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Show TUES ® r=? e FOC OP SSCST SCS ELUTE CECE HOSE EHC OTE SOROOOETEE SEK OO OEOEE Teereworrseere OUR TOWN 1s ded T ee VCR Sere eee SECTION Daily4 Herald A SUNDAY, MARCH5, 2006 METRO EDITOR | Joe Pyrah - 344-2586 - jpyrah@heraldextra.com rant money cut meansess money for Orem nonprofits RevaBowen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Cuts this year in federal grants for Orem mean the city must give less to nonprofits than it has in the Ina recent worksession of the Orem City Council, Charlene McKay, community and neighborhood services manager, said Community Development Block Grant money has been reduced eachofthe past five years. Funding this year was cut about 10 percent, to $626,923, from $696,788 last year, according to city data. The amountthe city is allowedto give to nonprofit public service groupsis capped by the final disbursementof the funds federal governmentat 15 percent of those funds — $94,038 this year that night. Commission compared to $104,518 last year. visory commission, which makes recommendationsto the City Coun- recommendations “Therecould be a numberof scenarios but the hard,cold reality is this is going to be a year with hurt feelings,” McKaysaid as Council members and other committee membersdiscussed how to split the money among those who have petitioned forit. “This is painful this year,” said MayorJerry Washburn. “And I think it's going to be morepainful next year.” public hearingis set for March 28 at 6:15 p.m. City Council mem- Membersofthecity's CDBG ad- cil about howthe moneyshould be split among nonprofits, had “worked veryhard to makesure community needs were heard,” McKaysaid. The commission recommended that no moneybe given to the American Red Cross, Mountainland Association of Government and Mountainland Community Foundation. No reasonfor the decision wasgiven. bers are expectedto vote on the » Central Utah Centerfor Independent Living: $6,000. » Center for Women andChildren in Crisis: $7,000. » Children’s Justice Center: $9.000. ) Food & Care Coalition of Utah Valley: $5,000. } Kids on the Move: $9,500. » Orem Literacy Resources: $8,000. » Parent Education Resource Center: » Community Action Services: $13,000. ¥ Crisis Line: $3,500. » Family Support and Treatment Center: $6,500. $7,538. » Project Read: $5,000. ) Orem City Recreation Program: $3.000. » Recreation and Habilitation Services: $7,500. » Utah Alcoholism Foundation: $3,500. See FUNDING, B4 C.HL.officials seek to quench frustration of well failure Caleb jock The recentfailure of CedarHill's only well has highlighted the city’s need for a backupsourceof drinking water — andofficials’ frustration as the state drags its feet on two required Permissions. The motoronthe city’s well failed at 7 a.m. about Jan. 24, said city engineer David Bunker. Assoonas the motorfailed, an electronic sensoralerted city of- ficials, who immediately switched to American Fork’s water system, ensuring little if any interruption ofservice to Cedar Hills residents, hesaid. Until about six years ago, the city received all ofits culinary water from American Fork and retains a standing agreement so that in emergencies Cedar Hills can draw water from American Fork. The city had to use American Fork water until Feb. 3— about 10 days — while a new motorfor the well was ordered andinstalled, Bunkertold'City Council members in a recent meeting. The city believes the motor was not sufficiently grounded. “We would have expected it to last longer,” Bunkersaid, noting the city will save the failed motor, which could potentially be rebuilt and used in the city’s new second well if the state ever approves eee applicationto drill the wel é For a year anda half the city has been waiting for the state to approvea so-called changeorder,allowingthe city to transfer an existing waterright to the well before the city can take water from the well. In addition, the city has been waiting for a permit to drill. “We've been waiting for quite sometime,” Bunkersaid. Whenthe cityinitially asked aboutthe delay, stateofficials said the city had failed to document the history of ownership of the waterright. The city sent a second copyofthe history, but aboutfive See WELL, B4 ie Courtesy Love at home: Love at Work volunteers work to paint a house in Mexico. Student, Love at Work founderwork togetherto serve in Mexico City Heidi Toth’ So when Neil Millman, the founder DAILY HERALD BYUstudentTricia Anderson spent a summerin Costa Rica two years ago,helping at local schools andbuilda dairy. It was a good experience, shesaid, but didn’t exactlyfit what she was lookingfor. “T really enjoyed that, but we didn't get to knowthe kids very much,” the second-year social work major from Ephraim said. of Love at Work, cameto a meeting advertising different clubs on campus, she wasintrigued. Millman’s purpose is to help street children in Mexico —the too-often unseensufferers. high school student in December and stayed for nine days, which gave her the chanceto takechildren to the zoo andthepark, on a rowboat and do some manuallaborin an orphanage. Millmanstarted his humanitar- mepeoplecall them throwaway kids,” Millman saidofthe children he worked with;these children were poor, dirty, hungry and often exploited or persecuted. Anderson wentto Mexico with twoothercollege students and a ian workaboutfive years ago when he saw the deplorable conditions in which manypeople, especially chil- dren,lived in developing countries. He and his wife, Margarita, spend their Christmas vacations in Mexico and Foundation in MexicoCity. The foun- dation focuses on getting adolescents off the streets andinto classrooms. “Without that educatioi no one can go anywherein their society,” he said. Hestarted recruiting pepple to go on thetrips because he wanted people to have an opportunity to.serve; most people he meets want ta-do something to help but aren't sure whereto start. So, Millman provideshis experience have gotteninvolved with the Rebirth See SERVICE, B4 re WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE Indispensable. Morelocal news than any source in the universe. Daily ‘Herald In printdaily. Online@heraldextra.com mai eee erqemen ee et ettee |