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Show Study to begin for freeway, TRAX and rail travel in Utah County area New Utah - Thursday, May 15, 2003 - Page 1 1 "Heidi' opens at SCERA By Amie Rose Interstate 15 in Utah County is already paved and definitely isn't paradise, para-dise, but state officials want to stop it from becoming a parking lot. Gov. Mike Leavitt said Monday that growth in Utah County could mean that residents would see the kind of traffic they now see for BYU football games every day. "People aren't going to stand forthat kind of congestion," con-gestion," he said. Leavitt announced the first step in the solution Monday. He's authorized the Utah Department of Transportation Trans-portation to start a $5 million mil-lion environmental impact statementon the Utah County Coun-ty stretch of 1-15, one of the most congested stretches of freeway in the state. UDOT will start the impact statement this fall, a project that will takeabout three years. An environmental environ-mental impact statement is the firststep in a major federal fed-eral highway construction project. County Commissioner Gary Herbert said the county's coun-ty's population grows 12,000 to 13,000 every year. The county has $6 billion intransportation needs because of that growth. A Mountainland Association Associa-tion of Governments study indicates a few parts of 1-15 in Utah County are at congestion con-gestion failure, including the area near 500 East in American Fork. By 2010, major portions will be at congestion failure, between University Parkway Park-way and 500 East in American Ameri-can Fork and between American Fork and LehL . John Njord, UDOT executive exec-utive director, said when the impact statement is done the state will have a solution for the needs ofthe rapidly-growing county. The solution won't only address 1-15. The state will also look at mass transit. John Inglish, Utah Transit Authority general manager, said UTA acquired Union Pacific's rights of way for tracks to Payson on the east and west sides of 1-15. Those tracks could be used for light rail and commuter com-muter rail to help relieve congestion onthe freeway. The state doesn't have any money for construction yet. "It's not just a traffic logjam, log-jam, it's also a funding logjam," log-jam," Leavitt said. STTCD DRIVING yOSJ cuAzy? Wlf IPay 12-15 435-S49-055 FIRST WESTERN MORT3?3CiE in Park City Meet Your North Utah County Advertising Team! We have a lot of talented people able to bring advertising strategies that will work for your small, medium or large businesses. Our people live, work and raise their families In Utah County, They understand the unique problems prob-lems facing your business here. We have all the marketing products you need. Targeting Zip Codes to Total Market Coverage and Everything in between. fef mm. i ' J "DAIIV HERALD" and "NIW UTAH" SolM Tvami Left to Right) Jawd ttaanl, Terew Offrtt, John Stemmoro, twa Dean, Jown Nation, Conor Cotaway. Your Town, Your Neighbor. Your Newspaper. ' One piece of the funding could come from a county-wide county-wide quarter-cent sales tax increase. Rep. Jeff Alexander, Alexan-der, R-Provo,sponsored legislation leg-islation this year to allow counties to increase sales tax for transportation funding. fund-ing. The money can only be used for roads and public transit systems, and it must be approved by voters. Rep. Mike Thompson, R-Orem, R-Orem, said the tax might be a hard sellto voters. "Our president is telling us we need to cut taxes, he said. It's difficult to add a tax." Rep. Becky Lockhart, R-Provo, R-Provo, said the timing ofthe tax vote could have an effect on the outcome. "It all depends on the economy and how people are feeling," she said. Lockhart said it will also be important for voters to know that themoney can only be used for roads or mass transit. Herbert said commissioners commis-sioners have talked about getting the sales tax question ques-tion on the 2004 ballot. He said a poll snows a majority of county residents would be infavor of increases increas-es in sales tax and gas tax to help solve transportation problems. However, more people favor the sales tax increase over an added gas tax. State officials aren't only looking at 1-15 for transportation trans-portation solutions. UDOT and Envision Utah are working on an environmental impact statement for the Mountain View Corridor, which will start atlnterstate 80 in Salt Lake County and run through the west side ofU-tah ofU-tah County. They're holding community commu-nity meetings to get residents' resi-dents' input on the corridor and transportation solutions, solu-tions, including roads, mass transit and trail systems. The first meeting is at 6 p.m. May 21 at Eaglecrest Elementary School in Lehi. Nothing's going to happen hap-pen soon, though. "It's going to get worse before it gets better," Herbert Her-bert said. Mt. Timpanogos is so spectacular visually, it easily easi-ly could nest among the Alps in Switzerland. Fortunately, its stunning vista will provide the ideal Swiss-like background for SCERA's outdoor production produc-tion ofthe musical "Heidi The musical, which runs May 21 to 31 at 8 p.m. (no shows on Tuesday or Sunday), Sun-day), will open the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre's 2003 summer season. General Gen-eral admission tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children chil-dren (ages 3 to 11) and are available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday at SCERA, 745 S. State Street in Orem or by calling 225-2569 225-2569 or 225 ARTS. Tickets will also be available at the box office on the west side of the shell beginning one hour prior to the show on performance, per-formance, nights. Seating is on a sloped grassy hill, and patrons may bring blankets or rent a chair for $1. "Heidi an original work by local playwright Rene Sheets with music by Steve Smith, is based on the beloved story of an irre-pressibly irre-pressibly charming orphan sent to live with her gruff- but lovable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Johanna Spyri's classic story has charmed readers since its original publication in 1880. Director Kate Lowder said she has been thrilled to have this script and music because it is a "beautiful story with the emphasis on beautiful While there are several characters in the play, Lowder Low-der said that the play only works if you have the ideal lead because the play's success suc-cess rests on the role of Heidi. She found her lead in Jessica Jes-sica Sundwall, an 8-year-old from Alpine whom she lovingly lov-ingly calls "Utah's very own Shirley Temple Lowder adds that that with Jessica's blonde hair, big smile and chubby cheeks, she fits the role physically. 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