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Show Ittakes community effort tolbeautify neighborhood mere s probably a snow flurry or two still around the corner (after all, this is Utah Valley), but anyone with a lawn can t fail to notice that Spring is really here -- and it s time for each of us to make our annual contribution to the appearance of our communities . North Utah County is a dramatic setting, with majestic peaks on one side and a not-quite-so-scenic lake on the other. But our towns will only be as beautiful as we make them. Most of the cities are lending a hand, either with passes to the local landfill (there's a $2.50 dumping fee) or with trucks to haul away the debris that can't be managed by the regular garbage trucks. But when it comes right down to it, home and yard beautification is an individual effort. Except for extreme ex-treme circumstances, no one can force you to paint the house, edge the lawn, weed the garden or trim the hedge. It is a property owner's right to maintain his yard as he sees fit, within limits. But it is a property owner's responsibility to add to the quality of life in his or her community, rather than to detract from it. And clean and neat homes, yards and neighborhoods go a long way to help make a hometown a nice place to live. With spring weather getting a firm foothold in Utah Valley, now is the time for home owners to live up to men- or pnae ana responsibility and their yards repair fences, eradicate uffiN patches and do whatever else it takes n y W neighborhood a nicer place to live. make Absentee property owners should be n careful to see that the property does not H f lculari the neighborhood. It takes extra effort butH?ct nearby property will be grateful. ' thers North Utah Valley communities have the n be some of the most beautiful places in th al'! which to make a home and raise a family State it A concerted effort by all to beautify our varri long way to helping us realize that potential Wl11 5 |