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Show Page Two - The Pyramid - October 25. 1995 Hamblin addresses Spring City issues MME NT A Y Merrill Ogden & Calvin Hobbes Computers, fax machines, Hurry up and wait... services, delivery banking, grocery store express lanes, microwave ovens, high speed presses, etc., etc., etc. (you get the idea) have all contributed to the "me now syndrome". We see this syndrome in my workplace every day. We have three basic categories of orders that are placed at our office. There is: 1) Rush; 2) Super Rush; and 3) I need this yesterday. When the customer says to me, as they often do, "I need this yesterday", I retort, "Then why dont you wait until tomorrow to order it? Regardless of all the technological advances, there is still human involvement in each transaction we make in life (unless youre on the phone with one of those abominable computerized answering systems). I, for one, am glad for the human element. Its difficult to get personable service or personalized service without a person. People deserve respect and courtesy. (Am I sounding like Miss Manners now?) While were dispensing respect, and courtesy to our fellowman, lets also attempt some planning so we can cut down on the worlds emergencies. P.S. Manti Arts Council opens their show, "The Man Who Came to Dinnner" this weekend. Gunnison dentist Dr. Larson plays the title character. It will be good to have the lights shining in his eyes for a Merrill. change express electronic Have you ever been told, "your failure to plan does not create an emergency on my part?" It seems to me that more and more, we as a society expect our providers of goods and services to treat all our needs as emergencies. I asked a Sanpete car mechanic last Friday how things were going. He was obviously harried. Vehicles and customers were stacked up. There were lots of hunters needing last minute mechanic work before heading to the hills. Many were expecting miracles in die face of their failure to plan. Hal Edwards, editor of the Richfield Reaper, tells great tales of newspaper life. He has to deal with deadline delinquents as does every paper editor. When a senior citizen couple comes in past the deadline with their golden wedding announcement, Hal has a standard question, "How long have you known the date of your 50th wedding anniversary?" They sheepishly must answer, "50 years. " (Perhaps they procrastinated to guarantee they didnt expire before the deadline expired). I believe technology is to blame for these partially attitudes and expectations we have developed. When we want something; we want it the way we want it now. Say no to voted tax leeway Dear Editor: reading last weeks Pyramid, I hoped that the North Sanpete School District officials responded "No" to a tax increase, After tongue-in-chee- k. It was interesting to note the "sunset clause", wherein the people could, through referendum, petition repeal the "leeway". How dumb do they think we are? Snnpeta's Leading Newspaper the pyRnmiD (USPS365-580- ) Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant Utah, 84647 49 West Main Street Telephone: FAX: 462-21- 462-245- 9 Publisher Managing Editor Penny Hamilton Associate Editor Shirley Christensen Cheryl Brewer Staff Writer Deanna Pate Staff Writer SUBSCRIPTION RATES voters of Spring City to know how their candidates for the council stand on various issues, hence, this letter. ' My wife, Renee, and I settled in Spring City and plan to live out our lives here because we like it the way it is. 1. I am, however, dedicated to historical restoration and preservation and would like to help improve the quality of what we have. For example, I have enjoyed the newly built pavilion where musical performances for our 24th of July celebration were held. I also appreciate what is being done to obtain private gifts and grants to restore and remodel the old school into a civic arts center. However, I am conservative about improvements. If elected I will vote for them only if there is money available to pay for them and if there is substantial public support. 2. A councilman told me that are sometimes appropriations voted without the council knowing what funds are available to Brandon Olson, son of Parry cover the cost. This is because and Judith Olson, Ephraim, has the computer printouts are somerecently returned from a Contimes not up to date. I have necticut, Hartford LDS Misworked with computers for 35 sion. He will speak Sunday, years and if elected could use my Oct. 29, in the Ephraim First expertise to improve the financial LDS Ward, 10 South Main, at statements so the council would 12:30 p.m. have current balances and projections. 3. For several summers. Spring City homes east of 300 Hast have experienced serious drop in water pressure, a big problem in my view. The current mayor and council have been exploring the feasibility of a new water system that would reportedly solve this problem and would also provide water for new homes to be built on the approximately 100 vacant lots within the original Spring City boundaries. Sunrise Engineerings estimated cost is about $1.3 million, part of which would be covered by state grants. I understand the mayor and council have not settled on this plan but have decided to charge those who build new houses a fee, maybe $7,000 or more, to cover their share of the new June Cook, daughter Quincey of Heath arid Holly Cook, Mt., water system, new roads, and I Pleasant',' ivill celebrate her first other items, a policy which favor. birthday today, Oct. 25, 1995. 4. In Tucson, where I lived, Grandparents are Mark and the population increased from Nanalee Cook, Moroni; Robert about 50,000 to 400,000 in 50 and Nedra Allred, Spring City. With every one percent years. are Merrill increase in population there was and Leila Larsen, Mt. Pleasant; about a two percent increase in Morris and Betty Cook, Mormonies spent on utilities, roads, oni, and Winona Allred, Spring and other items. Much of this City. escalation in utility and other costs occurred because parts of the infrastructure had to be redone every few years to accommodate the growing population. MT. PLEASAN- T- Flu shots If elected, I would favor issuing may be received today, Oct. 25 permits for new houses only if from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Public the present residents are not Health Department, 20 South 100 saddled with spiraling utility West, Mt. Pleasant; and on Fricosts. day, Oct. 27, at two locations, 5. The past two councils have the Senior Citizens Center in Mt. with Sunrise Engineercontracted 11 and 9 from a.m. Pleasant to the Senior Citizens Center in ing to plan and construct imMoroni from 11:30 a.m. to 1 provements without competitive bids. Yet, Sunrise Engineerings p.m. The Public Health Department projects have not been successful as they claimed they would be in can bill Medicare for the shots. Individuals must be on Medicare solving the citys problems. For instance, the well Sunrise Part B and have their card with drilled to solve the water pressure dea health them, according to of homes east of 300 problem news release. partment Great-grandparen- ts Flu shots given . Before you head south for the winter check out can use the same system 801-637-01- for RV & HOME or 40 & APPLIANCE, PRICE UTAH Secured Equity Source CORRESPONDENTS Manti, Bruce Jennings 835-38- MantiEphraim Angela Rasmusson Manti High SchoolEphraim Jill Cragun Wales, Chester Mathel Anderson Moroni, Barbara Gordon Fairview, Deanna Pate..!. Ftn. 