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Show 7- - 40 expires 013038 HDOG & SONS BOOKBINDERY, INC. R s :l 27 ROIL ROOD STREET SPRINGPORT MI 49284 0 . . Vol. 9, No. 18 Wednesday, May 13, 1987 50 cents a single copy 1 J Library Board denies PG appeal i The Utah State Library Board was ? 1 unswayed by Pleasant Grove City's appeal of its decision to give a J $200 000 grant to Provo City for construction of a library. Frank Mills, Pleasant Grove's public Works Director, said the state turned down their appeal because they felt that Provo's project would help more people. I ' With State Representative Don I LeBaron and his wife, Mayor David Holdaway, Librarian Drucilla Smith, Councilman Lloyd Ash and Mills in attendance, Pleasant Grove was first to make its presentation. Mayor Holdaway told the board that Pleasant Grove was not there to '., downgrade any other projects. He said the city was solely there to appeal on the grounds that Pleasant Grove City was ready now to start . its library project and Provo would II not be ready until after the end of M this year. f He added that the library grant application says that contracts must require construction to begin within a reasonable time after the grant is awarded and must be completed in i reasonable time. He felt that )l Provo's project was beyond the f' "reasonable time" that the grant fi application asks for. it was pointed out that Provo could apply for the grant next year with the time schedule that they have. The response to this was that no one knew how much money would be available for the grant next year and it might not be as much as the a $200,000 this year. i The mayor noted that with the i ffl grant Pleasant Grove City could I have the building nearly paid for f when they move into it. Without the f grant the city will have a con siderable amount of fundraising to do to make up the difference. Provo said they could start con-struction as soon as next March. They have until Jan. 1 to raise the $1 million needed to meet the $1 million pledged by the city. If they are able to meet this deadline then the state library grant and the Beesley Foundation grant Provo has been given would be in force. If Provo does not come up with the money by Jan. 1, the grant will still not go to Pleasant Grove because the city will have already let bids and started construction and the grant cannot go to a project that is already underway. Mills said it would not be wise for the city to gamble that Provo will not raise the money, and delay their project until next year. He noted that the city feels that it has a good start of the financial backing for the building now and should proceed rather than wait. When told that the board would not change its stand and give the grant to Pleasant Grove mainly because Provo's library will serve more people, Mayor Holdaway observed that using that reasoning a small city would never get the grant. It was pointed out that Roosevelt did get the grant a couple of years ago. Mills said that the State Library Board was very courteous and listened carefully to what the city had to say. He said he was concerned that if Provo does not come up with the money and the state has to turn the money back, the federal govern-ment might look at it as though Utah was not very interested in the money and cut back or eliminate the fun-ding. Two rescued from weekend hiking scares By GARY BEST Members of the Utah County Jeep Patrol were kept busy Sunday af-ternoon responding to two separate calls involving hikers in Utah Couny canyons. Shortly after 4 p.m. the patrol received a call notifying them of an injured hiker in American Fork Canyon, across from Timpanogos Cave. Marc Ashbrook, 18, of Sandy, sustained two broken bones in the leg and lacerations in a 40 foot slide. He had to be carried out by stretcher by members of the Utah County Sheriff's Posse. The injured hiker was treated at American Fork Hospital and later transfered to Alta View Hospital in Salt Lake County. While patrol members were still involved in this rescue, another call was received informing them of a stranded climber in Battle Creek Canyon east of Pleasant Grove who had become stuck on a ledge ad-jacent to the falls. Shortly after being notified, members of the Utah County Jeep Patrol arrived on the scene with ropes and climbing equipment to assist in the rescue. Jeff Krajec of Santa Monica, Calif, was helped to safety, after a precarious wait of almost three hours, by Kent Compton and other members cf the Jeep Patrol. The Jeep Patrol advises hikers to stick to designated trails and not attempt any climbing without proper equipment and the super-vision of qualified climbers. 5 i 1 . I ' i " ' ! '3 I ! j " $ rri i I : i ' i ' ' , i. ' ... - ,'-- . , ' k T y - . . . . w. V - , t ; - : ; ' - k " ' A member of the Utah County Jeep's Patrol assists Jeff Krajec to safety from a ledge near Battlecreek Falls. Painting presented ') from Jr. Hicfh "I Norm Barton presented a pain- - I ting by S.F. Jesperson of Mt. f Timpanogos to the city in behalf of Pleasant Grove Junior High School. i The painting is being loaned to the NJj city so that more people can enjoy ff The painting depicts Mt. Tim panogos with farmland in the foreground. The painting was completed in 1921. Mayor Holdaway accepted the painting in behalf of the city and expressed appreciation to the junior high and Alpine School District for the loan of it. Motorcycle ordinance enforced Pleasant Grove Police Chief Michael Fcrre hrs stated that now that the warm weather is here again, so are the motorcycle problems. He said that motorcycle or-dinances will be strictly enforced. He added that he receives many complaints on both the off-roa- d and street legal bikes. Police officers will be watching for motorcycle problems relating to speed, noice, properly licensed operators, proper registration, inspection and safety equipment, and off-roa- d bikes that are being operated on the streets, including three and four wheel RVs . - Lindon concerned over water proposal pressure will be so low in areas it won't work. The cost will keep going up and it will just be a trial and error situation. Why can't it be voluntary? They were told simply, "Because of the cost.," The city wonders if we can con tinue to enjoy the irrigation water if we do not plan now, it was noted. The meeting was dismissed with many questions to be answered. Another public hearing was to be held Tuesday, May 12, at the Lindon School. By KALYN SECRETAN y The Lindon School Auditorium