Show — Monday April 26 2004 Local state Open-ditc- h Millville irrigation in Provo fades plans to stop the water rushing through open irrigation ditches that run along city streets in central and southwestern parts of the city To ease the transition for those who use ditch irrigation Provo is offering irrigation users a buyout and is proposing a water rate increase to take effect in 2005 By then the 150 homes still on the irrigation system will need to convert to culinary water for outdoor watering The rough average for the buyout was estimated between $250 and $300 depending on the amount of land users are paying to irrigate Open-ditc- h gravity-flo- Mil- lville has four new members on the City Council who were elected last November Hie group discussed the budget and also weighed in on parks roads water and other infrastructure needs facing the city in the coming years Jessop said officials decided that their fust priority should be to use available money to improve the city ' park and to find a location somewhere on the northern end of the city for a new park The city presently only has one major park located next to the city office Officials felt that with all of the growth taking place on the northern end of the city and younger families moving in they need to provide a Millville officials plan to start Unking for land for a new city park and also lay the groundwork for an upper reservoir to address the city's low water pressure Those were the top two priorities that emerged during a weekend retreat held at Sherwood Hills Officials got together Saturday in an informal setting to brainstorm about what the city's long-tergoals should be “I think we got a lot accomplished” said Councilman Mike Jessop The city held a similar retreat about four years ago It was an opportunity for newer councilmembers to get bet PROVO (AP) — Officials have A3 planners discuss parks roads water ter acquainted with the issues By Mark Randall staff writer and regional news m place for recreation to service those homes “We’ve got probably three or four different options” Jessop said “We want to upgrade our existing park and then there are three possibilities of where to locate a new one We sort of favored a smaller neighborhood park maybe within a subdivision devoted I Johnson said the city has talked about the need for a reservoir but still has a lot of work to do on the design process and finding the funding Once that’s completed the city will likely e to get started on tire project sometime next spring “What that will do is not only help with the pressure but it gives us that more added capacity for storage” Johnson said ' Johnson said he was pleased with the amount of items the group was able to discuss during the retreat and feels the city came away with a good blueprint to work from “Anytime you do that especially when you have some new councilmembers it’s a day well spent” Johnson said be-abl- to that” Officials also decided to push forward with a plan to build a upper reservoir and pumping station “We’ve got so much development coming in and we can’t really develop above a certain elevation” said Mayor Mike Johnson “And we also have some pressure problems in town We felt that needed to be addressed" In our schools irriga- w tion systems seem to be evaporating in Utah Valley In the north part of Utah County systems in Highland Pleasant Grove Lehi and American Fork either have converted from ditch irrigation to piessurized irrigation or are in the process of doing so or looking into it said Kent Day vice president of the Highland Water Company and water master of the Highland Ditch Irrigation System Converting the systems to pres- ' surized irrigation generally costs ' and involves tearing up money roads Day said But there are benefits Because irrigation water is piped in a pressurized system children don’t drown in open ditches Pressurized systems also are convenient — residents can set up an automated sprinkler system rather than waking up to take a turn on an h system Provo’s irrigation system like h other systems is an extremely inefficient use of water said Greg Beckstram Provo assis- t tant public works director ' ' During a complete irrigation sea- son which usually runs from late ' April to early October apprbximate-l- y of water are 10000 acre-fediverted out of the Provo River for irrigation purposes he said More than 90 percent of that water is lost ' through seepage into the ground and irrigation in Addition to tail water that is discharged back to the Prpvo River or Provo Bay The irrigation system helps people water their gardens less expensively than if they used culinaiy water' said Tom Parker chairman of Franklin Neighborhood whose uses the irrigation water Parker said he would like to see the irrigation system preserved open-ditc- open-ditc- et - : ’ : In-brie- Monday Tuesday' am road closures A portion of 600 East in Logan from the short dugway to Canyon Road will be closed feu: a period of ' time on both April 26and 27 The road will be closed to traffic' from 10 arri to noon on both Mon- -' day and Tuesday so the Logan city public works department can remove counters used in the dugway traffic : study Agendas J - ’ Estates Phase II Awarding bids for public works building':' Appointing pplice chief Franklin J The will meet loners ' County Commie- - af8 am at the courthouse 39 W Oneida Agenda items include: Discussing ambulance personnel Discussing evaluation form k Discussing Mink Creek roads Discussing D&ylon landfill cap' ping' Discussing Discussing