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Show Page 22 - THE HERALD, Provo. Utah. Sunday. January 23. 1983 Middle School Army Corps of Engineers Provo Council OKs Flood Control Pact Juab Pondering Service Project Juab County CommisNEPHI sion is suggesting Leonard Traunt-veiprincipal of the Juab Middle School, circulate petitions to determine public interest in formation of a special service district. The district would be formed to build a swimming pool and four handball courts at the school while a school addition is constructed. n, of future flood control problems. By ROGER D. PLOTHOW Herald Staff Writer Mayor Jim Ferguson said an added advantage to permanent diking in the area will be the stabilization of the lake's edge, providing a more secure habitat for land and The Provo City Council has signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control work near Utah Lake. water Council Chairman Merrill Mai Lin which will allow the Corps of Engineers to begin work on diking east of Utah Lake in the near future. The agreement outlines the city's responsibilities which will include providing access, rights of way and easements around the dikes and maintenance and operation of existing pumps and new dikes. Police Chief Swen Nielsen reviewed the agreement with the council members last week before the council voted unanimously to with two adopt the agreement fowl. Nielsen told the Herald on Friday, however, that he has seen the corps' specifications of the proposed dike construction and was favorably impressed, Pumps will be needed to keep land inside the dikes dry, according to Nielsen, and the original agreement made it the city's responsibility to purchase and maintain those pumps. Mayor Ferguson said the city will continue to negotiate purchase of the pumps. The Corps of Engineers will be meeting with local contractors soon and will be letting the contract for part of the construction work within the next two weeks, according to Nielsen. Plans call for the construction of a new 2,400 foot levee on the north shore of Provo Bay and extension and strengthening of two levees near the Provo Airport. Nielsen said the Army Corps has been very cooperative. "Their position has not been cavalier in any way," he said. signed the amended agreement changes. The council deleted one section that referred to the temporary nature of the proposed diking and changed another section that would have made the city responsible for purchasing and maintaining new pumps. The city was concerned about wording in the agreement which referred to "temporary diking." He said the city wants the dikes to be permanent for possible use in case Trrauntvein met with the commission to discuss the proposed pool and seek financial backing from the county for the project. "I thought it would be a shame to add it on later," said Trauntvein. He told the commission that he realizes that the county budget has been established for this year but asked to be considered in future budgeting. "The school is bonded to capac ity," he said. The district will begin letting bids on the new addition to the middle school in February, explained Trauntvein. He says he is interested in developing a good community complex.. In the past, said Trauntvein, the school district and the city have had a good cooperative effort in providing a summer swimming program for area residents. He suggested that the county become a part of that cooperative effort. "I'm asking you to help us financially over the next several years," he explained. Trauntvein says that Eureka might want to come to Nephi to swim. Joseph Bernini said, "I don't know that the commission has ever been committed to recreation." He explained money for recreation had never been appropriated or set aside and it still was a question of where the money for such a project would come from. Trauntvein said he thought building a swimming pool that citizens of the county could use would be one of the "best things that could be done to tackle juvenile delinquency." He also said he foresees a center that will be used by youngsters and senior citizens alike. Roscoe Garrett suggested that a special service district might be formed. "We can have a public hearing and see if the people want it," he said. "A special service district might fly, especially if the people are interested," he says. He suggested it be decided what area of the county be included in the district and a petition be circulated. 1 ovns II 0 And then, he said, a public hearing could be conducted if petitions indicated there was enough interest to justify the formation of a special district. He said that usually such a district gets about 2 mills. The three commissioners affirmed that they would be willing to support the project by having county workers help. "You can do work without money," said Bernini. Clinn Morgan said that it is a bad time for the county financially but added that he thought it was a good project. Bernini agreed but said, "If it's what the people want we might look at it again." The commission instructed Trauntvein to begin the petitioning process and then return to the commission with the results. 4 ctt Young Heads Transportation Group Max W. Young now is chief of the Utah Department of Transporta- Division of Administrative Services. president and general manager of s National Power Tool and ment Company. He was president and of Wycoff Equip-tion'- Corn-Mo- part-own- er P st Yo'has a bachelor's in ac-a- s from Stevens Henager wgere hfi WM stude lege body "onHe has two children. president. Young has held numerous posi- "My new job looks to be challeng-tion- s in the business world. He was ing and I hope I can add something president of National Distribution positive to the Utah Department of Sytems in Clearfield. 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