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Show Uta h Pr e s s s aociation 467 East Third South Salt Lake City, Ut. 84111 Vol. 2 No. 51 Thursday, Dec. 18, 1980 20 cents single copy News, ads 756-766- 1 1 785-3- 1 768-969- 9, Prow Sqjs Cbuntv County Board of Adjustment for turning down a request by the city to operate a sanitary land fill west of Utah Lake near Elberta. The site is on a section of BLM ground, which lies in the mining and grazing zone. suit is asking the circuit court to the action taken by the board of Court. The reverse adjustment. The suit further asks the court to remand Lake Mountains Have Power Arguments for the city were presented by Attorneys Glen Ellis and Richard City Dalebout and Director of Public Services David Gunn, who stated the present land fill used by Provo is nearly full, and if the city does not find a new location very shortly there will be serious problems. The Provo officials took the position that the board did not have the right to stop the proposed operation, but to merely stipulate the conditions the board would feel necessary to insure the best operation of the land fill in the best interest of the county. "The board took strong exception with the presumptious attitude of the Provo officials in stating the board did not have winners (and their prizes) include (from top left to right) Scott Gurney, Cheryl Peterson (set of flatware), Trina Cardon (saddle), Dennis Black ($200 cash), Paige Olsen (chain saw), and (bottom left to right) William Bonds (watch) and Jackie Olsen. WINNERS-So- me of the recent the right andor authority to deny the request," says Chairman Julian Mercer. "Many concerns were voiced by citizens from Elberta and Goshen who were present Winners Announced at the meeting. The strongest was the possibility that the proposed land fill might contaminate water wells used by Elberta that are located in the area of the proposed site," explains Mercer. "Others were concerned Final Gift Drawings Saturday Last minute shoppers will reap their rewards for shopping in Lehi at the final drawing Saturday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. at Hutch's parking lot. Exciting Christmas merchandise can still be found in abundance at Lehi stores and a ticket will be given for each $5.00 purchase. Just sign your name and address on the tickets and deposit them in boxes provided for your convenience in participating stores. Members of the Lehi's Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the will pick up the tickets just in time for next Saturday's giveaway. One hundred dollars in cash will be given away as well as a grand array of prizes. Lehi businessmen are committed to fine service given with a big smile in addition to the tickets. There are gifts for everyone, grandma and grandpa, uncles and aunts, bosses, friends and enemies. Just peruse the shelves in shops in Lehi. time is a great time to get acquainted with your local merchants. Gift-O-Ra- Winners Announced Dennis Black, Lehi, walked away from the a drawing with a smile on his face and $200.00 in his hand. The second big drawing netted some handsome gifts for lucky Lehi shoppers last Saturday. As Cleon Leany hundreds of conducted the drawing, shoppers waited for their names to be called over the crisp winter air. Black, big cash winner, was present to claim his prize. Trina Cardon, daughter of Arnie and Deanne Cardon, was another big winner. Trina won a fine leather saddle worth several hundred dollars. A gasoline powered chain saw was won by Paige Olsen and her brother, Jackie Olsen, won a black about the possibility of blowing garbage, the amount of ground that would be taken out of production, and the tons of garbage that would be hauled past the Goshen school and white television set. Rebecca Beck was the lucky recipient of a bicycle and Don Pinkham won an automatic fry pan. Excitement grew at the drawing as a beautiful set of ironstone dishes was won by Julie Peck. Cheryl Petersen won a set of stainless flatware and William Bonds won a digital watch. Todd Fairbourne won a hair curler and Nikki Brady won a nice Christmas ham. A ten dollar gift certificate to Porter's Place was won by Scott Gurney. Scott can complete his evening out because he also won two certificates for ten dollars worth each day on inadequate roads. 