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Show font Be Restored Old Bell School Feeds Rescmdled. and that the policy that wildfires be paid for out of the general fund to which the city objects is lawful. Pleasant Grove City Council feels that payment for county wildfires out of the general fund is a form of double taxation for city dwellers because they also contribute to the general fund of the county and yet the city , must pay for its own wildfires. The council reviewed the policy which requires those reserving a pavilion at a city park to pay a $25 deposit, of which $15 is returned if the area is left clean. The remaining $10 will be used for further cleaning of the site as well as care of restrooms. Personnel have been , hired to maintain the cleanliness of these areas, council said. No deposit will be required of those clubs who built the pavilions when they are used for club activities, the council decided. The city is without an Animal Control Officer at the present time, Councilman Steve Peterson told the council. He suggested that because of the many animal problems in the city that a full time Animal Control Officer Of-ficer be hired. Landlords will be required to make a deposit on city utilities for their rental units and also pay the utility bills for the units. The council made this policy because so many people move out of the rental units and leave an unpaid utility bill, according to City Treasurer Robert Williams. By MARCELLA WALKER pleasant Grove Editor Mayor W. Cornell Haynie told the pleasant Grove City that the state has rescinded the grant which had been awarded for repairs to the Old Bell School on 100 S. 100 E. in Pleasant The mayor reported that the city lad received a letter from the state Division of History which said that jfer the city was notified of the election for the project, President . Lagan put a freeze on the expenditure ex-penditure of these funds. The letter stated further that these funds have been rescinded and will not be restored. Since considerable funds have been raised within the city by the Daughters of the Pioneers as this grant required the community to match the funds, Mayor Haynie said that the project would not be forsaken. for-saken. He noted that the DUP still has several fundraising plans underway and he encouraged the citizens to get behind the DUP in seeing that enough funds are procured to restore this historical site. A new member was added to the Pleasant Grove Shade Tree Commission. Com-mission. Gerald Bringhust was approved ap-proved by the council to serve on this committee. Commission members Guy Hillman, Dixie Beck and Karla Haynie discussed the policy for preservation of old trees in the community. They pointed out that Pleasant Grove has the largest Silver Maple tree in the state on the Bullock property on 200 S. near 800 East. They also explained that the city has the largest Kentucky Coffee tree In Utah and still has one Mulberry tree which was used when silk worms were an industry in the community. Mrs. Beck said the citizens have an obligation to preserve these trees and should become acquainted with the value of the old trees. She said there are many trees in town which fall under the designation of "heritage trees" as outlined by state law for protection. The city council asked citizens to please notify the city or the Shade Tree Commission before removing trees. If trees are apt to fall on someone's house or on a person or in any such way are hazards then they should, of course, be removed, Mrs. Beck said. The commission is investigating the possibility of placing plaques on the old trees so that people can view them and know what kind of trees they are. Councilman Dave Holdaway suggested the -city place diesel-powered diesel-powered pumps on the Battlecreek Well and future wells as back up in case of prolonged power failure or disastrous earthquake. The Council approved a new light system at the rodeo grounds and ball parks. The new lights should reduce the cost of lighting these areas, Council was told. Mayor Haynie made a statement in response to an article published recently wherein representatives of Cedar Hills were quoted as saying there was "bad blood" between the two cities. Mayor Haynie said, "I do not want people in the county to believe there is bad blood between Pleasant Grove andCedar.Hills." He added that he nor anyone he knows had bad feelings toward Cedar Hills. The proposed fire agreement which the city had sent to the county commissioners com-missioners had three points which the commissioners, felt they could, not . accept, council was told. First, they felt the city had asked about $3,000 more for . county fire protection then they could give; they did not feel that the city fire chief needed to be made a deputy fire chief |