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Show 1 540 e 5 01 5urr c0 q7 UT 30 F U4j07 i Wednesday, March Vol. 19, No. 12 2G, 1997 50 cents a single copy To subscribe call 756-766- 9 Eagle Mountain sets budget, mulls park fees, utility development By RUSS DALY City Editor In their third monthly meeting since incorporation, town of Eagle Mountain discussed an interim budget, park impact fees, utility development and meeting schedules. Interim budget council The unanimously Councilinember Nick approved Bergs motion to approve the interim budget, effective for the fiscal period April through June 1997. In addition to the $5,000 funds on hand, the city expects a $15,000 gift to the city as expected revenues. Permit fees were not included in the first budget. Expenses for the city attorney was based on his agr eed fee of $75 per hour, with 40 hours per month. The budgeted amount includes three months work, plus $1,200 in legal fees already billed to Eagle Mountain. Bookkeeping and clerkrecorder of the fees were based on e equivalent of $15,000 and $17,500 per annum, respectively. full-tim- Other figures were based on estimates of costs of sendees for a three month period. Park impact fees Parks will have a big impact on the town of Eagle Mountain, and officials are looking into the amount to charge as an impact fee for providing that amenity to residents. Eagle Mountain is proposing large amounts of open space, said city manager Dave Conine. It will take some analysis to determine what an equitable fee is. Conine told councilmembers that impact fees range from $50 in Hurricane to $1,350 in Park City. How do we determine what that number is since we have no history? asked Mayor Debbie Hooge, who added that town officials anticipate one park for every 400 units in the community. Berg, with a second from Councilinember John Jacob, made a motion to have Conine calculate a figure for future consideration by the council. Utility development With the help of the city attorney, company. Jacob made a motion to approve the three contracts, subject to three suggested clarifications by the attorney; all councilmembers approve the motion unanimously Meeting schedule Mayor Debbie Hooge voiced her interest in holding additional meet- ings in order to complete the interim general plan in a timely manner, and suggested that the council meet weekly instead of montlily. She also felt that the council should alternate between a session devoted to discussion and a session for voting. Jacob made a motion, which was unanimously approved, to modify the meeting schedule as outlined by the mayor. Micron announces plan for limited hiring Local phone service to SLC? Issue to be Officials from Micron Technology have announced their plans to hire some employees for the continued operations of its Lelii facility. We are looking at hiring a limited number of employees to document the status of our Lehi project, said company spokesperson Julie Nash. It allows us to continue preparing for when the market warrants moving forward more aggressively. Nash said the company is planning to hire about 60 to 70 engineers and informations systems aired at hearing By RUSS DALY City Editor Telephone customers in Lelii who call Salt Lake City are invited to attend a meeting to provide public input regarding Extended Area Service (EAS) to Salt Lake exchanges. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. in the Commons Area of Lehi High School, 180 N. 500 East, Lehi. Public Service Commission (PSC) officials will receive input from citizens about a proposal to increase the local calling area to include Salt Lake telephone numbers. Lake Proponents of the Lelii-SaEAS say that Tuesdays meeting is a numbers game, where the decision will likely be affected by the quantity of people who attend to voice support of the request. Backers have already presented petitions to the PSC with the required percentage of telephone subscribers who may be interested; those who signed the petitions were told that costs could run as high as $10 per month. The second step in the process was to have a traffic study conducted by US West about the calling patterns of subscribers in tire Lelii and Salt Lake areas. Critics of the process say that the traffic study is not accurate because the wide number of exchanges in Salt Lake dilutes the total number of calls being made and because US West does not count calls made on alternative service providers. Because the traffic study count did not warrant granting EAS, US West denied the petition. However, the next step in the process is to hold public hearings to try to determine a level of public support for the move. If the PSC determines that public interest would best be served by adding EAS to Salt Lake exchanges, it will order US West to determine the exact costs per subscriber to upgrade the telephone equipment necessary to make the EAS a nontoll area. the council reviewed contracts for the design of electric, gas and communications systems that will be owned by the town as a means of both revenue and cost savings. Its such an economic benefit to the city to own their own utilities, said Robert Lynds, manager of Eagle Mountain, L.C., the development specialists, as well as some tradessuch as carpenters, people, plumbers, etc. Interested persons can make application through Job Service, 1550 N. 200 West, Provo, or by sending a resume to the Lehi plant, directed to the Staffing Dept., 1550 E. 3400 North, Lehi, UT 84043. Micron Technology increased the workforce at their Boise facility by 200 to 300 employees, and Micron Electronics, a subsidiary of Micron Technology, increased their workforce by about 700 employees at their Nampa, Idaho, facility. When is a road a road? lt Photo by Russ Daly Carolyn Player, left, and Carina Johnson, watch as the Easter Bunny shows some of the prizes that will be given away in the annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Lehi Chamber of Commerce. Annual Easter egg hunt Saturday The Lehi Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 29. The activity will be held at 9 a.m. at Wines Park, 500 N. Center St., Lehi. Organizers urge everyone to be early because the popular race takes place very quickly. Children up to age 10 may participate and will be divided into the following age groups: 1 years; years; year old; years. years and When arriving at the park, parents should locate the proper section for their childs age group and wait behind the line for the signal to start. With the exception of the youngest age group, no adults or older children are to be inside the hunt areas. 