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Show 1 DRIVE -- "II F ,,ttc- 17- - r. . ... Id Vol. 19, No. 17 Wednesday, April 30, 1997 50 To cents a single copy subscribe call 756-766- 9 Lehi moves closer to making Deerfield part of city By RUSS DALY City Editor Boundary concerns and ownership of water may have been the impetus behind two motions that put a major development one step closer to Lehi at a recent city council meeting. "I'm concerned about the lack of detailed engineering and specifics on this said project," Councilmember Dee Ray Russon about why he was abstaining from voting on two motions regarding the Deerfield project. "But I'm aware that if Lehi doesn't get it, Draper will. Therefore, I have mixed emotions." Deerfield, a project by Wallace Associates, comprises more than 2,600 acres and will include single family homes, townhomes or condominiums, apartments, commercial and office development, as well as a fire station, library, churches, schools and a golf course. "This project could go ahead without said Lehi," Councilmember Reed Sunderland, who made the first motion to amend the General Plan Land Use Map to change the zoning designation from Agricultural, Commercial and Open Space Corridor to Planned Community. He explained that Lelii City is interested in having the water shares returned to Utah County, since the developer would have request disconnection from the Roundup gears up for 60th season Now in its sixtieth season, the Lehi Roundup has continued to grow and change throughout the years. Civic This the year, Improvement Association, sponsor of the rodeo and other community activities, has completed the project of replacing the wooden bleachers at the rodeo grounds by finishing the final section on the northwest end of the arena. All seats a numbered and advance ticket sales have been arranged with Western Tack and Togs and Reams Boots and Jeans, both of Lehi. The first rodeo was held in conjunction with the 24th of July celebration, when a number of local cowboys and several Indians came to participate in a parade and take their chances with the bucking horses. Participants used parked cars to form an area, and since there were no corrals or chutes, they saddled the horse in front of the audience and held him until the cowboy could mount before turning him loose. Cowboys paid $5 to ride; there was no prize money. Fences and holding areas were built, along with corrals, chutes and bleachers. With the efforts of several people, the present facility evolved. In 1941, the Lehi Civic Improvement Association, officially sanctioned by state charter, was formed to organize the rodeo, with the stipulation that they "sponsor a celebration that would be worthy of statewide recognition." The organization held a contest which led to the selection of "Lehi Roundup" as the official name of the annual celebration. A coordinating council was form in 1953 to organize other activities that would fill the last week of June, and this year, events will include a family picnic, art shows and cowboy poetry, in addition to three performances of professional rodeo. Salt Lake Water County Conservancy District, with which it is now affiliated. Following Sunderland's motion, and an affirmative vote by Sunderland and Councilmembers Frances Comer and Rod Olsen, Comer made a motion to approve another amendment to the Land Use Map changing the designation Commercial proposal comes under fire 1 By RUSS DALY City Editor Where others have been concerned about residential development in recent weeks, a group of citizens attended a meeting of the Lehi City Council to protest a pro- I v ! - - y 53 fflth posed commercial development in Lehi's southeast side. Citizens cited increased traffic, possible lower property values and planning issues as problems associated with developer Dale Johnson's proposal to build a multiplex theater, retail and office building complex in the area from 600 East to 850 East and from 200 South to 400 South. With the number of people that had expressed an interest in the of outcome the proposal, Councilmembers Frances Comer made and Reed Sunderland motions delaying the vote on the three proposals until May 1, so the council could "digest the comments" that had been made. The council, with the exception of Robert Fox, who was absent, unanimously agreed. Johnson had presented slides showing a sinrlar development he had created in Draper, including the Hidden Valley Shopping Center at approximately 1300 E. Draper Parkway (12200 South). He emphasized the fact that the main strip mall buildings, as well as structure in individual pads, L, I iwtiifori d imfoifriiM Photo by Russ Daly Miss Lehi Cyd Revill introduces Meadow Elementary students 10 Kyan Lund, a tennis player at Lehi High School. As part of her service project for the Miss Utah Pageant in June, Cyd presented a program called "Fit Kids" to the school to encourage physical fitness. Miss Lehi helps kids get fit By RUSS DALY City Editor A gifted atlilete, Miss Lehi Cyd Revill is using her experiences and her belief in the value of sports and exercise to help Lehi's youth become more "fit" for the future. "Being involved in sports has helped me become a better person," she said in an introductory letter that was given to parents of students at Meadow Elementary. "I know that getting children involved in activities can increase their levels of confidence and as well as lower their levels of depression." ' She believes that getting children involved in physical activities not only reduces the threat of obesity, but also has been proven to reduce their involvement in activi drugs and self-estee- crime-relate- d ties, such as that promoted by gangs. In connection with the Governor's Council for the "Fit Kids are the Future" program, Cyd presented an assembly at Meadow Elementary to kick off a program to encourage children and families to participate in physical fitness activities. She introduced several athletes from teams and clubs at Lehi High School, who answered questions or demonstrated their skills. Cyd also applied for and received a grant from the program which will allow her to purchase fitness and other activity-relateitems as prizes for drawings that will be held as an incentive to get youth and their parents involved in the program. Prizes include a basketball maintain a similar architecture design and style. and hoop, mini football, gym bags, a junior tent, jump ropes and a Jazz basketball. Drawings will be held on Field Day near the last day of school. For every 30 minutes of physical fitness each student does each day, he or she may record 10 points on the student