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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah! - Wednesday, November 1 , 2000 - Page 1 2 Undon agrees to help fund Chamber By Harlow Clark The Lindon city council recently approved a $10,000 grant to the Pleasant GroveLindon Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber originally asked for the money at the June 6 meeting meet-ing when the council was discussing the budget for the new fiscal year. Board member Eva Ercanbrack of Timp Tour and Travel, a home-based business in Lindon, and president Scott Sage of Konsigned Kar Korner in Pleasant Grove presented their request and some information about the Chamber. Ercanbrack said that 62 of Pleasant Grove's 560 businesses are Chamber members and 22 of Lindon's approximately 500 businesses busi-nesses belong to the Chamber. She said the similar sim-ilar number of businesses in two cities with such different differ-ent populations (Pleasant Grove, 20,000, Lindon, 8,000) means there are a lot of home-based businesses in Lindon. The money is to support the Chamber's Web site. Ercanbrack said $8,000 will pay for a part time employee, employ-ee, $8hour for 20 hours a week, and $2000 will pay for Internet services. "Does this come from tax funds?" a resident asked. "Yes," Ercanbrack said. "That seems odd," he replied. "That's why we want to present this as a service agreement. The city hires the Chamber to perform certain services" of publicizing publiciz-ing the city, Ercanbrack said. City administrator Ott Dameron suggested continuing contin-uing the request until June 20 so that the city attorney could review the agreement. agree-ment. The Chamber then met with the council in a work session before their Sept. 19 meeting, and responded to questions from the council. The council decided to table the request for a week. Asked if the Chamber of commerce was concerned about the long delay between their request and the approval, Sandy Seibold, executive director and part time employee said, "We realize that the city council members have to take their time to think things through, so we weren't concerned." Seibold added that the Chamber asked the council on June 6 because they were discussing the 2000-01 budget that night. She said the Chamber also asked for $1000 for the 1999-2000 fiscal fis-cal year, which is what the city gave the Chamber in 1998-99. The council voted on the funding in their Oct. 3 meeting. Mayor Ellertson said he would like to give the money with the caveat that the council should build their base. A pickup truck with a For Sale sign in it was found at a business in Lindon last week. The truck had been left in Pleasant Grove with its For Sale sign in it by the owner who lives in Lehi. When notified that the truck had been found at the Lindon business, the owner notified noti-fied police. The truck had apparently been stolen from its location and left at the Lindon business after several sever-al parts were taken from it. The truck and the missing parts had a total value of $8,250. A CD player was taken from a car in Pleasant Grove. The stereo was valued at $125. In addition some wires to the headlights and wiper blades were cut when the stereo was removed. This damage was set at $75. A soda pop machine located at a Pleasant Grove business sustained considerable damage over the weekend. week-end. The damage estimated was set at $625. A mountain bike valued at $200 was taken from a yard in Pleasant Grove. The rear passenger side window in car in Lindon was broken out but nothing was taken. The window was valued at $200. A Jeep Wrangler valued at $14,000 was taken after the owner left it in front of the baby sitter's home overnight when a family emergency came up. The baby sitter and a neighbor saw the vehicle being driven away but thought the owner had come back for it. The car was later found at the Pleasant Grove Swimming Pool. Some tools and winch recovery equipment had been taken. The items were valued at $100. A Pleasant Grove resident reported a burglary at his home. Taken were credit cards, cash, wallet, nickels and dimes, a rifle and collectible coins. The total value of the items was $2,660. A pumpkin and a Chinese style candle, with a total value of $90 were taken from a yard. Burglars took several items from a car in Pleasant Grove. Taken were a credit card, wallet, CD player, speakers and an amplifier. The total value of the items was $905. For the second week in a row, a telephone was taken from the lobby of an apartment complex in Pleasant Grove. The phone was valued at $45. One driver was injured when two cars collided at 100 E. 100 South in Pleasant Grove. According to police, one car attempted to make a left hand turn and pulled in front of the other car. The injured driver was taken by Pleasant Grove EMS to American Fork Hospital. Damage to one car was set at $2,000 and the other car had $1,500 damage. Another injury accident was reported at 200 S. Geneva Road when one car attempted to make a left hand turn onto 200 South from a private driveway. As the other car came through the intersection the cars