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Since I am retired, if elected, I would have more time than the depresent councilmen have to Two business. council vote to write-i- n candidates for city council, Ray Christensen, and Neldon Jensen, four-yecouncilman; are also retired professionals who have the required time, interest and skills to deal with these problems. In my view, concerned voters of Spring write-i- n City should also consider a vote for these two candidates, (paid advertising) Robert L. Hamblin two-yea- r; ar Candidate Spring City Council Council misunderstood Dear Editor: Martins Concessions would like to respond to the article printed in the Oct. 18 issue ol The Pyramid. After approximately one year of correspondence with officials from the State of Utah, a representative of Martins Concessions had a meeting with the Mt. Pleasant City Council on Oct. 11. This was the third meeting with the city council following one meeting with the city recorder and two informal meetings with the mayor. The first meeting with the mayor was a slide presentation presented at city hall to the mayor and other interested people. The second meeting with the mayor was an informal meeting at the high school marquee and the mayor was asked about Martins Concessions participating at the rodeo. The mayors response was positive, after all two business licensees had been purchased and approved. However, the mayor wanted the request to go to the city council for final approval. The council did not meet until the Tuesday following the rodeo and this effectively stopped Martins Concessions from participating. At the first meeting with the council, Martins Concessions had not anticipated the necessity of defending its position since a presentation had previously been given. Martins Concessions expected the mayor to respond as he did before. Instead the mayor indicated a negative attitude placing Martins Concessions in a position of trying to defend itself without preparation. We did not point out again that we only wished to participate in the events that were scheduled throughout the summer, somehow it was misunderstood, and the council thought that Martins Concessions wanted to set up a mobile unit 365 days per year on public property. Martins Concessions intent was to manufacture Health Department approved mobile concession units to be used first in the six counties (six county health department approval had been obtained) by profit and groups by rental, lease or purnon-prof- it chase. We thought we could bring a little additional work to Mt. Pleasant and a permanent structure would have been established as a manufacturing plant. We do not understand how this request to participate in the city events has come to be misunderstood as being a request to utilize public property for a profit 365 days a year. Martins Concessions is prepared to provide to the city council the same audio visual presentation which was previously given at City Hall, possibly this would help the council reverse their position. Dennis Martin Diane J. Murphy Martin Mt. Pleasant VFW Ladies serve chili, baked goods MT. PLEASAN- T- Enjoy bread bowls with chili and a bake sale sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the V.F.W. Post 9276 on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the V.F.W. building located at 66 North 100 West, from 4 to 6 p.m. Introducing Designer Cuts 15 O N. & Styles Center For all your hair Moroni care needs. 5 off perm with this ad! Call for appointment 436-633- 9 Ray Christensen 18" Digital SATELLITE SYSTEM You East has not been nearly as productive as projected and as needed. The money was spent but the water pressure problem remains. Sunrise designed Secondly, and built the sewer lagoon system which they said would last 20 years. However, the lagoons have filled up in just five years. Thirdly, Sunrise has proposed a treatment facility to turn the into a lagoons for about $140,000 thus system solving the fill-u- p problem. I understand a state health official has suggested a much simpler but adequate system which can be built for about $10,000. I consider Sunrise Engineerings performance in Spring City to be very problematic as has the councils failure to hold them responsible for their failed plans and projects. In part this is understandable because the mayor and council have full time jobs and just do not have the free hours needed to deal effectively with these complex problems. However, I favor considering all available options (not just those proposed by one company). IRcUp: the C County I feel it would be useful to the SNOWBIRD RVers HARD HAT FURNITURE per copy $21 per year outside Sanpete year-50- at the same time? I love the old saying which goes: "You can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all of the time." When is a tax not a tax, not a tax, not a tax? For info. Call (In Advance) $18 per one-wa- Kristy Jensen Fairview 34 Craig Conover Once a tax is in place you never get it cut back. A raise in y tax is a street, up but seldom down. The last line very of the front page article states that "assessed evaluations are low in Sanpete, although the (school) District would lower taxes, they could come back later and raise the basic back to the previous amount without voter approval, which would create a tax increase." Boy, how is that for talking out of both sides of your mouth Dear Editor: As a retired military officer, have the time I and judgment to (CWrite-i- n Candidate for Spring City Councilman -- 2 YEAR TER- address significant issues facing the Council: expensive problems fixing our culinary water, loose zoning that could create Orem-lik- e M- write-i- n Roy! growth and increasing utility costs. Being on a fixed income, I want to ensure that the Council is prudent with our tax money. I choose to live here because my family and I love this town. Lets keep Spring City great! Write my name in as a 2-ye- term councilman. ar |