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Show OREM GENEVA TIMES Thursday, December J, 2005 E 77 S A ! 1 D MOTES Lindon Fire Flames rise over the Sunroc Building Supply Co. in Lindon during a fire that broke out Thursday Thurs-day afternoon. after-noon. The cause is still not known. MARIO RUIZ ouncil votes to pact ails tax Reva Bowen Then- was almost a sense of palpable relict when the Orem City Council voted Nov. 22 to enact the ( 'ultural Arts and Recreation Knnchment Tax approved ap-proved by Orem voters in the November H municipal election. "It's nice to get to the end of the road." said Councilwoman Karen McCandless. 'I he one-tenth one-tenth of one percent sales and use tax - 10 cents on everv $100 spent will be in place for eight years and is expected to raise Sl.li million annually. I'roceeds will be used to fund "publicly owned recreational and cultural facilities and private pri-vate nonprofit cultural organizations organi-zations m ( )rem." according to the council agenda. 'he tax will go into effect on April 1.200H. I he date will be June 1 for catalog sales. Commenting on the "long priK ess" that led to eventual approval ap-proval of the tax. Mayor Jerry Washburn said there had been "a lot o public dialogue" on the issue during the recent campaign, cam-paign, resulting in a "healthy NorthCounty NEWSPAPERS 1 For- Kirk Parkinson c ; gg ) i:l inv.'C ' (.' it'.'fd i.orn Marc Haddock 750 -zoo 3 'V,v.- Coar.ty Cwtoi rnhailT)!'! ...'!!.., fa c . . ii . - Cathy Allred 7:,o ; xo ca'eciS'ii-it);. j..ti. 1 con Barbara Christiansen 756-7669 Amwan fo:1-. Aip 'v, Ctin HMs !)f h'istianser. U''iOf,iific:..t(() com Chris Peterson 344 2558 Of" r'-t'Vij'.j cpt'V:;on a. -.en,', i". "!a com ; Beky Beaton 750 7669 ; Sro-f, ; Lane Dubois 756 7669 " Ai1eis-'g Account erufve li'ijbo ''i8'!p''i J'i'",j com NEWSSTAND PRICE: SO 50 SUBSCRIPTION RATE 1 year (in Utah County) - S36 40. Sunday, Thursday and holiday deliveries (which includes the week of 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) - S36 40 i 018 880 (ISSN: 182188481 TO KEEP YOU i N 1 r.mz.. i I , k t I 'r - -j "viJMOBjfetrl, i fk;iM discussion for and against." with citizens able to express their opinions. Washburn said there will now be a great deal of work for the City Council in determining how the funds should he distributed. distrib-uted. "The most important objective," objec-tive," Washburn said, "is that we reflect the will of the people 111 dispensing (the money) fairly and equitably... This really is an important time in terms of the cultural arts and quality of life in ( )rem." CITY NOTES I Crossing relocated A school crossing and reduced speed .one at Orem Element arv School. -150 W. 400 South, has been relocated by action of the Orem City Council Nov. 22. The change was prompted bv two recent auto pedestrian accidents at -100 S. 100 West involving children crossing at the busy intersection. At a November No-vember meeting at the school, parents and neighborhood organization or-ganization leaders unanimously Phone: 706-7063 Fax: 756-5274 DAILY HERALD PUBLISHING CO. Jennette Esplin 756 7669 Chris Peterson 344-2558 Des g;er'Gy.'V E-I'tor Casey Rogers 344 -2570 Dv&g'w'Cow Etto' Rachel Rybicki 344-2561 D?s spvrCopt Ecl.'or Jeremy Harmon 344 2585 ' Mmbf F 0 R M E D A t J D INVOLVED supported moving one of the school's three of ficial crossings one block to the north on 400 West, from 500 South to 400 South. Originally, the crossing cross-ing was placed at 500 South because of a missing section of sidewalk that has since been installed. I Hospital overlay zone changed The Orem City Council voted Nov. 22 to repeal conditional uses in the hospital overlay zone. Development Services Director Stan Sainsbury told the council that city staff was concerned with providing support sup-port for hospitals, but at the same time piotecting neighbors from uses that might adversely affect properties next to the zone. The following were eliminated elimi-nated as conditional uses in the zone: residential care facilities; alcohol and drug care facilities; medical research facilities; and other similar uses normally associated as-sociated with a hospital or medical medi-cal offices. Mayor Jerry Washhurn said that eliminating the conditional uses would "no; necessarily prelude something like this" Play it safe, buckle up the kids few years ago I read a letter to an advice columnist col-umnist from a woman who was very upset : .with her in-laws. ,'''- It seems grandma and grandpa had taken her child for a ride in the family truck through their farming community without putting the child in a proper child seat. The woman wanted to know if she should let her husband's parents be alone with her child ever again. This was. from her point of view, a clear cut case of a most reckless form of child endangerrnent. I can see why the woman