collided. The injured were taken to American Fork Hospital by Pleasant Grove EMS. Damage to one car was listed at $3,000 and at $1,500 for the other. An accident occurred at 600 West and 1100 North when two cars collided in the intersection. The damage to one car was set at $2,000 and there was $1,500 to the other. A three-car accident occurred at State Street and Center Street in Pleasant Grove. According to police, the accident happened after one car attempted a left hand turn from State Street onto Center Street. This car was hit by an oncoming car and then the first car hit a third car that was traveling in the outside lane. There were no injuries. There was $4,000 damage to one car, $2,500 to another and $200 to the last car. A collision occurred at 200 S. State in Lindon when two cars collided in the intersection as one attempted a left hand turn and hit the second car. There were minor injuries treated at the scene by Pleasant Grove EMS. There was $4,000 damage to one vehicle and $1,000 damage to the second. There was an accident at 700 South State in Pleasant Grove which involved three cars. Two cars collided col-lided in the intersection and one spun around and hit a third vehicle. Minor injuries were treated at the scene by First Response Officers. There was $6,000 damage to one car, $2,000 damage to the second and $75 damage to the third. Two cars were involved in an accident at 300 E. State St. when one car attempted a left hand turn onto 300 East and collided with another car. There were no injuries. There was $3,000 damage to one car and $2,000 damage to the other. There was some opposition opposi-tion from the council. Jeff Acerson said that from the corporate perspective the Chamber benefits small businesses more than large corporations, and Toby Bath said the Chamber is a lot stronger than a lot of the organizations that come to the city for money. Asked later if he meant that the weaker organizations organiza-tions need the city's support more Bath said he meant that the city has been trying try-ing not to use taxpayers' money outside of government. govern-ment. It "always brings up the question of "Why are you giving away the taxpayers' money then asking for tax increases?'" he said. Jim Dain felt differently, though. He agreed with planning director Kevin Smith (sitting in for Dameron) who said that it seems traditional for cities to support the Chamber of commerce. Dain said that if the city cut off funds the Chamber might say, "Gee, they really don't like us." Mayor Ellertson (incoming (incom-ing president of the Provo Chamber of Commerce) felt the support could be legally justified because of the good the Chamber does in fostering foster-ing business. He said $10,000 is a quarter of Lindon's business license revenue, and that traditionally tradition-ally a percentage of business busi-ness license revenue goes to the Chamber. "Fifteen percent per-cent sticks in my mind" from somewhere, he said, "perhaps an old formula." Dain moved to approve funding with provision that the Chamber become self sufficient. Jerald Hatch joined him in voting for the motion, with Acerson voting against. Bath also voted against, saying, "I'm not comfortable with it. Lindsey Bayless was not present. Mayor Ellertson broke the tie to approve funding. According to Seibold, the Web site the money will fund has a link to the Alpine School District's site as well as Lindon's and Pleasant Grove's. She added, "Because of the growth in these two communities com-munities there's a need for a full time employee or two part time employees, so we chose two part time." Seibold said the Chamber has gotten in-kind funding from Pleasant Grove for the past couple years. The city provides office space in the community commu-nity development building behind the fire station, and pays Seibold's wages. Has the Chamber considered consid-ered splitting? "The board of directors has not made a statement to the Chamber that that would happen," Seibold said. She also said that while she will continue on Pleasant Grove's payroll, the new employee's payroll will be handled by Chamber member Quest Staffing Services. The' other $2000 will be administered by the Chamber. Animal From Front Page it." Ernie Bramwell, planning plan-ning commission member, felt that even though animal ani-mal rights would be granted, grant-ed, most people won't exercise exer-cise their right. "We are assuming that it will blossom blos-som into a problem," he said. "Most of our animal problems are with dogs and cats." Council member Carol Harmer said she didn't feel it was a silly ordinance. "What is the difference between a dog and a cat and a duck? Animals give kids responsibility. Why can they have dogs and cats and not a duck?" It was also stated that some residents may have moved into a neighborhood knowing that there weren't any animal rights, and to suddenly change the rules and allow anyone with a large enough lot to have animals may not be fair to everyone. Mayor Sanderson said later that he grew up around farm animals and that he wasn't against animals, ani-mals, but he did say he thought it was a mistake to give back animal rights to everyone in the city. Family From Front Page dents from kindergarten through twelfth grade, with a cash prize of $100, $50, or $25. Essays should be turned in to City Hall by Nov. 3. The essay theme is "Celebrating Families" and must be one page typed for grades 1-6, and 500-1500 words for grades 7-12. Monday, Nov. 20 is Family Flag Night. This night, the Family Week committee encourages all families to spend an evening together making their own family flag representing repre-senting each family's values, val-ues, talents, and heritage. Then, families can hang out their flags, and the city's streets will be boasting the banners of all the great families who live here. Tuesday, Nov. