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Show 1 390 J 467 EAST 300 SOUTH C SLT LAKE CITY UT e4m (soflDEm Vol. 8, No. 36 vV:7 wfk 'tv& VV fl-. - jf, . t v v 4 Officer Dave McMannus piles marijuana plants found in canyon cache. Inset: Plant features stems with uneven number of leaves. Alpine police find, burn canyon marijuana patch ' Somebody's going to be real unhappy this week - their lush marijuana patch is gone. Alpine Police Tuesday raided the patch, located . high on the mountainside of Fort Canyon, tearing out the tall green plants. "These plants are a little bigger than usual. They would be worth about $75,000," Brent Leseberg, .Alpine Police Chief said, as officers pulled the plants from the ground. L-. Lfeseberff said a btW -hifitw-hhrt-iWwv&prt tKg - plants about 10 days ago, and officers have been staking the patch out since in hopes of coming up with a "body" - the individual or individuals who had planted it. The plants were ready to harvest, however, and police decided it was time to destroy the patch. Most of the approximately 25 plants in the patch were from six to eight feet tall, and many were Law will By SHARON MORREY After a long struggle, the Inner Block Development Ordinance is finally ready to leave the nest. Planning Commissioners voted Wednesday, Sept. 3, to send the carefully prepared ordinance on to the American Fork City Council for their consideration. The Inner Block Ordinance has been an agenda item for the planners plan-ners for more than a year. Working through the ordinance, planners have attempted to open up development possibilities for more than 100 acres of real estate that is, for one reason or another, landlocked land-locked from ordinary development plans. But at the same time, the commissioners com-missioners were consistently . cautioned by professional planning consultants to guard against giving away city protections and rights on such development. "I hope somebody tries this out AF taxable income below state Taxpayers in American Fork paid $9.46 million in federal income taxes for the 1984 tax year, and this sum averaged $1,926 for each federal income tax return filed iri the city last year. According to Utah Foundation, a Why no Spanish Immersion in AF, By SHARON MORREY Is there enough interest in the American Fork area to warrant putting a Spanish Immersion program into one of the local elementary schools? Dallas Curnow, mother of a first grader enrolled in Manila's Spanish Immersion program after a hard fight, says there's plenty of interest and potential support for such a program. However, Assistant Superintendent Superin-tendent of Alpine School District's K-6 Schools, Dr. Luana Searle, says he hasn't seen that kind of massive Interest yet. "Why are there no programs for this in American Fork?" asks Curnow. "There are five schools with Spanish Immersion in the Wednesday, September 10. 1A86 i y estimated to weigh from one-and-a-half to two pounds. The plant has a street value of about $125 an ounce. They were planted in a marshy area along a stream bed about a mile from the Sliding Rock area in Fort Canyon. Hunks of fur had been hung around the area, apparently to keep the animals away. "It's a fairly well concealed, place and they've -'gon to- -great measures" to nmtert Its whereabouts," Leseberg said, as he and Officers Dave McManus and Brian Seitzinger of Alpine Police, and Curtis Fillmore of the Drug Enforcement En-forcement Agency pulled the plants out. Leseberg said this is the biggest haul made in the Alpine area to his knowledge. The plants were to be taken to an open area in the Alpine area and burned. guide inner block right away," said Commissioner Jess Green, "Let's see if it works." The new ordinance defines inner block areas, "part or all of the interior in-terior of an existing block within the original townsite area of the city and other parcels or blocks of land which, because of the extent of surrounding development or other unique constraint are landlocked (no reasonable opportunity for access) and are thereby precluded from development under conventional subdivision or PUD regulations." Land mass proposed for development under the Inner Block provisions will have to receive a Determination of Eligibility from the city planning commission. An Inner-Block General Plan is then required once the eligibility requirement has been met. The General Plan will have to include a list of items; one or more tentative development plans for the entire designated inner-block area. private research group, the results mean. gross income in American Fork during 1984 averaged $20,090 per return, compared to a statewide average of $20,338. Income per return in Highland and Alpine, however, were well above Alpine School District, why none in our area?" Curnow believes it is largely because parents don't realize the value of the Spanish Immersion program and they don't realize they can get the program for their children if they ask. Curnow is convinced that if parents were educated about the program, they would insist on it being available to them. "There's the bilingual advantage for kids and they're finding kids score a lot higher on their tests later on. They do really well," claims Curnow. She points to a video released from the State Board of Education that bears out her claims. She also says Cherry Hill 50 cento a single copy 1 '4 is identification of all existing development on the block and all unused and underused territory within the inner-block area. The location and arrangement of proposed access roads into the interior in-terior of the block must be on the plan plus the internal circulation system, proposed utility extensions, utility and pedestrian easements and lot configuration for both immediate im-mediate and future development. The General Plan must also list owners of the properties involved or controlled by the applicant. Any land exchanges or combination proposals must be outlined in the plan. The Planning Commission, under the new