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Show Citizen Wednesday, September 22, 1993 - Page 3 9 M! rfey 11 George tj. Brown Jr. Nicholas D. Cassavaugh Phil Collins Don Greening Don Hampton Larry Lassen Candidates for American Fork By BARBARA CHRISTIANSEN City Editor The field of 11, candidates for American Fork City Council will be narrowecLdown to the top four with an Oct. 5 primary election. This week The Citizen will pro file six of those candidates, are George E, -Brown, Jr., Nicholas D. Cassavaugh, Philip E, Collins, Don Greening, Don Hampton and Larry Lassen. The remaining five candidates, as well as the mayoral candidate, will be profiled next week. George E, Brown, Jr. Brown is urging the city to have a master plan to set forth the recommendations recom-mendations for future growth. "Growth," he said, "should take place in accordance with that plan. People have a right to develop their property, but things should be done in an organized, and appropriate manner. "I have," he added, "no desire to restrict growth. But it has to be fair for both the property owner and the community. The goal is to keep a balance." He encouraged the development of the downtown area. "We need," he said, "to have an economic base for the community. In some. respects American Fork has become a bedroom community ior larger cmes. it is important ui have development of businesses in American Fork so that people don't have to go outside the community. "On the other hand I don't think the city should subsidize business. It takes a long time to recover subsidies sub-sidies or tax credits. That comes out of the taxpayers' pockets." An attorney, Brown perceives issues in terms of laws and regulations. regula-tions. He would be sure city policy complies with state statues. Familiar Famil-iar with the workings of several , organizations, Brown understands their complexities and how to deal with the individual people needs of group members. ,-..:-,..'..f.Vir5.J-r 3'y S5b """N Q 1 J'! - Vi" F 8 i l 1 Joe Moyle speaks briefly before dedicating monument at historic Moyle Park in Alpine. Moyle monument dedicated By RACHEL C. MURDOCH A group of the descendants of John Roe and James Moyle and several Alpine citizens gathered at Historic Moyle Park in Alpine on Saturday to dedicate a monument honoring those two and the Moyle family. I The monument, which was uncovered un-covered and dedicated by Joe Moyle, the son of Austin Moyle, who deeded iL 1 1 r 4.1. K-.A Al Citizen ISSN No. 8760-4677 U.S.P.S. No. 0185-8000 Published weekly by Newtah News Group 59 West Main American Fork, Utah 84003 ftltphoM Numbtri Advertising I Circulation 756-7660 Nun..; ....75W273 Publish BrsttBtaant Managing Editor. Marc Haddock City Editor ........... Barbara Chnttiamtn Subscription price $24 per year Second class pottage paid at American Fork Utah ; H MM M, Amm Mk, Utfi WOW He also encouraged the city to' stay abreast of water needs and concerns such as flooding. "It is very important," he said, "to evaluate what rights we have and can acquire." . The council has three responsibilities, responsi-bilities, according to Brown: preserve pre-serve personal freedom, keep taxes as low as possible, and get the most value out of tax dollars. Nicholas D. Cassavaugh On the topic of growth in the community, Cassavaugh said the city needed to offer sufficient services ser-vices to take care of the growth as it happens. "We should," he said, "try to plan so that we don't have more growth than we can handle. We need to provide services and guard against overgrowth. We can explode so fast that we can't take care of the people in the city." One such detrimental side of growth could be an increase in the crime rate, he said. Another is traffic traf-fic problems. "We also need," he said, "to make sure our citizens are safe and provide pro-vide fire and police protection for them. "In some ways we may want to limit growth. We could require a larger lot size to cut down the numbers num-bers of people. We have been cramming cram-ming too many houses in small spaces." Excess growth could tax the city's facilities, he said. "If we grow too much," he said, "we may need a full-time fire department de-partment instead of relying on volunteers." vol-unteers." He encourages the city to seek business growth. "We shouldbring," he said, "more business into the city, especially on Main Street. It would be good to get some incentives. Perhaps we could " give a tax break for their first year here. We have a good location. We are situated well. He would offer a fresh, new ap pine City. The monument includes a piece of granite from the Salt Lake LDS Temple, removed in the recent remodeling. re-modeling. James Moyle worked on the Salt Lake Temple, walking from Alpine to Salt Lake each week, to pay off his debt to the Perpetual Emigration Emigra-tion Fund, which provided the means for him to arrive in Utah. The Moyle family also donated cootx'o Perm a Off OtaflD All Shrubs Hours: Mon. thru Sat. Cook'o Farm & Greenhouse 1045 W. 1C00 N. Orem (Take Lindon Exit M5) proach to the government process. "Government exists," he said, "to serve the citizens. We are here to serve our fellow citizens and provide pro-vide for their needs. I can offer