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Show 1 1 V ALL15 VIEW IrlBiliKlACY U'liiuf -f . . . I YOUTHFUL PLANNERS Valley View School class has been planning downtown development de-velopment for P.G. They also asked the question 'How do we pay for improvement?' Valley View Plans Development that they will be included in a city wide survey in the next couple of months and that they w ill be able to give their ideas about what they think should be accomplished first. On many of the plans that the students submitted were notations of (Improve the Park) Of course young people are recreation oriented and all the plans gave attention to swimming pools, parks, motorcycle parks, and candy shops. Mr. McAffee's class was very aware of the cost of improving the area and have studied such by Mary West Pleasant Grove's downtown project has captured the interest in-terest of the young people of the town. Sixth grade students of the Valley View School have been working on their own plans for improvements. A visit to Mr. McAffee's class would prompt one to realize these boys and girls are iomorrows leaders. Perhaps a future Mayor of Pleasant Grove w ill come from this class and surely businesses will be operated by I hem. During a question and answer an-swer period students asked pertinent questions, such as, what new stores will come into town? What is the City going to do first lo improve (he looks of the (own? The students were informed important items as tax base. They were very well informed about where the dollars are spent and that when the dollars leave town, another community benefits thru the tax paid there. During the class discussion it was brought out that the plans that they have made along with other ideas are important. These plans when studied by experts help formulate final plans. Businessmen of the town are concerned about the growth of Pleasant Grove. Along with growth they must maintain good services and a warm friendly relationship with the customer. A good plan takes the ideas of many and correlates them so that the needs and desires of the majority are served. With Ihe population expected to double within ten years these boys and girls will be participating par-ticipating in the development and progress just as they finish their basic education program. The next ten years should be exciting and prosperous. The class will be able to watch the progress and know that they participated in the beginning plans. |