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Show T American Fork New Utah - Thursday, October 2, 2(X)3 - Page 8 COUNCIL Continued from front page The two-year candidates are incumbent Keith S. Blake and Larry E. Roberts. New Utah will profile those running in the primary pri-mary election. If'" t George E. Brown, Jr. Brown is an attorney and has been actively involved in church and civil affairs. He served on the American Fork City Council from 1994 to 1998, and on many city and other civic committees. commit-tees. He told why he is running run-ning for office. "We need to work hard to control city spending and oppose the tax increases we are seeing too much in all areas of government," he said. "I want to make sure the city has a long-term adequate supply of safe drinking water before spending millions of dollars on pressurized irrigation. I also want to beautify and revitalize American Fork by improving parks and revitalizing revi-talizing downtown. I support sup-port development that complies com-plies with ordinances and does not burden current citizens." cit-izens." He said he would put priorities pri-orities on fundamental functions of the city - water, sewer, public safety, roads, library, parks, recreation programs, tax base and the cemetery. He said he would encourage volunteerism. Brown would like to see the city become more citizen-oriented. "Right now we are too oriented to big business entities and there are too many hidden agendas," he said. "I think government needs to be more honest and consistent in dealing with the citizens. On the bond election for the police and courts (building) and the fire and ambulance, the city represented that when it sold the old hospital, those funds would be used to reduce the debt of the bonds. Now the city has changed its mind. It did not explain what the necessity was to not comply with those representations." Richard D. Byrnes Richard "Cheezie" Byrnes has degrees in business busi-ness and accounting, and feels that experience and knowledge will help him serve on the council. He has managed and owned businesses busi-nesses and said he is approachable and listens to people and their views. "I want to do what is good for all the people of the town, just certain ones," he said. He said he is running for council because he would like to see the group accomplish accom-plish more. "I feel like there is a need ( -- ; 0' v' ' i ' for new leadership," he said. Things have been stagnating stagnat-ing too long. Downtown is dying and we should try to save it. The city has to work together with the business people, in downtown and other areas. The taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for everything." Byrnes believes that businesses should work together with the city, with the goal of helping both small and big companies. "American Fork goes all the way from border to border," bor-der," he said. "We should help all the people within our boundaries, not just big businesses." He is pleased with the Internet system and said it was a smart thing for the city to purchase it. He said he would like to see the city get more restaurants and that he is working on creating creat-ing one himself. One of his mail goals is to stop backbiting and bickering bicker-ing and to get the city's entities enti-ties to work together. The City Council, Planning Plan-ning Commission and the citizens can work for the good of all," he said. "People need to get involved." " is 'Vr- $ y 'w. Jimmie D. Cates Cates was appointed in February to fill a portion of Don Hampton's term on the council, when Hampton resigned to serve an LDS mission. His assignments have included the library board, North Point Solid Waste District, finance committee, senior citizens and Neighbors in Action. He has owned his own business busi-ness and worked in management man-agement for 22 years. He is also active in church and civic affairs. He said he is running for the position in order to be of service to his community. "I am interested in the direction American Fork goes," he said. "I have lived here 46 years. It is of vital interest to me what happens hap-pens to American Fork and what we will be in the future." He would like to see the community work within its General Plan to encourage business development while maintaining protection protec-tion for the residents. "For example, our sign law has been too restrictive because of the nature of our city," he said. "In some ways it is unfair to a person doing business, yet we want to retain the aesthetics of American Fork. It is a fine line between what is fair to the business person and what is unsightly. We would hope to maintain that balance." bal-ance." He considers himself a negotiator and promises to use those abilities to facilitate facili-tate communication. Overall, he is pleased with the way things are going in the community, with the fire and ambulance ambu-lance station being built, broadband system being implemented, and pressurized pressur-ized irrigation being put into place. "Our tax base in the city is being greatly increased by the new businesses," he said. "American Fork has a very bright future. It is a vibrant community." ( ! ' 1 I 55. V . 