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Show Page 2 OREM GENEVA ! I M h Thursday, October 13, 2005 n E w AMD NOTE T 0 Y E E V YOU MFORMED AND INVOLVED r 1 Sharp dressed men Hilly (iihhons on guitar, ritfht, points to Dusty Hill on buss us they perform to a mostly-crowded as part oj their "Whack Attack" our. Orem, Vineyard work Brenda Armstrong I he Orem ( it y ( 'ouncil h;is took tilt' initial steps I uesdav to join with the city o! Yinevanl in an attempt to adjust portions of city boundaries near Sleepy Hide doll Course The two cities share a common com-mon boundary in t lie vicinit v ol the noil com se. H i( ill Y 575 South 1 fvelopment in the aica isnioAinn rapidly and properly develnpei s and owners conclude con-clude development could proceed pro-ceed more elticiently il a boundary bound-ary adus!iiienl is made, "( 'it v pi "ierl v lines are ( online, onl-ine, through de elopments." said ( rem ( 'it v I )e elopmeiit NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS in fon Kirk Parkinson b to V k: ''".if "ill it .' pa't " sf.nwner.il i-t',i orn Marc Haddock 1 t ( u N'Vth I "'("V .' (;?! " n 'ticl' i i' t 'li'h'-'ral'l. c,m Cathy Allred m, .,iv. (' ,S,('..(?rn.i Si -'I'hp. I ' . ''i f,t'!ftth...-.f. ,.r- Barbara Christiansen 5 g i v in -in .vi irnif , w imr- Chris Peterson O'C'c inev.icl I;, I'.oiva-iei,,!,). Beky Beaton 1 1 t Sfn'T.s I'll 'I II HI hf.'.li'ji:..)..., ,. Lane Dubois 56 .un llt.5(it,4lht.r,ii1!..t.a (.,,, ; NEWSSTAND PRICE: SO 50 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATE ! 1 year (in Utah County) ib 80 Sunday, Thursday and holiday deliveries J (which includes the week of Easter plus Memorial, Independence, Pioneer, t Lahor, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). 1 year (outside Utah County) - S48 20 1 year ( in Utah County - Thursday only) - $46 80 USPS 018 SHO IISSN 1821-OM5I Pcwtmavtwr " " ' " l , ' t ' ' i m. V r , f " K , Services Director Stanford Samsbury. "This resolution shows our intent to adjust property equally. It is truly a commonsen.se approach to development." de-velopment." Members of the city council said adjusting boundaries in the southeast area of the property would allow a portion of 620 Last and 525 South to be relocated relo-cated to Orem helping facilitate the maintenance of utilities already al-ready servicing the area around the golf course. Some of the areas currently under development are being platted with some lots partially in ' reni and partially in Vineyard. Vine-yard. 1 l ie proposed boundary aditistment would also eliminate Phone: 7C6 7U.9 Fax: 756 5274 Iff. DAILY HERALD rUBLISHINO CO. Jennette Esplin 756 7669 Office HUw Shaun Carter 766 7669 Gf.H'im Pczkxhv Chris Peterson 34-J 2656 ''(.'Jiii'ierCocv Editor Casey Rogers 3 44 250 Rachel Rybicki 344 266 1 Pes.')' vff L J'.foi Frank Bolt 756 7669 Hk!0 Technician to adjust boundary proportions this potential problem. "It will be ideal to have an entire development in one community," said Orem City Manager Jim Reams. "It will be much easier to monitor water and sewer-it will keep neighborhoods neighbor-hoods together." The proposed boundary adjustment will result in an equal trade of property atea between Orem and Vineyard. A public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10 at 6:15 p.m. to discuss dis-cuss the proposed adjustment. Each legislative body then must adopt an ordinance adjusting the common boundary and the agreement becomes effective when approved by both municipalities. Hopefully, American Fork's buried treasures will be brought to light or the past 15 years or , so I have driven past 1 : one of American Fork's : hidden treasures two of them, actually and never known it. The old Alexander Adamson log house sits in the back of prosily on 4()0 North and 100 West, far in the back where it was erected in the lH0s or 1870s. I drive past the property daily on my way to and f rom work. It ls a sturdy little structure, a cabin assembled on logs cut into squares and notched something like giant Lincoln Logs. CTnly these notches don't come apart with a push they have been cut and fitted with a precision that belies the crude appearance of the old building and pays tribute to the resourcefulness of the early pioneers who carved out our communities. But the old cabin isn't on ready display. It was built far back from the street in one of the inner blocks common to the old part of town. Alexander Adarason. one of American Fork's original settlers, left plenty of property in front of the log house to build the family's Victorian-style home. Then, when the family moved out of the cabin, it became a storage shed of sorts. Over the years it has filled up with stuff. Not valuable stuff, either. Just stuff. Trees and weeds have grown around it, so it can't be seen from the street. The property has changed over the years. The second Adamson home is gone, replaced by another anoth-er home. For years the property was in the hands of Alexander Adamson's descendants. Then it was sold and, just recently, sold again. But the cabin remaias. And with the recent sale of the Adamson property. American Fork City Councilwoman Juel Belmont sees an opportunity to bring the old log house out from obscurity and put it on display. Belmont is proposing a new home for the old house in the city's Robiason's Park, which Ls already al-ready home to another pioneer cabin. It's a task she hopes to accomplish before the snow falls. Belmont is head of the city's historical commis sion and acting on behalf of the commission, she has laid a lot of the groundwork for arena at UVSC. ZZ Top stopped at COUNCIL NOTES I City CKs agreement with new animal shelter The City Council authorized the mayor to execute an interlocal agreement with the North Utah Valley Animal Services Special Service District on Tuesday. The agreement agree-ment outlines the circumstances and conditions under which Orem will utilize the new North Utah Valley Animal Shelter, what services the District will provide, the obligations of the city and the fees Orem will pay for shelter services. For years, animals impounded by the city have been housed at the Orem shelter, 950 W. 950 w fk-;. PP''' Ma, , V J " Marc Haddock THE EDITOR COLUMN moving the log and