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Show Grove Creek Drive Sets Renovation At a meeting conducted by Councilman E. Mark Bezzant, property owners along Grove Creek Drive gave over-whelming support to initiate the process for obtaining funds to fully improve the 5th North road beginning at 1st East and extending to the eastern portion of the road. The proposed improvements are to include sidewalks, curb and gutter, the widening and resurfacing and paving of the road as well as other incidental things such as moving utilities and piping irrigation facilities. Several design plans will be drawn up showing possible improvements with and without planter strips, as well as, with a possible bike path. Property owners along the street will be expected to pay for 15 percent or $40,000 of the estimated $281,000 project. That comes to approximately $4.00 per front foot based on the estimated front footage along the entire road. The other $141,000 is to come from the urban road fund which Coun-cilman Frank Mills was ef-fective in obtaining. According to Councilman E. Mark Bezzant the city is now proceeding to set up a special improvement district which if approved, would give residents 10 years to pay off the assessed costs at a very minimal interest rate. Following this the city; in conjunction with their con-sulting engineer, will proceed full steam to complete the location, design, and other hearn, so the project can begin as projected in 1976. "Peasant Grove, the Most Beautifully Situated City In Utah County" VOL LIXX, No. 12 PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH 84062, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1975 Single Copy 10c vy A v V . ' i f SIXTH WARD Grant Fugal, center, and his counselors Raymond Bastian and Jay Macfarlane, and back, Lee Brown, executive secretary and clerks Raymond Homer, Marvin Jorgensen and James Fisher, were sustained in the Sixth Ward Sunday night. ; J I-- iZ l .. . ' v. - i ' .., , '. ; . s. t U J v : A , ' . ""A f if: - t I ..:, ., I ; j.r i - ' : I NEW TENTH WARD Eugene Bezzant, center was sustained bishop of the new Tenth Ward Sunday evening. His counselors are Leslie Southam and Lyman Sevy.Jn back, Executive Secretary Chester Slade, Clerks LeRoy Mitchell, Glenn Smith, Jay C. Rose. Timp Stake Divides Sixth Ward, New Bishoprics for Both Wards Last Sunday evening in a special Sacrament Meeting, the Sixth Ward of the Timpanogos Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints was divided. The new ward formed by this division has been designated as the Tenth Ward. Released as bishop of the Sixth Ward when the division Christiansen, and his coun-selors, Norman Wright and Charles Schaelling, and all the ward clerks. The division of the ward was formed by making the boun-dary from the west end of the old ward to the east e'nd up Fifth North and extending up Grove Creek Drive, which is Street. Sixth Ward is south of Fifth North and Tenth Ward is north of the boundary line. Sustained as bishop of the Sixth Ward was Grant K. Fugal with counselors Raymond- K. Bastian and Jay Macfarlane. Clerks are James Fisher, Ray Homer and Marvin Jorgensen and Lee Brown is executive secretary. Eueene Bezzant is bishoo of ' the new Tenth Ward with Leslie Southam and Lyman Sevy as counselors. Clerks are Glenn Smith, LeRoy Mitchell, and Jay C. Rose and Chester Slade is executive secretary. North boundary of the newly formed Tenth Ward is 11th North and on the estern end of the ward the boundary bends still farther north. South boundary of the Sixth Ward is Center Street, which is also the boundary of the Timpanogos Stake. With the formation of this new ward Timpanogos Stake now has eight wards. Elder Sterling W. Sill to Preside a? Timpanogos Stake Conference He is the author of thirteen l)ooks on religious and social themes. Since April 17, 19(50 he has been the speaker over Radio KSL on the longest continuous program on the air, "Sunday Evening on Temple Square," which is now in its Klder Sterling W. Sill, assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, will be presiding at the conference of the Timpanogos Stake to be held Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23. Elder Sill is a prominent businessman, educator, polular speaker and a prolific writer. He is a retired insurance executive. K f" V I , 47th year. He is the speaking voice of two weekly radio broadcasts which together are released over more than 370 United States radio stations. Conducting the conference will be Timpanogos Stake President David Harvey. The general session of the conference is set for Sunday morning at ten a.m. in the Timpanogos Stake Center. All stake members and any visitor are invited to attend this general session. Saturday at noon a youth conference will be held. See another article in this paper for details on this conference. Saturday evening at 7 p.m. a special session of the con-ference will be held with the theme of "Go ye into all the world . . . " (Mark 16:17). Those to attend are the stake presidency, high council, executive secretary, and stake clerks, Melchizedek Priesthood quorum presidencies, unit leaders, group leaders, and secretaries, all Seventies in the stake, Bishoprics, executive secretaries and ward clerks, full-tim- e mission president, or his representative and all stake missionaries, and wives of the above mentioned members of the priesthood. All 18 year old elders, and all priests in the