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Show DAILY Sunday, August 24, 2008 Center rec center was one of her campaign promises, said Eagle Mountain Mayor Heather Jackson. "I1 Ye been asked dozens and dozens of times why we dont have one, she said in an interview on Wednesday. sur-- . With the vey showing such strong sup-- . port for the idea, the next step is to get Specific about paying for it, and what it would in-dude, she said. To gauge the publics financial willingness, the survey could ask residents to choose whether they would ' support a $S0 a year property tax increase, $100, $150 or even $200. The city has property for the facility and would need to issue bonds to cover the con- struction costs, which would increase according to the size of the center and number of amenities, she said. "We are trying to get a fed for what the Community feels like they can handle, and what they feel are the important amenities, she said. vey results, public meetings will be held. Based on feedbade received at these meetContinued from A I ings, the Gty Council may be Asked to adopt a resolution approve at the polls to construct a 50,000- - or to send the matter to a public rec center vote." in the planned ReA vote would then take gional Park on the west side place in June 2009 for resi- -' of Sweetwater Road, south of dents to support or deny the Unity Pass. citys funding of the rec center The city hopes to estimate with a general obligation bond the cost aif the project before on property taxes. the second survey is sent out.. "If the bond is approved, the The survey, which is ex- project would go out to bid by pected to circulate among August or September of 2009, residents within GO days, with completion expected by would also ask residents fall of 2010," Peterson said. what kind of amenities they In a July meeting of the would like to see at the center, citys new recreation comwith the choices including . mittee, made up of residents indoor and outdoor aquatic interested in seeing the project to fruition, city manager John centers, weights and cardio Hendrickson said preuminary machines, lap pool, sauna, racquetball courts, basketball survey results showed "a high courts, indoor trade and more. interest in recreation out in "We have not hired anythis area. Whether it stays that one to do the survey yet, but way once you show them how ' are mudt It will cost is always the currently looking to hire someone," Peterson said. FoL trick to these things. The movement to build a .. .lowing the analysis of the sur - : 60,000-square-fo- ot Mid-Vall- . . We take a real serious, attitude about drug use here, and we address it . . . . . .. We certainly recognize weve got a problem," he said, "But assuming thats never going to go away, we try to keep it at a dull roar, and we think weve done a pretty good job of that." Mangum said, the city, focuses on the problem from both sides, emphasizing en-- . forcement and prevention. Several youth programs are in place in the city to give teens ' something to do, rather than turning to drugs. "We keep adding to our youth programs constantly, he said. The perception that Spring-- . ville has higher drug use may stem from heroin deaths in the late 1990s, he said. Some people may also have their own perception of the problem because of their experiences or those of family members. Bird said the county and its cities have worked hard to change . the perception and attack the d problem with different programs. The county has established the EASY (Eliminate Alcohol Sales to Youth) program to ' combat underage thinking, which Bird said he believes :. has made a big impact on drug use. Alcohol can often be a : . . : A ; .! -- youth-oriente- . rv r? .1 f N fA COM TWNNDariy Herald Kathy Abbott of Fmn, doe spinal and core strengthening exercises while physical therapy assistant Hillary Waldron records Abbot's progress at SpinalAid Center of America .. Thursday in American Fork. gateway drug to more serious, illegal substances. "Thats our No. 1 thing that we address here in the county with our underage youth, is alcohol," he said. Bird said the perception the community has about drug use is important because it can af- feet reality. If a person believes his or her community does not frequently abuse drugs, that perception could help a person stay away from dregs. .. "If they perceive their peers to be using, theyre more apt to make that unhealthy choice ' as wen, he said. Bird said the county wffl ' be starting a pilot program in Springville that wiU involve community members in creating programs to fight drugs. . These programs are best ere- ated on the community level, and Bird said Springville was an ideal efty to try them out. ;; "Springvilles more proao thre than other communities, he said. Lieutenant Dave Caron, of-- . the Springville Police Depart- -' ment, said he believes Spring-- . villes drug use has declined because of the citys attitude toward the problem, Officers are aggressive in tracking drug users, keeping their names, addresses and cars they drive in a book of current users and distributors. "We take a real serious, attitude about drug use here, and we address k he said. While usage may have declined, Caron said every ' instance of drug abuse is an- port ant to officers, and any declines are not taken for granted- "If you have anybody in your community whos ad- dieted to drugs, you've got a , drug problem, he said. Franchises . . : . - . .. . ; . his undivided attention to healing, rather than worrying about the bottom line. Continued rom AI "1 can focus fully on the paplace among new franchises ; tients, he said, "I don't have this year. to worry about printing and Dr. Eric Lee owned Utahs creating material, creating a first SpinalAid franchise in brand thats all there. That's American Fork. He founded a huge." Now, Lee can go online and sighed up with the national simply click on any number chain in 2009 after meeting of template ads created by the with its founder, Dr. Frank ... company. Days later, theyre ' LibertL in Florida. He said he appearing in the newspaper was hesitant at first to give up and on TV. ' Lee pitched SpinalAid as the on his independent practice and join the company, fearing safe choice for consumers, too: it could reflect an image unrep; Like a McDonald's, patients resentative of his philosophy know what to expect in the but as he began to see the way of services and pricing at any SpinalAid they enter, benefits, those feelings were whereas trilling could vary assuaged. I had a lot of ideas," he said. wildly from one independent "When 1 met with them and practice to another. Thats ' they said, Weve already got beginning to yield industry- all this stuff, 1 didnt have to wide benefits, he said, where duit." large insurance companies are Lee said the biggest advanlooking to franchises to help tage he's seen is that SpinalAid standardize how compensation is awarded for different pro-handles the business end of things coordinating market- cedures. 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Lieutenant Dave Caron Springville Nice Dept I ; f I . , aggressively." f . . "The fact that they expressed that as their major concern surprised me a little bit, he said. In response to the survey, .. Mangum said he decided to . , research the problem in the city among its youth. Mangum said many residents believe .. SpringviUe has a trigger drug problem than other cities in county, but statistics have shown that high school drug ' use has actually decreased among the city' youth. In a survey ponducted by the Utah County Health De-partment, officials found that .. drug use among Springville high school and junior high school students decreased between 2009 and 2007. Alcohol use by 12thgraders dropped from 10 percent to about 5 percent, while marijuana use dropped from almost 7 percent to about 1 percent. The use of sedatives all but disappeared in the same group, down from 5 percent. Pat Bird, prevention manager for the Utah County Health Department, said nearly 4,000 ' students in sixth, eighth, 10th and 12th grade were surveyed about drug and alcohol use. Bird said Springvilles decline in drug use among youth corresponds with numbers across the county, but no city is perfect. "We aD have areas we can work on," he said. "Every community has things they can work on." Mangum said any drug use is a concern in the city, but Springville's problem is the same or better than those that' other cities in the county face. i - s i . . big issue. " . : - u . -- Continued froni A 1 i 4 . . Drug use , t d . . HERALD : . ; a tiwl :0 . |