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Show -N E W S- Spanish Fork A6 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 Coveting ivhat matters most Woodland Hills city council meets Kiwanis Hillary Orman STAFF WRITER Courtesy photo CHANGING LIVES: Sana Terry, co-founder of "Africa Is Life Changing", recently spoke to the Kiwanis club. Africa Is Life Changing is a global network of caring individuals dedicated to relieving the suffering and uncertainty of underprivileged women and children in Africa. This organization sponsors several projects to help make sure these people have food to eat, and that they receive an education. One major project involves giving a family a baby chicken and food for the chicken for six months. After six months, they then can sell the eggs or use the eggs to feed the family. Another project is to provide plastic bags that are used by these families to weave into baskets, purses, hats, etc. They can then use these items for themselves or sell them to get money to pay for their education. For more information contact their website: www.africaislifechanging.org. Eugene Colledge conducted the meeting. Doug Lund gave the prayer and Kent Dansie led the pledge and made arrangements for the program. Pictured, left to right, are, Sana Terry and Kent Dansie. he learned that several minor changes were necessary, and each one would cost more City officials might be money. able to occupy offices in The September plan the long-awaited Wood- called for deferring inteland Hills community cen- rior paint by applying only ter building this year, but primer. Fisher said he had not without facing some received subsequent advice budgetary woes. Council- about the short lifetime of man Bob Fisher's distress primer paint, so he revised at having to make scope the plan to include finishchanges was palpable as he ing paint on the grounds, presented a status report to as it would save money in the city council Thursday the long run. "I want to do evening, pleading for lee- this without making the city way to finish sensibly. look stupid," he said. In September, the council Council members Jerry gave their OK to a plan to Johnson and Steve Lauritzen finish the project within the objected to the plan. They felt budgeted amount of $439K, that the September agreement knowing that the result would authorized the mayor to spend be a Spartan interior. Fisher less than $439K because part told the council that activity of that was a contingency at the building during recent fund. The council would have weeks was frantic, with as to authorize expenditures that many as 30 contractors on- cut into that cushion. Mayor site. In the midst of the work, Toby Harding said that was not the case, and that the council had given him authority to spend the full amount. After several rounds of opinion, the matter was dropped. Fisher also objected to the previously agreed plan to have city officials paint and carpet their offices at their own expense and to their own taste. He brought up the specter of the city recorder installing pink carpeting and the financial director installing blue carpeting. "This is the last thing in the world that we want," he said. In other business, the city approved an amended budget, and tabled a proposed ordinance regarding fencing and a proposed ordinance authorizing "electronic attendance" at city government meetings. Jerry Johnson said that he would put forth another version of the fencing ordinance. Sidewalk detours Jen Allen STAFF WRITER You may have seen the corners of 200 North, 300 North and 400 North under construction on Main Street, City officials are saying that the corners were due for an upgrade to be in compliance with the ever-changing ADA requirements. In the past few weeks, city staffers have joked cautiously about the requirements made by the ADA and how, because of the "consistently changing nature of the requirements, the city could be as much as 20 years behind. Although the city is not 20 years behind, they acknowledge that because of the road overlays that have occurred on those particular streets, the corners were in desperate need of being redesigned. The project at these particular intersections of Main Street should be completed within the next two weeks. Jen Allen / Spanish Fork News CITY YOUTH COUNCIL: Spanish Fork's City Youth Council made a presentation at city council meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. Youth taking action Jen Allen the Youth