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Show DAILY HERALD Friday, July 18, 2008 TT T" WHY TAH Endless Hope Foundation announces a benefit fair scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wines Park, 500 N. Center St. All proceeds will go to Emma Cheney, a girl who was born with Down syndrome and within a year developed juvenile diabetes. Tickets are $10 per family d and $5 per person and $7 per person and $15 per family at the door. Utah Down'Syndrome Foundation, Utah Chapter: American Dia betes Association and Utah Chapter: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will have information booths at the benefit fair. Games, entertainment, massages and other services will be available as well. SPRINGVILLE I "Pioneer Legacy" pageant will be staged July 6 at Springville Arts Park, 1350 E. 620 South. The pageant depicts true events in the life of Elizabeth Jones Fox as she and Taxes Continued from Bl hearing could be held as early as Aug. 5. The city plans to mail details of the proposals to residents in the coming weeks. Despite cutting millions of dollars from the list of city needs, Council members expressed concerns about how residents would meet any tax increases, let alone the five proposed. "Of the citizens who have talked to me, I don't think they can tolerate any tax increase," said Councilman Rick Storrs. "At least 100 have talked to me and they were all dead-se- t against it." "We ought to communicate to the public and say, 'These are things we need as a city, you tell us how much you want to raise taxes on what you want, if anything,' " said Councilman Dale Gunther. "This is a hard year and people are strapped," said Coun-cilwom- Heidi Rodeback. "I can tell you in my own family I have had to be creative to get by with these gas prices. ... I'm talking about hunkering down because of hard times." At one point in the meeting, Councilwoman Sherry Kramer said one of the smaller ' proposed tax increases would Hearing Continued from Bl "We plan on having a few of these public meetings as we go through the process." . City Councilman Steve Tur-lewho applauded the process so far, said it is in fact a fiscally smart move to build a new center. Turley said the city currently spends more than $800,000 a year subsidizing its three existing public recreation facilities: The Provo Recreation Center, the Eldred Senior Center and d The Center. "The response is overwhelming," he said. "I think the community wants it, but more importantly, I think the city's budget needs it." But far from talks of fiscal y, teen-focuse- $4.09 13592 $4.11 Chevron, 9401 $4.11 three-year-ol- d pre-sol- PRICES AT THE PUMP Express Pony t Rd, Draper 700 East, Sandy S. $4.11 Common Cents, 13551 S. 200 West, Draper $4.11 Flying J, 1460 N. 1750 West, Springville DAILY DIGEST LEHI B3 24-2- her family made the trek westward in 1855. Auditions for the pageant will be Saturday, and entire families, including people of all ages, are invited to participate. You do not need to be able to sing or dance or memorize lines. There is no expense to participate and costumes are provided. Auditions will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Academy of Ballet's Flying J, 840 N. Main $4.13 Mirastar, 660 St., Payson 1750 West, S. Springville $4.15 Conoco, 889 W. Center St., Provo 290 W. Center St., Orem $4.15 Sinclair, Prices reflect the cost of regular unleaded gasoline at 5 p.m. on Thursday. More prices at www.heraldextra.comgas. locations in Springville, 200 S. Main St., and also in Orem, 1599 S. State St. For more information, contact Lynne 5 or Thompson at (801) 225-177- lynneballetutah.com. r',' t J be the equivalent of her family cutting two trips to Del Taco to eat. "I don't have two trips to cut out," Rodeback replied. the city to borrow $6 million, which would cost the owner of a $220,000 home just more than $27 dollars a year in property taxes for 20 years. The money would be spent on Mayor Heber Thompson reminded the Council that any speed mitigation and to contax increases would be on top struct or improve 50 South, 900 of the new pressurized irrigaWest to 1120 North, a bridge at 1120 North and two trails. tion fees. The first proposed tax Council members had origiwould be determined by a nally wanted to bond for $17 million for roads but cut the list Council vote, not a public to $6 million, saying residents vote, and would increase the city's share of property tax. A could not afford the larger amount. public hearing would be held in August. Council members I The second bond would alsaid they need a low the city to borrow $2.4 milincrease over last year to pro- lion to improve Art Dye Park vide $250,000 to patch roads and improve Beehive Road. This bond would cost the owntorn up by installation of the new pressurized irrigation er of a $220,000 home about $11 per year for 20 years. system, $348,000 to pay for A third bond would allow the Art Dye Trail in order to avoid the loss of nearly the city to borrow $3 million $600,000 in federal grant mon- to expand the cemetery. This ey for the trail, and to pay the would cost $13 a year for 20 years for a $220,000 home. salary for a library computer A fourth bond would altechnician. The library tech position low the city to borrow money is "mission critical for the lito purchase open space. This would cost just more than $1 a brary," Rodeback said. "They need someone or they cannot year for a $220,000 home for 20 years. offer computer service, and the library catalog is online. I A fifth bond, which would Without that, the library shuts have allowed the city to bordown." row money to expand the The other four proposed tax parking lot at the American increases would be bond issues Fork Fitness Center, was reon which residents would vote moved from consideration and will not appear before voters in the November election. D The first bond would allow this fall. concerned that city administration would skimp on important amenities because of money issues. He said if Provo can't foot the bill itself, it should talk with neighboring cities such as Springville, Mapleton and Spanish Fork and perhaps delocation said is velop a regional rec center. Bingham "We don't want to build the critical. One of the proposed bare minimum facilities," he sites of the new rec center is said. "I'm worried that we're where the Eldred Center and other city facilities now stand going to be chintzy. Our first a site she says would be per- rec center that we built was fect because of its proximity to outdated in a few years." Thomas said planners will be downtown. "It just seems like the more reviewing the survey data and that's built outside, it just pulls coming up with a rough concept that includes cost, location away from the downtown," and financing proposals. she said. "I think our community needs it." ft Ace Stryker can be Another Provo resident, 6 or at reached at Howard Stone of the Grand-vieneighborhood, said he's astrykerheraldextra.com. f ' t .. - Mf-- -, l.'U-- " ' - , - w ,. , DILGERDaily Herald CRAIG Payson City Judge James Box retired today at age Judge Continued from Bl "There's no way to describe that," Box said. Box's wife, Phyllis, died five years ago. But he still maintains close ties with his four surviving children and 11 grandchildren, and looks forward to spending more time with them in retirement. Some of his grandchildren are great baseball and soft-baplayers, he said, and he's the type of grandfather who enjoys sitting around at an y tournament while he watches them play. He once attended a tournament in St. George for one of his grand- all-da- 75. children where the games ran so late that the trophies weren't handed out until 2:30 a.m. He looks forward to having more time for things like canaries. I bought some very fruitful birds just recently," Box said. And in retirement. Box may not even have to hang up his robe. He is looking into a prothat. "There's a zillion things to gram in which active senior do," Box said. "I've never, nev- judges fill in for judges who er wondered what I was going are sick, on vacation or othto do today or tomorrow." erwise away from the bench. Box feels that he has done a In addition to his family, lot of good work on the bench, Box has many hobbies he but he knows he would enjoy plans to devote his time to. While many retirees spend doing at least a little more. "I look at it and say, Tor the their days on the golf course, time you've been here, have Box prefers to spend his time " in his greenhouse, where he you been successful?' Box would said. as answer "And such cactus, my grows things banana trees and Mexican fan be, 'I was.' " palms. He raises koi in a small ft Jeremy Duda can be pond, and raises birds-a-$ his or reached at house. "I'm becoming overrun with jdudaheraldextra.com. 344-256- 1 ''I'rri constraints, Shannon Bingham, a resident of Provo's Timp neighborhood, said she wants a better facility to visit with her two young boys. 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