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Show JTtr5C LfTAMPSlT'3'3 15IE Volume 102 No 45 11201 . tm:435 1 U..M...H...IU Wn Live! Single Copy Price b. 2004 November www.nephitimcsnews.com AOATl C r lU..U.-M..1.UX- To " fv MU4 W5iTttfTK 4i2ttyi jaUA-Cir- Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place 4T City, not " school district, in charge of sidewalks By m & A 1 t , . , ) L A Correspondent c r- I- -7 t jCh - k ; drF - a -. -- vr, 1 aui V ',!) ; ' ? h 1. -- V street. said Superintendent Kirk Wright. For that reason, he said he was well aware of the safety issue along the street. There were safety concerns even early in the morning when he was out jog-ghi- My husband also likes to jog but the gravel along the edge of the street makes it difficult. On 300 East there is a sidewalk almost all the way to Nephi Elementary but the walk is not on both sides of the street. It is mostly on the east side of 300 East. However, most of the children do not use that street because the school crossing guard is located at the corner of 400 East and 100 North. The new subdivisions, South Towne Estates and Walnut Grove, were both along 300 East. As the subdivisions grow7, there comes more and more traffic and more and more congestion. I worry about the safety of my own and other children who use the street, said Bonzo. Three other subdivisions are also being built along the same street which will continue to add to the congestion on the street. It is a city issue, said Delame See Sidewalk on page 5 How you voted! Page 3 J'. ' . ' . - i- tv- - V l: , ;iz'- - - ' 4 I "f'.t . L r 'ir1 . ;i v.f 1 r- Ojit - 11 j, 4X ; $' &- - 4 -tf -- rr- it v vV- - - imm - f I Y t ; ) ? I ' 4 Af 1 ryf J'l'. V7 V 4 V 'JW r -'V i, - - s' - , - , r - 4 1 t i f ' . " - ft v-,, At , r v k j M ' , V .y j vSt.V . v5. ; , , T2 t C-- , .fc- - ' ; 4 SAFETY COXCER.XS Juab Si haul Distrn t will meet u ith Xepln Citv to discuss the lai k of sidewalks in our eitv to keep kills off the roads when they walk to school. Above, a teen walks ton aril Nephi Elementary on 4th East in Nephi With more new subdivisions being built in the South end of Nephi, childrens safety has become a hot topic. Use to old Hospital to City grants allow commercial ventures at the facility Non-conformi- ng By Myrna Trauntvein Tines-Neiv- Bonzo. sometimes jog along that , tr in-cit- y I i v if v - I v City make a safe path for children to use as they go to and from school traveling along 100 East. Bonzo decided, she told board pre-dat- e r It .11 r , ' attention. Bonzo earlier requested Nephi members, that after talking to Nephi City Council she should talk to the school board as well. Shouldnt sidewalk money come from part of the impact fee money collected from new business?" asked Stacy Brooks, board member. I have seen a lot of children walking along the street. When new subdivisions are built, it is part of the city ordinance that curbs and sidewalks are added to all properties. Older the ordihomes, which do have sidewalks. not nance, There are many such homes in the south east section of the community. The city has, for several years, designated 400 East as a through street where there is only one stop sign, at 100 North, on the entire roadway from South Nephi through North Nephi. The street is becoming a matravel, said jor road for i jf k . k The city is in charge of sidewalks, not the school district, however the school district stdl has concerns about the safe travel of young children on their way to the schools. They plan a meeting with the city council in Nephi to discuss issues such as the one Ruth Bonzo, a concerned Nephi mother who lives on 300 East, called to their ; i. - Myrna Trauntvein Times-Neiv- s ' it n riii; , s Correspondent use was allowed for Old Hospital Square hosLLC, site of the pital, so that some commercial ventures can take place at the A g once-count- y facility. A public hearing, where most of those in attendance approved use allowing a for the property, was held, said Nephi Mayor Chad Brough. The one concern nearby residents had w as w hether the traffic would be more than what was there when the facility was a hospital. However, the council thought the stipulation could be placed on the g use. '1 have the same interest and concern, said David Leavitt. The former county attorney, w ho has, in partnership with his wife, purchased the property, said he wants the building to be an asset to the community. We are involved in the asbestos clean-up- . said Leavitt. Curves will be moving into the west end of the building. Leavitt said he did not want to create a parking problem but there was lots of grass that could be turned into a parking lot and still have the building be an attractive place. Robert Painter, council member, said he was uncomfortable with a phase in a letter written by Leavitt to the council prior to the public hearing in w hich the words unknown uses was used. However, Greg Rowley, council member, said the uses allowed in a non conforming use for property in a residential area were quite specific. The impacts on the neighborhood would not exceed those of it current legal use. While we have few plans for the building of a specific nature, we hope to remodel the building to attract professional offices and the like, exercise facilities, other health-carrelated offices and e purposes, dance studios, reception centers, and other low businesses. said Ixiavitt. Some things, he said, could be ruled out. For example, there will not be a manufacturing or retail business because that would exceed the impact allowed. A dental lab, however, may be a compatible use. All businesses have to have a business license to operate and the council must approve those licenses, said Blair Painter, city recorder. That fact gives the council final say in who and who not w ill be allowed to use the building and for what purpose. Leavitt said it was difficult to be specific about what business might w ant to locate in the buildlist ing and an was not possible. Nevertheless, the council had it in its power to quantify the impact of the hospital in its resolution. We purchased it with the idea that Nephi would grow' in the next ten years, said Leavitt. Brough asked if the building might be used for incubator businesses. He defined those as startup businesses w here people could begin the work and cut start-uexpenses by hiring a secretary and receptionist in common with another business. They may even share a com mon phone. One of the big hang-up- s in starting a business is the building overhead. said Brough. It would even be a possibility that office space in the building said be used for a call-cente- Leautt. A few people would be employed to make phone calls for a business or businesses. The truth is that am going to moth-bal- l the project for a year, said Leavitt. I will get Curves in and then my family and I are leaving the country for a year. The grounds and appearance will be kept up in my absence. Leavitt is going to live in the Ukraine for a year and w ill assist the government there in setting up a justice program. 1 impact p BREAKING BARRIERS Marlow Eyre, 32, takes the handoff from Shane Blackett, 10, and forces himself through the North Summit barrier. Juab played a good running game and broke through several of these obstacles. The Wasps took over the lead in the second half and defeated the Braves, . They will now face off against the Juan Diego Soaring Eagles in the State Championship game, Saturday, Nov. 13, 11:00 a.m. at Mountain Vien) High School in Orem. Come out and support the Wasps at this potentially historic event. 29-12- 2A FOOTBALL STATE FINAL JUAB VS JUAN DIEGO 11 A.M. MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL, OREM |