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Show THE HERALD, Prcvo, Sunday, April 16, 19 earinqs Set for School Board Votin Uiah-?a- 3 ge oundaries Alpine School Plan To Be Aired May 1 1 By DARRELL BERKHEIMER A public hearing on a proposal to revise school board member voting boundaries in Alpine School District has been scheduled by ' X l Utah County Commissioners for Thursday May 11. The hearing will be held at 7:30 p jn. in the Pleasant Grove High School little Theater. County officials set the hearing two days after the Alpine District's $8 million bond election May 9 on a proposal to carry out eight major building projects in five communities of the district Request of Officials County officials reported they set the pubiic hearing after the bond election at the request of Alpine District officials while a similar public hearing on revising school board member voting boundaries in Nebo School District has been scheduled for May 1 It was explained that redistricting of the school district voting areas !s required by a recently enacted state law which places the resDonsibility for the task on county commissioners. AD. Seat Open result of the redistricting, all five school board members in Alpine District wiil be forced to run for should they As a choose to do so. The new law also requires that two of the board members be elected to only two-yetennj so the district can return to the terms at the end of the two practice of having staggered four-yeyears. Only two of the five board members in Alpine District would this year. They are Dr. R. Phil normally come up for Shumway, Orem West area, and Dr. Boyd J. Larsen, Lehi. The other three board members, who have served two years of the four-yeterms to which they were elected, are Eli K. Clayson, Orem; Frank C. Greenwood, American Fork, and Harvey E. aith, Hi t Grove. As in the past, the new voting redistricting proposal divides the district into five voting precincts, one for each of the board members, which contain various local voting districts. In the new proposal, the local voting districts were reshuffled into new precinct boundaries so the number of registered voters in each of the five precincts is more equal. Although the state law does not mandate how near equal the percentages between districts should be, County Clerk William F. Huish has reported Utah's attorney general's office indicated there should be no more than eight percent disparity between the highest and lowest number of registered voters in the five precincts. Ideal Distribution Ideally, each of the five precincts would have 20 percent of the voters within its boundaries. To comply with the new state law, Alpine District drafted two plans which were submitted to county commissioners and a committee of three reviewed the two plans. With minor revision, the district's Flan One was accepted by county commissioners as the proposal to come before the May 11 pubiic hearing. This plan proposes the following five precincts which are outlined and numbered accordingly on the map printed on this page. Precinct No. 1 Fairfield, Cedar Fort, Lehi, Alpine, Highland and American Fork voting Districts, 5, 7 and 7. This precinct would contain 4,674 registered voters, representing 19.4 percent of Alpine ar ar ar county-appoint- - District's total. Precinct No. 2 American Fork voting Districts 4 and and Pleasant Grove Districts 1, 2, 5, and 9. This precinct would have 4,912 registered voters for 20.39 percent of the total. and 10 and Precinct No. 3. Pleasant Grove Districts 3, 4, North Orem Districts 19, 20 and 24. There would be 4,817 registered voters in this precinct for 20 pc . 4 of the total. 21 and 26; Vineyard Precinct No. 4 West Orem District and Lakeview. This precinct would contain 4,876 registered voters, representing 20.24 percent. Precinct No. S East Orem Districts 22, 23 and 25 and Pleasant View Districts 1 and 2. There would be 4,815 registered voters in this precinct for 19.98 percent of the district total. According to the new state law, the two board members who will represent Precincts 4 and 5 will be the ones elected to two-ye8-- 6-- 8 -- 11-1- 8, 0; ar terms. THE FAMILY STORE u y it u 71 1405 NORTH STATE CL Open Monday thru Saturday 10 AM to 7 PM PROPOSALS TO REAPPORTION Apllne School District, upper half, and Nebo School District will be the subjects of public hearings scheduled nest month by county commissioners who had the responsibility for the redistricting. The five precincts for each of the two districts in the county's reapportionment proposals are outlined here and numbered. The local voting districts included In each of the precincts are Nebo District Hearing Scheduled May 2 Spanish Fork High School A reshuffling of the school board member election areas in Nebo School District will be the subject of a public hearing on Tuesday, May 2, scheduled by Utah County Commissioners. The hearing will e held at 7:30 p.m. in the Spanish Fork High School Little Theater. A proposal on new board member election areas will be discussed at the public meeting since a recently enacted state law requires reapportionment to Utah's attorney general's office indicated there should be no more than eight percent disparity between the highest and lowest number of registered voters in the five areas, the committee's fourth proposal was considered best since the disparity totaled only about 5.4 percent. Ideally, each of the five areas, referred to as precincts, would have 20 percent of the voters within its boundaries. the of As a . result provide nearly equal voter representation in each of the reapportionment, all five school