sheets. Families who participate will also mark their score sheets for their time. Students who score 200 points in four weeks will receive a coupon good for one free swim at Pool. the Lehi Swimming Families who score 200 points in the four weeks will receive a ticket for the drawing. A survey was included in the introductory letter asking about the types of activities that children participate in. Surveys should be returned to Meadow Elementary by Friday, May 4. four-wee- k d from Business Park to Commercial designation. That motion received the same three yes votes, plus Russon's abstention. Wayne Sigurd, a Centerville, Utah, resident who said he owns property near the project area, said he would like to be considered for hookups into infrastructure sys- See DEERFIELD on Page 3 "You get the feeling you're in a community, not a hodgepodge of stores," he said. Public hearings were held on listseveral individual requests ed on agendas as the Atkinson property, the Lott Annexation and the Kirkham property that make up the parcel that would be used for the development. The area is currently zoned several ways, including Light Low Industrial, Density Residential and RA-1- ; Johnson requested that the parcels be rezoned to Commercial. "The minute you turn to commercial, if you get away with this," neighboring resident Ron Sanders told the developer, "you impact us." Sanders felt that there are "much better locations for a theater," and that business should not be taken away from the existing central section of town. Terry Schwartz cited the city's General Plan, which he said indicated that the best use for the area is light industrial and low density residential. "Why is his use so much more important?" he asked the council of Johnson's request. "Rather than taking the first proposal, we think you should consider what you want there for the next 20 years" Another resident presented a petition, which contained 139 signatures at the time it was presented, that requested that the area on 600 East not be zoned for commer- just cial development. Melissa Peck told city officials that previous councilmembers had denied her request for a two-fot by sign for her home business, then question why the council would allow Johnson to have signs on his development. "1 made you a promise," she told councilmembers, "now you make nie one." Mel Kirkham, one of the owners of the property to be developed, said that he and his family had had "numerous occasions to sell to various concerns" in the more than 65 years that the family had owned the property. "That would be a poor selection for our city," he said of the light manufacturing. "This make a whole lot of sense. This would be, by far, more attractive to the community." "It's easy to be 'for' a project when there's a whole lot of money to be made," countered Darren Nielson. "Let's have a compromise," suggesting that a buffer zone be created between the existing residential area and the commercial proposal by keeping all homes on 600 East in the residential category. Johnson had said that the two buildings that would be visible from 600 East would merely look like large homes. He also said that there would be no parking on 600 two-foo- East. Despite those comments, citizens also expressed concern about the potential increase in traffic in the area. "I'm not opposed to growth," resident Greg Russon told the councilmembers. "However, let it be where it's already zoned commer-Se- e COMMERCIAL on Page 3 Lehi cabinet makers carve out a niche in booming market Drugstore on State Street in 800 square feet of space. Within the first year, they had to increase their space and moved to 1350 E. Main Street in Lehi. Since then, they have expanded their shop By RUSS DALY City Editor The "cutting edge" is any important term for any woodworker, but for a busy Lehi cabinet shop, it also means being a leader in the industry. when we started," said Kim. "Now we do residential mostly kitchens." Between the quality of their product, and the growth in the area, that keeps the Metrix team quite busy. They usually have about six major projects, as well as smaller, individual projects, going at any one time. Cabinet jobs take about three weeks on the average,' but their current lead time from initial contact to final installation is about four months because of the demands. "That's about where I want to keep it," said Kim of the company's schedule, which he told CWB they are keeping at a 15 percent growth rate. Kim's interest in woodworking began in earnest when he observed the filming of The Devil's Brigade, even more, adding both high-tecequipment and a showroom for their products. Metrix employs five cabinet makers and two designers; Kim himself does much of the installation and Kevin is in charge of shop production. The two designers work with clients, usually interior designers, who have an idea what the homeowner wants. For those who prefer to look for themselves, the showroom offers a glimpse of tne company's work. Both of the designers attend the kitchen bath show in Chicago to stay on the cutting edge of the trends, and both use computer-assistetechnology to create the designs of the cabinets. According to Kim, one of the styles that is popular today is a "distressed" wood, or casual, lodgelike look. "We take a perfectly good piece of wood and rough it up," said Kim, adding that it was hard for him to do that at first when he was used to working with fine wood. He has about 10 "little gadgets" that he used to create the faux worm holes, h Metrix Cabinet and Mill, owned by brothers Kim and Kevin Beck, was recently featured in the trade journal, Custom Woodworking Business, or CWB, as one of three shops honored in the publication's annual salute to cabinet makers. "We did a little bit of everything ml jSt - which was done in the Lehi National Guard Armory. Instead of being fascinated with the intricacies of the film making process, though, he was enticed by the cabinet makers who were building the sets. He attended Utah Technical College and received an associate's degree in cabinet making, after which he and Kevin worked together making doors in a shop in Utah County. The two of them decided to open their own shop about the time the economy was turning around. The business pair started the in the old Taylor venture d See METRDt on Page 3 fg'VA-gi-' 'S- - i- i - -- 1 Photo by Russ Daly Kevin Beck, right, of Metrix Cabinet and Mill in Lehi, along with employee Jason Ashley, operates a new high-tecpiece of equipment known as a point to point boring machine. Metrix was one of three companies nationwide recently featured in the trade journal CWB (left). h |