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Show L I! bUsineSs re stole ctionviti,." at Grove 1gtiis of3L view V($llCi)lJlJl( l i , 7 li MM Kb an edition .SrfsKK?-?, s0 Online: www.HarkTheHerald.com ia Pi, CENTS Vol. 2d, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003 L. . .. --. ..-.--i , F ile repo lanners - - cuiiiiiienu sandD ast Plea, d the 1 vNT DM ; 3 IE' ' :rust ance me. it Inc OR, m, IL 1102 - -SEE.'. SI- L ul vised "ubdivision ublic road By Harlow Clark After the Pleasant Grove ty Council refused to ;ept the main road in the jposed Spring Meadows bdivision, 450 East 1500 irth, as a public road, the veloper went to the plan-ig plan-ig commission on March with a new proposal. The developer narrowed i roadway and added a v new lots to the 53-lot bdivision. The planning commis-n commis-n voted to re-recommend 3 city council accept the id as a city road with its rent design, because it md the width is accept-le accept-le as is while narrowing :ould cause parking prob-ns, prob-ns, and they wished to ;ain the meandering side-Iks side-Iks as a desirable asset the community. The current road plan 2s not conform with stan ds of a city road because 3 sidewalk is not flush th the curb and gutter. To get a higher density owance from the city, the eloper opted to install a landering sidewalk that ints towards open space the subdivision plan. Since the council voted to accept the proposed id as a city road because did not keep with city 2cs, the road would nain a private road to be dntained by a homeown-! homeown-! group. Private roads are not Id to the same width ndards as public roads i so the developer plans narrowing the road to pw more lots. This will spread out the t of maintaining the road homeowners. Sis VS." 3 ' Photo by Kent Davis Lindon City Manager Ott Dameron, left, uses a tape recorder to record the sounds made by the motorcycles at the landfill in Lindon. Karry Smith, a sound engineer, was on hand as well. Residents oppose Motocross By Megan C. Wallgren A proposal to put a motocross at the site of the capped landfill in Lindon near the solid waste transfer station has neighbors worried about noise and impact on their property values. Though the landfill is in Lindon, it is very close to Pleasant Grove and the new freeway entrance. Pleasant Grove city council member Carol Harmer has had many people express their concern to her. "They are adamantly opposed to it," she said of some area property owners. Harmer, who serves on the waste district board said one of the main problems with the proposal is with the nature of motocross. The bikes dig up a lot of dirt and Harmer said that's unsafe in a landfill. "Six to eight inches of dirt on top, is not enough. If they penetrate the cap, then the methane gas released is deadly," Harmer said. "I don't want people to get the impression impres-sion I'm against motocross," Harmer said. See MOTOCROSS on Page 10 fafue depict: uture of P By Greg Hall Pleasant Grove's new business district is quickly taking shape since Macey's and other businesses- have opened their doors on the west side of town. The boulevard to 1-15 is now complete, and will be a corridor cor-ridor of new economic growth to the city. Pleasant Grove has much to look forward to. To celebrate these most recent successes as well as the city's promising future, March 20, a new bronze statue was unveiled at the Pleasant Grove City Clock Tower, near the Macey's shopping complex. The statue represents "Looking to the Future" and depicts an older man pointing point-ing out the future to a young boy. As he points to the future, the boy and the man face east towards town. "Because that's where the future of Pleasant Grove is," said Mayor Dan-klef. Dan-klef. A plaque on the monument monu-ment reads "Our children are living messages we send to a time and place we will never see." The statue was created by sculptor Johnathon Bronson who grew up in Pleasant Grove, and who now resides in Spanish Fork. Bronson's work is world renowned. His works of art .currently reside in the Capitol Building, the White House, and the Smithsonian Smithson-ian in Washington D.C. He has also created art for England's Prince Phillip, Presidents Reagan and Bush, and has also created other works of art for the 2002 Olympics, the Stein Erikson Lodge, and numerous numer-ous other prestigious organ-See organ-See STATUE on Page 10 Pleasant Grove City updates code book By Megan Wallgren After two years of work, Pleasant Grove City has come out with a re-codification of its statutes. The city codes have been re-numbered and compiled into two books. They are now also available on the Internet. The change was made because there had been so much new legislation passed since the last codification codifi-cation in 1989. "It was difficult for people peo-ple to decide if what they were looking at was the most current law," said City Attorney Christine Petersen. Petersen said the Inter net copy is user-friendly and easy to maneuver through. Another advantage advan-tage of the Internet code database is easy updating. "When new laws are passed they'll be available on the Internet very quickly, quick-ly, instead of taking six months to a year to get them added to the books," said Petersen. "We hope to provide better bet-ter service to everyone by making sure they're looking at the latest version of the law," Petersen said. Those with copies of the old code books should turn them into city recorder Amanda Fraughton. Dancing in rhythm vo Pleasant Grove outh stay in step for ' & itional first place By Lori Schade vVhen Katie Marsigli and Paul Ken-igton Ken-igton of Pleasant Grove participat-in participat-in the United States National ampionship for Ballroom Dancing, ' d at Brigham Young University in f )vo last weekend, they were more :n a little surprised when they took i it place for Youth American ythm. j At nationals last year, we didn't n make it to the finals," said Mar- li. "It (the award) told me the work j, 3 finally paying off." It was a surprise because the week ore in a competition in Idaho, we 1 taken fifth place I was so happy ut it " Kennington added. '02 CHEVY CAVALIERS Kennington comes from a long tradition tra-dition of ballroom dancing. He is the sixth of eight children, all of whom dance. Each of his older siblings has placed in the national finals competition. competi-tion. He has been dancing for seven years and said he thinks the greatest benefit has been related to social skills. "You meet a lot of people with different dif-ferent personalities," he said. Marsigli agreed that this has been a benefit to her as well. "I've gained alot of confidence as a person," Marsigli said. "I am naturally a shy person, but since dancing, I'm not so scared to socialize or to talk to people. This is probably one of the best things I could have done." Her mother, Janeen Marsigli, said she has noticed that ballroom dancing teaches the boys how to treat girls. "It gives them fundamental skills. 1 ,-. 1 5 ro ro;v5 F' -'- AUTOMATIC AA 4-D00R A VARIETY Of OPTIONS YOUR GENE HARVEY CERTIFIED PRICE i ' ' f ' - " '00 CHEVY BLAZER AIR CONDITIONING PWPl AUTOMATIC COMPACT OtSC PW,PL TILTCRUISE 551990 YOUR GENE HARVEY PRICE It also teaches a girl how to be a lady," she said. The dancing duo's win has not come easily. Marsigli said they are on the Pleasant Grove High ballroom dance team, but work privately with an instructor four to five hours a week. "This is a partnership. You have to rely on someone else. You have to trust them to know that they're going to do their part and vice versa," she said. She also added that ballroom dancing danc-ing is more athletic than most people realize. Kennington concurred that ballroom dancing keeps you in shape, and that it requires commitment and hours and hours of practice, can be expensive, and is not without risk. This year, Kennington landed on his head while practicing, sustained a concussion and was cautioned not to participate in an Idaho competition See DANCERS on Page 10 (a . f I A 1 X Photo by Lori Schade Katie Marsigli and Paul Kennington, in costume, demonstrating demon-strating one of their dance moves. 7T Trrr i , v YOVn CtfGCE. 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