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Show Dally Kcmtft eomo YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER THURSDAY. Mai .... lor SCHOOLS: Shelley 4th graders pel a taste ot history TOWN HALL: OUP museum readies for spring SPORTS: Brothers turn love of collecting into business USII7ESS ALPINE YOGA BENDS OVER FOR CLIENTS opstiryctiomi piric could -rise C City looks to increase impactfees 132 percent Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF It could soon cost more to build a home in American Fork. The city is looking at a 132 percent increase in impact fees, the charges placed on new construction, with the plan to charge what it costs to maintain the same level of service current residents have. The City Council is expected to take action on the fees at a later date. In addition to charging more for water, sewer and park fees, the city may adopt two new impact im-pact fees, for roads and public safety. As the city continues to grow, there will be an ever-increasing need for new roads. Since the next phase of growth is anticipated antici-pated south of the freeway, there will be an even greater expense for crossing it "There are a lot of expenses associated with it," Elise Chris-tensen Chris-tensen of Lewis, Young, Robertson Robert-son & Burningham told the City Council on May 3. In order to assess impact fees, a city must have a capital facili ties plan in place, showing how they anticipate filling the needs. Christensen said her firm studied stud-ied the plan, calculated the costs, and suggested a road impact fee of $1,348 for each new home. Cities may adopt any amount up to that supported by the study. Christensen said the company com-pany recommended charging the maximum allowable amount, to See FEES, Page 3 READY TO LAUNCH i ' " . V ,. " . C 1 ' , y K - ' ' siw;'., t , f wJ, - t - 1 4 11 7 - - - f New docks are ready for use at the American Fork boat harbor May 4. COBB CONDIENorth County AF Boat Harbor gets new docks, upgrades Barbara Christiansen and Stacy Johnson NORTH COUNTY STAFF """1 he American Fork Boat Harbor is ready for a new season of boat launchings, complete with a new set of docks and upgrades. "We took out 33 docks," said harbormaster Cal Houghton. "Now we have solid pieces on floating float-ing barges. There are eight fingers off the main ramp." "The new docks add so much to the appearance of the facility," he said. In addition, there has been a new launching ramp with handicap access. "It is a nice docking system," Houghton said.- The upgrades were part of a group of projects the city undertook using redevelopment agency funding. A limited number of communities in the state qualified to use those future tax dollars to add to their arts and recreation recre-ation facilities. Other projects were renovations at City HalL expansion of the Fitness Center, construction of a skate park and renovations at the amphitheater. Cathy Jensen, the city's finance officer, said the redevelopment funds used for the boat harbor were $186,000. . Other upgrades at the boat harbor have included a floating tire barge, Houghton said. "It keeps the waves from coming into the harbor." He also told about two lit buoys purchased pur-chased by the county to mark the entrance to the harbor. Another change made way for expansion ex-pansion of the boat harbor, when the city purchased five acres of property near the harbor in 2005. There has not been a plan set in place for that property, but it may be used for parking park-ing and picnic areas. "Maybe we could have walking paths and a picnic area," Houghton . said. "And we are in dire need of See HARBOR, Page 3 If you go American Fork Boat Harbor Where: 6135 N. 6000 West . (take 100 West to lake) Telephone: 763-3055 Hours: Open April Sept. 30,7a.n.to dark 4th District judge retires after 14 years on the bench Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Since he was 17 years old, Anthony An-thony Schofield knew he wanted to be a judge. "We had a family friend who was a judge," he said. "I didn't know I wanted to be a lawyer, but I knew I wanted to be a judge. " He explained his reasoning. "It looked like what he did was very interesting, important and helped people," he said. "That seemed interesting to me. After law school it became clear that is exactly what judges do." Schofield paid his dues and was an attorney for 17 years before he applied to be a judge. At the end of this month he will retire after nearly 14 years on the bench