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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD Orem TTTfc r.TPTT R41 5) p ASSOCIATION 1 r "WOO 3 1 ....-. r ciTVr UT THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007 IWVi bUITION 50 CENTS 3 SCHOOLS: Great Kids Awards presented TOWN HALL: CARE grant requests presented SPORTS: MV baseball picks up 1st region win d&mji Business ULTIMATE GRILL SERVES UP GREEK CUISINE Council fiweafe $13 mi Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Cautious optimism is the catch word as Orem works to adopt an $83 million budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. On Tuesday, the Orem City Council accepted the tentative budget following a presentation by city manager Jim Reams and administrative services director Jeff Pedersen. Prior to the budget's final adoption, the council will hold a May 22 work session and a public hearing on June 12 at 6:15 p.m. at the City Center. In his message prefacing the budget, Reams said the past budget year "has been a mixture of a prosperous economic environment coupled with unpredictable increases in the cost of con- ion Ibudlgetl struction, maintenance, and operations." Reams told the council there has been record-high job growth in the state, with roughly 52,000 new jobs created, and record-low unemployment, un-employment, at 2.3 percent. Residential and non-residential construction have also been at record highs, but now appear to be slowing down. Near record-high retail sales have led to sales tax collection growtli that has remained above 12 percent for the second straight year a vital statistic because sales taxes represent a whopping 41 percent of current general fund revenues. Budget recommendations include a 4.5 percent per-cent pay increase for salaried employees, and a See BUDGET, Page 2 CELEBRATING ARBOR DAY N V , 1 T If 1 f ...... JSg$g ti&S&fyMjm COBB CONDIEDaily Herald lyron Frazier, secretary of the Orem Golden K Kiwanis Club far left, helps plant a crimson king maple Monday at City Center Park in Orem. For the I club's annual Arbor Day project, more than a dozen members of Orem Golden "K" Kiwanis helped plant the tree in the Orem Arboretum. The tree planting has been a tradition for more than 20 years. "We thank you for making a donation and helping us plant a tree," urban forester Marty Sheide told the group. "These trees wouldn't be here without your help." , Leaders unveil initial 1-15 expansion, commuter rail plans Michael Rigert NOR I H COIINIY SI Al P Major transportation changes are coming to Orem and Utah County in the next decade or so, but before state officials finalize plans for reconstruction of Interstate 15 and the addition of commuter rail, they want to gets residents' feedback. Currently in the final year of a three-year environmental impact study of the 1-15 corridor, corri-dor, the Utah Department of Transportation and the Utah Transit Authority have slated upcoming public open house meetings in Utah County to present transportation alternatives alter-natives to residents. Orem's meeting will be Wednesday, May 9, at West-more West-more Elementary School at 1150 S. Main Street from 6 to 8 p.m., with a formal presentation at 7 p.m. Representatives Repre-sentatives from both UDOT and UTA will have maps and drawings of various suggested alternatives for 1-15 interchange layouts and locations. "Drawings will be laid out on the tables so people can take time to digest it," said UDOT Region Three spokesman Geoff Dupaix. "There's so much information, we want to See EXPANSION, Page 2 More info. At www.udot. utah.gov under projects and studios tab, current studies link, link 1-15 Corridor EIS CommunitiBriefing l ' " "People know me for my tulips," says Sarah Samuelson of Orem as she watercolors among blooming tulips at the Tulip Festival April 19 at Thanksgiving Point. The Tulip Festival will go through April 28 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Thanksgiving Point Gardens. ASHLEY FRANSCELL Daily Herald , ;Y A ;,j WEEKEND ROAD CLOSURE AT SANDHILL ROAD AND UNIVERSITY PARKWAY Access to Sandhill Road from University Parkway in Orem will be closed beginning Saturday night until Tuesday morning while contractor crews reconstruct 500 to 600 lineal feet of road surface of the most highly worn portion of street. Motorists can still get access to Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart, restaurants and other businesses by from the other side by using 1450 South and 400 West. Electronic message boards will provide pro-vide the latest information and detour information. Other portions of Sandhill Road will be widened later this summer using federal funding. UTAH ARMY NATIONAL GUARD COMMAND CHANGE - Capt.Todd Christensen of Orem is the new commander com-mander of the Utah National Guard's 116th Engineer Company. A full-time employee of the Utah National Guard, Christensen serves as a mobilization plans officer and is a veteran vet-eran of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he served with the Utah National Guard's 115th Engineer Group and 116th Engineer Company as a platoon leader and executive execu-tive officer. Christensen took command of the 116th Engineer Company during an April 22 change of command ceremony at the Utah National Guard's Draper headquarters. headquar-ters. He assumes command of approximately approxi-mately 160 soldiers of the Spanish Fork-based Fork-based unit. CINCO DE MAYO DANCE IN OREM A Cinco de Mayo dance will be held Saturday, May 5, at the Orem Senior Friendship Center at 93 N. 400 East in Orem from 8 to 11 p.m. The festive holiday event will include free refreshments, live music and door prizes from Mi Ranchito restaurant. Admission is $5 per person or $4 with a student ID. Call 229-7110 or 229 7111 for more information. UVSC PROFESSOR HELPS OREM PUBLIC LIBRARY CELEBRATE NATIONAL NA-TIONAL POETRY MONTH - UVSC professor and nationally recognized poet Rob Carney will be at the Orem Public Library Monday, April 30, to help patrons celebrate National Poetry Month. Come listen to readings from Carney's award-winning award-winning collection of poetry including "Boasts, Toasts and Ghosts" and "The Weather Report." Carney's writing has appeared in the Atlanta Review, MidAmerican Mid-American Review, The National Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest and many others. oth-ers. 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