a fresh, new approach and a young point of view. That approach reflects re-flects many of my neighbors." Philip E. Collins Collins advocates the city determining deter-mining exactly how large it should grow and not allowing development beyond that point. "We should," he said, "plan for growth anddecideexactlyhowmuch we want and how much we can afford. We need to pick a point that we want to be and plan for it. We cant keep going and going." Part of the planningfor growth is the preparation of proper roadways, he said. "Roads on the northwest side of town," he said, "are presently deplorable. de-plorable. We can't allow for building to go on and not allow for roads. American Fork needs another north-south north-south and probably another east-west east-west corridor to relieve problems from 100 East and 300 North." He would encourage the development develop-ment of Main Street businesses. "We should shift the emphasis," he said, "from a bedroom community commu-nity to bringing in businesses and restoring Main Street. A community commu-nity cannot survive on residential property taxes. "There is an excellent economic redevelopment plan to redevelop downtown. We need to solve the parking problems and slow traffic down. The city needs to plan an active role and help educate the businessmen how to better compete." com-pete." With excellent organizational skills, he called himself a problem solver. . , "If I qan do any thing," he said, "it is organize people to solve their own problems. , "As a fiscal conservative, I am extremely responsible so that the the plaque atop the monument, which describes the family and the park area and some of the contributions contribu-tions which they made to the area. A short program preceded the dedication of the monument. The speakers honored their pioneer ancestors, an-cestors, and gave a bit of the history of the old Moyle home and Indian tower located at the park. The park is at 770 North off of 200 East in Alpine. Gpoonhouoo Flat Special 48 Mums 9:00 am to 7:00 pm City Council express livelihoods of all the people in this town would be safer. We need to make every single dime that we have count for something." He also pledged to work hard to do his homework and provide leadership lead-ership and direction. Don Greening Greening wants the city to plan for additional north-south and east-west east-west road accesses. "Right now he said, "it is very congested. Some place in the future, contractors have got to be willing to provide more land to accommodate these roads and some kind of playground play-ground facilities within subdivisions. subdivi-sions. "That would make it so that people wouldnthave to travel asfar to meet some of their needs. That would automatically cut down on the traffic on our streets." Former economic development director of American Fork, he wants the city to look at the development of downtown other than just for office space. "It has to be looked at more aggressively," ag-gressively," he said. "Now is the time. People have got to start looking look-ing to accommodate the downtown infrastructure as far as business." The proper approach, he said, was to seek the right types of businesses. busi-nesses. "We need to be sure that the businesses we contact are compatible compat-ible with the downtown area. The growth of the city has got to be planned where we are sure the traffic traf-fic can accommodate it. Parking must be made available." Greening pledged to listen to the people before he votes on any im por-tant por-tant issues, and to place anything that would increase taxes only on ballots duringregular election times, ensuring the greatest amount of turnout and best voter representation. representa-tion. y. Another goal would be to increase volunteerism in the community. "Public activity," he said, "should Police investigate burglary, custom mtn. American Fork police are continuing con-tinuing investigation into a burglary bur-glary that occurred at a local business busi-ness last Wednesday night. A reported re-ported $6,000 worth of property was taken, including 20 Firestone brand tires and chrome custom wheels. An estimated $500 damage was done to brake shields. This was the second sec-ond time in less than a month the business had been burglarized, police po-lice said. What's this year's election for Mayor really about? - It's about knowledge of how the executive branch (the mayor) and the legislative branch (the council) function func-tion and interact. - It's about the voter realizing that the three other candidates for mayor are currently the voting majority of the city council. The three are totally independent from the mayor and can set items on the agenda, appropriate money, pass laws, and most important of all, the three can vote to resolve any of the pressing problems. With that amount of power available during the last year and a half, the three could have resolved at any time the 7th East gravel pitjunk yard problem; stopped the $30,000 to $40,000 a month sewer leaks; settled the Highland sewer use problems; or fulfill nearly any campaign cam-paign promise - before tne election! - It's about prioritizing problems, taking responsibility, exercising leadership, lead-ership, and uniting the