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Show J ' -- v I Protest Over Lindon Redevelopment Agency piease turn to page 2 is . . n: " Vol. 4 No. 26 Thursday, July 15, 1982 20 cents single copy City Proposes r Water Kate Hike A proposed water rate increase was presented by the Pleasant Grove City Council in a public hearing last week at which no citizens attended. Facing a deficit from the past fiscal year in the water department, the city council has proposed an increase to $5.50 per month for the base rate which allows 10,000 gallons of water plus 55 cents for each additional thousand gallons. The current rate is $4 base plus 40 cents per thousand gallons. The average citizen in Pleasant Grove uses between 10,000 and 15,000 gallons per month. During the summer when lawns must be watered, more is used than in the winter. Some members of the city council felt the increase should not go into effect until after the sprinkling season is over so it would be less a hardship on residents. However, the City Engineer, Lee Wimmer, said it should be implemented as soon as possible as the city needs money to purchase property near the Monson Well on which to construct a larger water tank to meet the needs of the community. He noted that there are very few hookup fees being received because home construction in the city has dropped to almost zero. He added that some cities can subsidize water and sewer funds through a large amount of revenues received from sales taxes. He pointed out that Pleasant Grove does not have this luxury because sales tax revenues are quite low here. The lose for the year would be $42,631 with the projected loss for the coming fiscal year being $55,478 if the increase is not made, according to city recorder, Mark Johnson. The council did not take a vote on the increase but is expected to at the city council meeting July 20. ; - I " ' t ! f ' ,o , ;xv y , i v .... . :,h . C r - . ' v k' i v f iL -- t : ; : v J. 5 ? r ,. , ' . "i . i i , ; , , . r MOTORCYCLES: Are they a problem? , Policing the Hills : Who's Job? EDITOR'S NOTE : This is the second of three articles dealing with j recreational vehicles in the foothills tast of Pleasant Grove and Lindon. J Motorcyclists in particular are J allegedly whittling the mountains above Pleasant Grove into molehills i and damaging soil resources, available water, beauty, and the peace of the surrounding residents. This article addresses the problems of defining jurisdiction and exercising control in the foothill area. By LINDA HARRIS A map of Pleasant Grove shows the city limits cutting a jagged line along the eastern boundary. And like in-- i terlocking pieces of a puzzle, privately owned land, county land and U.S. forest acreage fit snugly into the jogs and niches - sometimes making it difficult to determine just exactly what land is under whose I Jurisdiction. The Forest Service, county sheriff 's department and city police all hold jurisdiction within the confines of their respective properties, but what happens when a motorcyclist or four-whe-vehicle driver weaves in and out of those borders? What problems are encountered by the various agencies? The problem city police have, according to police officer Michael Blackhurst, is that some of the areas, like Molly's Hill, are outside the city limits. Molly's is on private property. "We cannot enforce trespassing on private property unless it is posted and unless the land owner's request it," said Blackhurst. The Forest Service has also had problems enforcing illegal off-roa- d driving because signs which have been posted notifying drivers that the area is closed have been taken down. Kent Traveller, forest ranger, said they are removed as fast as they can put them up. But, he adds, a new law is now in the works where simply being there illegally is justification for citation, regardless whether the signs are still up. This puts the burden of knowing which areas are open to riding and which are not on the drivers - in-formation available to anyone at the forest ranger stations. Pleasant Grove Mayor David Holdaway said that bringing the problem under control is a long process. "We're restricted in our jurisdiction," he said. "Once they get up into the foothills they are either on county property or forest service land. A lot of times they get into areas where we don't have the type of vehicle to pursue them." According to Blackhurst, "We do not have a vehicle. We do not have a motorcycle. We cannot chase them up in the hills. As soon as they leave the streets, we have to stop." The police department petitioned for a motorcycle this year, but the budget would not allow it. At