved to the U.S. began. With a job here, Tuminez was able to move here right away on a work visa. "I'd work here for b to 8 months and then go home and be with my wife and children for a month or two," said Tuminez. "I did that for almost four years. It was a trying time in my life, but I had a goal in mind and was determined to achieve it." In June 2000 his wife, Marie Ma-rie Teresa, and their youngest young-est child joined him in Orem. In February of 2001 she, now pregnant, and the child returned to the Philippines to retrieve the couple's other four children. While there Marie Tuminez Tumi-nez suffered a retina detachment detach-ment of her eye and underwent under-went emergency surgery for that. With the baby due soon, it became impossible for her to return to the U.S. as planned. Edward Tuminez returned re-turned to the Philippines in May and eventually fulfilled the requirements of the U.S. Embassy and acquired visas for hiw whole family. He and four of his children arrived ar-rived in the U.S. in August 2001. POOR |