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Show 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, family, 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 Atlantic, 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 administration 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 attract 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 re-election 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-These commu-These 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 employ-s wages, and general improve-;n 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 employed employ-ed volunteers, I feel that I can ;nueto provide the leadership ,l. will allow progress to con-" con-" the mayor said. . "re-elected he intends to em-";lze em-";lze economic devel opm en t and '""ed improvement of city fa-He fa-He 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 Uni-l ' w'th a degree in Electrical v.eenng and has studied to-Nmin'! to-Nmin'! Masters of Business ; "'Ration degree at the Uni-j,a Uni-j,a ly of Santa Clara in Califor- Nisemnlnv 1 been as a production engineer and manager for several manufacturing manufactur-ing companies. He is currently employed with a firm which manufactures 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 maintain main-tain these new facilities must come from new sources, Gaines noted. This requires the city to look for new growth in industry and commercial 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 necessary neces-sary to improve and add to the sidewalks in town. Roads need to be fixed once so that it is not necessary neces-sary to come back every two or three years to repair or replace them, Gaines said. He also stated that city beautifi-cation beautifi-cation is needed to attract new business and to keep the ones already 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 meetings 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 afford af-ford the taxpayer a healthy return on his investment. "More than ever, business needs encouragement to locate in Pleas- 1 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 presenting 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 planning plan-ning to permit an orderly continued contin-ued growth of the city. Dan Fugal A lifelong resident of the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove area, Dan Fugal feels that the city's main emphasis should be the improvement and advancement advance-ment of economic growth and development. de-velopment. He said that the city's tax base needs to be broadened to allow the city to provide the needed improvements improve-ments and facilities for the growing grow-ing population of the city. Dan said, "At present there are no city supported parks or recreation 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 community. 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 continued. contin-ued. Dan supports the city's beau-tification beau-tification efforts and itb desire to make Pleasant Grove an attractive place to live. Dan has a background in business, 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-Grove. Pleasant-Grove. Zoe James Zoe James was born and raised in Pleasant Grove and has a pioneer pio-neer heritage here since 1850. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School and attended BYU. Zoe is now retired and is actively 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 problems 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 i,-9i- v ' ' . ,. - . ' JK a - , t i r-v mem, experience na i j j rum 4- V m -a ! . t ' b r - g.ass.v.-"-'"' X 1 ' i I- , Holanu , it Daniel Fugal Zoe James Keith Christeson Will it"""- - ""'oUlaway 1 David Gaines |