areas served by the five board board members in the Nebo members. District must run for The new state law also places unless they choose not to. for The new law also requires that the responsibility reapportioning Nebo District in the two board members who of hands the county represent Precincts 4 and 5, commissioners who appointed a noted on the map printed here, committee to do be elected to only two-yethe work, announced earlier by terms so the district can return to the practice of having the Herald. This committee terms at the consisting staggered four-yeof Garth Olsen, Nebo District's end of two years. Two of the five Nebo board director of federal programs and public relations; County Gerk members normally would come this year. They William F. Huish and Miss Iva up for Snell, associate county planner are Board President Lynn drafted a total of four Crook, Santaquin, and Dr. J. proposals. Robert Hogan, Payson. reapportionment The other board members are County commissioners decided to recommenu the fourth at the Dr. Vernon Tipton, Springville; Hugh Hjorth, Mapleton, and May 2 hearing. Since Mr. Huish reported Clyde Swenson, Spanish Fork. three-memb- er ar ar Boundaries for the five new in the county's proposal are outlined and numbered accordingly in the map. And the local voting districts which are included in each of the precinct proposals are as follows: Precincet No. 1 Springville 11 and 12. voting Districts This area includes 2,924 registered voters and about 19.32 percent of Nebo District's total precincts of 15,130. Precinct No. 2 voting Districts Spring Lake, Goshen, Genola, Elberta and Santaquin. There would be 2,971 voters in this precinct for 19.64 percent of the district total. Voters who do not know within which voting district they live may call the county clerk's office. However, it is hoped they map printed here will be of help. 0; Mapleton Districts 1 and 2, and Spanish Fork District 9. There would be 3,094 registered voters in this precinct for 2C.38 percent of the total. 10-1- 2. Provo city officials are considering two bids for seats in the audotirum and city court rooms of the new City Center. Low bid was submitted by Salt Lake Cabinet and Fixture in the amount of 111,738.58, while the second bid was submitted by John Eldredge in the amount of the Plant. a Wes Knudsen and Howard Rowley appeared to request that 1300 South Street east of the Springville Road be designated and opened as a street. The Commission requested City Engineer Jack Zirbes to check into the surveying of this street $12,749.40. of 1400 Approval was granted for aid also possible opening roads into payment of $15,000 to E. Arthur South Street as access Park area Higgins, as partial payment on the proposed City there. Neil Dexter of the New Day Stereo at 61 N. University Ave., asked the city to grant to block off three or four Teeter-Tottparking spaces to hold a Marathon during Y Day. The commission directed Mr. between the election areas rl:' Dexter to the Utah State Highthe highest and lowest number u way Department on this matter, voters should since University Avenue is a registered reapportion to comply with the state highway. new law. A proclamation was signed by Dixon G. Provo District Mayor Verl Although precincts were under the eight proclaiming the week of April 16 percent disparity by the num- to 22 as Opera Week in Provo. bers of persons voting last year, Mayor Dixon was authorized city annexation and a check of to sign a grant agreement for the tot&l number of registered $131,500 for the 200 West Street voters in each area may show project. the disparity is above eight Glen Smith and Lou Crandall percent. appeared regarding an &d in the If so, Provo City Commission BYU Alumni paper. The comhas the responsibility of seeing mission informed them that the that the reapportionment is ad had not been authorized by tarried out by the end of May the city commission and they since school board candidate would take the matter under advisement filing opens in June. On Reapportionment Need Provo School District officials are not quite sure yet whether board member election areas must be reapportioned in line Precinct No. 3 Spanish Fork with a recently enacted stale law. voting Districts 1, 6 and This precinct would have 3,062 The law states that the registered voters for 20.24 redistricting task is not percent of the total. necessary if school districts in 4 No. Precinct Spanish Fork the state have been reapDistricts 2, 7, 8; Salem 1 and 2, portioned within the past four Lake Shore, Payson Benjamin, years. And since Provo District voting Districts 3, 4 and 7; was realigned in 1968, it may not Thistle. Colton and Birdreye, be necessary. This precinct would have 20.42 Clerk However,' County percent of the district's registered voting for a total of William F. Huish noted the state 3,089. attorney general's office has Precinct No. 5 Payson advised that districts with more voting Districts 1, 2, 5 and 6; than eight percent disparity 3-- Provo Commissioners Bids Consider 2 Seat Wastewater Treatment er MB Vgo WE BEDSPREADS only. Twin or full. Regular to $17.95 5 Provo District Undecided Springville 1, listed in separate Alpine and Nebo District stories on this page. There is still some question whether Provo District needs to go through the same reapportionment. $ Your Choice J00 &3 PASTEL PERCALE SHEETS Fitted or flat. $flft 4 Twinreg.$4. Double reg. 4.50. Your Choice dr Some Matching Cases at $1 .00 Pair THROW RUGS Various sizes in ovals, and rectangulurs assorted acrylic high pile and poly nylon loop. SAVE 1 3 See Why It Pays To Shop Norton's! m |