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Show INC. R ,( BOQKBINDERY, - 1-- 1 44 Wednesday, October 25, 1989 50 cents a single copy 7 JTA to present final plan at Thursday hearing are invited to at- - conlnnf be v;-- v 'y y i - ' - ( x V! - ! .... v 4' : i citizens 1final meeting of the Utah Uority(UTA)onThurs- - it 26 in the American fork Citizens Center, 54 E. Main, 3lninK at 6:30 p.m. l of the meeting, UTA Sfe saii is to refine route at meetings held in 0f the four cities -- - American Pleasant Grove and j Lindon, -- .over the past two weeks into essful service plan. 'JttheUTAmeeting held Oct. 18 uerican Fork, Kip Billings and ',u McMullen, UTA Planners, route recommendations, and terns about the transit system interested persons, f Haws Durfey, American Fork, ij'he had recently caught the in Orem and went to Salt if The bus let him off a half (ifrom where he was going and las about' 13 filled. When he lehome in the evening, it was "Ved with students and business ftfiitives. Durfey expressed concern about the 14 cent optional sales increase would remain with the system or if it could be used where, and whether or not the rent passenger rates could be ;nged. UTA officials said the rates do age but there are public hear-r- s conducted before any raise is Resales tax wouldremain with : transit system, they said, and transferred elsewhere Officmls said for 25 cents, a senior citizen or disabled person can travel on any UTA route including a ride from I'rovo (American Fork) to Ogden or any point in between. Other UTA rates are $1.25 pre- mium (commuter express), and local 50 cents. Discounted monthly passes are $9, senior citizen or disabled and local: adult (18 years plus), $18, adult student, $13; Youth (17 & under), $13; and premium $50 Kr.SAh!rl Kfmp' a ember of the U 1 A board, said fares offered by UTA are "well below" those in most other areas. Most areas UTA board members have looked at have fares of 85 cents to$1.25forregularrides he said. ' In response to a question, Bill-ings said UTA doesn't run on Christ-mas, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, the 24th ofJuly or New Years. They currently do not offer Sun-day service but are taking a look at this possibility now. B. Kay Hutehings, American Fork City Councilman who conducted the meeting, said if the transit system is improved he would like tohave at least the express service begin in January. UTA planners said if additional buses and employees were not needed, "we could work on that." Mike Hansen of the Utah State Training School staff expressed a desire for a route that would in-clude the training school. This, he said, would not only serve employ- - express bus to there could stop at the park-and-rid- e area at the Alpin-e- Highland exit to or possi-bly at Smiths or the Tabernacle. Another individual said she would like to see a bus that went direct to the Provo Temple. UTA Planners said currently there are buses that can be caught at University Mall to go to the temple. It might be necessary to get a trans-fer from there. Concerns were also expressed whetherbuses with wheelchairlifts would be available on all routes. Suggested routes for the buses to travel in American Fork were alongNorth First East to the junior high school, 500 East and south of State Street, MainState Street to the shopping malls on both side of the city, along Third North to Heri-tage Convalescent Center, Ameri-can Fork Hospital, and the Utah State Training School. Also buses to go to Utah Valley Community College, Brigham Young University, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Geneva. Billings and Ms. McMullen said buses typically have stops at every block. Officials said there would be approximately eight buses that would serve the four communities with routes connecting the areas. The UTA had a bus at the meet-ing which had lowered ramps making it possible for wheelchairs to easily be wheeled on to the bus. Kathy McMullen lists possible destinations for UTA bus service through North Utah County area at American Fork work session Wednesday night. ees and clients, but would facilitate family members visiting. "Many of the clients' parents are older and prefer not to drive. This makes it hard for them to visit their children. This would greatly facili tate them," Hansen said. He said it would also make it possible for training school staff members to take clients to recrea-tional areas. The clients would be supervised, he said. One training school client said having the bus would also mean that clients could go home to visit family members. Another individual said he works at Hercules and wondered if an Candidates for mayor, council prepare for Nov. 7 zens. Hard work on the farm then and later, and contributions of time and talent to friends, neighbors, fam-ily, church and community were a way of life. Roland Morford ' Roland Morford said that he had considered running for the city council for some time now because he has had a great deal of concern about the high sewer and water connection fees. "My feelings are that they are forcing a number of people to build in other cities with a loss of a lot of tax base," Roland said. He said he has lived in Pleasant Grove for 36 years and feels that now he has the time to give back to the city. