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Show American Party Candidates t I '-, " . ' ; . i ,, - i , : i I i f I f - r ' : ,' WILLIAM (Bill) KEEL Bill Keel has been a resident of Pleasant Grove the past 18 years. He is a Geneva Steel worker for 26 years, and attended at-tended elementary and high school in Provo. He is a member of the LDS Church and is now serving Pleasant Grove as Precinct vice chairman and voting district No. 8 chairman of the American Party.. Bill says he feels home and commercial building should not be limited, in Pleasant Grove, He thinks we have to keep ace with our growing population. This should be No. 1 priority for city services. A city should not overplan its ability to support its spending, and New York is an example of this. Bill feels that . with our economy hot in too sound of a condition at this time and inflation in-flation taking its bite out of the -middle class, we cannot go on supporting all of, the state and federal social programs' ; requiring local matching funds for their support. . ' . From 1974-75 statewide property tax rose 14 percent in one year, and we should as a . city tighten our belts and plan a . . little pay as we go medicine, -Mr. Keeeisays. This may slow our progress but it could help to keep us from being taxed out of our property and homes. "I feel a person's understanding un-derstanding of the proper role of government is as good a qualification as any to serve as a councilman," Mr. Keel stated., .. , . WAYNE BURR Wayne Burr issued the following statement on his candidacy. I believe that we should run on a balanced budget without federal help. We seem to be living in a "I want it now society." This federal money isn't free. It's said that it's a good idea because you can get more than you have paid in, but if that is the case, and every city can do that you can see it would be economically unsound for the nation. This money always comes with guide lines. If you don't follow those guide lines, you can't get the money. If we become dependent on that money, you can see how much the federal government , can control us. A good example of this is the Helmet law and the threat to withhold highway money. W, should bond the money, ask the people of Pleasant Grove to give the money. If we can't get all the money for a certain: project this year, then take a few years to get it. This way we can control ourselves. A strong and secure city is something you build with community involvement, lots of work and the sacrifice on our part, not with easy federal money and guidelines from the federal government. Wayne was born in Orem, and graduated from high school there. He served three years in the U.S. Army, two years in Germany. He is married to the former Beverly Colledge of Lehi, and they have four children, and a fifth on the way. He has made his home here in Pleasant Grove. He served an LDS Mission in California, and while living in Germany was branch president and has served in many other callings in the church. He is now a Seventy in the Grove Ward. DELMAR H. REAY Delmar H. RTeay was born and raised in Meadow, Millard County. He attended schools there and engaged in farming for a livelihood. He married Nelda Stratton of . Hurricane and has a family of six children. He moved to Pleasant Grove in 1959. He has been an employee of Geneva Steel for 15 years and is presently employed there. He has been active in the LDS Church and through the years has worked in most all church auixilary organizations. He is presently a high priest in the 11th Ward. Mr. Reay was active in the Land Use Referendum petition drive, and is currently packing a re-call petition for the enactment of a re-call law that would enable the voting public to recall elected or appointed officials who are not meeting the requirements of their office. of-fice. Mr. Reay ran for councilman position in 1972 and for state representative in 1974. He believes in the American Party and its party platform, statement of principles and feels that we should get closer to constitutional principles and to retain our present form of city, county and state governments. govern-ments. He feels that we should avoid any merger of city governments govern-ments (Timpanogos Planning Commission) any merger with County governments (Mountain (Moun-tain Lands Association of Governments), any merger with state governments (National Regional Councils) and believes that we should not be involved with federal grants or revenue sharing because of the attendant controls that go with federal money Mr. Reay says it is hardly lack of due process for the government to control that which it subsidized. Mr. Reay feels that part of Americas retreat from greatness has been because of federal government encroachment en-croachment on local and state levels. If elected he says he will oppose federal programs on all levels except where the programs are in narmony with constitutional principles. |