Discussing Discussing Discussing Discussing ' but had been talked about and pjanned out “As long as you don’t die” Wright said again Wright has another reply for stub and look dents who stop down at 'the' ground or lose their onto the mats footing and free-fa- ll 'below “If ya ain’t failin’ ya ain’t defies gravity mid-clim- By Hollj Weiss staff writer tryin’” Wright said Scott Wright has a ready response for students in Mount Logan Middle School's climbing club when they want to try some-thin- g ') new ' “OK as long as you don’t die” Wright told the students as they ' pulled mats underneath the climb- ing wall next to the school’s fitness center discussing their goals' for the day’s climb A few minutes later ' ei Trevor Christensen wanted to '" attempt a hew route on the wall — one that ho one had tried before ' :'j property valuation Maple Creek Ranches road concerns Hugh Love road parking lot building lot approval eighth-rgrad- Brent StevensHerald Journal with as Scott Wright bottom right watches ©flDOVDEtDDDH Eighth-gradFyre Gardner said falling from the wall isn’t so bad it kind “When you’re the of fly- of gives you experience “You freaked said get ing” Fyre out at first but after awhile you realize ifs OK and you have to r' (fall) to leant how to do things" Trevor isn't afraid of falling either He’s been climbing outside aind on climbing walls for years Although indoor walls aren’t the same as taking bn the real thing it’s stillpretty challenging he said er free-falli- - The Preston City Council will meet at 4:30 pm at City Hall 70 W Qneida Agenda items include: Discussing a business license for Stacy Rindlisbaker for an insurance agency at 39 W Oneida Discussing final plat for Majestic View ¥&DVD’ Mount Logan’s newest activity f Logan ' Trevor Christensen left in red shorts attempts a “dyno" maneuver at the Mount Logan Middle School climbing gym other climbing students - spot 'to another — from one grip to one closer to thfc top of the wall She missed themark and hit the mats below “I'm at a disadvantage” she said “I’m a lot shorter than these guys But I'm just trying to focus and use the power in my legs to get there While strength is needed for climbing in some situations there's ' more to it than muscle mass “It’s all in your head' Wright ' said “Ifyoucanrelaxahdkeepit be fine" together you’ll Of course there are circum- - ' stances where a climber needs' ' strength and stamihatokeep from falling but concentration is key ' when climbing hesaid ' Mount Logan's modular wall — ' which means the grips aren’t per- manenlly fixed to the surface — js:’' giving the students a chance to “It’s a lot different and it depends on what you’re doing but most of the time it’s just fun to be off the ground” Trevor said Trevor’s goal Wednesday afternoon was to reach thie wooden rafters above the wall He did it v several timcs each time hanging from the beam a little longer “Did you see that?” one of the members of the climbing club yelled to Wright' after Trevor first got a grip on the beam “Did you get it?” Wright asked ' Trevor Wiped sweat off his forehead with one hand and rested his ' other hand on his hip while he nod' ' ded I “It doesn't count if didn’t see it” Wright said laughing “I’m kidding' but do it again” Fyre was on another jpart of the wall attempting to dyno — short for the dynamic movement the climber uses to bounce from one : Sec WALLS onA8 Logan led the way in embracing the telephone Editor’s note: Each week The Herald Journal republishes articles that ran in the newspaper 25 50 75 or 100 years ' agb Today's UtahTherf is from April 1 26 954 50 years ago Spelling and grammar appear in the story as it was! : originally written : ' Logan folks like to use telephone in Logan-ovNEW YORK the telephone-ha- s become more’ golden then silence: More1 golden because this extent to which tele- - ' phones aro used and the amount of business activity in a community are shown to go Residents of Logan do more phon- ---Talk hand-in-ha- nd er Ing in proportion to population than' is done in most cities in the United States As of the beginning of last year there were -6850 telephones in operation local- ly This was equivalent to 396 in service for every 100 people in the country as a whole In the state of' Utah there were 305 per 100 Hbw large the 6850 installations in Logan loom from an international viewpoint may be gathered from the' fact that in all of Turkey there are 59000 phones in Peru 45000 and in Pakistan 18000 V-' One For 68 ' The data obtained chiefly from : the American Telephone arid Telegraph Company shows that in the rest of the world there is but one phone for every 68 people This country has one for every three: ' Most of the telephone companies in the United States have found it impossibleto keep up with the demand for new installations New ' houses rue being built at the rate of a million a' year and nearly all call for telephones Since the end of World ' War II the number of phones in the ' country has doubled but ihe demand ' continues' ahead A certain falling off in telephone activity hais been felt however in '' connection with the current slump indicating the sensitivity of the industry to business conditions gen- -' erally V ' The demand for new phones is not at quite as high a rate as six months ' ago: the number'of daily calls per phone has declined and the length of conversations isshorteiv The effects however are minor according to the AT&T which sees better business ahead : : ' - 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