one time, at the request of Provo River Water Users Association, the police had attempted to keep just motorcycles off the canal road, but the defendants won the case in court on the grounds of selective en-forcement, said Officer Steve Frampton. What the officers have been doing (and which they report has been working quite well), is to cite illegal vehicles going to and from the hills. "Most the time these bikes have to drive through city streets in order to get to the hills," said Mayor Holdaway. "So what we've found most effective is to rigidly enforce traffic laws," he said. "When we really work at it we write four or five citations a week," says Continued on page 2 1W" I ii I :: - A i I i 1 : . yll 4 Jl ( hi I j If; ;l 'rjj-'-- C-Z-. j ; ft r' ni fit liiiwtimwiiJ IhiwirtK mi mviaf rnwiiiuif Dr. Doyle Barrett hands baby girl to her mother, Olivia Walker, while Val Walker, the father, looks on. Baby was born in downtown Pleasant Grove in an automobile outside Dr. Barrett's office. Baby Couldn't Wait; Born in PG Parking Lot By MARCELLA WALKER Dr. Doyle Barrett says he may put up a sign saying "Deliveries In the Rear" now that he delivered a healthy baby girl in a car just outside his office near Story Pharmacy and Deseret Bank Tuesday, July 6. Olivia Walker, 1107 East, 200 North, Pleasant Grove was being driven to the Utah Valley Hospital by her husband, Val Walker, when she in-formed him they were not going to make it to Provo. He asked if they could make it to the American Fork Hospital. Olivia said, "No." Being a man who was not eager to have to deliver the baby himself, Val drove in the lane between the bank and the drug store and ran to Dr. John Bezzant's office, as John was a friend of his. but the doctor was not here so he ran to Dr. Barrett's office, stuck his head in at the door and told them his wife was having a baby in the car. Dr. Barrett and two nurses, Bonnie Aucoin and Robin Allridge, arrived just in time to deliver the 8 lb., 20 inch baby girl. Val then drove the doctor, nurses, baby and new mother to the hospital. Dr. Barrett said he barely had time to close the back doors of the van before the baby was delivered. He estimated he was there 10 seconds before the baby made its appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Walker said they wti e so grateful that the doctor was there and couldn't thank him or his nurses enough for their assistance and tender care. The birth took place at about 3:15 p.m. but no one knows exactly what time the infant girl came into the world. The Walker's have three boys; this is their first girl. They have tentatively selected Mikell as her name. Asked how he felt about the whole thing, Val said he had tried to remember everything he had ever learned about delivering a baby but at that moment a veterinarian or even a Boy Scout would have looked good to him. Dr. Barrett said he has delivered about four babies in cars so this must have been old hat to him. He men-tioned the benefit of medical self-hel- p classes for all persons so that they know a little more than basic first aid and can be prepared for situations like this. Mother and baby are now doing very well. We are not so sure about dad yet. He concedes he would willingly have let one of the nurses drive to the hospital so that he could lay down himself and recuperate. PG Firemen Win Steel Days Water Polo I I I J I 1 st ,t ; -- j! s . i ' i;n -- v-v I Pleasant Grove's Fire Department Water Polo team won the cham-pionship at the American Fork Steel Days match held Saturday. The team was awarded the traveling trophy and the first place trophy. The traveling trophy can be theirs if they can win it three years in a row. Members of the water polo team are George Hallam, Dennis Carter, Wink Scoville, Frank Mills, Brent Smith, Ray Newman and Mark Hales. Teams participating in the match were American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Alpine and Lehi. Pleasant Grove beat American Fork first by a score of 0 and then defeated Lehi for the championship, 3-- The teams play within an en-closure. The ball is in a cage in the middle of the playing area. Each team is allowed five men, two nozzle men and two to drag the hoses and one on the line. The object is to push the ball out of the gate of the en-closure with water pressure. Players say it is a lot of fun although they get muddy and wet. Fire Chief Ray Newman said that Pleasant Grove's mayor, David Holdaway, was a referree and he managed to get wet also while having a lot of fun. The team will participate again in the Utah County Fair water polo contest. J PROUD WINNERS OF AMERICAN FORK STEEL DAYS WATER POLO |