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Show ieview - Wednesday, January 28, 1987 - Page 3 People, Politics and -- Policy in PI. Grove business at night but it should be as soon as possible. Logistical items should be worked out so that the public feels free to use the facilities. Much to my delight plans have been dropped to add onto the old library in the downtown area and plans are underway for a facility behind the existing city hall. The plan m akes sense for two main reasons. First, it puts the facility in a much safer area for hcildren kand the public in general. I am sur-prised that some child has not been seriously injured or killed trying to cross the busy state road on 100 East, enroute to the existing library. Needless to say the street will only become busier and hence more dangerous to those who at-tempt to access it. Secondly, the idea makes sense in that it cleans up another area in Pleasant Grove and makes it a definite asset to the community. It also reinforces the downtown area and encourages people to visit downtown Pleasant Grove. Hopefully the facility will not preclude the building of a new fire station which is badly needed. The first and best location of which is along Center Street or First East to facilitate quick responses. However, there are other con-siderations that affect location. Most importantly will be the fact that all public facilities, where possible, should be shared and used , to the maximum. Any public official who opposes that ought to consider another line of work. By E. MARK BEZZANT In just a few days from the time you read this article the new media center (library) at the high school here in Pleasant Grove will be completed, except for the carpet. At the same time another library is in to the drawing stages for the down-- r town area. While I could see no inherent reason why the two could not be 5 combined, I would like to focus on c5the positive aspects of these two events. y First the high school library. People in the community have ..followed with great interest the "construction that has been taking place at the high school. If you Orhaven't made a comment about it, Hit you have most likely heard someone ,tn who has. It appeared for a while that it was going to take longer to complete the new ad-ditions than it took the Mormon ilppeople to complete the magnificant. eijSalt Lake Temple. Ruth Bezzant even won a Thanksgiving turkey for her description of the construction zone. The snails pace has given way Oil to a feverish effort to have things hcomplete February 1, if not, guess, who pays $500 a day? What will be wonderful is the fact that the library will now be from the ground floor and ;an be opened after school and in. ;he evening for the students an ipublic to study and do research. The area will be accessable to the landicapped. In the past it has been .mpractical to open the library at light because it placed many other 'parts of the building open and made hem vulnerable to vandals. Ij I am not saying that the library Qj,vill . be open immediately for : "Xi ' f - t K n ' : . . Public Works Director Frank Mills examines some of the maps and drawings recently donated to Pleasant Grove City. Community Fair plans underway Mary West, new chairperson of the Pleasant Grove Community Fair, is getting things off to a big head start with contests and plans for a bigger celebration than ever before. The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, mostly at the Downtown Park. The theme for the Fair is "The Constitution in Pleasant Grove", since this is the 200th birthday of the U. S. Constitution. Jim Starr's students at Pleasant Grove High School who study the constitution will be participating in an essay contest using the theme of the the fair. Prizes of $15, $10 and $5 will be given to the winning entries. An art contest will be held in the grade schools. Brenda Nielson will be in charge of a fun day at the rodeo grounds on the same day as the Community Fair. The Garden Club will work around the patriotic theme for their flower show at the fair. Carol Harmer, former fair chairperson, is planning a city wide dance festival which will be held the night before. John Frampton will do children's games, such as skateboard contests and the like, at the Battlecreek Park the day of the fair. Mary said she has asked Joe Walters to do his Indian program during the day. She hopes to have the arts and crafts show done in sections by the five local LDS Stakes. In addition, she has contacted Sen. Jake Garn's office about having a jet flyover during the fair. The annual Community Fair is to commemorate the birthday of the city which occurs on Sept. 13. The fair has been held the past few years, after being dropped for several years, and has been a big success. Police investigations Plesant Grove Police detectives have recovered a shotgun and a VCR which were taken in recent thefts from area homes. Det. Cody Cullimore reported that a juvenile has been charged with theft of a firearm in the incident involving the shotgun. The Sears Model 200 shot gun was valued at $300. Cullimore said it was stolen by the juvenile and pawned by an adult. Lt. Tom Paul said that a RCA