was filled with citizens concerned about the secondary water issue at a public hearing May 6. J Mayor Kenneth McMillan welcomed the group to the meeting in response to a pamphlet mailed to I every home explaining the proposed water system. "We need to look ahead and see I the needs and demands of culinary water in the city and what it will cost," stated Mayor McMillan. I "We felt the four pumps in dry i canyon springs would be adequate but we are using more water than ) J wedidinthel930's. Oneway we can J conserve our culinary water is to y secondary water," he noted. He said that many people have called in to the office and said that they do not want to change. He added that irrigation water may not ) always be available. It is not available for Orem anymore. During the five years Mayor McMillan has served, most city complaints have been concerning ater, damage through flooding, aitcnes clogged, people not taking j 'urns, he stated. People have complained about ?en itches and leakage through tches- The ditches do not belong to tne city. They belong to irrigation mpanies. The irrigation f responsibility is placed on the Pon taking water. Damages never get paid. The mayor n oted, '"Israel uses ess water than we waste. We are BOing to have to conserve water." , lty Councilmen visited Gunnison S nere farmers were the driving A PnrCe t0 get the system in- The city m s'leer has been in three cities where the system was used. Many have requested the secondary water, many have complained abou tit. It will hurt some and benefit many. The City Engineer Dave Thurgood stated the pumps at Dry Creek are required to operate a great deal of time. The two million gallon tank fills before water flows out and the regulator opens for the water to flow from the tank to provide culinary water. The National Rural Water Users Association indicates, for home use 100 gallons of water are used a day per person, 1000 gallons are used for lawn and yard while ianother 600 is needed for garden use. A significant per cent of water used is for outside use. We can do without utilities but we can't do without water, it was noted. June, July, August and Sep-tember are the peak months. Fifty percent of the water used comes during the summer months. The secondary system is designed to irrigate 1,760 acres. Lindon has made application for a second system. The plans call for the system to be owned and operated by the city who will provide main-tainanc- e and repairs. A service connection will come off the main system and a sizeable stream will come out of the pipe. The total cost of the project will be $1,640,000. Options will exist for the homeowners who can choose a sprinkling system, drip irrigation, row, drag a hose or flood. Residents could obtain their connection fee by turning over one-ha- lf share of water or $300. The money raised from con-nection fees will be used to pur-chase additional water shares. The cost of having the secondary water will be $14.45 a month year round for one-ha- lf acre of land. The fee for one-acr- e would be $16.53 a month. The revenue bond requires citizens to vote on the project. A secondary system would double the life of the culinary system in Lin-don. A citizen expressed concern and asked if he has to give up his water. Others wondered why the cost for a small half acre lot or why should they subsidize large pieces of land. Questions were ask about the possibility of children drinking from the secondary system. It was an-swered that that was mom and dad's job. Many wondered how water would be available to all, whenever they want, without assigning water turns. The reservoir will fill at night while water is drawn during the day. Citizens felt the brochure was all for the system and ask what the negative information was. Thurgood responded, "The cost." Question!:, were responded to and residents found if the bond election passes, everyone in the area will have to connect. The connection will be stubbed up at the closest place on the property to the main. A major concern was why a person with one-ha- lf acre could have as much say as a man with 50 acres and a number of water shares. They felt people should vote by the amount of shares he owns. Citizens complained that the Sorry Mitzi, you're not first female president An article in last week's Review indicated that Mitzi Johnston was the first female studentbody president at Pleasant Grove High School. This is not the case, we found out. In 1922 a boy by the name of Burdell Robinson was elected president of the studentbody but in November he quit school to go to work. The vice president, Ora West Thome, became studentbody president and served for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Thorne was a member of the first graduating class at the new high school which had been built on 200 S. at 100 East. The Review had no intention to overlook Mrs. Thome's tenure of office and regrets any problems it may have raised. Vandals damage restrooms Vandals have done approximately $400 damage to the women's restroom at Battlecreek Park. Parks Supt. Bill Hoglund said that someone has set fires in the wash basins, damaging them and the walls behind the basins. Wallpaper has also been stripped from the walls. The lock was damaged to gain entrance to the restroom. Hoglund said they have no suspects at this time, but if anyone has seen suspicious actions at the site he would appreciate any in-formation he can get. 5 ' . ' ? i ' ; " i :..': TV s.?.,!,. i i li r . . ' S" "' " - . v s f : Bill Hoglund looks over damage d ne by vandals at the Battlecreek Park restrooms. PG approves annexation resolve ' V U,h tion for annexation of the Mi thPp?r addltion was approved by ' ' TuPfHeaSant Grove City Council last night. l PUblic hearin8 on the an" J6Xatlon request will be held June JVacrl! prPerty consists of 4.436 soil f SS the State Road to the .J West St. It is all owned by one person who desires to put a house on the property. The land is presently in the county and county law requires five acres and the property is not that big. The property is contiguous to Pleasant Grove City. A copy of the request has been given to American Fork City. The property sits on what is the probable boundaryline bet ween the two communities. The council felt that the an-nexation would help set a precedent that this is a borderline between the two cities. The Building Official said the Planning Commission recom-mended that the annexation be given the RR zone rather than the RM7 See Annexation page 2 |