Council as part of his council responsibilities, STAFF WRITER says that he's proud of what The mayor and city the youth are doing within councilmen had the oppor- our community. tunity to hear from a couple Later, the council lisof different groups and in- tened as Kenneth Peay talkdividuals this week at City ed about his campaign for a Council. First, the coun- seat in the State Senate. As a cil was addressed by this retired officer and highway year's City Youth Council. patrolman, Peay reassured Over the past year the group the council and community has grown from a handful that he wants to make the of students to just over 30 interchange at Highway 6, youth. The Youth Council North Main Street and 1-15 addressed the Mayor and a top priority. Then Brad Council by telling them King addressed the council. what plans they had to He spoke of his background serve the community, why in education and how it led they wanted to be a part him to be the Vice President of the Youth Council and of the College of Eastern what other activities they Utah. He, too, addressed Jen Allen / Spanish Fork News planned on having. Coun- the need for some change UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The city is upgrading corners on Main Street to comply with cilmember Dart, who heads in transportation relating to new ADA requirements. Highway 6 and the interchange of Highway 6 and 1-15. Playlist Schedule Elaine Peterson and 5:00am Community Interest Steve Money thanked 5:30am Health & Fitness the outgoing Fiesta Days 6:00am Spanish Fork Review 12:00 PM 3:00 PM 6:30 PM' 5:00 PM 10:00 PM (repealed continuously vntit 8:00am) Chairmen, Mike and Alicia Wed. City City 8:00am 'BULL-O-WEEN"| Sp Fork Jr High Civic Clubs .Parks & Rec Men'si Council Norris, with a plaque. Then th Council Choirs Fait Concert Baseball Championship 8:30am 10-21-08 Halloween Rodeo Story Time 29 110-21-08 Peterson and Money named Thurs. City 9:00am Health & Fitness City Sp Fork Jr High "BULL-O-WEEN"| SFHS Football vs. Brad and Tina Gonzales as Council th Council 9:30am Cooking and Crafts Choirs Fall Concert Lone Peak High School 10-21-08 Halloween Rodeo 30 110-21-08 the new Vice Chairs for Fi10:45am Friday Spanish Fork Review City City Parks & Rec Men's 'BULL-O-WEEN"| Sp Fork Jr High esta Days. Council Council 11:00am SPORTS TALK Choirs Fall Concert Baseball Championship 10-21-08 Halloween Rodeo [10-21-08 In new business, the 11:30am Community Interest Sat. City City SFHS Football vs. 'BULL-O-WEEN"| Sp Fork Jr High n d Council 12:00pm Spanish Fork Review Council Lone Peak High School Coming up on 12:15pm 3:00pm 2 City Meetings Youth Sports Sun. (Parts & Rec Youth Spon Leagues) 4:45pm 5:00pm Spanish Fork Review Music & Arts rd 3 Mon. 4 th (Concerts, plays, A 6:30pm . {tttHWmm tots * Rec AM, BW or aceettrratcd tojucs, etc.) 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:00am SPORTS TALK City Meetings Random Sampler Sporh 10-21-08 City Council 10-21-08 City Council 10-21-08 . City.. oowir Wed. 6 th 7 th Thurs. Halloween Rodeo Youth Sports Youth Sports -..Parks&Rec J Women's Soccer Choirs Fall Concert Nebo Philharmonic I Three Jacks" Concert Nebo Philharmonic I "Three Jacks" Concert Nebo Philharmonic "Three Jades" Concert 110-21-08 1st Round SFHS State Football Playoffs _ 3:00 pm City Council ( L i > City Parks&Rec Women's Soccer Meetings Nebo Philharmonic I Three Jacks" Concert Cfty Council .11-5-08 Nebo Philharmonic 1st Round SFHS I Three Jacks" Conoeii .Stetefootball Playoffs Parks & Rec Women's Soccer council discussed the only new matter before them that night. Two landowners, Jed Huntington and Lynn Leifson, whose land lies just outside of the, Spanish Fork City bo^idaries, were requesting to be annexed into the city. Huntington and Leifson have a unique request in that their houses are within the city boundaries, but the rest of their land is a part of Utah County. Ultimately the council decided to deny the request, due to the need for planning they feel the river bottoms community must have before being annexed into city boundaries., The council also discussed the possibility of acquiring two private streets from the East Fairway Meadows and Fairway Meadows developments. Although no agreement was reached, the council extended to the citizens of those developments the opportunity to meet with thenHome Owners Associations to come up with an offer for the city to take over the streets. _ 7:00 pm , . 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