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Show Jlk77 Vol. 20, No. 32 uj Ifo J I Wednesday, August II 50 cents 12, 1998 More L0C4L news fhan any other source! a single copy Your hometown paper has a new name today Don't throw away this newspaper. Despite that new name, this is the same hometown news you have been getting from the Lehi Free Press for almost 100 years. Today marks the first publication of N3w Utah!, with three separate editions, one for ' i.f ?r F. J ? V , v- -?- -,: V - v , " ,;..iWiV-4':- 'h newspaper has the highest paid circulation and the highest paid penetration of any media source available. We accomplish this by presenting all of the newspapers under New Utah!" one name While the name will change, we still plan on bringing our the American readers a comprehensive look with area, one for Pleasant at their communities Grove, Lindon and Cedar everything from city council Hills, and a third for Lehi and coverage and feature stories Cedar Valley. to about your neighbors The name change sets the reports of the milestones in stage for the introduction of the individual lives of commutwo new newspaper editions, nity members. one for the Lone Peak area and The names of our three a second for Lindon, in two newspapers will be displayed weeks (Aug. 26). prominently in the individual When all is said and done, newspapers' nameplate, to we hope to be providing more avoid confusion. local news than ever. Don't let the name change to Publisher According confuse you. The news in this Brett Bezzant, the name newspaper will look exactly change is designed to present like the news in the old Lehi potential advertisers with Free Press, only hopefully betaccurate circulation numbers ter. for the combination of newspaMore changes will come in the future. If you have quespers. "Most advertisers look at tions, don't hesitate to call North Utah County as one and ask for Bezzant market," Bezzant said. "We or Managing Editor Marc want them to see that this Haddock. qJ ','1 r, V , Photo by - Russ Daly 756-766- Tom Scribner, center, attorney for Mick Elklns, left, directs his colleagues and clients as compliant with a lawsuit brought against him by the Nuisance Abatement Committee. they assist Elkins in making his yard City forces Elkins to clean up yard By Russ Daly City Editor Body of AF not ' It all depends on perspective. One man's junk may be another man's treasure, until it catches the eye of the Nuisance Abatement Committee. Then it becomes the city's concern. The question is: Where do you draw the line? On May 1, 1998, Mick Elkins was ordered by Fourth District Court Judge Joseph rid his yard of a lengthy list (see box) of items Lehi City felt was inappropriate for a neighborhood. Elkins, however, was concerned with some of the items on the list because some are common items found in every yard. He noted in particular the inclusion of a child's sandbox, a weed trimmer, an electric bug zapper and tall I. Dimick to grass. "They can tell you how long your grass can be," said Elkins. "What if they drive by and they don't like the color of your curtains?" Elkins is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 28 to report on the status of the The Nuisance Abatement Committee requested that Mick Elkins remove the following items from tits yard: A white van which appears inoper- - able (passed inspection in July) A green van which appears inoper- able A long, silver trailer A wooden wishing well Several piles of junk wood Two satellite dishes A weed trimmer Sheet metal canoe A White columns and tops Galvanized pipe Noxious weeds and tall grass Air cleaner Cinder blocks . efforts to clean up the yard. In the meantime, Elkins' attorney, Thomas Scribner, took matters into his own hands, literally, to turn the clean-u- p order into a situation. Enlisting the help of and associates friends, clients, Scribner and a dozen others converged on the northeast Lehi yard last Saturday to start the clean up win-wi- n A table An electric fireplace Wood by the fence Scribner A bug zapper Concrete pipe A table saw A bomb shell Several tires A luggage carrier for a car top Roofing tar paper Fertilizer spreader Lockers Turtle sandbox All other items that cannot be Identified in pictures taken by Lehi City Enforcement Officer. process. Waste Management, Inc. donated the first dumpster for the project, and the Lindon transfer station waived the fees for the first load. Costs for additional cleanup are yet to be determined, but Scribner hopes that more Lehi residents will become d involved. "We're doing going to jail," said Scribner. "As far as I'm concerned, Mick paid his dues 30 years ago in three tours of duty in Vietnam. We as a country should be looking out for him. I