Selectavision VCR, taken from Nancy Kinsey, 625 E. Center, Pleasant Grove, was recovered. It is valued at about $400. Lt. Paul said that Gary Blake Kinsey, 18, was arrested while at-tempting to sell the VCR in Orem. He has been charged with felony theft, Lt. Paul stated. In other matters, police officers are investigating the theft of a Schwinn light blue Predator bicycle. Bike owner Cody Newman left the bike at friend's house from where it was taken. The bike is valued at $198. Sue Fox reported that the rear window of her car was shot twice with a pellet gun while it was parked at 623 S. Locust. The damage was listed at $150. Shaun Young told officers that two of the hubcaps on his VW were stolen while the car was parked on the drag strip at Pleasant Grove High School. The hubcaps are valued at $50. Sixteen bales of hay were reported stolen from 1300 W. 200 South, Lindon. The hay was valued at $60. Dean Lewis reported the theft of the hay and gave police a description of a possible suspect and his vehicle. A man reported he saw a youth place a bicycle in a dumpster at Maple Hills. The bike is valued at $100. Anyone who is missing a bicycle should contact the police department and give a description of the bike. Det. Cody Cullimore arrested a man on a warrant from district court for not appearing for sen-tencing in relation to the felony theft of a motorcycle. Joe Proctor, Pleasant Grove, was ' taken to American Fork Hospital by Pleasant Grove police officers with injuries sustained in an accident on Jan. 23 when his car slid on ice as he went under the underpass on Geneva Road. The car hit a guar-drail and turned onto its side and the driver was ejected. The car sustained $500 damage in the mishap. Officer Lonnie Wilson investigated the accident. The injured man was treated and released at the hospital. City audit presented to Lindon Council Meters should be tested and the old ones replaced. Some discussion on the land use plan brought up the question, 'Is Lindon ready for one quarter acre lots in areas of the city?' An evaluation of the land use plan of 1980 will be updated. An audit was presented at the Lindon City Council Jan. 21 with Jess Johnson representing the Wiggins Co. He reported a deficit in the water department. It should pay its own way. It should be run as a business and money from the General Fund should not cover the water. Wiggins offered their services to whoever the new treasurer is. Charmaine Child, who was the treasurer, has resigned, had the system under control and running smoothly. A traffic study was conducted on 400 E. and 200 South. A four-wa- y stop was under consideration but it was not warranted following the speed check. A speed check was conducted on 93 cars. The posted speed is 25 MPH. The average speed was 40 with cars ranging from 34 to 62 MPH. Dave Thurgood, the City Engineer, met with the council. He spent considerable time with the city personel in regards to the Lindon water supply. He was ask to report how the city could bring the water system in the black without raising the water rates. In going through the auditors financial report, excellent in-formation was generated. Changes were suggested in monitoring the pumping use on the four city wells. The springs flow into the storage well, space should be provided in the system to use the storage water to advantage. Local BYU grads listed Several local students were among the 1,340 graduates who received diplomas in late December from Brigham Young University. Lindon residents included Glenys R. Belt, teaching certificate in early-childhoo-education and Elizabeth Horman, B.A. in broadcast com-munications. John A. Wardenburg, Cedar Hills, earned a teaching certificate in political science teaching. The following graduates are from Pleasant Grove: Thomas R. Busby, M.Ed, in public school ad-ministration; Paul A. Callister, B.A. in media sales management; Peter L. Johnson, B.A. in philosophy; Alana S. Knutson, B.S. in human development; Beth Olsen, B.A. in family history science; and Mark F. Ostler, B.S. in accounting and M.Ac, in tax. 01dmaps of PG LUIi ont. from front page "The Spring" (now known as Hidden Spring). The line then at follows on up to the big Battlecreek enl5pring which is at the foot of Timp, s' lust below the trail which goes over "he saddle to Baldy. 1 The drawings show how the spring leJ:xxes were built. rtsi There are new lines through all of B'his area now, Frank stated. In fact, P'fin avalance tore out part of the line H few years ago. & Frank remarked that : there are liweven springs on the mountain that eed the Battle creek line. nek Frank said he was really thrilled owip get the old maps and drawings yi'.nd is eager to prepare them for lisplay in the city hall. neoi -- U.S. Thrift to move Monday The American Fork branch of U.S. hrift Loan plans to move from it's jrrent 131 E. Main address to the imp Plaza Shopping Center on the est of town. The company plans to open in the ;w location at 218 N.W. State Road, unto. 12, (near Smith's Food King) on in Monday, Feb. 2, when loan and deposit customers should begin making payments, deposits or withdrawals at the new address. 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