1 All Thomas H. Hunter Hunter is completing a term on the City Council. He has served on the Planning Plan-ning and Zoning Commission, Commis-sion, Timpanogos Special Service District, recreation committee and golf course committee. He has owned his insurance business for 14 years. "I have business sense and a vision of the future for controlled growth and proper growth in the business busi-ness world," he said. "I really real-ly care about the community communi-ty and the future." He said his qualifications helped him decide to run again. "I thought that some of the candidates who had put their names in to run for council were not qualified," he said. "Either they had sued the city or were in a current lawsuit. I feel that is totally out of line. I also don't want to take a chance of having the good things we have going halted." Hunter said he is pleased that many of the previous administration's lawsuits had been settled. He is also happy about the west side development. "I don't think people realize real-ize the significance of what the west side development will have on the community," communi-ty," he said. "I am very proud of what is going on there. It is going to bring us back to being the hub of North Utah County." He believes that the city should help all businesses succeed. "If you have a good business busi-ness that wants to come into American Fork, I would like to see us incorporate something that would help the smaller businesses, too," he said. "That is hard, but we have to make sure it is equitable for small and large businesses." He promised to continue to work toward nuisance abatement. ''-.r'J'sK Shirl Don LeBaron LeBaron is an attorney and serves on the Planning and Zoning Commission. He is judge pro tem for the Fourth District Court, on the Library Board, Recreation Recre-ation Board and been vice chair of Republication District Dis-trict 27. A former juvenile judge, he is past president of the American Fork Rotary Club. "I feel like I have something some-thing to offer in terms of experience and interest," he said. "I bring a perspective with the General Plan and being involved in construction construc-tion property issues, I can be an asset. I have good relationships with city officers offi-cers and employees. As a result I can get things done." "I am a strong proponent of individual property rights tempered with what is in the best interests of the community," he said. "We need to complete the General Plan. Developers need to be accountable to ordinances and be responsible responsi-ble for open space and landscape land-scape requirements. We need to be cognizant of the impact of development on the citizens." LeBaron applauded the progress with the city parks and trails, with the recent hearings. That is going well," he said. "It is a matter of getting get-ting feedback, then gathering gather-ing private donations to make up the gaps. I have offered the use of our family's fami-ly's heavy equipment." He wants to ensure park bond money is spent as the task force recommends. He also supports city cleanup and beautification. "I like the move to dejunk American Fork," he said. "I want to strengthen our ordinance for the overall beautification of the city. It is a public safety issue." He proposes "neighborhood "neighbor-hood town meetings" to make the council accessible to the public and said he would be fiscally responsible responsi-ble and take a long, hard look at the budget looking for waste and inefficiency. f ... Tf-. LSI if r Karl Peterson Peterson has a degree in chemical engineering and has worked 10 years in the computer industry and 10 years in public education. "I understand that the council has to make informed decisions about issues facing 'the city," he said. One of his goals is to have the city responsible to all the residents. "American Fork City is controlled by special interest inter-est groups," he said. "As basically a bedroom community, com-munity, we should be doing things to enhance the family fami-ly aspects. The current City Council is sidetracked. They are doing things that big business wants done." Peterson has proposed that the city bond for an additional amount over the $28 million needed to put the pressurized irrigation system in place. The extra money could be used to allow residents who need to finance their hookups. When the roads are torn up for the irrigation piping, the city could bury conduit for fiber optic lines, which would help with future concerns, con-cerns, he said. He proposed a tiered level of sign laws, in which large developments are under different constraints than small businesses. "It need to be done with a plan," he said. "The current City Council and leadership are not doing their jobs." Peterson would like more accountability for the city and said it is not following proper procedures. "Decisions are being made by the city staff and committees that the council should make," he said. "Records that should be kept are not being kept. That is illegal. The city leadership is operating in violation of state and city laws. Expediency is not the way to run a city." He has filed lawsuits against the city, and said he is justified because civil rights had been violated. He asked voters to see www.electkarl.com for details. 