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Show BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OREM AND VINEYARD '-'--1550 THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007 kv- - 50 CENTS imtra SCHOOLS: Maeser Prep meets in bowling alley TOWN HALL: Councilman ending eight-year run SPORTS: Qwlz are off to a 5-3 start -r- e .J" I i- BUSINESS CHOMPERS CREATES CUSTOM SANDWICHES 1-15, Geneva Road upgrades proposed Reva Bowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF With the newly formed Transportation Trans-portation Advisory Commission at work, Orem is going places. The Orem City Council ap- . proved three recommendations from the commission Tuesday classifying Geneva Road as a future seven-lane highway in the city's transportation master plan; adopting Utah Department of Transportation's Interstate-15 concept with minor changes; and accepting a new street classification classifi-cation map, also as part of the transportation master plan. In presenting the recommendation recommen-dation for Geneva Road, Orem transportation engineer Paul Goodrich Go-odrich referenced the "regional planning" that has taken place, including the state's long-range plans for an East Lake Parkway that will run through Vineyard and up into Lehi to connect with the Mountain View Corridor. Goodrich said Provo recently held public hearings on a proposal pro-posal to split a road off of Geneva Road to serve the airport and take traffic to 1-15. UDOT is currently in the process of planning for the future fu-ture widening of Geneva Road through Orem, and the Mountain-land Mountain-land Association of Governments has recommended that the road have at least six lanes through the city. Goodrich said that UDOT will See ROADS, Page 2 Self-made school tech takes home state honors Michael Rigert NORTH COUNTY STAFF I , N hyllis Fox originally just wanted I j 1 some tips on buying a home I mJJ computer when she signed up I for a community education class I I in the early 1980s. U Though the workshop was inadvertently mislabeled it turned out to be full-blown programming course on the Commodore 64 personal computer she dove head-first into the instruction and discovered dis-covered she had a knack for it. "It was kind of interesting," she said. "I enjoyed it immensely." An employee the past 17 years with Alpine Al-pine School District, Fox worked at Orem Junior High School for a decade before becoming be-coming a computer network specialist with the district's technology department. Last month, Fox, 57, of Lehi was honored at the annual Utah School Employees As sociation conference in St. George as the recipient of the group's 2007 Outstanding Classified Professional in Technology. Though it was a major shocker, Fox had an inkling something was up when her family began acting strangely and told her they were also coming to St. George for the conference. "I found out exactly what was going on when I (got there) and saw it in the program," pro-gram," she said. "I was just floored." One of 28 computer network specialists for the district, Fox is assigned to Aspen and Windsor elementary schools in Orem, Lindon Elementary, and Valley View Elementary El-ementary in Pleasant Grove. Her job is to ensure the schools' combined 550 computers and systems are running smoothly for students, stu-dents, faculty and administrators. Nancy Christiansen, a media specialist at Aspen Elementary, has been a friend and co-worker with Fox for seven years and was the district employee who nominated her for the award. "She is kind of one of those people who's just looking out for you ... And she's a computer com-puter wiz, man she can fix anything especially espe-cially for people who are computer illiterate and help you step by step," Christiansen said. "She just drops everything." Her supervisor in the district's technology technol-ogy and infrastructure department, Brent Miner, wasn't surprised that Fox had been selected for the state accolade. "She's the type of person that if I need something done, I can forget about it and not worry," he said. "She is one of the best I work with." a j,-m- .if Law : t ' 1 , ' 5 J W 1 MICHAEL RIGERTNorth County Phyllis Fox, a computer network specialist with Alpine School District, was honored as the Utah School Employees Association's Outstanding Employee of the Year in the classified employees technology category. Over the years, Fox has invested a great deal of her own time and money to acquire new computer skills (including a Novell certified network administrator rating) that have made her a great asset to the schools she assists, Miner said. "Part of that is she just thoroughly loves it," he said. Fox, also a board member of the Alpine 'Education Support Professionals, also received re-ceived the organization's Outstanding Employee Em-ployee Award this year. Technology in the classroom, Fox said, has had a profound effect on students' education. edu-cation. Even if every book in a school were destroyed de-stroyed by a fire, kids could still go online and have access to the latest information, she said. The Internet has made it possible for kids to take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Smith-sonian or experience what life if really like aboard the space shuttle. "It's really important that they have access ac-cess to instant information," she said. She's a computer wiz, man she can fix anything especially es-pecially for people who are computer illiterate and help you step by step. ... She just drops everything." Nancy Christiansen MEDIA