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Show EXPANDED LOCAL NEWS M SB Join our new community Web sites today at OurTowns.heraldextra.com i RTOWMS ii 1 SEQION THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009 METRO EDITOR Amie Rose (801) aroseheraldextra.com 344-253- 0 ftah County wants Federal money to go green ings to recoup some of the costs of keeping the lights on. Funding would come from the federal govUtah County has no problem going ernment's stimulus package. While the money doesn't require green, as long as the feds are paying for it. And if not, they could always matching funds, it could be helpful if the county ponied up a little somefall back on power from the dump. Commissioners are exploring the thing to encourage the federal govoption of putting solar panels on the ernment to choose Utah County, said Commissioner Larry Ellertson. roofs of county government build Joe Pyrah DAILY HERALD Commissioners are also looking into channeling federal funds to the South Utah Valley Solid Waste District. The district needs $3 million to $4 million to construct facilities to capture methane gas that would then be used to generate electricity at its landfill on the west Side of Utah Lake. Director Richard Henry Said the district doesn't have sufficient rev ZONING DISPUTE enue to pay for that kind of project itself so it is looking into various options. The first is government funding, the second is to find a private company that would fund the project and then keep most of the revenues. Wherever the money comes from, the project could be up and running See COST, "It's green power and green power always costs more than straight power." Dwayne Woodley B5 general manager, Trans Ball! PLAY PICKLE Provo defends legality of zoning actions Ace Stryker DAILY " HERALD Provo administrators and a neighborhood chair are refuting a resident's claim that the city acted illegally when it shortened the time in which he was allowed to rent out his house before being required y home like the rest of to convert it to a the neighborhood. Charlie Thomas, a resident of the city's Wasatch neighborhood, built the house in 1999 with hopes of "It was just using the rental income toward retirement, but it was very clearly rezoned for single-famil- y a calculation use a year later. He applied for amortization, a process error on the by which homeowners may be granted extra time to spreadsheet. continue to rent until they That one letter recoup their investment. In five was he 2008, should have granted years from the time of the never gone rezoning, which meant the deadline had already passed. out, because it So he appealed to the wasn't crosscity's Board of Adjustments, time and for more asking checked." citing math errors in the original calculation. Before Wayne Parker the board could hear his apchief administrative peal, he received another officer, Provo letter from the city allowing him to rent until 2019. Satisfied, he withdrew his appeal and was refunded a single-famil- $160 fee. But the latter decision was appealed months later by neighborhood chair Ray Christensen, who claimed the 2019 date was still the product of faulty math. The board eventually settled on about four years, again putting Thomas years past the deadline. Thomas took the city to Provo's 4th District Court on Monday, arguing he understood the letter to be a final decision and asking-- - See v ; Photos by ADAM GRIMSHAWDaily Herald acie Johnson above left and her daughter Madi center play Pickleball at a park Wednesday evening as part of Santaquin's No TV Week. According to Kevin Schmidt, recreational manager for Santaquin, Pickleball is growing in popularity, especially amongst senior citizens. "It's kind of like mini tennis giant ping pong." he said. The sport is played with small rackets and a wiffle ball. The court is equivalent in size to badminton, but painted similar to tennis. Several neighborhood children turned out to play, but overall family attendance was not high. Mari Muhoz left a resident of Santaquin, plays Pickleball at a park Wednesday evening as part of Santaquin's No TV Week. ZONING, B5 PGHS celebrates new addition convenience store thief Linda Butler CORRESPONDENT School and community members gathered at the new front entrance of Pleasant Grove High School on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the school's new addition with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house. The high school opened at its current location of GALLERY 700 E. 200 South in 1959. Comment- & VIDEO ing on the school's heraldextra.com 50th year anniver sary at that site, Guy Fugal of the Alpine School District Board of Education said, "This is just the beginning of the next 50 . ADAM GRIMSHAWDaily Herald Student Body President Jacob Lee cuts the ribbon for Pleasant Grove High School's new wing on Wednesday afternoon. Vice President of the Board of Education Guy Fugal left center and Principle Jess Christian right center watch. years." Made possible by a $230 million bond and leeway passed by voters in 2006, the addition has been nearly three years in See CEREMONY, Orem police search for B8 Janice Peterson DAILY HERALD the store's key to take $20 bills from a tube that was about to d safe. drop into a "He somehow knows the system," Walk er said. "He "He the either has worked in thief retail or someone somehow has told time-locke- A local convenience OREM store clerk managed to catch a would-b- thief in the act last week, and now he's hoping local businesses will recognize the alleged thief's pattern and come forward with information. Russ Walker, a night clerk at an Orem Maverick Country Store, said clerks found their tills about $60 short on multiple occasions. When they checked their surveillance tapes, the clerks discovered a man who periodically entered the store late at night and told the lone clerk on duty something in the store needed attention. While the clerk was busy, Walker said, the man, identified by police as Scott Reinarz, went behind the counter and used e knows him." Orem system. police Lt. Doug Ed- wards said the " Russ Walker clerk, Maverik Reinarz is County Store suspected in three separate incidents on April 4, 12 and 23. Until the 23, Edwards said there were pictures of the man on video, but no identification See THEFTS, B5 |
