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Show t c ) comment Free Press - Wednesday, March 5, 1986 - Page Estes needs chance to develop plan To paraphase Mark Twain, rumors of the demise of Estes Company's Traverse Ridge development located on 5,000 acres between Alpine and Draper are slightly exagerated. But opposition to Estes Company's latest proposal with regards to the Traverse Ridge development is premature as well. Current maneuvers by the company are aimed at finding answers to the questions everyone has been asking - and those answers are needed before a decision is made. Estes officials say the initial plan to annex Traverse Ridge to Draper was an attempt to involve a public body that could make agreements with water districts, sewer districts and other public entities that would be needed to provide services if the area is developed. A private developer cannot make those agreements. Annexation by Draper would also have provided a framework of zoning ordinances and building codes that g by the would have provided a basis for fact-findin- developer. vcttui Cn had to know the rules before it could determine if it was feasible to play the game. The to any established possibility of annexation municipality would have provided a rule book. And Estes Co. had made some rules of its own. The comcompany said if there was opposition from local be would issue munities to the annexation to Draper, the Arizona-base- d dropped. Highland and Alpine both lodged complaints about the and, true to its word, Estes proposed annexation dropped the annexation plans. After that, according to Estes spokesman Dennis R. Wall, Utah State and Utah County contacted the company and asked Estes to carry out the studies anyway and see if the development is feasible. That's exactly what Estes is doing. The company is exploring the possibility of forming a special service district for the Traverse Ridge development - a district that would be under county supervision but which would pay for improvements with property taxes from the Traverse Ridge land. An April 2 public hearing at American Fork Jr. High will examine that possibility. The developer is also looking at amending the county's master plan and changing the zoning in the area from one that allows one home for every 50 acres to one that would allow for some negotiation and flexibility, depending on Estes Company's plan, A public hearing on those changes will be held March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the County Commission Chambers, inv Provo, but Highland City has already"gone.bn"Vecordr i opposing the zone change. One of the things that will be considered at the hearing is if Highland's concerns about destroying the ecological balance in the area between Alpine and Draper are valid. That's how the approval process works. In the meantime, Estes Corporation has found a public entity with concrete requirements Utah County and is going ahead with the studies that will help the company, the county and the state determine if the proposed development is economically and ecologically 2 Ruby in the mail is really pig in a poke Heck, I'm mad. Kip gets all the good mail. Guess what? He had his choice between a new Mercedes Benz, a Rajah ruby, or $25,000 cash! He's decided to drive around town in his Mercedes with the ruby in his naval. That's what he won today and that was in the junk mail ! What does Kip have that I don't have? 1 mean, I don't ever win anything. Shucks, he gels mail like this every day. One friend that answered the call to attend a meeting where all sorts of goodies were being offered, said that she and her husband found out that they had to buy something first. r They declined the generous offer, saying they weren't interested. Their host turned angry. He didn't even offer them the perfume and X 1 !. prizes they were supposed to get for going to the meeting. By BETTY GROWLER Kip's so thrilled though. I wouldn't , want to shoot him down. I just told him he'd look great driving along in , ners. Because this is a "publicity" his Mercedes, with the ruby in his -- sweepstakes for our perfumes, they naval and smelling like a rose. say, "We hope all prizewinners will He even gets his choice of any actually request some of these famous perfume, but the company-doe- s 'perfumes when. they claim their ask a favor of all prizewin- - prizes. In fact, we hope that you will you better believe it - !" request as many as five perfumes -resistance de the And, piece "Your sweepstakes prizes remain yours to keep no matter what." Does that "no matter what" sound kind of ominous? On another form Kip received, the words "because of the prize you have won, fill in your Social Security number and include this form when you mail your prizewinners order form.", Dangerous Dan McGrew herelThe Mercedes, Rajah Ruby, and $25,000 in gold, are prizes in the company's Kip's sweepstakes. publicity prizewinning number was matched Comto his name by the IBM-43puter from more than 10 million names entered in the Sweepstakes and he will definitely receive one of the two prizes indicated with the red "X" The red 'X's" indicate that Kip has won the Mercedes and an designer chain layered in 14 K gold! .. That lucky cuss. Oh, and yes, there's the usual free extra bonus surprizes for sweepstakes winners (if the gem collectors order is mailed wihin next 7 days) . Order? What order? One of the hardest things about putting together a column each week is coming up with a good theme. In fact, people often ask me where the ideas come from for this column. Well, not really often. Sometimes, though, they do. At least, a couple of people have. Maybe two or three over the past years. Maybe it's not such a hot topic after all. Anyway, with all the increased interest in the writine Drocess. 