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olladay residents are voicing concerns with a proposed AJ Rock redevelopment proposal in Cottonwood Heights, at 6995 S. Wasatch Blvd., which would be the first realized acreage of the city’s larger Gravel Pit Area Master Plan. If approved, the 21-acre mixed-use development will consist of 10 buildings, including a hotel, business offices, retail stores, along condominiums and apartment buildings. The proposal has upset some local residents, and promises to impact communities beyond Cottonwood Heights, albeit, particularly in the abutting City of Holladay, where members are expressing worry that the project will degrade their quality of life. “My wife and I live on 6200 South and the traffic going east and west on 6200 (South) is already unmanageable. Lots of cars and trucks going all day,” said Charles Archer in a letter to the planning commission. “You folks need to scale this development back about 80%. Don’t further compromise the quality of life in the South Holladay area.” Traffic concerns have elicited many complaints, both with regard to travel volume on 6200 South and Wasatch Boulevard. Residents are also worried that accessibility may prove insufficient, as the design does not include additional signalized ingress or egress points directly off Wasatch Boulevard, which UDOT prohibits at this specific location out of concern for other conditions. Those most upset by the proposal are residents of Canyon Cove, a community of single-family homes abutting the development to the north, who fear their views and peace will be compromised by the plan. “While residing in Canyon Cove for the last 25 years,
Map of AJ Rock site plan location. (Map courtesy Cottonwood Heights planning documents)
we have seen the area surrounding our neighborhood become contribute greatly to a loss of the characteristics that brought us highly developed, with increasing traffic on Wasatch Boule- to Holladay, with excessive noise, congestion, and pollution, Continued page 5 vard at trailheads. The AJ Rock proposed development would
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Holladay Arts Council helps create a drive-in concert for enthusiastic fans By Sona Schmidt-Harris | s.schmidtharris@mycityjournals.com
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t was a 100-degree day on Aug. 1—a good day to stay in. However, something magical happened that evening. Joshy Soul & the Cool played outdoors at a Drive-In “Un” Common Concert presented by the Holladay Arts Council. The weather was unusually pleasant when the concert began at 8:30 p.m., and the sunset was stunning. Cars faced west. Some people remained in, others sat atop and still others set up lawn chairs outside their vehicles. It was a happy, summer-filled scene—one so needed during this COVID-19 crisis. Otto Ahching and Allie Teller sat in the back of a pickup truck smiling and laughing. Ahching said, “We miss concerts.” Teller added, “This concert is a good substitute for the Holladay concerts on the plaza.” Teller had seen Joshy Soul & the Cool previously and was happy to see them again. Mayor Rob Dahle addressed the crowd and thanked the Big Cottonwood Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the use of their parking lot for the “Un” Common Concert Series. He also thanked the Holladay Arts Council for their creative solution for allowing concerts to continue during COVID-19. Following Dahle, Jeff Whitely of Excellence in the Community, through which Joshy Soul & the Cool was booked, spoke to the crowd and praised the Holladay City Council for investing in local talent and the arts. The concert began with an instrumental number showcasing the talents of the musicians. The horn section was particularly strong and reminiscent of the popular 1970’s group, Earth Wind & Fire. Horns honked in appreciation after each number and “Whews!” also pervaded throughout the concert. The summer classic “Sitting on the
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Dock of the Bay,” sung by Joshy Soul (Joshua Strauther) began the vocal section of the evening. The band is best described as an upbeat, mellow and sometimes funky jazz group. The band’s Facebook page describes their music as “a gentleman’s soul music.” Further showcasing Strauther’s composition and arrangement talents, the band played “Magic” devoted to the women who raised Strauther and to “all women.” A roller skater, Strauther said he wrote
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Continued from front page especially in combination with a planned transportation hub to the south of [the proposed development],” wrote Charles and Susan Ayers in a letter to the commission. However, city officials see the site as a long-term benefit to both communities. The AJ Rock development is part of the larger Wasatch Boulevard Gravel Pit Area Master Plan, which will replace the current pit operation with a host of new opportunities, city officials assert in the Plan, authored and approved in 2016. The Plan’s executive summary argues that Cottonwood Heights struggles in achieving ideal job-housing ratios, which demographers and planning experts say needs to be between 1.5 and 1.7 jobs per household, according the American Planning Association. Cottonwood Heights “is low on jobs/ housing balance with 1.17 jobs per household currently. Therefore, the gravel pit site represents an opportunity to create more employment options for Cottonwood Heights residents,” states the executive summary. The City of Holladay’s jobs-housing ratio is even lower. By providing more homes in the region, the development can help take pressure off burgeoning demand for new residences and slow the runaway rise in the cost of housing, while also attempting to accommodate current lifestyles with things like “buffered bike lanes” on Wasatch Boulevard, and walkable environs replete with native landscape trails,