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1948, serving in the Atlan-tic, Mediterranean and the Pacific Oceans. He retired in 1987 from the Alpine School District having worked there for 26 years in Pleasant Grove and Orem. Roland said he has had to work with a tight budget in the school district. He knows the city will have a tight budget to work with also, he feels that his previous experience with the school district will be of benefit if he is elected to the city council. He added that there are many concerns over the UTA coming to Pleasant Grove. He said he is very much in favor of this proposal as every time we shop in Orem or Provo we are supporting the UTA in these cities with our sales tax. Roland explained that he feels that the present city administra-tion has done a good job over the years without having to bond or raise taxes for the new city hall, fire station and library. If he is elected he will endeavor to keep this progress going. He also feels that the city should look at all possible means to at-tract more businesses to move to Pleasant Grove. The closing of Radmalls, Christensens, and the clothing factory has meant the loss of tax dollars to the city. Roland is married to the former LaPreal Allen and they have three children. Candidates for the office of mayor Pleasant Grove are incumbent yor, David Holdaway of the izens Party, and David Gaines :he Peoples Party. Those vying the two. city council positions c incumbent Keith Christeson J Daniel Fugal of the Citizens ;rty, and Zoe James and Roland !;iford of the Peoples Party. These candidates were selected nominating conventions held in atember. The election will be held N'ov. 7. livid Holdaway David Holdaway said he is run- - for as mayor of teasant Grove becausehe believes it he can build on community pvements that have been sieved over the past few years. During his time in office Mayor paway set a number of goals he rere important for the commu-Thes- e included improvements ;e water system, extension of ;?ewer system into areas of the r'y where the system was badly H construction of new city tcsi a library, senior citizens fire and ambulance facility, beautification, promotion of the improvement in city employ-- s wages, and general improve-;- n efficiency in all city depart- - Jile recognizing that none of ',goals could have been achieved ut the efforts of many people, 4'council members, city emplo-yed volunteers, I feel that I can ;nueto provide the leadership will allow progress to con-- " the mayor said. he intends to em-";lz- e economic devel opm en t and '""ed improvement of city fa-H- e will also continue a of fiscal responsibility and i dement in the quality of life J eresidents of Pleasant Grove. or Holdaway was born and "etl in Pleasant Grove and is a of Brigham Young Uni-- l ' w'th a degree in Electrical v.eenng and has studied Masters of Business "'Ration degree at the Uni-j,- a ly of Santa Clara in Califor- - Nisemnlnv 1 been as a production engineer and manager for several manufactur-ing companies. He is currently employed with a firm which manu-factures medical lasers. He is married to the former Regula Ringger and they are the parents of two sons. David Gaines The other mayoral candidate, David Gaines, said he is running for mayor because he feels a new look is needed to keep Pleasant Grove moving forward. "Much time and money has been expended to get the most modern facilities built for the city but the focus on economic developmenthas been ignored," he said. The tax base needed to main-tain these new facilities must come from new sources, Gaines noted. This requires the city to look for new growth in industry and com-mercial areas as well as residential growth, he added. The candidate explained that the infrastructure of Pleasant Grove is also in need of attention. He said that with the growth in the city over the past few years it is neces-sary to improve and add to the sidewalks in town. Roads need to be fixed once so that it is not neces-sary to come back every two or three years to repair or replace them, Gaines said. He also stated that city beautifi-catio- n is needed to attract new business and to keep the ones al-ready here. . David Gaines was raised in Pleasant Grove and attended schools there. He received a B.S. degree in Business from Brigham Young University in 1969 and the Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in 1985. He has served on the Planning Commission of Pleasant Grove since 1985 and has attended about 8U per cent of the city council meet-ings since 1983. Gaines said he feels that he knows how the city has been run and what the citizens want. Keith Christeson Incumbent councilmen Keith Christeson feels he can contribute to city government even more with f pynerience gained the past tour years. He pledges to continue to keep the city financially sound and af-ford the taxpayer a healthy return on his investment. "More than ever, business