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Show Utah Press ocUtion 467 East Third South Salt Lake City, UU 841 11 : Provo Mayor Supports Project Power Company Honors Calton for Lifesaving By RANDALL WRIGHT North Utah County's bid to change plans for Central Utah Project water lines got a substantial boost this week when Pravo Mayor James Ferguson, along with officials of the Utah Municipal Power Association, came out strongly opposed to closure of the Olmstead power plant at the mouth of Provo Canyon. " "All consumers of power should be concerned about that hydro-electri- c plant being- shut down," said Mayor . Ferguson.' s Current plans of CUP's sponsor, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, would force the hydroelectric' power plant to close by diverting water that would have run the turbines before it had a chance to reach the flumes. On the other hand, the proposal of the seven cities of north Utah County to transport CUP water in a pipe in the Murdock canal would keep the 12 megawatt plant operating at near peak capacity most of the year. Mayor Ferguson said he is concerned about the lost power under the Water Conservancy District's plan because of the cost of replacement, but he is encouraged by the alternative proposed by the northern cities. Provo is the largest consumer of power in Utah County. "I believe it's an option we should really give some serious thought to, and I really don't think we ought to let the Conservancy District throw it off that quickly," said Ferguson. "It looks like a very reasonable option. We have no evidence whatsoever to what to do in emergency situations is not something that comes naturally. It takes training to develop that Knowing ability. Douglas Calton, 1244 N. Trinnaman Rd., Lehi, a journeyman lineman for Utah Power and Light Company in Salt Lake City, put his emergency training to work on May 11, 1981, when he saved the life of Fermin Cardenas, a Utah State Department of " Transportation employee.. ' '. For his lifesaving action, Calton was awarded UP&L's Certificate of Commendation at the company's annual Safety Conference held March 12 at the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City. The National Safety Council Lifesaving Award has also been applied for. - box-shap- On May 11, Calton was working with his line crew on a distribution line near 3900 South and in Salt Lake. A road crew was working nearby replacing a guard rail when an auger they were using came into , contact with an overhead 12,000 volt line. Cardenas was near the auger and was badly burned and knocked unconscious as a result of the shock. Calton and fellow lineman Frank 'API h rt Douglas Calton Ortega administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation to Cardenas and were able to revive him within minutes of the accident. Cardenas was taken to a local hospital where he recovered within a few days. Calton and Oretega receive regular first aid training as part of their job. UP&L has an active safety and first aid training program Mayor Presides Citizens Express Views at Meeting Even though most of the people attending the town meeting held March 24 were city employees, everyone present was given an overall view of the status of all departments of Lehi City Government. Mayor A.E. Ellison welcomed the sparse crowd and outlined his reasons for holding the town meeting in conjunction with the regular council session. "We want the citizens to know what's going on in Lehi, and what has been accomplished in recent months," he said. The mayor named several citizens to fill vacancies on committees involved in city government: Appointed to the Lehi Advisory Council were R. Ward Webb, representing the farming zone; June Davis, High Density zone and Mae Bateman representing the subdivision zone. Dale Ekins, Cleon Laney and Guy Cash were named to the Business Advisory Council and Carl Stewart was named to the nuisance abatement department of the Board of Review. Chief Bill Gibbs was present representing the Public Safety Department of the City. "We welcome constructive cirticism," Gibbs said. "We have fine personnel and we'll do our best to solve any problem that may come up." Bruce Webb and Jim Baird were announced as new members of the Lehi Planning and Zoning Committee. They replaced Wayne Carlton and Craig Dorton. The town meeting began when . Mayor Ellison explained the organizational chart which lists who is responsible for various departments of the city's government. Mayor Ellison emphasized the importance of separation of powers within the city power structure, "which is entirely within the Utah Code." "If we accomplish one thing while I'm in office it will be to bring Lehi in line with the Utah Code, which it has never been," stated the Mayor. Carl Wanlass, of Phelps and Associates, explained the fiscal condition of the city. "It took 60 days to balance the city's books after July of 1961. The audit was completed in time to meet the state requirement," "There Wanlass said. procedural errors and were fiscal problems, but they have been corrected and brought In line according to the Utah Code," he said Wanlass went on to state that the auditors had met with the council several times and city employees have gone to great lengths to take care of problems and that they have nearly succeeded. "For the last three months we've worked to catch up on six months of neglect. We've gone through each fund, we've adjusted and put in proper order all accounts so that at the end of the fiscal year Lehi will know where it stands," Wanlass said. Kyle Young, a citizen present at the meeting, asked, "Well, how are we financially?" Phelps indicated that there are some improvements that can be made, "but basically Lehi is on a sound fiscal basis." Chris Lind, councilman in charge of finances for city government, stated that in July of 1981 the city council gave approval and instructions to find a better way to maximize the return on city funds. "We consulted several experts, including Kent Abel of the Alpine District, and were told that any amount over the minimum operations amount is invested, and any amount over that minimum generates 13 percent interest, "and this is one way to have a source of revenue at our fingertips. We should