would be upset, but I thought her proposed rem-edv rem-edv was a bit extreme. The problem is that many grandparents grand-parents are, in some cases," less focused when it comes to buckling up a child or strapping on a helmet. After ail. we grew up when seat belts were optional, op-tional, not standard features in a car. And even if they were there, few people bothered to use them. When I was little, no one would have dreamed that I needed a special seat to go for a ride. My favorite spot to ride in the car was on the shelf behind the back seat and under the rear window. In the event of an accident. I would have been a deadly projectile. The first time I ever buckled up was in the Driver's Ed car at the high school and I didn't develop de-velop the habit of wearing a seat belt until about 10 years ago. when 1 was helping my own kids learn how to drive. Nothing can make you buckle up like riding with a 16-year-old driver. We had car seats for our own kids, but when they got a little older, we just threw them in the back of the station wagon and let them roam around as we drove. They were a lot less trouble that way. We didn't have smoke detectors. Electrical wiring wir-ing in most homes wouldn't pass even a rudimentary rudimen-tary iaspection today. We poured gasoline on campfires to get them going better. No one would think of appearing in public with anything as preposterous pre-posterous as a bicycle helmet. Some ski bindings didn't release. My father piled his hunting rifles carelessly on a shelf in the basement where we kids could get at them any time we wanted. - but would require application for consideration as a permitted use. City Attorney Paul Johnson said if the site plan was to be amended, application would have to be made, but accessory uses inside the hospital would not need a permit from the city. In explaining her vote in favor fa-vor of repealing the conditional uses in the HO zone. Council-woman Council-woman Karen McCandless said it was because of the codification codifica-tion of conditional uses under state law; the fact that there are places in the city where "these types of uses" are already allowed; al-lowed; and if someone wanted to apply for this type of accessory acces-sory use, they could come back to the council. I Street vacation okayed As part of the process of conveying convey-ing land to Northgate Village Development in a tradesale arrangement that is expected to result in a new Public Works complex for the city, the Orem City Council approved Nov. 22 a conditional street vacation of 950 North between 900 and 1200 West. The section of road falls Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN if".' if. 1 1KC " ! 7. k,17 within the land Northgate is acquiring from the city to be used in a mixed-use residential and commercial development, and the proposed development plan does not include the existing exist-ing road. The conditional street vacation does not take effect unless a portion of the 950 North Street parcel is ultimately ultimate-ly transferred to Northgate, which is buying land for the project from the city a section at a time. The city will use money from the land sale and traded property prop-erty to build the new Public Works complex in the Bunker Business Park. ' .;f Clark Heringer, of Heringer Marine, a business to the south, told the council that he would have a problem with the street vacation only if the final plan ended up being different from the concept plan. "I just want access to my property," Heringer said. City Attorney Paul Johnson said the same accesses and easement rights must be preserved, and any change would require a zone change and proper notification. It's a miracle any of us survived. The grandparents of today grew up in a careless world. That has prompted SafeKids Utah County to put out information in-formation warning parents about the follies of grandparents just in time for the holidays. "A grandparent's home might not be 'childproofed' with safety gates on the stairs, locks on the cabinets, a fence surrounding the pool and all potential poisons ... locked out of reach," reads a press release from the organization. And the organization offers the following fol-lowing advice for us grandparents: I According to Utah law, all children from newborn to five years old, must ride in an approved child safety seat whenever they are in a moving car. I Bigger kids should stay in a booster seat until they are 4-feet 9-inches and at least 80 pounds. Kids younger than 13 years old should always sit in the back seat. t Set your water heater to 120F or below to prevent scald burns. Make sure children always wear a helmet when riding a bike, scooter, skateboard or inline skates. For skating and scooters, knee pads are also recommended. I If there are firearms in the home, store them unloaded, locked up, and lock the ammunition