Terrie Stephenson

PLEASANT VIEW -- The city needs donations for benches and trees to go along the Pleasant View Drive walking path, Mayor Doug Clifford said.

FARR WEST -- Planning commissioner Ken Phippen continues to lobby the city council about lowering the speed limit of 50 mph coming into the city on 2700 North.

FARR WEST — Councilman Tim Shupe was recently appointed mayor pro tempore and will act as mayor at any time that Mayor Jimmie Papageorge is unable to perform his duties.

PLEASANT VIEW — The walking path is open, cleared of snow and ready for those wanting to stroll along Pleasant View Drive, said Councilman Jerold Burns, who said he wanted to thank the city employees who had cleared the path.

PLEASANT VIEW — Police Chief Scott Jackson says the day following an article in the Standard-Examiner explaining the need for new radar equipment, the Pleasant View Police Department received an anonymous donation of $9,000 to pay for three radar units.

Jackson said he is grateful to the donor and to the Standard-Examiner for running the story.

Council members recently approved the purchase of two of the five needed radar units. With the $9,000 donation, all five units will now be purchased.

PLAIN CITY — A canvass of the 2011 municipal election results has confirmed the city’s new council members.

They are incumbent LaFray Kelley with 468 votes, Joel Maw with 375 votes and Mark Lowther with 371 votes, said City Recorder Diane Hirschi, who said about 22 percent of registered voters participated in the election.