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Recreation Center is the Family Party Extravaganza. Come and enjoy games with your family fam-ily and bring two dozen cookies. Playing and having fun is a great way to get to know your family better, said Karen Church, a Family Week committee member. Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 10:30 a.m. in the Keith Christeson Theatre is "Family Grand Entertainment" day. Pleasant Grove senior citizens citi-zens are invited to enjoy a one-hour talent show put on by local families. Thursday, Nov. 23 is Thanksgiving. "In celebration celebra-tion of this holiday, love your family, both immediate and extended; let them know that you cherish them above all else," says Heather Miller. Friday, Nov. 24 at 9 a.m. at the Water Gardens Theater is the Family Fun Movie. The Water Gardens Theater is providing a free movie in honor of Pleasant Grove's first Family Week. Family Week committee members are asking for a donation of one canned food item per person. The food will be given to the Utah Food Bank. ;".L f 5tYlist nas moved just Ssf " 4J-i I ' around the corner! t i Jr 'i j S: idra oirong, I fr Monica Marchbanks a lammy May Come see us and save 25 off your next service. mums 1 : il ? ? i Photo by D.Kealli Elmer Would you care to dance? Pleasant Grove High School hosted the Ballroom Invitational Saturday, Oct.28. In the course of lo hours, 49 different events took place, spread through the age groups. Several couples took the floor dur ing each dance while me audience looked on P f 'e' ;,t; H .'3 , V 'Sh :irlt( ' in1 i!e.v -AJP net Pli M. ar at i ti yc jer: '0 Tower From Front Pagt seth behind Mt. Mahogany Elementary school. Neighbors in the area did not want the tower to be located in a residential neighborhood. Voice Stream had originally origi-nally hoped to locate the tower at the Timpanogos Animal Hospital and nearly a year ago had approached the planning commission about obtaining a permit. Then in February, the area between State Street and the new 1-15 interchange was placed in a temporary zone, meaning no new construction con-struction would be allowed. Rock Schutjer, agent for Voice Stream, then found another location for the tower, which was in the park. After approving that site, the city council then reconsidered that motion after learning of an agree- u:ney ment between Voice Stream23 ' and Dr. Parrish. j.:soc Part of the temporary1 zone was recently lifted;1 allowing for a conditional at s use permit to be issued fori m the Animal Hospital site. "' "Our city council did a1 good job," said Dr. Parrishe 1 "I don't think the citf4 should take away business of 1' from other city businesses.1 the Dr. Parrish also wafc grateful to the citizens whdt We h helped the city council, understand the situ ation::lo pli Parrish said he didn't evesn: I h know at the time the tip -had approved the park sitej::e, lii Planning Commissioi nime member Cindy Boyd sail after the motion had beeti approved that she felj "Voices have been heard Ti ji i- it. ,u;lrt'l iLven tnouen u iuuk awunc democracv has beerj served." 1 ft Lawsuit against city dismissed 'liara A lawsuit against the city of Pleasant Grove filed by Sue Fox was dismissed by a judge last week, said Tina Petersen, Pleasant Grove city attorney. Animals on Sue Fox's pror::idate erty were removed las! Scl spring by the city after it if E( was found that she mimt keeping more animals thaihwen was allowed in the city. at ':ates :;.'e :01s, jy p ecinc s Plf Is., Hit 'ace 'iidatf rem Dear Neighbors: j On November 7th this legislative district will select a new j representative to serve its people. I am applying for the job. i If Given the Privilege of : Serving You, I will Work fok tol en fr locally. Education Excellence Education is one of the most important functions ofstatc government. Xe need to empower parents and teachers to enhance our children's education through more local contro . Responsible Govtrnment . 1 . . .u: .. nil Qn(l dO thCrtl v.w.x-i imiLiii iiccus iu uu f lew 1111113 " " Government works best which works closest to the pcop e. We should not expect Washington to solve our problems. Strong Families We have a unique opportunity to protect our values, '""jm litah families, and create safer communities. Lcgislat""1 erode the family unit must he opposed. 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