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Show SECTION THURSDAY. MARCH 13, 2008 METRO EDITOR Man dies after fall at Lehi building site G Ex-cler- DAILY A HERALD mm wei J man died on Wednesday after falling 40 feet at a construction site in Lehi. Daniel Monsour was flown by helicopter to University of Utah Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m., a& cording to Lehi police spokesman Sgt. Darren Paul. Severe head trauma was listed as the cause of Janice Peterson DAILY the alleged embezzlement, which vestigators believe occurred between 2001 and 2007. Mayor Eric Hazelet said inconsistencies were discovered in the town's book last August, which prompted an internal investigation. Officials decided an independent investigation was needed, and the Utah County Attorney's Office took over the investigation. HERALD ; Genola residents gathered Wednesday night to hear what, if any, impact embezzlement charges against the former town clerk might have on the town's budget. Former Genola Clerk Traci Wright is charged with 27 felony counts for death. Paul said Monsour was working construction at a Residence Inn near 3400 North and Ashton Boulevard. Around 9:45 a.m., Monsour was standing on a steel beam about 40 feet above the ground on the northeast side of the building and was trying to maneuver another beam that was being lifted by a crane when he lost his balance and fell. Paul said Monsour hit two other steel beams during his fall and landed on concrete. Lehi police and the Occupation Safety and Health Administration are investigating the accident. Amie Rose 344 2530 aroseShetaldextta com s imoact to budg accused of taking $240000 from city k I Hazelet said several boxes of information were examined by the attorney's office, and several town officials and residents were interviewed. The night of the discovery, Hazelet said all locks on the town hall were changed and Wright was suspended. Wright was also asked to resign, which she ; did Aug. 24. Hazelet said several changes have been made to recover losses and prevent any fraud in the future. Although Wright is alleged to have taken approximately $240,000, Ha- zelet was optimistic about the town's budget. "We anticipate that this can be remedied before the beginning of the next fiscal year," he said. The town is also looking to replace its independent auditing firm, as the missing funds were not discovered in the mandatory yearly audits. In order to have more oversight in the See GENOLA, C2 IN TOE LIMELIGHT Provo school board delays on accelerated learning center I t '.'.V".;,;": Brittani Lusk DAILY MARIO RUIZDaily HERALD Herald Helen McGarr of Lindon plays her solo part with the Utah Valley Symphony on Wednesday. The Covey Center for the Arts is hosting the Young Artists Concert Program with shows Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Provo. Eight Utah Valley youth are featured in the concert including McGarr, Orem soprano Jenny Spencer, and 1 Lindon flutist Catherine Winters. For more information on Tribute to Young Artists programs and for other upcoming events, visit www.coveycenter.org. The fate of a proposed accelerated learning center in the former Grandview Elementary school is up in the air after a Provo School Board meeting Tuesday. District superintendent Randy Merrill classified the center as a program, so he never asked the board for a vote. The board decided to vote on it anyway, while giving district staff the go ahead to keep working on it. The board had heard of the proposal in two previous study sessions, and money for the program was couched in improvements to Grandview Elementary, which closes this year. The Grandview building will also be used for information technology and professional development, on which the board was scheduled to vote Tuesday. Board member Shannon Poulsen said she was surprised the district had already decided to go ahead with the accelerated learning center because she had never seen it come to a vote. After debate, the board decided to pass the capital improvement budget that includes the Grand-viemoney, but decided to put the creation of accelerated learning center on another meeting Northgate residents fight car lot proposal Rette Speight FOR THE DAILY The developing Northgate Village is having a hard time drawing in retail and restaurants, but current residents refuse to settle for a car lot. "The fact is, something else was committed to us when we bought a condo. We bought according to that plan, and we certainly did not expect a car lot," said Tuscan Villas resident Ty Rasmussen to the Orem City Council on Tuesday night. Rasmussen is one of several upset Tuscan Villas residents, a condo development on the southeast corner of the village. Northgate developers presented a rearranged plan to the council to build a car dealership on the corner of 1200 West and 800 North. The current code allows motor dealerships only to be "built facing and along" 1200 West. Developers Paul Washburn and Bill Fairbanks went to the council to find out if their plans would still meet the requirement if the greater side of the dealership was along 800 North. The City Council decided that due to legal concerns a decision about which street the dealership faces and borders could not be made at that meeting. The council will address the issue again in its March 18 meeting. When the Northgate Village was planned, the developers lured condominium residents in with the promise agenda. think we should officially do for the public," said board member Carolyn Wright. The proposed accelerated learning center would allow a small group of gifted and talented students to participate in a special program as part of Westridge Elementary School, while using four classrooms at Grandview. Grandview students will go to Westridge next year. "I it , of a "village-lik- e community," said City Councihvoman Margaret Black. By moving there, developers aimed for residents to be able to live, work and I Brittani Lusk can be 9 or at reached at 344-254- bluskheraldextra.com. CRAIG DILGERDaily Herald Construction for Northgate Village in Orem on Wednesday. sales-taxabl- car? Even rich people don't buy cars every week," said Rasmussen. When the first plans of Northgate came to the council, it was divided into three parts, with specific retail and residential requirements. The plans originally called for a 70 percent retail ground level, which developers hoped to change according to their growing needs. The village currently will hold the new Utah Career College, a hotel, a bank, shopping centers, a gas station and professional offices and restaucar dealership. rants. The problem, developer Wash"What am I going to do, walk down burn said, is that he has had to turn to the Hyundai dealership and buy a away potential investors because they all within walking distance. shop Residents weren't just upset at the location of the proposed car dealership, but also the idea of it. "Many of us there are professionals, and we looked at other places and specifically bought in Northgate according to the community it promised," said resident Kari Wood. "A car dealership is both visual and auditory pollution." Resident Al Spencer urged the council to stick with what was promised to the residents, which wasn't a MMmimmsmrjmimm Here's g valuable offer guaranteed to make & fosane fca could reduce earninfp on the account Comhunni and month." BW Just mention this ad for your bonus rate. And you don't even have to clip the coupon. $:0A IViultv may apply lor eartv withdrawal and field-lengt- am r ti minimal, since all condominiums would be at least two football away from the dealership's main building, with even more distance from the cars. "It's a tough balancing act," Washburn said. "When you sit on a project this large, you lose a big dollar every ream I Minimum rrqimrd are not retail. "It's awfully hard to market a building to someone when you have to say "we'd like you to move in, but you can't until someone else who sells retail moves in,' " Washburn said. The purpose of the required retail ratio was to increase city revenue in order to keep taxes down and provide the city with additional funding. This has made Orem the "envy of every city in the valley by thinking like this," Fairbanks said. The car dealership would produce an accumulative sales tax comparable to a mall anchor store, Fairbanks said. He sees no problem with constructing the dealership. By including the lot's car display area as part of the retail requirement, Fairbanks and Washburn said that it would be much easier to attract other businesses that do not provide direct e items and services. Since only the ground floor of the hotel and exact square footage of gas station's building count towards the required percent, Washburn said he would like to get credit for what they have done already. The two argued that the dealership's effect on residents would be HERALD eliipbiliry 'JfJi&r apply rrdc rally imuredby NCUAEnia!Opnomjnjry Imdrr. aaaaaj 1 OITcr nmnrir afircf1 mm B0099M951 exptm April 15, 2fl08. |