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Show Page 2 OHM TIMES Thursday, January 10, 2008 HEWS AND NOTES TO KEEP YOU City making CARE Reva Bowen A change in policy may mean thai Orem's Cultural Arts and Recreation Enrichment Enrich-ment (CARE) tax will be bet'er able to benefit smaller organizations orga-nizations operating on a shoestring shoe-string budget. The policy during the first year of the af!'.afion of the tax program Jimifed the amount that any cultural am organizaJion could receive to no more than 35 percent of their qualifying annual op rating rat-ing expenses 1 he limit applied to both major grants of $5,000 or more, and to mini gram s of up to $3,000 f or groups with small budgets, bud-gets, the T percent ai not sufficient to "do anything of signif kance," vcord.ra to Tuesday's City Council mee-irg mee-irg agenda, and hw.au.se of that , several of Orem's smaflei arts orgnizaticn.s opted rv to apply for CARE grants in the first round of funding. The Orem City Council approved ap-proved a change Tuesday that re-mewed the 35 percent ceiling in the mini gran category. Council Continued from Pag? I t'vm to see who could keep their remarks the most, brief. Councilman Hernandez, a profesv at Brigham Young University's law school, said though several of his students were present at the oath of of fie event, after Monday morning's class for him to attend, at-tend, they wouldn't get extra Link ('nnr.inup.dfmm Page. I get out of their driveways. , I'm concerned w ith the flow of traffic that is going to be up and down my street." he said. Ed Gif ford, Orem city engineer, en-gineer, said the addition of a freeway interchange at. WO South would likely result in traffic flow increase, but add-k add-k ed that the city would attempt to preserve the residential nature of the neighborhood as long as possible. Mike Whimpey. a southwest Orem resident and recent City NorthCounty 310 E Itm rH Rwnr 1w Marc Haddock 443 -3263 North County Ediror mhaiiincl'heraldi?,tTa com Caffcy Mired 443-3:62 Lehi, Saratoga Springs, R. Grew callred'iSheralijfiTra corn Barbara Christiansen 443-3264 American Fork, Alpine, Cedar Hills bdinstianserhiaralilRN tra.com Mike Rigert 443-3265 Orem,, Vneyzrd mngerrf heralttetra com Beky Beaton 443-3267 Sports bbeston'Sheralife'Tra com Josh Walker 443-3260 AAerusmg Account Evecum jwalker'QlieraldB.Ntra.corn Vfalume T35 Crvn farm jm '-wnvt mnn UIWI 41V7IMI a Ojwi UW u'Elfefl'.K(i pTjraiffiiwl niiirsiflwi iiv !!. 'i-j -j; The action came as a result of a recommendation from the Orem Arts Council, whose member felt the grants could "help Orem's smaJltT arts organizations or-ganizations get a foothold" and buiJd a better base of operations. opera-tions. The Orem Arts Council also supports having the maximum amount of money for the mini grants remain at $5,000. The group also backs an existing policy that encourages CARE tax grant applicants to seek matching funds or additional grants. Round tw o of the competitive competi-tive grant ing process has now-begun. now-begun. Orem-based non-profit cultural arts organizations and government -owned and operated recreational and cultural cul-tural facilities can apply for the grants now through March 5, CARE program coordinators can be contacted at 225V7391. OREM BRIEFS Orem considers bonding for $5.5 million in water projects The City Council approved a parameters resolution Tuesday Tues-day authorizing the issuance credit for being there. He said he appreciated the verbiage in the: oath referring to Council members upholding the U.S. and state Constitutions. "ft is the greatest government govern-ment system in the world," Hernandez said of America's federal, state and municipal systems. "We hope to do some good for the city of Orem." He aLso shared a quote that he said he will strive to live by. "The politician looks to Council candidate, said there has been "insufficient detail until now" to determine the full impact of the proposed frontage front-age road on neighborhoods. It was his opinion that the impact would he consider able. Tim Reams. Orem city manager, man-ager, said he drives on Sandhill Road frequentiV, and the traffic traf-fic coming from northwest Provo has forced Sandhill, and even Main Street, to essentially function as frontage roads. The proposed frontage road, with possible accesses at 820 North and 1730 North in Provo. would give a proportionate reduction of traffic from the Grandview area, he said. Phone- TWUm Fa: 756-5274 DULY BllilO FtraLIIHIBQ CO. nnzr Jennette Esplin 766 7669 Office Kfanager Julia Fullmer 3442570 Pfoect Coordinator Designer.Xxscv