want to give people a chance to put out their flags and help Mick." his and making a real the abatement said process," City Administrator Ed Collins, "and he and his attorney ought to be commended for in it." Scribner said that several of the people involved in the project were fascinated by the items found in the yard during the cleanup, including a silver trailer that was used Arnaz in a Lucille Ball-Demovie called, "The Long, Long Trailer." si this more as friends than lawyers so he's keeps the water running By Russ Daly City Editor Lee Barnes could very easily be called Superman. As Water and Waste Water Superintendent of Lehi, he is responsible for seeing that clean drinking water comes out , of our faucets on demand, that water is available for every- thing from bathing to watering the garden, and for disposing of the water once we are done with it. With approximately 4,500 connections each for culinary water, secondary or irrigation water, and sewer disposal, he and his crew must be available around the clock should any emergency arise. But it's not just trouble that n keeps Barnes and his crew busy. Every day, part of the crew nine-perso- Lehi City Conduit 95 miles distribution pipe 15 mites collection pipe (from springs in Alpine) 3 storage tanks 2 wells 2 million gallonsday Irrigation Water 95 miles pipelf::,i 6 wells 4 pumps 4 reservoirs 7 million gallonsday . Sewer 55 miles Underground sjgrm drain 7 miles must read the water usage meters at the city's pumps and check the condition of the pumps, so that water is always available for. use by residents. The crews also check the cleaning screens at the city's unidentified still tns r Police Alpine-Highlan- d Lt. Dave McManus meets the press. officer said. The quilt is red and white with patchwork-typ- e blocks of varying design. Each block is tied with pieces of red yarn. It is backed with red fabric, McManus said the quilt is the type that could have been given as a gift or one passed out to the homeless at Christmas time. Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective James Cowan with the AlpineHighland police at or the Utah County Sheriffs Office at 756-980- 375-360- 1. II if . reservoirs on a daily basis; during the spring and summer, that process is repeated more often, sometimes as much as hourly. Other members of the crew Culinary Water Canyon m "Mick's Water Master leW native col- up; effort baby found near police AlpineHighland Tuesday still had not identified the baby whose body was found in the Old Highland Park near the mouth of the American Fork Canyon a week ago. Officers were continuing to follow leads called in by individuals, but nothing definite had turned up. Police still were not providing answers as to the baby's gender, race or age because of the investigation. AlpineHighland police Lt. Dave McManus said at the time that the baby was a full-ternewborn, and had apparently been dead for several days before it was discovered Aug. 4 just off the park access road in a grove 6f trees by a Pleasant Grove man walking in the area. McManus said an autopsy showed there were no obvious signs of foul play, but no reason to believe the baby wasn't alive at the time of birth. The closest thing to a clue hand-tie- d for police is a full-siz- e quilt found near the body. "We're really hoping someone will recognize it and will come forward with something," the leagues plan to return to Lehi this next Saturday to continue the clean-u- p process and hope to move to the rear yard in the second phase of the project. "We're trying to do what needs to be done," said Scribner. "That's what we're about, to get that cleaned 9 repair leaks that can occur any-whe- fe within the service area throughout the community. Some of these leaks occur naturally, others may be caused by the shifting of the earth or, during the winter, by the contraction of the ground when it " freezes. An inspector checks on the three connections that must service each new home under construction in the community, as well as making sure the infrastructure can bring the water and sewer service in the subdivision in the first place. A meter crew installs the meters on the individual home closer to the time that a new house is officially connected to the system. In addition to the daily tasks, Barnes and his crew e must develop main- Vfi. fill ns Y i'ttl-ri' -- . r- i -; .V-- - - ' - ,' 1 . - r - - It Ma tit 1 v.--- v'.ft. ' Re 'ib V long-rang- tenance schedules, such as draining and completely clean-Se- e WATER on Page 4 Photo dv Russ Daly Lee Barnes, superintendent of water and waste water for lehi City, adjusts the valve at one of the city's several reservoirs, which provide for the water needs of more than 4,000 homes. I |