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Show ih Tress Assoc Salt Lake City, C-- lii Newsflash $4.8 million bond issue fails t As the Chronicle goes to press Tuesday night it appears the Payson City proposal to bond for $4.8 million fonwater improvements, including a pressurized irrigation system, has been rejectetfby Payson voters. 11:15p.m. ,with5ofthe 10 voting districts reporting the vote is 651 for and 961 against. See nest weeks Chronicle for details. Youth City Council elected Tuesday Elections for Payson s Youth City Council were announced last night at the City . Council Chambers by Councilman Don Lankford. The new Youth Mayor is Renae Twede, with the following 12th grade: Dan Money; 11th, Bruce Allred; 10th, Todd Killian; 9th, Tina Westwood; 8th, Randy Rupper. A total of 18 candidates participated in the election. The 12 who council: were not elected will be appointed to various positions on the YCC. Judy and Dennis Miner, adult supervisors of the YCC, wish to thank all those who helped make the first YCC election a success. Debbie Jones helped, along with several other citizens, as the Santaquin Police Department finger- printed Santaquin youngsters Saturday at the Redevelopment district tor Payson business area approved Thursday, the Payson City Council voted unanimously to establish the Payson Redevelopment District. The vote followed a public hearing on the matter in which the council, acting as the board of directors for the redevelopment district, heard public comments on the district. Gary Jones, who has been helping the city with the establish--meof the redevelopment district, told those in attendance that the redevelopment district was an opportunity for the city to encourage economic growth. He noted that with the creation of the the district, redevelopment for tax valuation assessed purposes of the property within the district is frozen at the 1982 nt r level. Any increase in valuation can be taxed by the redevelopment district but not by other tax entities. The tax on the increased valuation can therefore be used by the district for redevelopment purposes, according to Mr. Jones. Jones also noted that the 250 acres within the district, located on and adjacent to Payson Main Street and Highway 91, met the criteria for a redevelopment district. He noted a lack of curb and gutter, vacant lots, rehabilitation and repairs needed on buildings, vacant buildings and small parcels of land without alternative uses as some of the factors pointed to a need for the redevelopment district. Lynn Davis, of the Utah County Attorneys Office, registered a formal complaint against the establishment of the redevelopment district. He noted the impact of the district on other taxing entities, notably the county, and the impact on taxpayers outside the city limits. He noted that the district could be a boon or it could be easily abused. Im concerned about the size and scope oF the project. It it is a short term project, it can be good. But, if it includes long term bonding, it can be abused, Davis said. Payson Mayor Gary Tassainer told Mr. Davis that the city wanted to stay within the intent of the law on the redevelopment district. New elementary school to be dedicated in Salem Salem Dedication of the Elementary School will be on Thursday,- November 11, 1982, at 7:00 p.m. in the school auditorium, according to Dr. Ray D. Warner, Nebo Distraicts Public Information Officer. An invitation is extended to all interested citizens by Principal Roland Hamilton to attend the ceremonies. Marlin E. Boyer, President of the Nebo Board of Education, will conduct the program. Presentation of the building will be made by Richard Johnson, Board Dr. Member, and the dedicatory prayer will be given by Ted Hanks, former member of the Board. Remarks will be made by school officials and the architect. Music will be furnished by the first and third grade students. the dedication Following ceremonies, everyone will be invited to tour the building. Faculty members will serve as guides andor will be in their rooms to show and explain the facilities. Main points of interest will be the new media center with its surrounding classrooms, the new kitchen facilities and the new auditorium. The building is designed to provide an atmosphere that permits freedom of action as students show growth and practice self discipline. The new addition was built by Broderick & Howell Construction Company, with Roy & of Silver, Naylor Silver Associates as the architect. The present Salem School was built in several different construc- - Salem Eementary School The tion original periods. structure was built in 1907, the gymnasium and shop, home economics department in 1935. This facility was used for junior high school students. The center section for the primary grades was completed in 1962, and now the new addition (1982) consisting of twelve new classrooms, an auditorium, new kitchen and media center. Of special interest is the Kiva, a sunken area on one end of the media center where several classes can be seated at once to view films or other audio visual learning materials. A special note regarding the Salem School, stated R. Warner, is that this is the first school built with funds approved under the 1981 bond election and represents completion of the first priority as listed by the Board of Education when they called for that bond election. Santaquin School, Goshen School, and the School Payson Junior High addition are now under construction. The Larsen School addition and the Barnett School addition are nearing completion. These other priorities as represent promised by the Board of Education. Salem School now has 550 students. It is anticipated that this school will reach near 1,000 students by 1986, necessitating that the old section must be as early as next school in order to house the inyear creased numbers. The new school represents the realization of the ideas and goals of educators, parents and a dedicated Board of Education, and is a real asset to the community of Salem and we are really proud of it, Warner added. I We origuiaiiy wanted to have the redevelopment district include the entire community. But, we realized that was not the intent of the law so we reduced the size to include the business district. ; Glenn Administrator, t redevelop-"menthe noted that Vernon, district would have negligible