EUtor Megan Cartoon 344-2570 Cesqner 'Cocy EUtor Ashley Franscell 3442585 Photographer fame 2 Awnfctv "mvicw.w ciiiynnfi! ir S. Sian La xlicNinri xtm z 4 -flvinjor tf Lm INFORMED AND INVOLVED tax funds more accessible and sale of the bonds. The step marks the beginning of a 30-day 30-day protest period. The bonding was planned into the Fiscal Year 2007-OS budget, and water rates were raised to support the debt service ser-vice on the bonds. The bonds will pay for water line projects related to road construction projects in the city, Jim Reams, Orem city manager, said that the Utah Department of Transportation plans to continue the work on J0 North from 400 West to Geneva Road, and water lines w ill cost the city about $1 million mil-lion for that project. Reams suggested the City Council adopt the wording of "water and storm sewer revenue rev-enue bonds" for the resolution, to give the city "more flexibility" flexibil-ity" in obtaining the bonds. Street portion vacated Ninety feet of 1300 West was vacated by Orem Jan. 8 to allow the realignment of a cul-de-sac. The realignment will increase the lot size of several sev-eral properties, while keeping the road functioning as it has been, and will make possible the next election but the true statesman looks to the next generation." Councilman Seastrand said he recently toured the Orem City Museum with his father and felt blessed by the city's great heritage and spirit of vol-unteerism. vol-unteerism. Noting the presence of key leaders in the city's present and past, Seastrand said he was grateful to be a small part of that tradition. "I'm humbled by the re- The City Council approved a letter from the city that will meet a Friday deadline for public response to the Utah Department De-partment of Transportation's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for future 1-15 improvements. im-provements. "We are hoping as an absolute ab-solute minimum, that UDOT wiD work through these issues we've submitted," said Goodrich Go-odrich The letter details ten of the city's concerns the final three added after Tuesday's discussion inctuding; I Many of the 1-15 overunder overun-der crossings may not be wide enough to accommodate Orem's t The show must go on bout 20 years ago I 1 1 PP1 on a staSe t0 111 perform in a play for L) the first time. "v The play was "Pirates U wof Penzance." American Fork Arts Council was producing ftr and some of the arts council members mem-bers thought ft would be fun to put the editor of the local newspapers in the show. They cfearfy had no idea how much damage they were doing. I played the part of an anony-mouSv anony-mouSv near-sighted pirate. They put an eye patch on me, and I had no depth perceptiorL Then someone without a Bck of common sense put a sword in my hand and set me loose. Fortunately,. I onfy stabbed myself. my-self. My left hand still bears the scar. Despite all that, I had a baL That show literally liter-ally changed my life. I Ve been addicted ever since. In the intervening years, IVe appeared m at feast 23 shows. Some have been better than othen. Some have been very bad But this month I hit a milestone. For the first time,, my wife, whOv among other thingSy critiques plays for a living,, told me,. "This is the first time IVe seen you in a show where I didnt cringe." Anyone who knows Sharon knows she b brutally honest, ft s one of the things that makes her reviews worth reading. She always says exactly what she thinks. She also claims that she didnt actually say she "cringed." "Winced" she said 1 used the term "winced"" It's hard to blame her. One show was so bad Sharon left at the intenriBsion. That realfy hurt, since she was there to see me, and my big song came in the second act She just couldn't take any more, she told me. Although to be fair,, she came back another night for the second act, and said' nice things about my big numfter. Along the way, IVe had the chance to get to know some of the nicest people IVe ever met, and T seem to keep running into thenv People like Cathy Jouey, who has taught hundreds of junior high school kids how to the creation of a three-lot subdivision. sub-division. The land was deeded to the city by two property owners, and win now go back to their ownership. After the council voted to approve the street vacation, Mayor Jerry Washburn said some observers might think that the property owners receiving the land are getting "enrichment" or something "free" from the city. Stan Sainsbury, Development Services director, confirmed that the project is the landowners' landown-ers' design, and they dedicated the property to the