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Show - M W " . H - ff ep ' - " w$ SECTION THURSDAY, AUGUST METRO EDITOR f r lV t as e4 el Jt . City will continue with aquatics center Sp. Fork . iV ' Stacy Johnson NORTH COpNTY Citing rising property taxes in the area, the Lindon City Council voted Tuesday night to remove a bond for a recreation center from the ballot. The property taxes in the area V ! . daily herald A man was cited with voyeurism to.- !t; ; STAFF aroseOheraldextra.cxxii 344-253- 0 m mm nom won uius i.: Amie Rose 23, 2007 have goneup tremendously, said Ott Dameron, Lindon City Administrator. "Some people saw increases from $200 to $600. The Lindon Qty Council voted earlier this summer to put the bond on the ballot. The plan is now to build an aquat v' . The general obligation bond would have allowed the city to build an aquatics and recreation facility with amenities like a senior center and a walkingjogging track. Gty officials said that their bud-get will allow for the construction . of the aquatics center only, using a sales tax bond to finance it, ics center. The city will postpone the recreation center components of the facility until its more prepared to pay for the construction. The original plan was to do the construction in phases, but we thought that with the general obli- gation bond, we could build R all at once to save on construction costs that would rise in the future; said City Councilman Bruce Carpenter. ' . . . . See . LINDON, C3 ;. after a woman told police she found a camera hooked up to a gas statioorest-- . o!i ' Hr; T. room in Spanish Fork. y An employee of the gas station, Timothy Anderson, was cited 7 with voyeurism, a class A misdemean- - -or. Spanish Fork police responded to the store on Saturday night when three. ; women reported that they found a re-d camera in the restroom. Anderson no longer works for the gas station; police said. - : ol; bn. -- w' T :!hL ' A Time of Transition :v. mote-operate- i. r 1 1 1 mayor excitement for Zions Alan Choate DAILY HERALD Ziong Bank executives made it official ' a new, nine-stor-y Wednesday afternoon building in downtown Provo will be known as the Zions Bank Financial - Center and will house the bank's regkxv . al headquarters. "The reality of today has been a ' dream for a long time, said Tom Mor- -. r' T t :: for Zions Bank, during a jovial unveiling of building plans at the Provo Marriott. Isnt it awesome that dreams come true? .; The bank wille ' the buildings anchor tenant and occupy , 35,000 square feet of off ice space with its Provo-area offices, commercial banking ; center and the regional headquarters. That' is about a quarter of the overall office ; space in the building. .: Some functions now handled in Salt !; Lake City Will be shifted to downtown Provo, noted Morgan, adding that it's . unusual for a bank to decentralize. . South of Point of ... ' the Mountain and central Utah are on fire, he said! "This is ; the most profitable region of the bank.. The central region stretches from Point of the Mountain south to Richfield and extends east to west from Colorado . I k f? .V- School V'. JOBS PAV-TItV-lE . V- t Year SV; ' FAfi 'I t X - JLS. MARK) RUIZPaily Herald Students descend a staircase in the Pope Science Building at UVSC during the fint week ofschoot on Wednesday. : s' . . 7" . to Nevada.'. i j. i. - . None of the bank's existing branches will dose. Morgan also took time to thank officials from Provo city, Utah County, Brittanl Lusk The mood is aQ UVU I think a few of us feel somewhat nostalgic; however, that is trumped by the excitement, Martin said. halls of Utah Valley State College ' All of Hunsakers siblings and her sister-in-lare swarming with students, and law have attended UVSC She said she is glad f theyre all undergraduates for now! she gets to graduate from the university. I'm really excited that it's changing, she .. It's the beginning of fall semester at UVSC for the last time. Next sakL. ' Almost all the merchandise labeled UVSC year, the Orem campus win be called Utah , is gone from the bookstore. Students stood Valley University and it will offer master's in twisting lines to buy textbooks degrees. It's the ending of an era, and few ' and school supplies stamped with UVU, people seem disappointed. Janina Durham, a senior studying earth It's kind of weird, said Amanda Hunsak-e- r, a junior studying hospitality management. science education, is in her second year at "It's pretty nostalgic bemuse its always been UVSC She's looking forward to requesting a university diploma after she graduates in UVSCtonie, : Cameron Martin, an assistant to the presiApriL Students who graduate in April will be able dent at UVSC and head of the school's transition task force, said the school has a year left to choose what their diploma will say. Those before it's official, but everyone is excited for who have already graduated from UVSC can the change. request a Utah Valley University diploma af GARY HERALD ter the transition is complete. Ctol Eschler, a junior studying aviation . IT(phe , . . . from Coquille, Ore., said what the school is called doesn't matter to him. University or state college, the mood on the campus was excited and festive on Wednes-- . day. Student body gffittirs distributed free and a Popsicles from a couki Oil a push-ca-rt live band played outside. Eschler was just tryilig to get out of line. It's been pretty crazy. he said. UVSC spokeswoman Megan. Laurie said . students seeking a master's degree in education will enroll next falL AppLications for the program cannot be received until the program is approved by the state board of regents. The board is expected to approve it no later than Jahuary 2008. : . . . I Brittanl Lusk con be reached af 344-254- 9 or at bIuskSheraldextra.com. i See ZIONS, C3 r" 5 if I r t t i i i c I & 4 4 tiuw Read die Daily Herald classifieds or visit www.heraldextra.com to find the job or earner thats rigjit for you. The Daily Herald has connected more employees and employers than any other source: Proven effective over and over again, go with the best dioice when youre ready to make your place in the world. 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