put them on MARIO RUIZNorth County the McKay Events Center North. Utah County agreed to build the new shelter in lindon when Orem began looking to sell the shelter property. The Special Service District was created to provide animal shelter and related relat-ed services to the northern cities and areas of Utah County. t New cellular pole at Mountain View High Cingular Wireless will be replacing an existing light pole at the Mountain View High School football field with a 75-foot tall cellular communications communica-tions tower. The tower, adjacent adja-cent to the east bleachers, will serve as a location for the existing exist-ing light structure as well as additional antenna servicing the needs of the wireless company. house. First, the new owners of the property have agreed verbally to give the old house to the city. Second, Robert Wells, of Robert E. Wells Housemovers, told Belmont he could move the old house for $5,000. As chance would have it, that is the amount of money the American Fork Historical Preservation Commission is waiting to get in a reimbursement check from the state for preservation work the commission commis-sion has done over the past fiscal year. Belmont said city officials have agreed in principle to spend the reimbursement check to move the old cabin. Finally, on Tuesday night Belmoht asked the city for permission to place the old cabin on the city park, and requested that the city uistall a concrete pad on which to place the cabin. If she gets the go-ahead from the city, there is still work to be done before the structure can be moved. Mainly, the accumulated debris of 100 years still needs to be cleaned out. And fencing will be needed to protect the old building once it is moved to the park Belmont is hoping for wrought iron, in keeping with the historic his-toric nature of the building, but acknowledges that private funds will be needed for that to happen. "We hope some wealthy industrialist will say, 'Yes,' " she said. So, if you want to help clean out the old log house; give Belmont a call at 7564616 and she will tell you how you can help. And if you want to donate do-nate some fencing, she would be more than happy to hear from you. "1 would love to have some volunteers," she said. "Just people who are interested in history." And for those who really want to help, there's that second historic building 1 mentioned at the first another log cabin about 200 yards south of this one on the same block. Apparently there is more history than we know hidden in the hearts of our home towns, history we drive by every clay. 1 think it would be a great way to honor our heri tage to bring some of these buildings out of hiding display. Northgate Continued from Page 1 Because Orem's property is larger and more valuable than the area in which they will build the new public works site, the city will have more than $3 million of equity from this transaction to apply towards the construction of the new complex. Reams said the value from the sale will provide the city with enough money to start building the new public works complex. The city of Orem will then bid out construction con-struction of the new public works facility. The city will be under no financial obligation obliga-tion to build if bids come in higher than the amount of allocated resources received from the sale agreement provide, pro-vide, said Reams. "This is a fail-safe position for the city," said Reams. "We will still own the property, prop-erty, but if bids come in too high we will wait and build when it's financially sound for the city. I am confident the budget will be adequate to move forward." The city is also considering a resolution to create a North-gate North-gate Village Improvement District for public facilities and improvement in the new development area enhancing economic and community development in the Northgate Village Development. The developers said they would use the SID to help finance the roads, sewer and all other improvements needed for the new development. develop-ment. A public hearing to discuss the SID has been set for Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, 56 N. State. Quilts Continued from Page 1 teachers and parents donated the remaining materials necessary nec-essary for the project. "I can't tell you how many kids came into my office the week of the storm and asked me how they could help out," said school principal Kim-berly Kim-berly Bird. Sixth grader Hannah Anderson approached Bird and asked for permission to collect one dollar from each of her classmates to help children chil-dren effected by the storm. Moved to tears by Anderson's An-derson's concern, Bird approached ap-proached the school PTA to brainstorm a way the entire school could help. Together, they decided to teach the whole school how to tie quilts. By Wednesday afternoon, one hallway was littered with 10 quilting racks each surrounded with six sets of hands armed with a needle and yarn. Over a dozen brave parent volunteers attended at-tended the young quilters offering to reload empty needles nee-dles and rescue knotted yarn from eminent disaster. Nine-year-old quilter Hai-ley Hai-ley Halford, who admits she's an expert because of her grandma, says the project proj-ect is "pretty cool." "I think it's fun because we're doing this for people who don't have anything at all right now," she said. Several fourth graders who were busy fumbling with a nearby fire truck quilt unanimously agreed their dream quilt would somehow involve Sponge Bob. "Every set of the 753 cute little hands will go into this project," Bird said. "Things like this effect our kids, no matter if its happening here, or clear over in the Gulf. They just want to make a difference." dif-ference." These "cute little hands" began tying quilts last Wednesday morning and were to have completed the project by Monday afternoon. after-noon. The school also plans to assemble one large quilt with personalized squares from each classroom to be raffled. Other Orem schools collected goods or money for victims reported they had successful response from children. Westmore Elementary set a goal to raise $500 but doubled their expectations and collected over $1,000. a MIS ...I. . ...........! rl it f v POOR |