1 14''. j' I (y Judy Price Price has served on many city committees, including the cemetery committee, arts council, Neighbors in Action and historic preservation. preser-vation. He began and produced pro-duced the American Fork Heritage and History Pageant and the Camp Floyd Pageant, been co-founder co-founder and coordinator of the Courtwatch Justice system, sys-tem, in which she has been an advocate for those suffering suf-fering from domestic violence. vio-lence. She has been a volunteer volun-teer with Shadowlight charitable char-itable foundation and served on the State Board of Mental Retardation Association Associ-ation of Utah. She said she would like to see a town square established estab-lished with the former Harrington Har-rington School as a youth, community arts and history center. "I believe that downtown can be beautiful, walkable and economically productive," produc-tive," she said. "We need to prepare for TRAX because it will be a financial support to our historic downtown." Price said she is a progressive pro-gressive person, yet she hangs onto history. With that in mind, she wants to see development happen carefully and under sufficient suffi-cient city control. "We could cement and sign ourselves into oblivion," obliv-ion," she said. "It is a fine line and a balancing act." She has been pleased with the public meetings about improvements to city parks. "I hope that those things they do will be directly helpful and valuable in our parks and that we can reach our goals. She is one who has filed a class action lawsuit against the city, asking for more openness in government. "Patriotic people have rallied together in an effort to stop the coercion, threats and other abusive behavior and thus raise the citizen status in the community," she said. "We are asking for no personal financial gain. Ricky K. Storrs Storrs is completing his third term on the council and believes his experience helps him in his service. He has been on the finance, celebration, cel-ebration, rodeo and cemetery ceme-tery committees and worked with sewer, water and city maintenance. He has served as a volunteer ,1,1111 1 m 1 ijimi . ill, ijiU .,jWj,)uimiiii 1 , ,n, with the ambulance company compa-ny for nearly 10 years. He is an operations foreman at Timpanogos Special Service District. He said he would like to be able to continue finalizing finaliz-ing the vision of the city's commercial development, both on the west side and revitalizing the downtown businesses. "I would like to see the city form a partnership with the property and business busi-ness owners," he said. His goals also include seeing though the improvements improve-ments to city parks, completion comple-tion of the broadband system sys-tem and installation of the pressurized irrigation system. sys-tem. A believer in open communication, com-munication, he encourages dialogue between the resi dents and the council. "I would like to see the council and citizens work together with good communication commu-nication and we could get things done as a community," communi-ty," he said. Such communication communi-cation would help bring an end to lawsuits facing the city, he said. Storrs would use that communication to reach a conclusion about the rights of businesses and residents. "It is a fine line," he said. "I can see both sides. There is something we can do to help business and not take away from the beauty of the town. Times change. We have to be versatile and open minded." Another of his goals is to have a full-time fire and paramedic department. "I think it is time for our community to move ahead with this, even if it means I would lose my job," he said. "Our people should be cross trained to help save more lives." . . .. .. , Women's radio show comes to the Valley There is a new radio show called Healthy Wealthy Wow, reality radio for women who believe in the beauty of a balanced life. This is the first daily woman's talk show to be on the airwaves everyday and the first for women and their families other than sports and politics. This show will share information with women that will help, uplift, educate edu-cate in thhe areas of healthy living, wealthy living liv-ing and Wow. The "Healthy Wealthy Wow Reality Radio for Women Who Believe in the Beauty of a Balanced Life" announced they began to air at noon weekdays on KSTAR 1400 AM, starting Wednesday. According to HWW founders and radio hosts, Robbie Lawler and Kim Power Stilson, "Healthy Wealthy Wow (HWW) Reality Real-ity Radio and Monthly Grapevine Gatherings for Women Who Believe in the Beauty of a Balanced Life" is truly an idea whose time has come. It all happened this summer. Lawler and Stilson were discussing their respective radio shows (Mother's Morning Out and Power Strategies, Market Your Business to a Better Bottom Line) over lunch when the conversation turned (as women's conversations usually usu-ally do) to family, friends and how they were trying to balance their lives with all they wanted to accomplish. 11 TbfkirkWh Ltd.ni.in.4rt'. in rtiti u f' ' r '-"t M |