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Show HagBOtt (fttponicU SANTAQUIN NEWS by Michael Olson BEAUTIFICASANTAQUIN TION COMMITTEE LOOKING 'FOR MEMBERS , ! -- . Beautification Santaquin Committee, headed by Marilyn Clayson, is looking for a few good citizens.. The group held its first meeting April 2, set some goals, and is ready to roll. First off, theres the Santaquin Geanup Week, set for the week of April 19.. The committee hopes to see it become more than just a pickup day. Posters in the school, perhaps created in a competition,, will help add enthusiasm, and the group would dike to see some general community activity such as selling hotdogs and other fast foods in the park to stimulate things.; Marilyn notes the group will a begin . putting together Most Improved Yard Contest, complete with prizes. "We want to help improve the town, she adds, and wed comments from appreciate anyone. Not just comments, either. The committee would like to add fifteen or twenty more members. Anyone interested should contact the following present members: in the evenings call Marilyn Gayson Eileen Butler at at or Judy Gonzales And in the daytime at its Norma Holman at 754-364- 754-364- 0, 5, 754-394- 5. 754-321- 5, Lana Van Ausdal at or Clarice Peterson at shares from those who develop lots. Mayor Herb Lloyd pointed out that those who annex benefit from lower water rates and better access to City services, such as EMT service. As it stands now, the EMTs are not allowed to respond to calls from the County. 754-398- 1, 754-337- 2. Oneof the important projects the committee would like to see fostered is an organized effort to help those who are unable to take care of their own yardwork due to ill health or advanced age. CHANGES MADE IN ALEXANDER SUBDIVISION DESIGNATION Santaquin Council last week CITY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UTAH COUNTY FOR JAIL SERVICES A new agreement between Santaquin City and Utah County may make it possible passed a motion to change the designation of improved lots in the Alexander Subdivision in southwest Santaquin. Improved lots are now not' part of the Subdivision proper. for Santaquin to press harder on cases that would result in incarceration. The City has, in the past, been for coming up with the kind of money it has taken to jail a suspect or someone convicted of crime in Santaquin, discussion revealed last week. But with a more financially reasonable agreement in effect now, the City may be able to take a harder stand. hard-presse- CREATING ISLANDS OF PROPUNINCORPORATED ERTY OKAYED Santaquin City Council has okayed the creating of islands of unincorporated property when such occurs with annexations. There were no protests at last weeks meeting when the resolution was discussed. The City has been actively seeking annexations, pointing out that the annexations help the Citys tax base but also benefit those "who annex. The one major problem in encouraging annexation has been a requirement of water d dont provide the mission T1LLINGERS OKAYED FOR TRAILER ADDITION Mr. and Mrs. Adam were given an okay to add another mobile unit to their existing one in Santaquin. They are moving a unit that is already established in town onto their property for the addition. A newly-passe- d City ordinance restricts moving in units from outside the City limits, but it does not restrict moving a unit from one Santaquin lot to another, according to Till-ing- kinds of nt signs between West and 200 East on Main. Others feel that small signs may be appropriate and last weeks discussion. attended Santaquin City Council Meeting last week to make comments on the Citys consideration of closing part of Main Street to non-appu- r- la,pc applied for a trAsient license that would allow selling items door to door. Police Officer Doug Schmidt said there may be problems with child labor n and regulations, Gara Goudy noted there have been complaints about the form of soliciting done by the organization. Licenses for Summit Creek Rock Products and Bills Glass Service were okayed. Council-woma- ANNEXATION OLSON TABLED No decision was made Olson the Myron concerning annexation petition last week at City Council Meeting. The decision was tabled till April 15. CITY TO PROTEST ORIGINAL CITY CHARTER TO BE PRESERVED Santaquin City is taking measures to preserve its original City Charter, complete with the signature of President Ulysses S. Grant. Last week at Council Meeting, Councilman 200 SIGN BUILDER COMMENTS REGULAON PROPOSED TIONS Sign builder Ron Hoffman City Council perto attend a special Water Operators Seminar. coverage necessary. Councilwoman Clara Goudy has been behind a move to ban signs from a large section of Main Street. She explained last week that when she was a young girl, there had been a large billboard in the middle of town, near the corner of Center and Main. (Councilman Lamar added that he Openshaw remembers it, too.) She is attempting to prevent anything of that sort being built again. A vote was taken to keep the moratorium on signs in effect until the matter is in more detail. considered Mrs. Goudy wants a ban on necessary. Councilman Lamar Openshaw, in voting against the continuance of the moratorium, said he favored explicitly relegating such signs to outside the City limits. NEW POLICE CHIEF CHOSEN Santaquin City Council has chosen a new police chief after several candiinterviewing dates last week. Ralph Coombs, who has worked as a patrolman for Provo City and has been a private security guard as well as a Utah County Dispatcher the past five years, has been named. The Council reports he is willing to move to Santaquin. His hiring date will be April 13, but he will be attending the Post Officers Standards and Training (POST) Academy in order to fully qualify for the position. Interim Chief Doug Schmidt stated he feels the new chief will fit in well in Santaquin. The vote was 1 among Councilmembers with Lamar Openshaw voting against the without additional hiring comment. BARNES TO ATTEND WATER SEMINAR - City Water Department Supervisor Dennis Barnes has 4-- Sherman Jones noted that the document nearly suffered a fate worse than death a few years ago. An alert citizen found it in a garbage bag at the City Landfill, where it had been inadvertently cast into a collection of garbage. City Recorder Sam Sellers will contact the State Archives to find the best method of preserving the document. PRAISE FOR JAYCEES AND EGG HUNT The Santaquin Jaycees received praise last week from Santaquin City Council for their successful Easter Egg Hunt at the old Santaquin School park. The hunt was deemed especially successful and extremely well organized by the service group. One Easter miracle had been observed: mothers were by and large kept out of the hunt. The City agreed that a letter of commendation should be sent to the organization on behalf of the citizens of Santanewly-reorganiz- quin. LICENSE BUSINESS ONE REFUSED, TWO PASS Council City Santaquin refused to allow a business Wasatch Youth license for last week. The organization had DENIAL OFGftANT Santaquin City will protest the denial of an Economic Development Grant (EDA) that would have helped the City renovate the old school building. City Recorder Sam Sellers reported last week that Homer Chandler of Mountainlands Association of Government will help the City submit evidence that its unemployment level is higher than that of Utah County and is at a level that would make the grant viable. That led to a discussion of Santaquins needs. Gara Goudy said she believes the City must build a t. - Council-woma- SKIING SPRING had much machines are out in the open where they can be easily damaged by visitors. Adcock Art Councilman noted that time is running out for the City to have the old school buildings torn down without cost by Nebo School District as part of the original agreement between the City and the District. Another comment was that the nature of Economic Development Grants make it much more likely that the City could qualify for a large grant to create a sewer plant than for a renovation of the old school. 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The average business needs he told the Council, signs, because other forms of media are often too expensive and ,Afifl9, W |