1 thought I would share with the readers how I go about writing a column - where I get the ideas and how I put them together. Perhaps it could help some other aspiring young writer out there. Then again, perhaps not. .The process all begins on Wednesday, the day the newspaper hits the, mailboxes. That day I start worrying about what next week's column will be about. I have until Monday night to write one. So to come up with fresh ideas, I brainstorm. That usually involves a yellow notepad and a pen. Since brainstorming is an intensive activity, I close the door to my office, so no one will look in and see the glassy stare in my eyes and think I am daydreaming. is a Brainstorming process. You write down whatever comes to mind, hoping the editor's column three-and-a-ha- lf . By MARC HADDOCK that some brilliant spark of an original idea will emerge, There are some rules for brainstorming. No idea is too ridiculous to write down; the really dumb ones can always be discarded later. Also, stray ideas not related to the iopic of the brainstorming sessieiw should brnSteU fn The" ffiargiji of tnej,v J 'l paper, where they can be dealt with later. Effective brainstorming requires and no intense concentration distractions. A tvDical list of brainstorming ideas might look like this: ; 4-- H don't! Advice for column writers ' Oh, yes, it says in fine print, right here, We would appreciate your sending an order when claiming in 21 your prize. If you fail to respond to awarded be can prize your days else. someone Poor Kip. He was so thrilled. He was all set to send off his Social Security number, his Bank card number, and his birth certificate, his high school graduation diploma, and other pertinent info. And the other day he received a five-da- y telephone call that he'd won a trip to the Bahamas. That he was such a great credit card holder all they needed was his credit card number. The catch to that one was Kip didn't even have a credit card. Now he's getting smart. Well, maybe I'm glad I don't get Kip's kind of mail. I'll just have to sacrifice the Mercedes for my '73 Plymouth; the Rajah Ruby for my leaders pin, and the $25,000 in gold for a couple of Susan B. Anthony dollars. Oh yes, and that trip to the Bahamas? I'll let that go for a ride to the Marriott Center to watch Lehi battle Richfield in the state basketball tournament. that I gave up golf Wednesday night after 1 shot a 12 on the ninth hole, and throw the sheet in the trash. I start to panic, then decide I'm too tired to panic and go home to Weather It's Spring! It's slill it inter, bat it feels like Spring. Keusans I like Spring. liaisons I liale Spring. Flying kilvs. I wrote nhmil llial last year. Or was il llie year lief ore? Will oiiyIhmIy remember? If h V do people keep asking me to do il? Spring fever. Weather is boring. I can't write about it again. Everybody's always talking aboul the weather, bat nobody ever dot's anything about il. Il think it's been done.l What's for lunch? It sure is nice outside. I wonder if John icould like to go play nine holes this afternoon. After my brainstorming session has deteriorated to this level I usually give John a call, schedule a e for the afternoon and start working on other things for the newspaper. After all, I do aJlot more. tee-tim- f wr4tealunj, offide apoundtoe4han ZTniris"pi on ntf afoiinia the iftk Thursday and Friday, and by Monday the pace is frantic, at best. Late Monday night I remember that I haven't written a personal column '' yet. I pull out the brainstorming list I prepared Wednesday, remember : bed. Tuesday morning the pressure is really on - and I still don't have any ideas about what I'll write for my column. I walk around the office wringing my hands, asking for advice. I take a walk around the block to come up with fresh ideas, but all I can think about is the weather. I've already dispatched that as a column topic, since I wrote about it the week before. Finally I return to my office, sit down at the computer and coldly churn out whatever comes to mind. It lakes about an hour to an with the normal interruptions by people who don't think a Monday deadline means anything. Once the column is written, I'm ' filled with the satisfied feeling that finished comes from, , haying sometjjung lhaj just had to be dom '"so I' carr' get on with all that other ? "stuff. And that's how I go about writing the column - sometimes. Sometimes it's better, and sometimes it's worse. I'm just glad I don't have to do it every day. lf " - - "' feasible. In other words, the company is actively finding an-- ; swers to the questions that everyone is asking. The questions should be answered beiore tne proposal is summarily dismissed. Concerns about