Aaronic Priesthood and their partners are also especially invited to attend. STERLING W. SILL Presides at conference Priesthood and Young Women to Meet Saturday The Timpanogos Stake will hold an Aaronic Priesthood and Young VVomens Youth Con-ference in connection with their quarterly conference on Saturday, March 22, at 12:30 p.m. The conference is scheduled for all Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women ages 12 through 18 years, plus. Theme of the conference is "Living Today for Tomorrow." Sterling W. Sill, assistant to the Council of Twelve, will be the featured speaker at the special conference, which will be held in the Third Ward Chapel, 185 North, 400 East. After Elder Sill's speech, special workshops will be held. They will include "Things You Don't Know About the Tem-ple," "Do You Qualify?", "I Read You Loud and Clear!!", "Keeping Body and Soul Together!", and "I Know Do You??. Workshop guests will include Gareth Seastrand, Karl Butler, Ray Clements, President Harold Glen Clark, Provo Temple President and his wife, Herschel Pedersen, regional mission representative of the church, Lynn Scoresby, a member of the General Aagonic Priesthood Com-mittee. All young men and women in the Timpanogos Stake are urged to be out to this special conference on Saturday. Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Mar 22 On Saturday, March 22 at 9:30 a.m. in the Jr. High School Gym, the Pleasant Grove City Recreation Department is sponsoring the annual city-wid- e Pinewood Derby for all boys of Cub Scout age in the Pleasant Grove, Manila and Lindon areas. and the registration fee of 25 cents should be done through the Cubmasters of each ward. There will be no registration accepted the day of the races. It is the responsibility of each boy to have the car within the legal weight limit for regular Pinewood Derby racing. Each car will be weighed prior to the races and if found to be two heavy, it will be disqualified. A' number of prizes will be awarded for the fastest car, for styling and originality. Prizes will consist of Cub Scout equipment and various items which boys like. Family members are invited to be in attendance to cheer their boys on. There will be no admission charged. Weigh in will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m., Judging of the cars from 10 to 10:15 and Racing will follow from then on. Directing the Pinewood Derby are Bill Hoglund of the city recreation department, Joan Merrill, Pleasant Grove Stake Cub Director and Lorna Hall, Timpanogos Stake Cub Director. City Council Session on Tuesday Proves Long With all members of the city council present, various matters of business were conducted at. the regular meeting held Tuesday evening. Dale Despain, planning consultant for the Moun-- " tainlands Association of Governments discussed with the council the need to provide open space areas in the city for parks and recreation facilities. He presented an information sheet which explained how to select sites for parks and contained a formula to determine the number of acres that should be planned for future park sites. Based on an estimated population of 15,000 he reported that 50 acres of open space shnnlH hp nrnvirlpH TViprnnnril and it appeared favorable that funding may be available for this project. Mayor Haynie also reported on the recent Council of Governments meeting held last w eek where the operation of the Utah Valley Industrial Development Aassociation (UVIDA) was disucssed. It was the general feeling of the elected officials at that meeting that UVIDA should be placed under and funded through the Council of Governments. ' John Backlund, local prac-ticing attorney, met with the council to become familiar with council members. The council expressed appreciation to Mr. Backlund for his interest and participation in the com-munity. will review this information and discuss this matter again with Mr. Despain. The recent' meeting of the1 district Bicentennial com-mittee was discussed. The council voiced their opinion that the funds allocated to the area should be proportioned to the participating cities on a per capita basis. It was reported that the chairman of the committee proposed that the money be allocated on a first come-firs- t serve basis. It was agreed that the Bicentennial commission be informed of the city's displeasure with the district chairman's proposal. Allen Zabel, city attorney, was present to give to the council his recommendations relating to the request of certain developers, builders and property owners for con-sideration of lower connection fees because of having agreements signed prior to pasaage of the new water and sewer ordinances or because of certain improvements which were installed in the developments prior to the passage of the ordinances. The sewer committee will now review these recommendations and make a presentation to the council at the next meeting. Councilam E. Mark Bezzant presented plats C & D of Pleasant Hills Subdivision. He reported that plats had been approved by the planning commission. The council ap-proved these plats and signed the official linen. Fire Chief Fred Keetch reported that Brent Smith had been approved by the volunteer firemen to serve in the fire department. Chief Keetch asked that the council approve Mr. Smith to serve. The council voiced approval of the appointment. Mayor Haynie reported that the city's application for fun-ding of improvements at the industrial