On the agenda
Pleasant Grove
At a special Friday, Oct. 18, meeting, the Pleasant Grove City Council is scheduled to:
- Consider an ordinance describing the mayor's functions and duties and outlining a city organization.
- Appoint directors to the administrative services, public safety, public works and plans departments of the city.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove City Hall conference room, 70 S. 100 East.
Government action
Lindon
In its Tuesday, Oct. 15, meeting the City Council:
- Voted to add a crossing guard and reduce the speed zone at Center Street and 500 East in front of the new Rocky Mountain Elementary school following a crosswalk study by Glen Thurgood of JUB Engineering. Flashing warning lights at the school will also be installed, and police will be asked to step up traffic enforcement. The council also indicated it would budget to extend the curb, sidewalk and pavement in that area next year.
In a separate action, the council agreed to remove school crossing signs on 400 North at Locust Avenue, citing no demand.
- Discussed the results of the 1996 Lindon Fair with chairman Yvette Anderson. She told the council the fair this year cost $4,000, of which some $3,000 came from last year's budget. The council is considering canceling the dance held with the fair because of poor attendance. Anderson said the city was left with about 70 Lindon T-shirts, costing $8 each, because a softball event was canceled.
- Denied a plat map for two lots at 96 North and 800 West and a request for a refund of fees.
- Awarded a bid to construct culinary waterline improvements from Lakeview Road to 200 South on State Street to K&P Plumbing for $232,317. Construction will start next spring.
Spanish Fork
In its Oct. 16 meeting the City Council:
- Heard a report on a survey and plans for the city library. The survey of residents had only a 2.5 percent response, but from it the library board is forming a plan that will affect the future of the library. Included is a mission statement and a set of objectives and strategies. The board wants to increase literacy, collections, circulation for all age groups, technology, funding awareness of the library and decrease theft.
- Held a public hearing on what to do with the city's next community development block grant for the city's portion of $1.3 million of funds available for the mountainland area, which includes cities in Utah, Wasatch and Summit counties, excluding Provo and Orem. Rules dictate that 70 percent of the funds go to projects benefiting moderate- or low-income people. The cities have to compete for their share with applications due to the Mountainland Association of Governments by Dec. 2. The council did not decide on a specific project.
- Approved an addendum to a drainage agreement between the city and Westfield Irrigation Co. adding Sunset Park subdivision and Spanish Trails subdivision, both on the west side of town, with the city ensuring the underground piping.