city. The exchange comes at no cost to Orem. Accessory structure granted conditional use permit A lJO-square-foot accessory structure at 1333 N. 430 East was granted a conditional use permit from the Orem City Council Jan. 8. The site-specific, PD-14 (planned development) zone requires the conditional use approval for any accessory structure that measures over 1,000 square feet or is 24 feet above finished grade. The proposed pro-posed building is 22 feet and two inches high. sponsibility I have to serve the residents of Orem," he said. "Hopefully the end result will be that Orem will be a better place to Eve and to improve our community." A field of 13 candidates was narrowed to six in the September Sep-tember primary election and the trio was elected during the Nov. 6 general election. Black and Seastrand won election bids by comfortable margins w hile Hernandez narrowly de- desired right-of-way widths. I The city wants to explore an overpass versus an underpass under-pass option for the proposed 1200 North roadway crossing. I The city supports sound walls along the I-I5 corridor and the frontage roads, but wants to leave the door open for flexibility of choice for those affected. I Orem would like a slip ramp to Utah Valley State College Col-lege crossing under University Parkway, connecting to the southern end of the campus drive. I The 800 South interchange alignment needs to be moved north to allow for an increase Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S COLUMN I Councilman Mark Seastrand asked Stan Sainsbury, Orem development services director, if there are any limitations in the ordinance to prevent such a structure from being turned into an accessory apartment. He said such a change wasn't possible and that architectural standards require that the accessory ac-cessory structure be made of the same exterior materials as the main home. "You can't really deny this as a conditional use, but it allows the neighbors to comment," com-ment," said Counrihvoman Karen McCandless. Change on gates for double frontage lots Maintenance gates are no longer required for double frontage lots in Orem. A double frontage lot is one that has street frontage in both the front and rear yards. The Orem City Council voted Jan. 8 to eliminate the requirement. require-ment. Development Services director Stan Sainsbury explained ex-plained that the city created the ordinance for the lots when they came under the concept of individually -owned properties. feated candidate Brent Sumner for the third Council seat. Orem Mayor Jerry Washburn Wash-burn was pleased that so many residents filed for City Council seats and participated in a civic process that brings city government gov-ernment to a grass-roots leveL Leaders and residents aren't afraid to speak up at city meetings meet-ings about things they believe in and voice concerns about issues that affect the city, he said. of parking for the planned Intermodal Center from about ,500-600 to 1,000 stalls., I Providing a relocated railroad rail-road crossing for access to properties along 800 South between be-tween the railroad tracks and the west side of 1-15. I Concern about the skewed angle of the proposed 1200 West realignment at Center Street. The city wants the angle closer to 90 degrees. I Stoplight at southbound of f -ramp too close to railroad crossings I Reconsidering location of access point to the north Clarifying traffic study numbers - sing, and who gave me my fir it chance to sing a solo in "The Music Man." That show provides one of Sharon's favorite video moments, when I turn to walk off the stage and blunder inadvertentfy into the curtain, which was closing at the end of the scene. She laughs and laughs every time she sees that. That's not as bad as the six-foot plunge I accidentally took last year when I was the villain in the SCERA theater's "Superman" and accidentally acciden-tally fell off the back of the stage. It was a death scene, and I was supposed sup-posed to jump, not f alL I landed in the lights, but came out unharmed. Cathy turned up at several shows I did I also got to know Mindy Voung years ago when we acted together in "South Pacific," and IVe worked with her several sev-eral times since. Same with Jan Shelton, who k now directing at Tuacaha IVe been Keith Cfiristeson's "son-in-law," Galiene Omary's "husband" Shaunna Thomr son's "boy friend" and Nicole Wride Reviirs "father." How many people can say that1? CVer the years, IVe met so many really nice people, IVe lost count. There's no way to Est them all One of the highlights was acting with Jayne Luke in "Annie Get