'The Board of Adjustment felt Provo City should attempt to find another location, perhaps on ground that is not suitable for It was suggested farming or grazing. abandoned mining properties would be more suitable." Provo officials, Bureau Singleton was authorized to sign an agreement to have any excess power coming to Lehi from the new I.P.P. power plant sold to California cities. The agreement is made with I.P.P. and the California cities. These cities are members of I.C.P.A. and have an interest in the I.P.P. plant. I.P.P. and I.P.A. are merely arms of I.C.P.A., organizations set up to perform different functions under I.C.P.A., such as planning and financing the Delta power plant. I.C.P.A. stands for Power Consumer Intermountain Association. John Haws, According to Councilman Lehi will be selling its excess power for a profit, and this profit will be used to pay Lehi's share of running and maintaining the plant. It would be impossible for Lehi to afford to pay for all the power it is entitled to from the plant at the present time, because the demand is not there. Property owners in the northeast part of town involved in a recently established improvement district are now nearly $80,000 delinquent on their assessment payments. The due date for these payments was Dec. IS. It was decided by the city council to contact these property owners one more time, and if payment is not made by February 1, on February 7 the city would hold a property sale in the parking lot of city hall to collect the money owed. Also at this time, all payments for the full amount will be due and payable. The Improvement District was set up for development of subdivisions in that area of town. Total payments would amount to Christmas dinner is assured for Don Pinkham as he won a grade A turkey. Another gift certificate to Porter's Place went to Murlene Woffinden and ten dollar gasoline gift certificate went to Kerri Carter, Cheryl Peterson and Vic Holmstead. George Jacklin won two Mexican dinners at broad-breaste- d on present per student operating influx of new students translates this costs, into added costs of more than $15 million Based per year. The Foundation report shows that 1980 enrollment in the Alpine schools totaled 26,969. This represents an increase of 1,932 or 7.72 percent, from the 1979 fall enrollment of 25,037. Not only are most districts in Utah experiencing enrollment increases, but the study indicates that this rising trend will reservoir the government has mind is to build six Lake reservoirs on the What Water and Power Resources the in Bureau of Reclamation, has been actively engaged in Mountains. would cover planning and developing alternate sources of energy. recona In 1975, naissance survey of the Western United States was made in an attempt to identify areas that might for suitable prove From a system that could be used for power generation. with keeping presidential guidelines, the formerly to the Lake to establish for locations In Services, sent Mountains Each reservoir 100 to from 150 acres and hold 20,000-50,00- 0 acre feet of water, pumped into the reservoirs electric using pumps the during times when demand for electricity is low. During what is called peak times, water in the be would reservoirs released into draft tubes this generating power. 150 sites were activity, chosen. This number was further narrowed to just three or four. areas One of the is list the the on remaining Lake Mountains area west of Utah Lake. This past under the summer, direction of Bob Meakin, planning team leader from the Water and Power Resources, a survey crew and through system. The a generating generated would be hooked power into the Colorado River Storage Grid and could be transmitted to any location in the Western United States where there may be a need. Many of the questions have not yet been answered, because the plan is still in the preliminary stages. The one big unanswered question is where power will come from to turn the pumps, and is such a plan Meakin feels practical. that preliminary strongly are indications very positive, and that such a plan is both practical and economical. The local office of the Water and Power Resources Services is hoping to obtain from additional money for a more Washington th and eventual study construction. Any water Lake used from Utah would require ap- proval from the Utah state engineer. However, Meakin said that very little water would be lost. Only through evaporation would there be any loss, and he said this would eventually find its way back to the lake. (Continued from Page 3) If Management, which is from Utah County, via the board of ad- justment. As a result of the action taken by the Utah County Board of Adjustment, Provo City has filed suit in the Provo Circuit LaCasita. Christmas, New Year Issues to Come Out Early The Christmas and New Year issues of the Newtah Newspapers - The Citizen, The Review and The Free Press - will come out Monday instead of Thursday. "Things get kind of hectic around the holidays. Our subscribers will probably be more concerned with spending time with their family members than reading the newspaper. So, rather than be part of the confusion, we will send out the newspapers early enough so that we can be helpful in making