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Show r - 1 0 tHib dition of The Daily Herald a n Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com 50 CENTS Vol. 24, No. 19 THURSDAY. MAY 9, 2002 Water rates r o Heritage Center sale 1 still Incomplete The sale of the old American Fork Hospital to Heritage Convalescent Center still has not been completed. Mayor Ted Bar-ratt Bar-ratt recently reported that the senior care facility was exploring funding options. Barratt said the city council would have to decide whether to put together a proposal for continued con-tinued lease of the building, build-ing, create other sale terms, or put the structure back on the real estate market. Cul-de-sac responsible for subdivision denial The American Fork City Council denied approval of Plat A of Adams Court subdivision sub-division at X50 W. 300 North. One of the main concerns the city had was a proposed partial-width cul-de-sac. Director of Public Works Howard Denney said the city could establish standards stan-dards under which the narrower nar-rower plans would be acceptable, perhaps with a provision that a short neck for the street may make it acceptable. Council members Don Hampton and Keith Blake expressed concern about setting a precedent and about garbage and delivery trucks having to back onto 300 North. They suggested the plan be sent back to the' Planning Commission to begin setting alternatives alterna-tives and standards. Watts Automotive site m plan approved v One of the entrances to American Fork City will undergo some landscaping improvements as the City Jgouncil has approved the gjte plan for Watts Automotive Automo-tive at 716 S. 500 East. The site has been used for the sale of recreational vehicles, vehi-cles, but will change to cars, trucks and sport utility utili-ty vehicles. M Along with the approval, the council emphasized the need for landscaping in the area, which is along the entrance corridor into the community. The plan will comply with the Utah Department of Transportation. BO w II Jhanks for the service Photo by Barbara Christiansen V.Vi 'iii '"' Uivon Laursen receives a hug and greeting from members of the Youth Court and Youth Council as she was recognized for 10 years of service to the groups. She was one of three who helped found the organizations. The American Fork Youth Court of was one of the first tribunal type with teen judges in the state and has been a model for others to follow. may rais If a secondary water system is built, the anticipated yearly water costs for an average size lot would be $135 for secondary water and $200 for culinary water. Present culinary charges are $96 per year for 6000 gallons gal-lons per month and 60 cents per 1,000 gallons additional. By Barbara Christiansen City Editor Water in American Fork will likely cost more in the future. City Council members mem-bers are considering con-sidering several sev-eral methods to provide increased water for future residents. resi-dents. As the community continues to grow, there are several options city leaders could follow to ensure enough water to meet the needs of the citizens. Cost estimates for the two main suggestions run close in price. They are a pressurized pressur-ized irrigation system or a water treatment plant. Franson-Noble and Associates Asso-ciates has conducted two phases of a study to determine deter-mine benefits and drawbacks draw-backs of possible systems, and has provided those cost estimates. A pressurized irrigation system would cost $16.9 million to build, according to Richard Noble, who pre sented the second phase of See WATER ON PAGE 12 the study to the City Council. Coun-cil. Along with those plans, there would need to be some improvements to the culi nary water system, running run-ning a total for that plan to $23.6 million. mil-lion. The plan includes a secondary irrigation system for residents north of the freeway, and culinary water only for those on the south side. Continu ing to use and expand the culinary water system would require water storage tanks, more pipes, and wells. The estimate for those improvements is set at $23.5 million. "There is not a lot of difference dif-ference between the costs," said Noble. "As I look at those numbers, they are essentially the same." Other criteria he considered consid-ered included conservation, management, safety, billing and flexibility. By definition, a secondary second-ary water system conserves Grand marshal nominees sought Anyone who knows a civic-minded individual who has been of service to American Fork is invited to nominate that person as Grand Marshal of the 2002 Steel Days celebration in July. The Steel Days Committee is seeking those nominations. nomi-nations. They should be written or typed and include the name, address and phone number, of both the person per-son nominated and the one submitting the suggestion. sugges-tion. They should be mailed to PO Box 1224, American Fork, Utah 84003. Veterans monument OKed Subscription and delivery information is clarified New Utah American Fork Citizen subscribers will begin receiving the Sunday Daily Herald with their subscription. The new ThursdaySunday ThursdaySun-day delivery will begin on May 12. The Daily Herald will be delivered by carrier and New Utah will come through the United States Postal Service. The weekly rate for the service would be 50 cents, but current subscribers will not need to pay more until the next price change. Memorial Day services at the American Fork City Cemetery may have a new backdrop. back-drop. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recently got approval from the City Council for matching funds to provide a stone monument monu-ment honoring a burial bur-ial team which has provided military rites to deceased comrades. Members of the VFW Timpanogos Post 4918, based in American Fork, raised $3,520 toward an estimated cost of $6,500 to $6,800 and the council approved the city's participation for an equal amount. The monument is planned to be seven feet tall and will be placed west of the present pres-ent Veterans Memorial on the cemetery's south side. It will contain names of volunteers volun-teers who play Taps," fold the flag and present it to the widow, and honor the dead. Ned Veater recalled a double memorial the group performed this month. "I never expected to be burying my oldest old-est son," he said. The group performed rites for him and his father-in-law the same day. "It is most sacred when we fold the flag and present it to the widows," said Veater. "No words express it." In addition to the 28 members of the Timpanogos Post, there will be names for Post 5787 from Springville, Post 6162 from Payson and Post 2162 from Provo. There will be room for names of others who participate par-ticipate in the future. VFW members have been performing those rites since 1962 and have buried over 4,000 of their fellow service members. In a related matter, the City Council approved providing burial plots for veterans veter-ans and their spouses near the memorial for $200 for residents and $500 for non-residents of the city. Lost and now found Lost wedding ring found after two year absence y. By Linda Butler , , It was nearly two years ago, on tytay 12, 2000, that Elizabeth Bunting lost her wedding ring. "It hurt my hand," she explained. The diamond had fallen fall-en out and repair work to the setting set-ting caused it to irritate Elizabeth's Eliza-beth's hand. When not wearing the ring, "I had a special place for t " Elizabeth said. Unfortunately her special place was accessible to her inquisitive son Jonathan, then two years old. When Elizabeth went to put on the ring for an evening out with her husband, the ring was gone. Concerned, Elizabeth began to look for it. "We looked everywhere," she said. "We searched the bedroom, the bathroom, we even checked the heater vents." But the diamond dia-mond ring was nowhere to be found. Concern grew into panic when she remembered that young Jonathan had been found playing in the master bathroom the previous previ-ous afternoon. "He had been flushing the toilet " said Elizabeth. Eliza-beth. Looking in and around the toilet proved fruitless. Elizabeth's husband, Dave, bought her a replacement ring for their next anniversary. But nothing noth-ing could replace the sentimental value of the original ring. Recently, the Buntings have been remodeling their home, upgrading and updating much of the house. When plumber Ron Parry was removing the toilets for the installation instal-lation of new tile flooring, Elizabeth Eliza-beth asked him to keep his eyes open for her wedding ring. He told Elizabeth it would take a miracle to find the ring. Parry removed the toilet, and took it outside. No miracle, no ring. Later that evening, Elizabeth's husband, Dave, was checking the toilet just on the chance that it might be in there, he said. He shook it a bit and heard a small See RING on page 12 ! if i . ' r 1 f - r t ' . f 1 - - Photo by Undo Butler Elizabeth Bunting was surprised to find that her ring had spent two years in her home's toBet. COPY |