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Show A, ht yV-- ttv ., in!' 50 CENTS ., ?VHBfM ,' ,', a.i ,, ,j h,i,jliiiVi-M;.;ilji.'- v.'i . t ... httpwwwJieraWextifccom . ,1., THE NEWSPAPER - OF CENTRAL UTAH THURSDAY. JUNE 24. 1 GOOD MORNING! By ANN POTEMPA HlfhM 3 Copyright EAGLE MOUNTAIN The San Antonio Spurs and New York polygamy. Watt has been a councilman since Eagle Mountain was incorporated in 1996. "I guess the issue is people have known all along that Knicks I f NBA :' r(f MtIITIH . Daily Herald Cyril and the people over there are polygamists, and their support was needed to help found the town, or form the town," Mayor Rob Bateman said. Polygamy remains illegal, but due to ambiguous wording, prosecuting the offense is extremely difficult. A2 A Utah Valley town born with the support of polygamists has begun to boom with the help of a public official who his peers say has two wives. A number of Town Council members from this north county community have indicated that Cyril Watt practices NBA Finals Game 4 in their C IW9 by The Daily Herald Low 62 Sports nlavprl Difficult to enforce: "He'll talk about it," Bradshaw said. "If he's asked a question, he'll answer." The Daily Herald tried to contact Watt a number of times during the past week. Watt chose not to comment during the first phone call. The Watts chose not to talk to a reporter when contacted graphic Councilwoman Diane Bradshaw said she's talked with Watt about polygamy and he was open with her during discussions. Wednesday. mic group that lives in Eagle Mountain represented a majority of the town when it, was created. Bradshaw and Scott Kirkland, a managing partner with The Ranches developers, said a number of people who support polygamy live in Eagle Mountain. Polygamy, or the act of having more than one spouse at one time, has not been allowed in Utah since statehood. The Utah Code and Constitution states "polygamous or plural marriages are forever prohibited." Bradshaw said the polyga See POLYGAMY, A2 series Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Bl Local That's the ticket does have the right to restrict where its policemen patrol, says Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson. A3 UVSC Boarders On deck: get a jump on skate park Pro ball for Provo? State By AMY K. STEWART -- President Gordon LDS Church "" B. Hinckley celebrated his 89th birthday Wednesday with a family it' ffeaSirV V 1 I and recep- tion. A6 .7 XSA I 1 J A Spurned businessman swings from the heels V " The Daily Herald Happy birthday f Nation State of union The U.S. Supreme Court strengthened states' rights decisions announced Wednesday. A4 in Business Wing and a prayer Patience is a virtue PROVO and in this case it could keep you out of jail. Skaters and cyclists are ignoring the no trespassing signs and the fence around the city's uncompleted skate park in Fort Utah Park, west Provo. City police plan to heavily patrol the area and issue trespassing tickets. The. violation is a Class C misdemeanor with; punishment of up to $750 and 90 days in jail. The problem, according to city Parks and Recreation director Roger Thomas, has arisen because people are skating there too soon chipping the concrete and grout, which needs more time to cure. "Please let us f: iish the skate park so it can be a safe area for all to enjoy," he said. y (,Jhomas added there hasn't been a ; single time he's driven by the project that he hasn't caught someone on the site. " By TAD WALCH The Daily Herald ;vV f V t V: two-pag- The ceremony has A rainy been delayed until for is also a slowing culprit spring ribbon-cuttin- g mid-Jul- Utah Valley Regional Medical Center is just about ready to open its new West Building a 217,000-square-fowing. The building is set to open on Aug. 6, exactly two years after its groundbreaking. Dl Friday Hot salsa No one who sees Salsa Brava perform can keep from dancing ... and the band's CD is just as infectious. See story in Get Away Friday. THE progress. Finishing touches include completing the landscaping and smoothing out the concrete. Workers will go over the surface inch by inch and look for safety hazards such as bubbles or cracks. They will spread a thin layer of concrete over the problem areas. They will also take out the spacers and recaulk the holes. "Everything needs to be