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and pedestrian and bicycle pathways connecting different areas of the development. The Plan also addresses a perceived shortage of lodging, which can drive visitors into family neighborhoods in search of shortterm rentals. The city also hopes to eventually relieve canyon congestion with a “transportation-hub” that will siphon passenger vehicles off the limited roadways. Although the grand design is a long way off. The Gravel Pit Area Master Plan city’s vision for the zone will be built out piecemeal; for now the AJ Rock development portion is the only acreage on the verge of action, and the planning commission has yet to approve the site plan. Commissioners have asked developers to refine their proposal to meet the zones expected standards for Affordable Housing, parking, and detailed plans for the ongoing maintenance associated with the site. Still, many Holladay residents believe the project invites unsolicited fiscal burdens, and they are miffed about having little power over a process with vast implications for their community. “The infrastructure costs will lie at the feet of all Holladay residents while Cottonwood Heights reaps all of the tax benefits. What about increased routine road maintenance? What about the increase in vehicular/ pedestrian accidents on Wasatch Boulevard?” said Holladay resident Kara Haley in an email to the City Journals. l
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All GSD schools now on same schedule; ventilation upgrades being put in place By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com
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s you read this, schools are open or may be closed. We live in an unpredictable world. “We are on a big dial here and as we continue to receive guidance from the health department and if infection rate or caseloads increases, we fully expect that some of our schools will need to quarantine. People ask what will happen. We will adjust the dial,” said Ben Horsley, communications director for Granite School District. The main driver for adjusting the dial is three infections in a class or 15 in a school. Horsley pointed out that when you consider the size of a high school, 15 infections is a low threshold. Current plan? On Aug. 17, the Granite School District (GSD) Board met in an emergency session to adjust the elementary schedule. Originally, elementary schools and secondary schools had different schedules. Secondary schools—junior high schools and high schools—are having in-classroom instruction Monday through Thursday. Friday will be a distant learning and planning day. The elementary schools would have in-classroom instruction Monday through Friday. Friday would be a short-day, allowing teachers planning time. This plan was based on the notion of having dedicated in-classroom teachers and dedicated distant learning teachers for those students choosing the District’s distant learning option. However, with 90% of the students selecting in-class instruction, this puts a difficult burden on smaller elementary schools. For example, if there are two fourthgrade teachers with 60 students and two fifthgrade teachers with 60 students it is impractical to pull out one teacher for each grade. So, one teacher is pulled out for distant learning which requires a combined fourth- and fifthgrade distant learning class and maybe even an in-class combined class. In addition, given the low online enrollment, the combined class most likely would have more grade levels combined to make a class. On Aug. 13, the Granite Education Association wrote an open letter to the GSD Board asking for change. “…Requesting that a weekly schedule similar to secondary be provided for elementary schools (Monday-Thursday students face-to-face, educators managing both modalities, and Fridays with all students online and an opportunity to prepare for their online students for the next week).” In response to their concerns, the board adopted a change unanimously. Elementary schools’ schedules will be the same as secondary schools. Elementary schools were also given the power to adapt to their unique school needs.
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In an emergency meeting, the Granite School District Board makes changes to the elementary school schedule. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)
Impacts The most immediate impact on parents is the need for three additional hours of childcare. In some families, because secondary school students are also not at school, older siblings can take care of younger ones. An impact on teachers is that now all teachers will teach both in-classroom and online. Which can add more difficulty for teachers. However, it also allows for continuity for the students on Friday and if a class or school has to switch to full-time online instruction. The board also approved two additional no school days at the end of the first quarter. Oct. 21 and 22 are now professional development days and will allow the District and schools to make any adjustments. Zenger proposal Boardmember Todd Zenger made a motion in the meeting for a more modified schedule for all grades. His proposal would mean 50% of the students would attend every other day. Horsley pointed out this schedule would mean high school students would see all of their teachers only once a week. The proposal addressed a concern of the GEA. In the open letter of Aug. 13 GEA wrote: “GEA just completed a survey of its membership. There were over 1,400 responses. A very large majority, over 69%, feel unsafe with the district’s current plan. Over 55%,
792 educators, say, “No amount of PPE and cleaning will be enough without the ability to create adequate distance between people in the building,” and only 8% say they have no concerns with Granite’s current plan for the 2020-21 school year.” The proposal never received a second and therefore was never discussed in the Aug.17 board meeting. Safety measures Superintendent Martin Bates reported at the meeting that GSD has tens of thousands of face masks and face shields for teachers and students. He also reported they have 10,000 desk dividers and 3,000 teachers’ shields available. A teacher shield is three-sided plastic on the teacher’s desk. The desk dividers are three-sided plastic around a student’s desk. Another safety measure GSD is putting into place concerns air flow. Proper air flow is one factor, along with face covering, hand washing, and physical distancing, that helps reduce the spread of viruses. The District is installing hospital-grade filters, known as MRVS, into all HVAC systems and is expected to be completed by the end of September. “The current requirement from the CDC that we have received is to have fresh air exchange twice a day. We already provide three fresh air exchanges an hour. Not only
