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Show f . ) i ' V , , y ; J s ' lA ' Ji " Greg Harris Don McPherson Wayne Robison Bill Bule Cedar Hills candidates express views Editor's Note: This is the fifth and final article concerning candidates lor city office in the Pleasant Grove, Lindon and Cedar Hills area. 1 By BECKI GRASS JOHNSON J Candidates seeking office in the Cedar Hills elections are Greg Harris for mayor, and Don Mac-Pherson, Mac-Pherson, Wayne Robison and Bill Bule for councilmen. lie Mr. Harris, a write-in candidate, in lias served on the Cedar Hills Town Council for the past four years. He nd is concerned about the direction of sit growth and feels a precise master mt plan must be drawn up and approved ap-proved by Cedar Hills. Mr. Harris feels that because of road extension, annexation and the completion of the sewer improvements, Cedar Hills will face considerable expansion. ex-pansion. He also wants to find a way to asphalt the unpaved roads left by developers. He views the people of War Hills and a "sound budget" as the town's greatest strengths. Harris, originally from Provo, attended Provo High and later Utah Trade Tech where he majored in drafting and design. He is currently partner in a drafting firm. Harris is married to the former ; c'ndy Lindstrom . of Manila. They tave been residents of Cedar Hills for eight years. They are the Parents of five children. n Mr. MacPherson, a town coun-I coun-I oilman for four years, has also I served on the Town Planning Board J w three years. He cites completion I f the sewer improvement project, road extension and solvency as the town's greatest strengths. According Ac-cording to MacPherson, Cedar Hills is "in the black." MacPherson would like to see the town "cleaned up" and the weeds removed from many of the lots. He wants to make it a beautiful place to live. MacPherson is originally from Salmon, Idaho. He attended the University of Eastern New Mexico in Roswell and later served 12 years in the U.S. Navy. As his military service took him around the world, he worked on aircraft carriers, battleships and submarines. In World War II he worked as chief electrician on aircraft carriers. He is currently employed as engineer of the Provo Temple. Mr. MacPherson and his wife, the former Nelda Kidd of Ashton, Idaho, have been residents of Cedar Hills for eight years. They have married children in Alabama, Idaho, Florida and Utah. Their youngest son lives at home. Mr. Robison, a write:in candidate, currently serves on the Town Planning Commission. He has previously served on the Board of Adjustments. He predicts that problems ahead will deal with areas of growth. Because Cedar Hills recently tied into the tri-city sewer line, and the sewer lagoons have been buried, building restrictions 'have been reduced. He feels developing areas must be carefully planned and defined as commercial, residiential, church, school, recreational and industrial. He would like Cedar Hills to adopt "an official master plan." Mr. Robison expressed that Cedar Hills must be ready to address the problems expansion brings. Cedar Hills presently contracts with the City, ofi Pleasant Grove for police and fire protection. 'He feels Cedar i Hills -'should move towards independence in-dependence where "we can provide for ourselves." He suggests more citizen involvement with neighborhood neigh-borhood representatives providing feedback to and from the town council. Robison would like to obtain available federal grants for construction of a town hall and development of recreational facilities. "I want to help develop a community we can be proud of." Mr. Robison is originally from Bakersfield, California. He received a bachelor's degree in law enforcement en-forcement from BYU and was employed by the Pleasant Grove Police Department for over two years. He later moved to California where he was involved in a family business. Robison returned to Utah in 1983 and has been a resident of Cedar Hills since that time. He is currently employed at the Amoco Oil Refinery in Salt Lake City. He is married to the former Dianne Crump of Pleasant Grove. They are the parents of five children. Bill Bule, a write-in candidate, is running for Cedar Hills Town Councilman. He is very interested in the community and offers to serve without pay. "If elected to office, I will not accept any financial compensation. I am happy to volunteer my efforts to improve Cedar Hills." Mr. Bule feels strongly that Cedar , Hills should have its own volunteer fire department. He wants to help n improve 4htt rnmmnnityc-af. ;the I same time keeping taxes down. Bule wold like to see a city beautification program in effect and proposes that property owners of unimproved lots be responsible for weed control and grasshopper abatement. He would also push to enforce the nuisance ordinance. Mr. Bule is originally from the San Francisco Bay area. He served in the army in World War II and fought with the ground forces. He and his wife, the former Rita Delucchi, have lived in Cedar Hills for two years. They moved to the area to retire and enjoy the country atmosphere. "We love the feeling of being part of the mountain." Bule, who tired of the long winters, win-ters, returned to work as an automotive parts salesman and is employed by Orem Motor Supply. Mr. and Mrs. Bule are the parents of two children and grandparents of five. Their son, Steven, who resides in American Fork, teaches Art History at BYU. Their daughter, Elaine Robison, also lives in American Fork. She has taught water aerobics at the Pleasant Grove Pool and is now teaching aerobics at the Pleasant Grove Recreation Center. |