ordinance, would have the option of calling for public hearing on any such plan if they wished. Such a hearing would provide an opportunity for affected land-owners to explain their feelings or objections ob-jections to the planners before a vote the state average, according to the Foundation figures. Alpine residents paid an average $2,243 per return - indicating an annual income of $22,558 per return. Highland residents averaged $1,991 per return, but showed a gross in Elementary, where Spanish Immersion Im-mersion has been in place for eight years, has tests and studies that prove the value of a student learning a second language in elementary school. "The biggest fear parents have is that their children won't learn to read English," Curnow explains. "That just isn't the case. Interestingly In-terestingly enough, they learn English as well or better at the same time that they're getting the Spanish." "All the research into Spanish Immersion is positive," says Evelyn McNair, President of a Parental Support group at Manila where they have the program. Students in Spanish Immersion are "immersed" in the language. 5 if Serving American For. v "s ' Ss... v. lfck i .a i -1 - h 1 i It id Alpine police and federal officers examine patch of marijuana The plants were discovered by a hunter last week. growth was taken. Under the ordinance, "no minimum project area" is set for an inner-block project, "except that the project area shall contain sufficient area to constitute a logical planning unit." The density and dwelling unit number shall be determined as the project is examined, following guidelines set in the ordinance and following zoning in the existing area as closely as possible. Sidewalks are required for project lots but may "meander" (be set inside the lot area and not be lined up to roadways.) Street size within an inner-block would need to be 42 feet wide. Copies of the ordinance draft are available upon request from personnel per-sonnel at the City Hall and public hearings will be scheduled to discuss the ordinance after the council receives it Sept. 9. average come of $23,376 per' return for the year. Throughout the state, Utahns paid $1.7 billion in federal and state income in-come taxes based on 1984 tax returns that were filed in 1985. They begin in first grade and speak, write and hear Spanish almost exclusively from the start. The teacher is usually a native Spanish instructor. The class stays together as a unit as they move up from grade level to grade level. McNair says the necessity to stay with the same class and teacher makes it difficult to keep the program going unless "move-ins" and additions are allowed. "We try to start with a good size class, 30 or more, so that by the time they reach third or fourth grade, we still have a good number of kids Involved. Some move, a few drop out, you lose some for various reasons." McNair would like to see interested in-terested parents from other schools, Alpine ami llighhind 4 -sM-tL w Intersections draw attention of police By SHARON MORREY Two intersections in American Fork City are getting a lot of official attention lately, because they are considered the two most dangerous intersections in the town. The intersections under consideration are 100 North and Center, and 400 East and Main Street. Both have a high incidence of accidents. 400 East and Main has had 16 in the last six years. Police Chief Randy Johnson said the problem is that people traveling east and west "blow the stop sign." He did not feel that vehicles traveling north and south are as a rule traveling at excessive speeds. Both intersections have stop signs that are fading and white traffic lines that aren't as visible on the roadway as when newly painted. It was recommended that new larger stop signs be posted at both places. City Superintendent Preston Taylor said the city would put up 36 inch high-intensity signs. He said money was spent 10 years ago to paint white stripes and squiggley lines on the road to alert motorists of the need to stop, but the city crew would do it again now. At 100 North and Center, it was noted that although the stop sign is offset from the roadside, the sign was a hazard when it was placed in proper position. "The fire trucks kept taking the sign out," mentioned Taylor, explaining ex-plaining that the trucks turn after coming from the Public Safety Building garage and knock over the signpost when it's close to the road. It was also suggested that foliage and tree limbs be cut back at the appropriate places. If the larger signs and safety strip painting do not reduce accident numbers, the council agreed that other measures would need to be taken to possibly include a four-way stop at 400 East and barriers at 100 North and Center. asks Curnow like Mrs. Curnow, be allowed free access to the Spanish Immersion program. The principal at Manila Elementary, John Burton, although he supports the program has some concerns about the "free access" for every child. "Don't misunderstand me," asks Burton, "I am very much for the program. I do have some concerns, however." Burton explains that while children who are doing well in their kindergarten year may excell in Spanish Immersion, children having difficulties may find the Spanish a "roadblock" to their additional development. Burton notes that the program docs indeed have positive benefits ' --4 growing in Fort Canyon. for some children ; the students have the opportunity to learn a second language and become fluent in that language. That may enhance their future employment and career opportunities. Learning another language introduces in-troduces children to another culture and helps them develop a greater appreciation for people of other countries. "But," cautions Burton, "I don't believe Spanish Immersion is for every child." A resource program is currently not available for children who may begin to flounder in the Spanish Immersion class. Social interaction is limited to a certain extent because the children. See SPANISH on page! |