council toward each common goal. - - It's about each voter carefully comparing com-paring all candidate's qualifications side by side, so that he or she can make an intelligent choice in the voting booth. Compare proven experience Vote TT - 11 October 5th be looked at as a premium and it should be pursued vigorously." Don Hampton Former City Council member Hampton would like to restore the council to one which pulls together as a team. "I am not talking about yes-persons," he said, "but about a group which can professionally discuss different points of view, both one-on-one in private and together as a group. "With my past experience in city government and my business experience expe-rience I have the ability to communicate commu-nicate with everyone, to explore all points of view and then proceed to get with everyone to make those things happen that are in the best interests of the city." He advocates maintaining financial finan-cial stability in the city, by making sure that growth is not so fast as to put unreasonable demands on the resources available. "We need to make sure," he said, "we have enough capacity in our sewer and water lines, and our police po-lice and security forces." He said the hallmark of his prior service on the council was his willingness will-ingness to dedicate himself to researching re-searching each topic. "I am," he said, "totally dedicated dedi-cated to doing my homework. I have the organizational skills to bring people together and the willingness to listen professionally to explore all options." With 25 years' experience in financial fi-nancial and business management in both the public and private sectors, sec-tors, Hampton has been self employed em-ployed for more than half of that time. "I have seen," he said, "that it is extremely important to have the skills to be able to discuss things with other people. ' "It is important to be sure that you share facts and views with people in advance. The element of surprise is not good for making A 24-speed custom mountain bicycle bi-cycle valued at $3,700 was taken from a local residence. Police are investigating a report of sexual abuse of a male juvenile by another male juvenile. A speaker box valued at $100 was reported stolen from a vehicle. Vandalism reports kept officers busy during the week. These included in-cluded a vehicle driven across the west and south lawn of the recre jobs. for American Fork Mayor Paid for by Green for mayor committee views sound decisions." He has served as a state and county delegate, and as a voting district officer. Larry Lassen Lassen is completing a four-year term on the City Council. During that period of service he has served on the Finance, Streets, Parks, Cemetery and Boat Harbor Committees and the Timpanogos Special Service District. He praised the city's work on a new master plan. "We are," he said, "in the process of having our master plan on roads upgraded. There is also work on water and everything else in the town." He encouraged the planning for roadways. "We are going to have to do something," some-thing," he said, "with 100 East. There will have to be lights put in. We have been working on this for four years now and we still haven't succeeded yet. We are on the 1994 priority list, the state tells us." He advocates proper placement of a new freeway interchange near the current rest stop. "That will alleviate," he said, "quite a bit of traffic problems." - He wants the city to reinstate the traffic light at 100 West and Main and to have 540 West put in place. "But the bottom line is dollars," he said. A long-time advocate of cleanup andbeautification, Lassen has been instrumental in the weed-mowing program. "I would like," he said, "to get still more done with our streets and get rid of trash trees. The big trouble is open irrigation ditches. It makes it hard to keep things cleaned up." Lassen also advocates extending curb, gutter and sidewalk further through the community. He would like to continue upgrading park facilities fa-cilities and install rest rooms and boweries. bike stolen ation center. Alpine Highland Chief Dan Jones of the Alpine Highland police department said officers investigated an automobile accident Thursday. Two kids were coming down from the trailhead in Schoolhouse Canyon, Can-yon, said Jones, and their car slid off the road, injuring both of them. They were treated and released. See How Jess Green Stacks Up When Compared With Other Candidates Serving J6 years. City Planning & Zoning Coramission Served appointed term, City Council Served three years, City Board of Adjustments Serving currently, Utah County Board of Adjustments, a land use court As paid consultant, planned successful strategy that secured 7500 acre feet of new water annually from the C.U.P. for North Utah County. As paid consultant, planned successful strategy that stopped U.S, Steel &om closing Geneva the first time, thus savmd Graduate, BYU, B.A. English, Spanish. 2 years graduate school U of U College of Law. Graduate, Federal Artillery Officer , Candidate School. L.D.S. Mission, North Central States 10 years helping local teens stay in school and off drugs. , , Married, wife Sondra, and six children, 13to22years. 1 and leadership iT1 |