for the Fourth District Court to go back to be an attorney attor-ney again. Two of his six sons are practicing practic-ing attorneys and he is looking forward to joining them in private pri-vate practice. The American Fork resident was raised in New Mexico and, like many others, came to BYU and didnt leave. When he was practicing law, he was in general commercial business litigation. In his years as a judge, Schofield Scho-field has seen it all civil, domestic, do-mestic, criminal, probate, adoptions, adop-tions, v. ASHLEY FRANSCEU. Daily Herald See SCHOFIELD, Page 3 Judgf Anthony Schofield of American Fork. Community Briefing 2007 SCOUT EXPO j. ; MARIO RUIZDaily Herald American Fork Troop 827 Scout Master Brian Holmes cleans off a walking stick with his scouts at the Wasatch Front Scouting Expo at Thanksgiving Point Saturday. NOMINATIONS SOUGHT - Nominations are being be-ing accepted for this year's Steel Days Grand Marshal and Junior Grand Marshal. The Junior Grand Marshal should be between 5-12 years old. Anyone who would like to nominate an individual for either post should type up the nomination, including includ-ing why they think he or she should be chosen. They should include the address and phone number of both the person nominated and the one making the nomination. nomi-nation. They should be sent to American Fork City, P.O. Box 397, American Fork, Utah 84003, faxed to 763-3004 or e-mailed to Charisse Finch at jfinchxmission.com. The deadline is May 31. All entries will be considered consid-ered and voted on by the Steel Days Committee. STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE - The U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers will collect food during the 15th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday. Residents are invited to place a bag full of non-perishable food next to their mailboxes on this day. All food collected will be donated to Community Action Services and Food Bank. SPRING CLEAN-UP CONTINUES - American Fork's traditional spring clean-up will continue through Saturday. There are trash containers available at Art Dye Ball Park, 550 East and 1000 North from 8 a.m. to dark. DOWNTOWN CLEAN-UP TAKES PLACE - It's not Snow White putting the Seven Dwarfs to work, but a group of volunteers armed with brushes and buckets marching down Main Street, cleaning up American Fork's downtown Saturday. Groups and individuals will meet in Robinson Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to organize into small groups to sweep, clean windows, pick up trash and other projects proj-ects for businesses and residences in the area. The event is sponsored by American Fork City, Main Street American Fork and Jack Morris Janitorial. LIBRARY PLANS PRINCESS BALL - The American Ameri-can Fork Public Library will have its fourth annual Princess Ball on May 21 at the library, 64 S. 100 East, American Fork. The cost is $5 per family. There will be games, prizes, treats and Spanish dancers for the fiesta theme. The event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and includes a drawing for a pihata at 8 p.m. FITNESS CENTER TO CLOSE - In order to remove the bubble from the pool at the American Fork Fitness Center, the facility will be closed starting Saturday. It is scheduled to reopen Wednesday. Depending on the weather, the outdoor pools may open Thursday. AARP DRIVER SAFETY - An AARP Driver Safety class will be taught at the Jacobs Senior Center, 242 W. 200 South, Pleasant Grove, on May 16 and 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. The class is for people age 50 and older. To register, call the center at 785-2818 or Don Gover at 785-0379. A $10 fee will be charged. Completion of the class may qualify participants for a discount on automobile auto-mobile insurance. AMPHITHEATER MAY BE RESERVED - Reservations Reserva-tions for the Amphitheater are taken by the Arts Council Coun-cil at 763-3081. The cost is $550 with a $100 deposit that is returned when the event is over if everything is left clean. It is available from 7 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. SPORTS REGISTRATION - American Fork Recreation Recre-ation is registering for soccer through June 7 at the American Fork Fitness Center, 454 N. Center. Participation Partici-pation is for age 4 through eighth grade. Games are played in August and September. 6 Ml,61055 00050' I!tll.f ' 1 I - 1 HvJ tUJ t-J J AT l COHDITKWIM rwn CHoict of oniow cd rjwis) AN AMffiEAN REWlimnN r- |