last minute plans, purchases, Ken Publisher Harvey. etc.," says "Subscribers will also be able to read the newspaper more at their leisure rather than in a rush." Because of the early publication, deadlines also have to be moved up. News deadlines will be Friday noon. Ad deadlines will be Friday at 5 p.m. "Also, if anyone has any Christmas stories or New Year resolutions they would like to share with our readers, we would encourage them to send them in," says nearly $200,000, and when property owners fail to make their yearly payments this causes a financial strain on the city, say officials. The city council is planning to send out a questionnaire with the next power bill. The leaders are desirous to have a response on whether or not the city should allow cable TV to come to Lehi. They would also like a response on whether or not the city should cut services or increase taxes, because the city is running into a deficit that must be reconciled. After an audit has been performed on the city budget, and the extent of the deficit fully identified, the city council will hold a For Marie Through Holidays The ambulance association reports that calls for December have almost doubled that of a normal month. They encourage drivers to exercise caution on the hazardous road conditions. Parents also need to be especially careful to watch their children. With lots of food and candy in homes, children are apt to treat plants and small toys as treats. Parents themselves are tempted to try out new toys and exert themselves beyond their year-to-ye- growth experienced during the1 post-Worl- d War II period, when the state was hard pressed to meet all of the educational demands. Previously, the peat increase occurred in 1964 when school enrollments rose by 13,799. normal lifestyle. Appropriate preventive measures and caution in the exciting activities of Christms time will go a long way towards preventing the festive Christmas sprit from turning to one of tragedy. year-to-ye- (Continued mini-lun- Sought Mini-Lun- g Caution Urged accelerate in the years immediately ahead. the the By enrollment increase in Utah will exceed 21,000 students. This will surpass the s, MARIE SIMons and her family hope she can soon gain the mobility of a Harvey. meeting on Jan. 20 to go over the revised budget. On Jan. 27 the Lehi city budget will be reopened. Rising School Enrollment Places Stress On Utah Finances Rising school enrollments and slower revenue growth will place great stress on Utah state and local finances during the coming decade. This point was emphasized by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their latest analysis of rising school enrollments. to the Foundation study, According public school enrollments, which leveled have off for a short time in the fall This trend. resumed an upward enrollments climbed by 10,310 over 1979. of Land was By Julian Mercer eu(ai Apms Reporter willing to grant Provo a lease and permission to use the property for a land fill, provided they were able to get approval of gasoline. Lehi City Operating On Tight Budget In a special meeting held by the Lehi City Council last Tuesday evening, Mayor Blaine however, feel they could not spend any more time, effort and expense looking for alternate sites, when the location chosen is most desirable. The property in question is owned by the the Provo City application back to the board of adjustment with instructions to approve said application together with any attached conditions. Utah from Page 3) I Nearly Andreason Simons, Karl and Mae Andreason years ago Marie daughter of of American Fork, underwent surgery for the removal of three brain tumors. Complications set in and Marie's respiratory system failed. She became totally paralyzed from the neck down and had to be put on a respirator. She has remained totally immobile ever since. With the loving help of her family she was able to be moved to her bed at home. According to Elaine Andreason, a new to become discovery may allow Marie " can mobile again. A compact now be fit under an electric wheelchair. With such an arrangement Marie would be "mini-lung- able to live a more complete life again. To help raise the necessary funds, Trafalga Family Fun Center is sponsoring a benefit, in which all miniature golf proceeds on Dec 22 and 23 will be donated toward the purchase of Marie's It is hoped that the event will raise about $5,000. "At this Christmas time, please bring family and friends to golf, and share in this worthwhile project," urge the sponsors. In order for donations to be tax deductible, donors should make out checks to "The United Way For Marie Simont" Contributions can also be sent to The United Way of Utah County, 60 E. 100 Provo; or to Bishop Johnson, 540 N. 1200 fund-raisin- g mini-lun- WOrem. |