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Show . DAILY HERALD Wednesday, December 19, 2007 B3 Provo councilwoman honored at last meeting Billings praised Sandstrom for her dedication and years of service, saying she has been A city council member was an amazing councilwoman. "I know that she's a person honored Tuesday night for loved serving the people faithful that's of service the to years of Provo," he said. Provo community. Sandstrom sported a new Barbara Sandstrom, who bob hairdo for the event inhas served as the council stead of her usual curls. She member from District 4 for said her hairdresser styled her attended final eight years, her hair straight, and said it meeting Tuesday night. A reception was held before the took six years off . "Oh, I need that!" SandCity Council meeting, with dozens of friends and commu- strom replied. The packed council room nity members present. Janice Peterson DAILY fj ... : rr 1 Z V... V V CRAIG DILQERDaily Herald Paul Lupo left, a member of the board at the Merit Academy, and other board members break ground at the school's building site in Springville on Monday. The building is scheduled to be completed for school to start in the fall 75,000-square-fo- ot Schools Continued from "A lot of people Bl nervous about it not high school. Alpine School District isn't the only one in a construction rush. Merit College Preparatory Academy in Springville broke ground Monday, and is slated to open in fall 2008. That gives construction crews seven months to complete the building. Paul Lupo, a board member at Merit Academy, said he is not worried about the structure being completed in time. "We have every confidence in the builder," Lupo said. "He's going to make every attempt for it to be done." Lupo said his contractor has assured him that other charter schools have been built in three or four months. , The facility will have a full kitchen, auditorium, soccer field and track. 75,000-square-fo- ot Shooting IContinued from Bl 1 J . 220-23- J brown suede jacket. Phacker said he is pleased with the progress of the in I have even more now," Glathar said. Glathar said that if he had to give advice to other charter schools, he'd tell them to get going on buildings. "It's always safe to give yourself more time," Glathar said. Karl G. Maeser Prep Academy in Lindon began school this year in a renovated bowling alley. Principal Mike Westover said the building was not like a bowling alley when the school chose to lease it people just remember the old Super Bowl. "It was gutted, I mean nothing but the steel beams and some concrete," Westover said. "Everything is really new quite frankly." The renovated bowling alley was meant to be a temporary home, but Westover said the decision to stay or move still hasn't been made, "I think we're in this facility for a few years at least," Westover said. 344-254- case, which was the city's first murder in about a year and half. Police have said the suspect is a white male between 40 and 45 years old. He is between 6 feet tall and 6 foot 3 inches, 0 pounds, with a long and a "very long face," Sandy police spokesman Sgt. Victor Quezada has said. He was last seen wearing a light a handgun and fired at least three or four shots at him. The I suspect then fled in Dolezsar's i Navigator, which was found abandoned about a mile away. 'l Phacker said the department ! is not ready to comment yet ; on whether Dolezsar knew ' the killer. He said he does not - know if Sandy police are close '! to making an arrest in the When Alpine School District built Saratoga Shores Elementary School, students spent the entire year in portable classrooms, and the cafeteria I opening on time, but wasn't completed until mid: know it's going to be year. Hudson said charter schools don't always take as long to open on time." build as public schools because Redge Hudson public schools have to have Rockwell Charter High School more amenities. Rockwell Charter High School will only be about 65,000 square feet. Other charter schools have Rockwell Charter High had to rent space while their School in Eagle Mountain is buildings were completed. also slated to open in the fall, Mountainville Academy in and construction has begun. Alpine was set to open in the fall of 2006. The school had Redge Hudson, the board chairman for Rockwell, isn't planned a ground breaking for worried about getting done on April 2006, but the school ran into problems with the city. time, either. He thinks it will be completed, but if not, the The building was finished a school has a few back-u- p plans. year later. Meanwhile, classes "A lot of people are nervous met in rented office space in about it not opening on time, American Fork. but I know it's going to be Mountainville Director Wade Glathar said the office open on time," Hudson said. If something unforeseen space was challenging because comes up, the school could classroom walls didn't reach start school a few days late or. the ceiling and noise traveled I Brittani Lusk can be reached find a place to rent. 9 between classes. Teachers and at or at blusk Hudson doesn't think the students are enjoying their heraldextra.com. school will need to go that new building now. "We appreciate what we far, but it's been done before. fastest he's seen an elementary school go up is 10 months. It's preferable to have 12 months. The district likes to have 18 months to build a junior high school and two years to build a : are .: gave Sandstrom a standing ovation as she gave her final goodbyes and thanked the audience for its support. "1 just felt really special that so many people came," she Sandstrom was presented with a plaque, a silver platter and a medallion by the council, and Mayor Lewis Billings joked that the size of the medallion showed the size of the city's budget. )jr - HERALD vestigation. He did not know when the department would have more information it can release to the public. "We'd like it to go faster, but we're moving forward with it," he said. Dolezsar founded the Utah Valley State College Hockey Club, and was an assistant said. Alliance Continued from Bl long acknowledged the need to expand its fire station to meet requirements of larger airports, the process was expedited after the powerful windstorm in August 2006. Instead of repairing the damaged fire station, the city elected to replace it altogether. In Tuesday's study session, the council looked at appropriating more money to the project, which Bingham said should be complete by the new year. The new fire station will have three bays for the airport's two fire trucks and a snow plow, as opposed to the old station, which only had room for one of the trucks. "It's built to accommodate a larger firefighter presence" Bingham said. The insurance money for the damaged fire station should have amounted to $300,000, Bingham said, but the city has only received just over $188,000. In order to finish the project, Bingham asked the coun-ci- l to appropriate $187,000. If the city does collect more money from insurance, any extra funding would go back to the city's general fund. "The last we built were 40 to 50 years ago. We have a waiting list of about 40 people who would like touseT-hangars."- ' " Merril Bingham public works director Bingham also asked the council for more money to complete construction of at the airmore port, which he said will pay for themselves in the year to come. The hangars should also be complete by the new year, at which point the city can charge over $300 per month to lease them to pilots. we built "The last were 40 to 50 years ago," he said. "We have a waiting list of about 40 people who would like to use Bingham said the city's initial budget for the project was wishful thinking, and an additional $138,000 is needed to finish the hangars. Appropriation for the airport construction was also moved to Jan. 8 for a vote by the council. 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