impact on the taxes of the county. Payson has an assessed valuation of only 3 million compared to 17 million for Utah County, he said. City The only other public comment at the meeting came from Chronicle publisher Kent Fuellenbach who said, I own a business in the redevelopment district area and I am strongly in favor of the district to provide funds to encourage redevelopment and economic growth in the area. Payson Art Guild to sponsor craft, gift store The Payson Community Arts Guild will sponsor a handicraft gift shop for the Christmas season, according to Elaine S. Smith, president of the guild. "We will items on handcrafted take consignment and sell them at a modest profit for the guild, Mrs. Smith said. Kris Kringles Kraft Korner will be the name of the shop which will open November 22 at Color Mountain on the corner of Main Street and Utah Avenue. John Dominge has been gracious enough to let us share his store location for the gift shop, Mrs. Smith told the Chronicle. are Vye anyone asking interested in selling hand made items for Christmas gifts to contact the guild in advance to arrange to have the items Mrs. Smith said. displayed, For more information call Norm Finlinson at " We are planning to have Santa Claus at the store for one weekend and possibly carolers to help Mrs. promote the gift shop, Smith said. She also noted that the proceeds from the craft shop sales would be used by the guild to help the Payson Community Theatre with their winter producand some tion of Harvey, could be donated to the Payson City Chorale for a tour in California next spring. 465-459- 6. Santaquin School. Recent kidnappings In Utah have stirred up action, especially hopefully preventative measures, in order to thwart such activity. Grand opening Familiar chicken in a new location If you like fried chicken, you wont want to miss the Grand Opening of Leos Fried Chicken starting today and running through Saturday. Leo Daley and his son Alan, owners of the all new fast food restaurant, have been busy this past week making for the grand preparations opening at 787 South Highway 91 in Payson. The grand opening will feature special prices on ' Leos famous fried chicken, fish, and shrimp. According to Mr. Daley, there will also be free ice cream cones and free Pepsi or Root Beer, and drawings for fabulous prizes. See the grand opening ad on page 7 for more details. Local residents will recognize the Daleys as the owners of the Take-ou- t Chicken restaurant which was located at 115 West Utah Avenue. We still have the Same delicious fried chicken at a new, more convenient location, Daley said. The new restaurant features an easy drive-uwindow, as well as inside tables. Leos Fried Chicken will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Leos nephew, Dean Daley, will manage the new store. The new store is just one of several that Leo Daley has opened in Utah. In 1977, he moved to the St. George area after 20 years as a successful businessman in Payson. His contributions to this community are many. Mr. Daley was raised in Payson and graduated from Payson High School. He served two years in the navy during World War II and attended BYU after the war for two years. p He was employed at Geneva Steel from 1947 until December 1950 when he was involved in a car accident where he received a fractured spine and damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis in the lower extremities. He was hospitalized one year in the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City and in Long Beach, California. In May, 1957, Mr. Daley turned to Payson and purchased what became Daleys Market. He became active in the Chamber of Commerce and served as First from 1961 to 1962 and as President in 1963. He helped organize the United Fund organization and represented Payson as the director. In the spring of 1967 he was made chairman of the Industrial Development Committee of the Payson Chamber of Commerce which was organized for the the of furthering purpose economics development of the Payson area. Because of his active participation in local affairs, he received the National Recognition Award in 1967 for Outstanding Citizen and in 1968 was presented an award by UVIDA for his contribution to the economic development on a county level. Leo also served as the president of the Payson Lions Club and the Nebo Development Corporation. He also received the Service to Man award from the Rocky Mountain Region of the international SERTOMA club. Vice-Preside- nt -- the Leo started turning out best fried chicken in the world at Daleys Market in 1970. Payson Council opens bids for track stalls Payson City Council a redevelopment approved district (see additional story on this page), opened bids for stalls at the race track, and appointed a new member to the Board of The Review. The council opened the one bid for the new stalls at the race track. The bid was for $153,000. The council rejected the bid, noting that they had anticipated a cost of around $70,000, and had prepared a revenue bond for $80,000 to cover the costs. Well have to take a closer look at this project, said Mayor Tassainer. The council appointed Russell Williams to the Payson Board of Review. The board, which was established by a recently enacted ordinance, is to investiage alleged violation of the cleanup ordinance, and to hear appeals concerning the ordinance. Williams joins Curtis Page, Keith Holman, Spike Ball and Lillian Grnya on the board. In other action, the council 4 received a petition from the Cultus Club asking that the property just north of the city park, known as the library corner, be kept by the city as part of the park. Gladys Wilson, a member of the Cultus Club, presented the petition and outlined the history of the property for the council. Mrs. Wilson explained that the city was originally purchased through the efforts of the Cultus Club which was formed in 1915. One of the major reasons for the founding of the club was to raise money to help buy the property for a library in Payson. Mrs. Wilson noted that the property was deeded to the Payson Library Board. She said the present members of the club realized the city had recently provided a new library for the citizens and the property was not needed for a library site. We ask that the property not be sold but continue to be used as a part of the city park, she told the council. |