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Show PG residents ask for cable TV hook-up Although a representative of Insight Cable TV, which holds the franchise in Pleasant Grove for cable service, could not attend the city council meeting last week, Mayor Da vid Holda way allowed those citizens citi-zens present to voice their concerns. con-cerns. Some residents who live in the northern part of the city expressed concerns about not yet being able to have the service extended into their area. Brent Bullock said he had complained com-plained to the company and said that apparently Insight does not want to extend out to north P.G. because homes are too far apart and it was not economically feasible. fea-sible. He said that since the company has a franchise with the city they should provide the service to the entire community. He asked the city to check their contract with Insight and see if it is in the contract anywhere that they have to provide the service to everyone. eve-ryone. The cable lines apparently now stop at 1250 North and he lives on 1400 North and is about 600 feet from a connector. Mayor Holdaway also indicated that the city had other concerns with the company regarding its treatment of customers by office personnel, repairs, etc. Another resident said he lives right in the middle of town near 300 E. and 30O South and he has not received cable even after requesting re-questing it over a year ago. Linda Walker stated that she has not been receiving three channels chan-nels and the cable company has not yet fixed the problem. Councilman Lloyd Ash stated that a' pole near 300 E. and 300 South was broken last year when a truck hooked the overhead lines. Utah Power and Light had replaced re-placed the pole and their lines but the cable company has not replaced theirs and a whole block has not been able to get the cable stations. Ash said he talked to the com pany's head man in Salt Lake City and the man said he was not aware of any complaints about service from Pleasant Grove. He noted that the city and the cable customers try to go through the right channels but yet those in positions of responsibility do not find out about the complaints. Mayor Holdaway said that the city wants to protect the people since the city holds a franchise with Insight giving them a virtual monopoly mo-nopoly and no other cable company is allowed in to service these areas. In other action, the city council approved the apparent low bid from Barney, Inc. to construct the new two million gallon water tank for the city at a cost of $422,900. The city also awarded a contract to Johnston and Phillips Company for piping for the water project. Their bid was $66,945. Mayor Holdaway said that construction con-struction would begin very soon. The council announced the Notice No-tice of Election and terms and conditions con-ditions of annexation to the UTA. In order for the city to have the question of Pleasant Grove receiving receiv-ing UTA service, the city needs to formally give notice of the election which will be held at the general election on Nov. 7. If the voters approve a one-quarter of one percent sales tax to provide pro-vide the UTA service at that time, Pleasant Grove will be annexed into the UTA district. This was approved by the council. coun-cil. The council also approved the adoption of another ordinance regarding re-garding the expense liability of hazardous waste spills by accident within the city limits. It was explained that Police Chief Mile Ferre had been to a conference confer-ence where they were told that the city must adopt this ordinance so that expenses of cleanup in case of' hazardous waste spill would not be the responsibility of the city. This ordinance makes it so that the responsible party can be billed for the cleanup expenses. The state legislature has given the city permission to set up such an ordinance. Western Bench advertising, a company which provides benches at bus stops which contain advertising, adver-tising, met with the city council to ask permission to place some of the benches in town. The company's representative, Andrew Thompson, said that the benches would have advertising encouraging people to vote in favor of the city receiving UTA service. He said that the company has a contract with Provo to provide the benches at bus stops. They would maintain the benches and would give five per cent of the revenues from advertising to the city. The city would be able to discontinue discon-tinue the service with 30 days notice. no-tice. In addition, 20 per cent of the advertising space on the benches would be available to the city. Thompson said that the company com-pany would put the benches at any bus stop the citizens want. The city officials saidthey would check with Provo about the company's com-pany's service record and then would let them know about installing sample benches after the route hearing has been held. Mayor Holdaway said he thought it would be misleading to the citizens citi-zens to place the benches in areas other than where the actual bus stops would be. The city council encouraged all residents to attend the public hearing hear-ing tonight, Oct. 11, at 6:30 in the city library auditorium where the possible bus routes in the city will be discussed. They said they hoped there would be a good turn out of citizens to talk to the UTA officials about the bus routes. A resident asked the council whether landlords had the authority author-ity to screen the renters who move into their rental units. The council reported that the city cannot pass an ordinance restricting re-stricting who rents where. 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