totally safe before we let anyone in there," Thomas said. Officials have ordered benches and a drinking fountain, as well as a sign listing rules. The skateboard park project was the brainchild of councilman David Rail and PROVO Has Provo sold its soul to the devil to bring pro baseball to town? That accusation was leveled at city leaders Wednesday by Jim Goldsmith, who courted Provo for six months, hoping to locate an expansion independent league team here. Goldsmith's frustrations boiled over because he felt the city had made an agreement with the owners of the troubled Helena Brewers to move that Pioneer League franchise to Provo for the 2000 season. letter to He sent a sarcastic Provo's economic development director, Leland Gamette. "I told him he now had made the decision," Gamette said. "I don't know why he sent the letter, because we hadn't made a decision at that point. 'The baseball committee had made a recommendation that the city begin negotiations with the Pioneer League to see if something can be put together." Goldsmith suggested to The Daily Herald that Salt Lake Buzz owner Joe Buzas, who capsized efforts to move a minor league team to Provo three years ago, will end up as the owner if Helena moves here. "Mr. Buzas clearly has a financial arrangement with the Helena Brewers," Goldsmith said. "What is their ability to live up to that arrangement? And if they don't, will he get the franchise? Isn't he the ROBERT JOHNSON The Daily Herald Heaven can't waft: This skateboard enthusiast takes an unauthorized sunset joyride skateboard park. recently at Provo's his son James, who is an avid skate- boarder. Rail said he's thrilled to see the youth so interested in using the park. "But they're holding things up," he said. The 6kate park project included $20,0Q0 from the city as well as a $5,000 donation from the school district; $7,500 donation in sod and also donations from other people and businesses. The entire project cost about $40,000. Workers broke ground on the project iii October. e See BALL, A2 ?' DAILY HERALD PROVO, UTAH A BRAND NEW DAY NEWSPAPER ,,. Index Business Dl Classified D5 Comics C6 Movies C8 Obituaries A10 Opinions B7 Sports Bl Stocks.: TV .... D2,3 . Weather C3 B8 61055 0005 gnu ' limit sign. It's got a billboard that IQds: "Wives 'R' Us." EAGLE MOUNTAIN Just to be I wife. one have clear, Besides the various social and religious reasons for this, there is also the fact that the former Sylvia Susan Rodriguez would carve out my heart with a rusty steak knife if I were Ho, ho, ho. Once you get past the cheap yuks, though, we're all going to be looking at ;cne serious questions of basic societal caught, say, holding hands with another woman. Polygamy, therefore, is only an issue in our house because people talk about Steve Cameron it. That isn't exactly the case, however, here in this community on the road from Lehi to nowhere. By all accounts, practitioners of plural marriage have found a welcome mat waiting in Eagle Mountain and in fact, that a respected member of the Town Council is a polygamist. Of course, there will be fallout from r f POOR COPY fast-bloomi- such revelations. First, you'll hear the jokes. Hey, do folks in Eagle Mountain greet each other on the street and say, "How are the little ladies?" Or: Eagle Mountain doesn't have a city structure. And matters of law versus freedom of religion. Yes, there are infamous polygamist hamlets like Hilldale plus assorted and compounds, isolated clusters where plural marriage remains a way of life. The difference here in Eagle Mountain, obviously, is that you have polygamists not only going mainstream in a growing, community that boasts plans for a golf course and but particivarious other amenities pating in city affairs. up-sca- le No one's hiding. townsfolk don't And seem to have any problem with their unique neighbors. I'm glad. In a country where people of vari- ous Eastern religions take multiple wives without interference, a nation that has merely nodded at Sun Yung Moon, perhaps tolerance should win the day. I'd never dare presume to speak on official LDS policy, but as far as legal niceties go, I'm pitching in with Eagle Mountain Mayor Rob Bateman: Live and let marry. Steve Cameron is managing editor of The Daily Herald. 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