2-- 3 4-- 5 6-- 7 0 Plastic eggs have been filled with candy or prize coupons. Children receiving prize coupons should redeem them from their age group leader at the park. The Easter Bunny will also be at the park to greet the children. Prizes have been furnished through donations from chamber members and other local merchants. Cedar Fort suffers growing pains over building issues By RUSS DALY City Editor For a while, it seemed that the Cedar Fort Town Council had come to a dead end. One of the main discussions at the recent council meeting centered on a building permit for Charles and Maureen Trotter, which had previously been tentatively approved subject to the finalization of the road, but which had never actually been issued. Because Cedar Forts general plan requires frontage on a public street, the council debated whether the property met the requirements of the revised ordinances. The property in question has a deeded access to a private lane owned by Mike and Lori Adams. Trotters also deeded 28 feet of their property on one side to the town of Cedar Fort in consideration for a possible road. Were attempting to see that consistency is carried out, said Mayor Howard Anderson, adding that the city needed public access See CEDAR FORT on Page 2 Development proposals continue to stir controversy in North Bench area By RUSS DALY City Editor Proponents of larger lots continued to voice objections to development suggested in their area. When Lindy Ozancin requested an amendment to the zone district map to allow his property to be Scott to RA-1- , l changed from Sperry made an impassioned plea to the commission to deny the proposal. I believe the city gave us a com R-- mitment that what we wanted would be carried out, said Sperry referring to the Land Use Element of the citys General Plan. I'm here because I feel that the city Planning and Zoning Commission should not approve this request. Councilinember Robert Fox, who sits on the commission, asked Sperry what commitments he understood the city had made to the landowners. Sperry replied that there were no specific promises, except that the General Plan called for adjacent properties to be compatible. He explained that compatible lifestyles should be placed next to each other and that those properties with animal rights should not be near those without animals rights and the attendant smells. Ozancin said he would not fight against the wishes of his neighbors, but said he wanted to develop two and f acres for six homes, with the smallest lot size being 16,000 square feet. I dont feel that these lot sizes are too small, said commission member James Dixon, who made a motion to approve the request. The motion passed with five yes votes by chairman Reldon Barnes, councilinember Robert Fox, Dixon, and commission members Brigitta and a Holbrook and Elmer Scott one-hal- negative vote by commission member Robert Allred; commission member Brad Cliristofferson abstained. You know how the judicial provides a very careful checks and balance, said Sperry, referring to the three branches of government that he said were put in place to protect peoples rights. Im not saying tliis as a threat in any way. What I tliink this is is simply common sense. I believe this is freedom. Natalie Kirkham juggles roles as homemaker and ballerina By RUSS DALY City Editor The shy one. The party girl. The student. The wife. Not four young ladies, but one who takes on several different roles in a life already filled with more dedication than most people see in a lifetime. Natalie Kirkhams fascination with ballet began when she was when she saw her about eight favorite babysitter perform in The Nutcracker, she knew she wanted to try it. After some initial instruction, she became a student of Jacqueline Colledge and became affiliated with the Utah Regional Ballet; that association is now in its twelfth year. She always had talent, right from her first class, said Jackie of her student. She always gives a hundred percent. Shes always given me the respect and that why I think shes such a good dancer. Within a year, she was cast in The Nutcracker in the party scene. I was a party girl, she joked. Since then, she has been in every scene in the traditional Christmas ballet throughout the years. Despite her enjoyment of the art, she said her friends would sometimes question why she had to attend so many classes, although she noted that they did not pressure her to not attend. Her family, too, provided a great deal of support to both Natalie and her sister, Amy, now 18, who started ballet about one year after Natalie. She said that the family was able to work activities such as family vacations around their performance and rehearsal schedules. Natalie, the daughter of Kevin and Shauna Peterson, was most recently seen in La Coquette, where she played the shy sister. Her animated pantomime was a perfect complement to the beauty of her dancing ability. I like it La Coquette because its not stressful, she said. It was a lot of fun, because it was a lot of acting. She has also performed in The Legend of Timpanogos, where she portrayed an Indian maiden, as well as roles in Coppelia, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel. Natalie and other members of Utah Regional Ballet have performed in many locations, such as when they performed excerpts from Timpanogos at in interna- tional festival in Mississippi. This summer they will be performing at a festival in Houston, Texas. In October 1995, Natalie chose to take on an even more demanding role, that of wife as she married Judd Kirkham, son of Melvin and Lueen Kirkham, also of Lehi. The two are committed not only to their education they are both students at Utah Valley State but also to her ballet College studies. Its impressive, Judd said about Natalies dancing. Its nice to see all the hard work and dedication paying off. It makes you proud. He particularly enjoys The Legend of Timpanogos. Although performance on stage does not make her nervous, she said that she is a little more nervous having her husband in the audience because she does want to make him proud. Youre dancing with everyone on stage, but I feel like Im by myself, letting go, and dancing, she said of the experience of being on stage. In rehearsal, youre thinking abSut each step and what you have to do with your arms, but on stage, you just forget that and let go. Natalie attends ballet classes on scholarship at UVSC, where Utah Regional Ballet is in residency, also teaches Level One ballet classes twice weekly at the Jacqueline Colledge School of Ballet in American Fork. I love to dance, she said. I just want to teach other kids what I want to do. Natalie would like to see UVSC add a complete ballet program in order to obtain a degree; she would eventually like to teach in her own studio someday. She is good enough to be dancing in a professional company, said Colledge. But shes chosen to continue her education and promote Utah Regional Ballet. Shes so dependable and has a lot of integrity. Thats unusual in todays world. While she attends ballet classes, Judd is also at school, where he is a junior studying international business, with an emphasis in finance. He also works part time at Zions Bank at their retail loan center in Weot Valley City. The Kirkhams hope to stay in the area after they complete their education. They also hope to have several children join their family. With her dedication shown in her other roles in life, she is sure to be successful in her future role as a mother as well. Pholo by Suzelte Skousen Natalie Peterson Kirkham, a member of Utah Regional Ballet, dances the Spanish variation in the companys production of The Nutcracker. |