SPECIALIST, ASPEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Vineyard reviews police service options Jackie Springgay NORTH COUNTY STAFF Vineyard is nearing the end of its contract with Orem for its public safety services and has no definitive plans yet for the future. Lt. Jerry Monson of the Utah County Sheriff's Office met with Vineyard Mayor Randy Farn-worth Farn-worth earlier this week. "They are trying to see what their options are," he said. "We let the mayor and city manager know what services (the Utah County Sheriffs Office) could provide and how we would do business with them as far as a service level. We told them what to expect, and they are deciding which way to go." Vineyard currently uses Orem for its law enforcement services, but the contract will end on July 1 and the town has the option to use the Sheriff's Office. There have been no definite plans about what option to choose to keep public safety forces in Vineyard or plans for how much money they will use. "We are in the initial stages of options," said Dan Wright, town clerk for Vineyard. "We haven't talked about how much more money will be spent (for a new public safety contract)." Vineyard pays Orem $3,702.96 on a quarterly basis for a total of $14,811.84 for the use of its public safety department, Wright said. Orem's resources to Vineyard include a traffic division, a patrol division and detectives as needed. "We don't allocate a certain number of people for (Vineyard)," (Vine-yard)," said Orem police Capt. Robert Conner of the patrol division. divi-sion. "We have resources for the whole city." Going through the Sheriff's Office would cost Vineyard an amount similar to a new contract with Orem, with one significant See VINEYARD, Page 2 Briefing "HEALTHIER YOU" AWARDS PROGRAM - Orem will now participate in the healthy community section of the "Healthier You" Legacy Awards Program, Pro-gram, a collaborative effort of the Utah Department of Health, Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, and community partners. The Orem City Council passed a resolution June 26 authorizing city participation in the program, which "recognizes the efforts of college campuses, communities, commu-nities, schools, and work sites to increase opportunities opportuni-ties for their constituents to participate in five health-enhancing health-enhancing areas: healthy behaviors, nutrition, physical physi-cal activity, preventive services and safety," according to background information in the council agenda. OREM CHILD-APPROPRIATE STANDARD RESOLUTION RESO-LUTION REAFFIRMED - The Orem City Council reaffirmed its support for a "child-appropriate standard" stan-dard" in the city by approving a resolution as a consent con-sent item June 26. "... The City of Orem strongly encourages all businesses, busi-nesses, schools, and public institutions in Orem to adopt child-appropriate standards for their respective operations," stated the resolution, which also noted the City Council's commitment to enforcing "existing laws protecting children and families". MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING CHANGE - Developed Devel-oped nonresidential uses in a residential zone and commercial development were added to Orem's list of exceptions that will allow a multi-family dwelling to be built on a single lot. The Orem City Council approved the ordinance change June 26 Previously, a multi-family dwelling could be constructed con-structed on a single lot if the parcel met requirements such as being adjacent to an existing multi-family development or commercial development; being entirely en-tirely surrdurided by multi-family dwellings; or being the only lot on a city block where all other lots have multi-family dwellings. Now, a multi-family dwelling can also be allowed if the lot is surrounded on all property lines, including across the street, by multi-family dwellings, developed devel-oped nonresidential uses in a residential zone, andor commercial developments. The nonresidential uses can include such uses as parks, electric substations, and schools. GOV. URGES FIRES CARE- Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., used Saratoga Springs, and the ongoing Mercer Canyon fire, as a platform to ask the Utah public to reduce wildfires. Utah spends "too much" taxpayer tax-payer money to fight fires started by campers or illegal firework use, Huntsman said at a Tuesday news conference that featured the scorched area near Mercer Canyon Can-yon as a backdrop. He said he wants Utahns to take precautions before they carelessly care-lessly light any more blazes in the state. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., at a news conference in Saratoga Springs. SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION REPORT RE-PORT Orem seniors were served 23,777 meals in 2006, and more than 13,000 hours of volunteer service were provided that year at the Friendship Center, said Kathleen Anderson, a member of the Senior Citizen Advisory Commission in a report to the Orem City Council June 26. Anderson reviewed an extensive list of programs and activities provided at or through the center, including in-cluding crafts, pottery, quilting, wood shop, exercise programs, defensive driving courses, legal services, health checks, gift shop, bingo and travel. "I want to stay young forever, because I don't have the energy to be a senior," Councilwoman Karen Mc-Candless Mc-Candless said at the conclusion of Anderson's presentation. presen-tation. 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