in a separate location. I Keep the number of the Poison Control Center Cen-ter hotline, 1-800-222-1222, next to every phone in the home. t Keep an eye on the kids, especially in hazardous hazard-ous settings like playground, around pools or water, in the kitchen, near traffic, or near stairs or unlocked windows. Some of us who are a little older may feel like there's too much emphasis on safety nowadays. Most of us survived a childhood in a more carefree care-free atmospheres. But the fact is accidental injury is the No. 1 killer of children ages 14 and under and modern safety devices have contributed to a 45 percent drop in accidental child deaths from 1987 to 2002, according to SafeKids. When you are dealing with the lives of those you love, being more careful is worth all that effort. ef-fort. Have a safe holiday. "A I J m$ 4 i ( ' l ml kj Recycling Continued from Page 1 lines at the transfer station. He noted that the city will save money from the current S32.60 per ton cost to dispose of the green waste in regular garbage cans a savings that might offset future rate increases. Under the recycling system, Orem will pay North Pointe Transfer Station $8.40 per ton to grind the waste into mulch. The recycling program is expected to extend the lives of landfills and provide material used for soil enhancement. Disadvantages to the program, pro-gram, Manning said, are the extra collection costs to subscribers, sub-scribers, and the fact that participants par-ticipants cannot "unsubscribe" during the March through November season, because Waste Management needs to plan its routes and keep its equipment utilized. Manning said the $5 per month, or $45 per season rates are fixed for two years, and officials estimate that participation par-ticipation in the program will grow to 15 percent in three years' time. To ensure same day collection, subscriptions will have to reach 1,000. Orem plans to continue its free on-site green waste disposal dis-posal at the transfer station for city residents, and will still issue two passes to the dump annually in utility bills. The city will be promoting the new recycling opportunity in December and January with flyers delivered to homes, and residents can begin signing up through the January utility billing, with collection to begin March 1, 2006. Body Continued from Page 1 things began to change for him. "I was working on a construction con-struction site with my father and found an abandoned pair of homemade barbells along the railroad tracks. Each barbell bar-bell weighed 50 pounds. I had a difficult time carrying them back to the truck as I only out weighed them by 60 pounds." At first Peterson could only work with one weight at a time. He'd do just one or two lifts using both hands on one barbell. Over time he was able to progress to 20 reps of 20 on each arm. "I felt much better about myself once I strengthened up," said Peterson. "But I didn't work out on a regular basis until un-til four years ago at age 20." As Peterson began to work out regularly he developed his own regimea He began to run two miles every night, followed by three reps of 20 on crunches, crunch-es, three reps of 20 on bicycles, and 100 pushups during the total workout. "After a while being in shape became my greatest talent," said Peterson. "So much so, that I did some kind of strength demonstration every year for our family reunions." One year Moroni did pushups push-ups with a couple of his little cousins on his back. Another year he did chin ups on stage. Sometimes his family would just point to things for him to lift. "I am not obsessed with working out," said Moroni. "I don't get all weird if I miss a day or two, but I really do feel better once I get back to it." "Moroni has maintained a healthy attitude about working work-ing out," said Lynn Peterson, Moroni's mother. "He doesn't use steroids or any other supplements, sup-plements, other than multiple vitamins. I feel really proud of him for that. I think at first he was determined to stick up for himself, but his body strength hasn't encouraged him to bully anyone else, he is still the same kind and gentle guy he always was." Moroni has used gyms and the rec center to do his workouts. work-outs. Currently he can bench press 275 pounds. But mostly he prefers to use the same homemade barbells bar-bells he started with. He has purchased a punching bag and he uses an aerobics mat to do his exercise reps on, but other than that he goes pretty natural. It is a usual routine to see him working out in the backyard with the boom box blaring. Moroni's younger sister Catherine said, "I feel very safe around Moroni. He let's me punch him or jump on his back and he just thinks it's funny. He never retaliates, retali-ates, but that might be also, because I've never really inflicted in-flicted any pain on him. He's too solid." |