be able to generate at least $2,000.00 a month in revenue by proper investment procedures," Lind explained. Young asked Lind, "What amount of money are you talking about?" Lind explained that there is much competitiveness in this, the lower the minimum balance the more we have to invest." He further said that the city should improve on it's investment procedures to bring more revenue into city coffers, "the community needs so many things that they We need to needed yesterday. prioritize needs the city has," he stated. "We need to attract additional industries to pay us property tax and sales tax. We had $100,000 in sales tax revenue last year compared to over $500,000 for American Fork. If we could get one industry that would pay around $50,000 it would help a lot," Lind concluded. City Recorder Gary Lewis explained the city's bookkeeping purchase order system that has been put into effect in recent months. "We're Continued on page 2 -- If 'If NXv ' . 4 Km .-&v ."-- -- V,V.' ; y Briefly Legion Elects New Officers show that it should be ignored." rt Amid allegations that the proposal is not being fairly considered by the Conservancy District and that the District intends to force its proposed Jordan aqueduct through northern neighborhoods despite objections of local cities, Pleasant Grove, backed by six allies in the Timpanogos Planning and Water Management Agency, filed a lawsuit last week to stop progress on the current plan. According to Ferguson, "You hate to get to the point where you have to take such stringent measures," but he said he understands the frustration north-en- d cities are experiencing with the Conservancy District. The District seems to be "simply ingnoring them, and that's a shame," he said. "There are a lot of excuses I've heard, but not very many sound positions on the part of the Conservancy District that would say we should go another direction," said Ferguson. "I think the mayors' proposal has some real merits to it from the standpoint of the communities up there. It has some real merit from the water standpoint of long-rang- e conservation and development. It has some obvious merits to my community because of how it affects the Olmstead power plant - which also has an impact on other consumers." The Water Conservancy District has thus far refused to consider the cost of losing the Olmstead plant as they have compared the cost of the Continued on page 2 box-culve- ,Kr.rtO:v Carl (Blackie) Harris was named Commander of the local unit of the American Legion in a meeting held recently. Dean Colledge was named Vice Commander and Blaine Anderson is Adjutant. Don Peet is Finance Officer. Approximately 20 members were present at the meeting held last week. The group discussed a request by the Lehi Library board to expand the library to the foyer of the Memorial Building which was built as a memorial to the World War II veterans from Lehi. Chamber Slates Egg Hunt Lehi's Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with the Easter Bunny to sponsor the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 10. Children will notice that the hunt will be held at Vets Park this year. Time for the fun to begin is promptly at 9:30 a.m. Two areas have been designated for the hunt. All children from; babies to age six will search for eggs on a specially marked area of a baseball diamond. Other children ages six and up will hunt in another area of the park. Dozens of gaily colored eggs will be hidden by the Easter Bunny with many eggs marked for special prizes. The prizes will be donated by generous Lehi merchants. Rex Dunkley is heading the Easter Egg Hunt Committee this year. ! - at Library v, v intern f -- ft 4,000 illSW .7 $ for all its ' Members of the American Legion and all Veterans are invited to be present at a meeting on Tuesday night, April 6, at 7 p.m. at the Lehi Library. The Legion members and vets will meet with William Dinehart of the Lehi Library Board to discuss expansion of the library. 1 if ; I s j " Vs Lehi Plans Weeks Clean-u- p Cleanup weeks for the city1 of Lehi will be May 3 through May 23 according to Mayor A.E. Ellision. Citizens are expected to clean up, paint up and fix up their property during the specified weeks, National Guard equipment and manpower will be provided May 22, 23 to dispose of collected rubbish and junk items. All items that citizens wish to get rid of should be placed at curbsides for final disposal. i Youth Baseball Signup Friday IP Ml The youth (boys and girls) who wish to sign up for baseball can do so this Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. and a.m. Saturday from Please sign up on time because there will be a picking and drafting of teams Saturday, April 3 at 2 p.m. at Vets Ball Park for those who will be in Mustang, Bronco or Pony Leagues for the first time. There will be a late fee for those who sign up late. If there are any questions, please 9 or Steve call Rick Oliver Swenson 9-- - 1 768-831- 768-378- Lehi Stake to Hear Talks Old Stairway Causes Citizen Concern President Alvin G. Schow, Lehi Utah Stake President, announces that the 152nd General Priesthood Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints will be heard live over closed circuit radio in the Lehi Utah Stake Center, 200 North Center, this Saturday, April 3, 1962, 7:00 p.m. All Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthood brothern are invited to be in attendance. Semi-Annu- One of the concerns of citizen attending the Town Meeting last week was the ancirnl stairway on the outside of the old hospital building. The stairway was formerly used as an outside exit from upstairs hospital rooms. Neighbors are concerned that children may climb the stairway and fall, or that the stairs will collapse and hurt someone. Mayor Ellison promised that he would investigate the citizens' complaints. The hospital has changed hands several times since the city told the building several years ago. At the time it is being used as s business and partment building. The present owner has cleaned, painted and generally improved the appearance of the old hospital, but the stairway has remained; perhaps preserving It for their historical and antique valve. The stairs still are a means of exit from the top floor of the structure. al y |