needs encouragement to locate in Pleas- - ant Grove and this is a primary objective," the councilman said. Keith has been a resident of Pleasant Grove for 36 years and is a retired division superintendent from U. S. Steel. He is a veteran of World War II and Korea and is a retired naval commander. He initiated Pleasant Grove Players, a community theater pre-senting musical plays and dramas yearly, and is a strong promoter of arts and culture in the city. His other priorities include a healthy and rewarding environment for young people and careful plan-ning to permit an orderly contin-ued growth of the city. Dan Fugal A lifelong resident of the Pleas-ant Grove area, Dan Fugal feels that the city's main emphasis should be the improvement and advance-ment of economic growth and de-velopment. He said that the city's tax base needs to be broadened to allow the city to provide the needed improve-ments and facilities for the grow-ing population of the city. Dan said, "At present there are no city supported parks or recrea-tion facilities north of Center Street in Pleasant Grove." He would like to see a systematic effort, with a master plan, working to provide those facilities for the population in the north end of the city, as well as evaluation of other needs within the entire commu-nity. He feels that the city has done an admirable job in living within its means and would like to see the "pay as you go" philosophy contin-ued. Dan supports the city's beau-tificatio- n efforts and itb desire to make Pleasant Grove an attractive place to live. Dan has a background in busi-ness, receiving his education from the University of Utah and Brigham v .ng University with a B.S. de gree in Business Management and Finance. He previously served for eight years as a member of the Alpine School Board. He is one of the owners of Niels Fugal Sons Company of Pleasant-Grov- e. Zoe James Zoe James was born and raised in Pleasant Grove and has a pio-neer heritage here since 1850. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and attended BYU. Zoe is now retired and is ac-tively engaged in many worthwhile and enjoyable pursuits but feels she should and could take time to render service to the community. She said she is familiar with many of the needs and goals of the city and is willing to learn more. She added that she will make herself available for input from townspeople in the direction they would like to go to continue to make the town the special place that it is. "I love Pleasant Grove and its citizens and am concerned about progress being continued into the future," Zoe said. She pledges her best service to that end and to all those with whom she would be working. She noted that she has a great respect for the women who are serving and have served in this capacity in the past and feels that a woman's "touch" can be an asset to the council. Prior to her marriage, Zoe served as clerk during one term of the state legislature and worked with her husband in a productive and successful farming operation in Malad, Idaho and Pleasant Grove for over 40 years. She raised five sons and one daughter who are also successful in their own professions. Zoe's father was a member of the first volunteer fire department in Pleasant Grove. Heserved in the state legislature, was a Utah County Commissioner, was a member of the county planningboard and was a mayor of Pleasant Grove. From this she learned while young about the assets and prob-lems of the nation, state, county and community and duties as citi- - I " 4 ' V- j r I I 1 I '4 i t I t i v - ' ' ,. ' JK a t i r- -v mem, experience na j rum 4- - V m --a ! . t ' b r - g.ass.v.-"-'- "' 1 ' i , Will it"""- - - Keith Christeson Daniel Fugal Zoe James Holanu , it ""'oUlaway 1 David Gaines PG City receives beautification award Pleasant Grove City has received the Salt Lake Tribune Civic Beau-tification Award for 1989, accord-ing to Parks Superintendent Bill Hoglund. The city also received Awards of Merit for Outstanding Achievement during the Salt Lake Tribune's Civic Beautification Programs for the entrances to the city, the city li-brary, and the city parks. These awards are by Utah State University, Utah Associated Garden Clubs, and the Utah Association of Nursery Men. Hoglund said that this is the fourth time the city has received these awards since it began apply-ing. Parks Foreman Deon Giles and his crews planted 35,736 flowers in the city this past spring. Not only are hundreds of hours involved in planting and caring for these flow-ers, but Deon spends many hours designing each planting for maxi-mum color and beauty. This year Deon added some round flower beds as an experiment which worked out very well. Parks workers are out at all hours of the night, weekends and holidays making sure the plant-ings get watered thoroughly. The soils are prepared in the autumn so that they will be ready for planting in the spring. Pleasant Grove has received much recognition over the past several years for its lovely plant-ings throughout the city. People come, even from out of state, to see the entrances and parks in Pleasant Grove. |