water and sewer treatment, as well as traffic designsare valid ones. They cannot be glossed over. But if Traverse Ridge can be developed, it will be developed. If not now, then in the future. It would be better to approve a total development plan that handles the myriad of problems facing the development, than see the area grow haphazardly, as it might if an overall plan is not developed. Estes Company deserves a chance to study the area and present a plan before it is prematurely sent packing without a chance to determine if the ridge can support development. Awareness week focus on drugs Lehi High School PTSA sponsor Drug Awareness March 4 at Lehi High. If you think Drug Awareness is not your problem, please read on: Your child is using drugs. You'd like to pretend it isn't happening, but you know it is. The unthinkable must not only be thought about, it must be dealt with. You feel betrayed, ashamed, angry and afraid. The first thing you'll need to deal with is your feelings. It isn't that you aren't entitled to some conflicting emotions. It's just that you can't afford to let them complicate the crisis your family is facing. You're going to need a steady heart and hand. 10-1- : (QMLYP Make development decisions on facts, not emotion and with the future of us all. From I have attended and I have heard, I feel that opposition to the development is not so much motivated by concern for the environment as by selfishness lo maintain a status quo. Anyone who thinks thai private land will continue lo maintain itself as a beautiful environment with increased populaon infringmcnt. is naive. am writing this letter after the meetings reading last night's article in the the responses I Deseret News which reported on Highland City's reaction to the zoning changes being contemplated by the county lo accomodate the proposed Estes development. Unfortunately, I will be out of state in March and unable to attend public hearings on the zone change, so I am taking this opportunity lo express my feelings. Public officials who are opposed I do not feel that opponents to to the proposed Estes development Estes have fairly considered amv are playing games with themselves positive merits to the Traverse City ' proposal. Yet everything up to this point regarding Estes indicates focus toward development of high merit, done with the most sensitive consideration of environmental and community concerns. , The bench land north of Cedar Hills and the ravaged hillsides of Corner Canyon near Draper are growing examples of what we must expect unless development companies with high demands on ecological factors are involved in development of the Traverse range. I. am frustrated by objections that have been voiced by citizens who, proceedings. Because of past experiences we singing, enlerspersed poignant talks. (tap with emotional have adversely inresponses, fluenced the outcome of city' meetings. Facts have been distorted and logic disregarded. I appreciate, very much the difwhich face, ficult deliberations publicly elected officials in this important era of growth in our valley. The next several years will be a time of very important decision-makinI hope they will use as much foresight as possible. -- Dennis Smith : Highland Meadow Elementary program pleasant j surprise Editor: Last Friday (Feb.) our grandson were prepared to sit through an had a speaking part on a program hour or so of rather boring at the Meadow Elementary School mediocraty. To our pleasant surprise we were in Lehi. As is the want of granthrilled by 90 minutes of speaking, the we attended dparents with short . .i letters to the editor Editor: situation will depend on how serious , you think it is. Susan Asher, counselor at The Gathering Place, will speak at a Drug Awareness meeting on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school, little theatre. All parents and PTA members are urged to attend. Asher works with youth in setting goals and helps young people to overcome their problems. She also advises parents and family members on how to cope if a drug problem arises in their home. Other problems such as anorexia and bulimia will also be discussed. The PTSA will install a new for 1986-8- 7 during the president-elec- t : evening's program. your child has a.' drug problem. But once you know about it, you are existed when their parents were responsible to help him or her overcome it. young. Drugs are part of the landSo cry on your best friend's in. The scape they've grown up shoulder, chop wood, seek put a pressures to use drugs are strong, i Then too, they've reached the time counselor, clean house, take deep of life when kids try things their .breaths, or do whatever it takes to parents don't approve of. Their need harness your emotions. Don't let hurt and anger drive a for approval is shifting quite further from if a bit wedge between you and your prematurely, naturally, child. Also, don't let your desire to their parents to their peers. Remember also that drug use is no blame come between you and your spouse. Families who cope with drug longer a symptom of faulty upabuse problems do so together. or bad a bad a family bringing, Once you've dealt with your own marriage. 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