park through the community development program was progressing well Several residents of the Pleasant Grove Mobile Home Park were present at the meeting to express their displeasure in receiving notices from the city regarding en-forcement of some of the provisions of the restrictive covenants of the subdivision. These people felt that many of the problems indicated to them by the city notice were minor and not of importance. They also felt that for those items that needed attention there was not sufficient time given for correction before the provisions of the covenants are enforced. The council suggested that these people meet with the trailer home committee to work out the problems. Mayor Haynie discussed some of the ideas of the beautification committee for cleanup and mentioned some of the contacts that have already been made to some residents of the city requesting cleanup of their lots. The Mayor recom-mended that the council sup-port the committee and their programs. The council authorized contribution to be made to the American Legion to help sponsor a boy to Boys State. Councilman Frank Mills reported on the recent road committee meeting and the decisions reached at that meeting. Councilman Mills also reported that the recreation department has determined that county residents par-ticipating in city recreation programs will have to pay an extra amount to participate. The reason for this additional fee being that city residents contribute to the city recreation through property taxes, but no money comes to the city from county residents. Councilman Bezzant reported that the Board of Adjustments have decided to hold their meetings on the first (Continued on page8) THOMAS KING Open house Sunday Open House for Thomas King Set for Sunday The daughters of Thomas King extend an invitation to all friends and relatives to attend an open house in honor of their father's birthday, Sunday, March 23. Mr. King will be 88 years old. The open house will be held from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at the Sportsmen-Lion- s building, 610 East Center in Pleasant Grove. Tom King was born in Wich-for- Wilshire, England, March 25, 1887 to William G. and Matilda Trubridge King. He is the youngest of 9 children. He came to America when he was 18 years old. He d in the World War I. He married Oris Hatch July 17, 1922 in Vernal, Utah. She died Nov. 17, 1942 in Pleasant Grove, leaving him with two daughters, Marilyn Hreinson and Alta Mae Wood. He has 11 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. The family invites all friends to come and visit with Mr. King, and they request no gifts. Lindon Council Met in Session Wednesday The Lindon City Council met . for their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 12 with Mayor Willard Johnson con-ducting. Also present were Councilmen Douglas Johnson, Wayne Peay, Wayne Johnson and LeRoy Fryer. Officer Jolley gave the police report as follows: $270,000 were collected in fines and for-feitures, 34 citations issued, 133 warnings given out, 5 patrol assists, .15 citizen assists, 9 court appearances made, 2 prowler calls investigated and 15 animal problems handled. Larry Johnson reported that they had been burning weeds along some of the city streets. He also stated that they had worked on the road patrol and other equipment preparing for springwork. Scott Carter was w elcomed to the meeting and he stated that Jose Lezrino from the Moun-tainlan- d Association of Governments had visited with the employees and discussed any problems that they might have had. One problem men-tioned was in connection with salary. The City Council assured him that they would discuss the men's salaries later in the meeting and let him know their decision. Russell Brown was asked by Mayor Johnson about the progress of the sewer. Mr. Brown stated he had talked with Lynn Brooks at the EPA office in Denver and it appears that the delay may be a few more weeks. This may be to the city's advantage since bid prices have been lowering quite markedly the past few weeks. The delay has been caused because of a requirement by the Government that a bar screen be placed ahead of the pump and it would have to be cleaned out each day. Mr. Brown felt the screen would not be necessary because of the type of pump they are intending to use. This question has been resolved and the government has withdrawn this requirement. Councilman Peay asked how soon people would be able to connect to the sewer. Mr. Brown stated that it would be at least six months but not more than a year. Councilman Wayne Johnson mentioned that some members of previous City Councils were concerned about the location of Well No. 4, but the city engineer stated that he was very con-fident that the park will be a good location and there are definite advantages in having the well close to the point of usage since during times of high demand on the water system the well would put out more. Mr. Brown distributed to the city council a sketch of a proposed building to house the pump, storage area, and a concession stand. Wayne Johnson asked a question regarding recom-mended water pipe sizes. Mr. Brown stated that Provo requires at least 8 in. minimum size line although in a c they sometimes allow a smaller line since it would only serve perhaps four or five homes inasmuch ss a c is normally not more than 200 ft. long. Gary Worthington came before the council and asked for permission to