Your Gun" at the SCERA a few years ago, where I wielded a buHwhip as Buffalo BilL I was so unpredictable, no one would be on stage with me and the whip at the same time. Now Ttn in a show at the Hale Center Theater The-ater in Orem which fe directed by Jayne, and it's been the most satisfying play IVe ever done. It's one reason I was happy to hear that UVSC has received a generous grant from the Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation to create the Noorda Regional Theatre Center for Children and Youth. I dint think this is for everyone, but I have found it makes my life richer. I would hope everyone could find an avocation as fulfilling, whatever ft might be. And if I can just find another show where my wife doesnt cringe, or wince, TV have ft made. Mayor . Continued from Page 1 year," he said. "People will have better alternatives." It will be the second year of disbursements of the city's Cultural Arts and Recreation Enhancement tax revenues. Though most of last year's $2.1 million in appropriations appropria-tions went to the SCERA Center for the Arts, the Hale Center Theater Orem and the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Washburn said this year city staff are working more and earlier in the application appli-cation process with smaller nonprofit organizations. Plans are also in motion to use the funding to acquire properties for new city recreation recre-ation and cultural facilities. Perhaps the most significant signifi-cant impact to Orem and the entire county in 2008 will be the transition of Utah Valley State College into Utah Valley Val-ley University in Jury. Not only will it be a great boon to students and residents for the educational opportunities a university in Orem wiD provide, pro-vide, but as a benefit to the community, he said. Washburn Wash-burn also noted that several donors have stepped forward recently with major contributions contribu-tions to UVSC including the Woodburys, the Clives, and just this week, the Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation with S3 million for a youth theater. the-ater. Donors have said that because of the way residents utilize the university, it's also a gift to them. "I have noticed, and it's really unique, there is an increased in-creased synergy between the university, the community and those wanting to build and be donors," Washburn said. "That will be a big thing for us." As for Orem's war with Japanese beetles, feedback from state officials is that the first phase of the eradication campaign has been successful success-ful However it is a two to three year program and the pesticide sprayings and quarantine quar-antine will continue again this summer, Washburn said. In the development arena more portions of mixed-use projects Midtown Village and Northgate Village are coming online which wiD offer of-fer varying types of housing options for residents. Plans are moving forward on a new multi-story commercial office building that would being constructed off 1600 North just east of 1-15. Washburn said the latest lat-est population figures show Orem's population has increased in-creased by approximately 7,500 residents, raising the 2000 Census total of 85,200 to 92,700. The city recentry finished a $20 million water storage reservoir on the city's east side that facilitates future growth and safety. Washburn Wash-burn said one of the biggest challenges facing the Utah Legislature and cities in the upcoming state legislative session is the preservation of water rights. "We feel very fort -.re as a community to have adequate water share in reserve for now ana the foreseeable fore-seeable future," he said. Greater cooperation with entities coming together to form the Utah Lake Commission Com-mission means members can move forward with prioritizing resource needs while pledged financial support sup-port from the state means a causeway feasibility study may soon be underway, Washburn said In regards to taxpayers' concerns about property taxes, Washburn hopes the Legislature doesnt overreact during the 2008 session but rather attempts to even out peaks and valleys of appraisals apprais-als and reassessments that are stinging residents. Taxing Tax-ing agencies, whether they be cities, counties or school districts, receive no additional addition-al property tax dollars from reappraisals, he said "It was not a windfall for any agencies," Washburn said With public safety, the city k proceeding with a plan to construct at new fire station in Orem's southwest corner to address growing needs there. 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