build a new home (Continued on page 3) Police Report Has Accidents, Citizens Arrests Nine accidents were in-vestigated by the Pleasant Grove Police department during the period Feburary 18 to March 17 with 5 2 with injuries, and one was a ca pedestrian ac-cident which involved injury. Total estimated damage was $3,895. Arrests also figured in the activity for the police depart-ment. 10 juveniles were referred, 2 runaways, 3 for theft, 1 for indecent exposure, 1 for truancy, 2 for illegal consumption of alcohol, and 1 for assault and battery. Nine juveniles were handled within the Department along with their parents. Adults arrested were also 10, 2 for burglary, 2 for theft, 1 for driving on revocation, 1 for indecent exposure, 1 for theft and possession of stolen property, 1 for driving under the influence, 1 for evading an officer and 1 for insufficient funds on checks. Sentences The man arrested for in-decent exposure was fined $250 and 60 days in jail. $100 and the jail sentence was suspended. ' He was put on probation for one year. A man arrested for driving under the influence was put on probation for one year and fined $299. $49 of the fine was suspended. On the insufficient funds on checks charge, the man plead guilty and was fined $250 and 60 days in jail. $100 and the jail sentence was suspended. He is to make restitution on all the checks. Problems Investigated Theft $115 in cash and change was taken from the coaches office at the Pleasant Grove High School between Feb. 14 and Feb. 19. Vandalism Someone walked over the top of a vehicle damaging it to the extent of about $100. The vehicle was located at 152 East 200 North in Pleasant Grove. Attempted Burglary On someone entered a home located at 650 North 100 East. A young boy interrupted them and scared them off.. Car Burglary-O- n was broken into at Pleasant Grove High School in the parking lot. An stereo valued at $60 was taken. Burglary $65 was taken out of a cash box at 200 West 700 South on Burglary On two speakers valued at $20 were stolen out of a car in the high school parking lot. Theft On a ring valued at $208 was stolen from 540 East 300 North in Pleasant Grove. Burglary On $20 in cash, cigarettes and possibly some beer was stolen from Ideal Market in Pleasant Grove. Car Prowl Tapes and speakers were taken from an automobile located at the Pleasant Grove High School on These were valued at (Continued oni0.w Decisions Reached By Planning Commission Last Thursday evening the new Planning Commission went on record with a unanimous vote to reaffirm the city's position that the buffer zone of at least 4 feet be maintained on all 66 foot urban collector roads, both as a safety factor and for the overall continuity of city planning. Other business included the final approval of Plats C & D in the Pleasant Hills Develop-ment. Apreliminary approval of a plat containing 6 lots at the head of Grove Creek Drive called Grove Creek Estates was given subject to several conditions. Gary Carson's preliminary plat fo Sage Hills was referred to Jay Harmer and the Road Committee for further evaluation with regard to road patterns. The commission felt that the whole area should be coordinated. Changes in the woiding of sections of the City Code regarding size, the set back and side yard requirements were discussed and referred to City Planner Ken Millard until the next meeting. Stewart Urges Start on City Beautification Lyle Stewart, ' city beautification chairman said Tuesday that Pleasant Grove is a beautiful city with more and more people moving here to make their homes every day. "We would like an all out effort to clean up our city of litter, old cars and unsightly trash, "Mr. Stewart! said. Each and every individual in our city should take civic pride in their property, and make an effort to get started early on a cleanup. In the near future, a cleanup day and campaign will be announced and now, with the weather breaking, he urged everyone to take every op-portunity to get an early start and be ahead of the cleanup day. Inspections of unsightly areas are being made and property owners warned about cleaning up before action on a legal basis will be started, Mr. Stewart aid. "We are going to clean up the city, and we suggest that every citizen cooperate and get a head start now." Planners Meet Tonight in City Hall Chambers The Planning Commission will be meeting this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at the city hall. The meeting will be primarily for the purpose of planning rather than for the consideration of proposed developments. Items on the agenda will include consideration of a change for side yard requirements, the final plat of a development at the east end of Grove Creek Drive, and finally more extensive discussion with regard to goals and objectives of the planning commission. Members of the publia are welcome to observe the proceedings of the meeting and give input at any time regar-ding planning in the city. i Charter Received By Veterans of Foreign Wars The Veterans of Foreign Wars Pleasant Grove Post has received their Charter. A meeting will be held in the City Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thur-sday March 20 1975. There will be election and installing of Officers by the V.F.W. State Officers. All members and interested Veterans are encougaged to be at the meeting. Some of the local Veterans belonging to other Posts would like to transfer to Pleasant Grove Post. |