that but we continue to run our HVAC system throughout the evening. So, those fresh air exchanges are happening constantly for the safety of our students and staff,” Horsley said. Having more fresh air exchanges and installing hospital-grade filters is above and beyond the current requirements. Online learning concern During a post meeting interview with the media, Horsley mentioned that last spring 20% of students did not log on at all to online learning and that an additional 15-20% did once. “Over 25,000 students struggled with distant learning either did not do it at all or only participated minimally. In respect to that, we cannot write off 25,000 students in Granite School District. We know and our board knows there needs to be an in-person component. I think the number of families committed to in-person instruction is a reflection of that,” Horsley said. These surprising numbers occurred despite the district providing a Chromebook to students and using Wi-Fi enabled buses as hot spots. The district now has a 1:1 ratio of Chromebooks as well 1,000 portable hotspots that can be checked out by students along with 27 Wi-Fi buses. l
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Mail-in ballots: Salt Lake County a model system says County Clerk By Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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The ballot drop box at the Sandy Senior Center near 9400 South and 1300 East is one of 20 across Salt Lake County, and an alternative for those who don’t want to mail their ballots. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
Stay safe from coronavirus and still get your “I Voted!” sticker—they’ll be sent with mail-in ballots this year. (Courtesy County Clerk Sherrie Swensen)
the voter for whom it is ordered. If a voter asks to have another ballot sent because they didn’t receive it, or it was lost or ruined, the first ballot ordered for that voter is spoiled/canceled. The new ballot has a different ID number,” Swensen said. Ballots are run through a series of human- and machine-operated steps. Each step ensures that signatures are matched, secrecy is maintained, the vote is counted and the computer-generated ID number recorded. “If someone tried to prepare bogus ballot packets, they would not pass through our system and would not be accepted and counted. Those circulating these rumors do not understand the vote-by-mail process or do not want voters to have the convenience of voting by mail,” Swensen said. Swensen also addressed the argument that the U.S. Postal Service could play a role in fraud or may slow down the process of tabulating votes. “The cutbacks make me concerned. [USPS has] always been very responsive and treated [the ballots] well. They care about the service they provide to us. We use postage paid envelopes. We can track things through the USPS. If there’s a concerted effort trying to make it harder for the [Postal Service], that’s a concern to me. “And if people don’t feel comfortable sending their ballot through the mail, we have 20 drop boxes located throughout the valley,” Swensen said. The mail-in ballot program started as a permanent absentee option for seniors. “By 2013, we offered it to all registered voters, and only two cities opted out. In 2016, we conducted our first major elections by mail, and in 2017 all cities wanted to do it,” Swensen said.
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Not only did the ballots work for security purposes, they increased voter turnout overall. “We found that the percentage of turnout was so much better. In 2018, Salt Lake County had an 80% turnout rate for voters, and 88% of those were by mail,” Swensen said. Voting in person is always an option, though with more social gathering restrictions in place this year, Swensen hopes as many people as possible use mail-in ballots. Getting a ballot in the mail doesn’t mean that someone can’t vote in person. Even if you were to drop your ballot in a ballot box or send it in through the mail, if you vote in person in addition to that, you’ll only be counted once. Swensen offers tours of the ballot process to anyone who’s interested. “We have had lawmakers, the Lt. Governor’s staff, the state auditor’s staff, media, political parties, candidates and even international visitors tour our processes. They come away impressed with our system and the security we have in place,” Swensen said. Election Day is Tues., Nov. 3. The voting schedule is posted on www.got-vote. org or www.slco.org/clerk/elections. Vote by mail ballots will be mailed the week of Oct. 12. If you haven’t received yours by Oct. 20, call the Clerk’s office at 385-4687400 or email them at got-vote@slco.org.
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Beloved Holladay teachers who retired ‘will be sorely missed’ By Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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ranite School District wished many teachers a happy retirement in spring 2020. Among them were 19 teachers from eight Holladay area schools. Combined, these educators had more than 565 years of education experience. “It’s hard to comprehend the impact of talented teachers and the lives they touch. Two of our tremendous teachers Nancy Hansen and Wendy Wagstaff retired at the end of this year. Both had endorsements in Gifted/ Talented Education, and made sure advanced learners were challenged,” said Kayla MacKay, principal at Cottonwood Elementary. Cottonwood Elementary had a retirement party for Hansen in January, but couldn’t have one in the spring for Wagstaff due to the school closure. Instead, staff from Cottonwood decorated Wagstaff’s front yard with signs and gifts to celebrate her legacy at Cottonwood. “These women dedicated their lives to teaching children, and for that, we will be forever grateful. Their combined influence was felt by 1,300 to 1,500 students! They will be sorely missed,” MacKay said. Rosemary Jacklin, a history teacher of 35 years, retired this spring from Bonneville Jr. High. Principal Rocky Lambourne praised her career and impact. “Dr. Jacklin was a phenomenal teacher and a tremendous asset to the school and community. She created relationships with the students that will last a lifetime. She cared deeply about each one of them and tried to find a way to make each of them successful in her class,” Lambourne said. Like many school plans affected by the COVID-19 closure, Lambourne wasn’t able to give Jacklin a traditional retirement party. So he had to get creative. “[Jacklin] wanted something simple for her retirement considering the situation. In a year-end Zoom meeting, we honored her and the other retirees with individual presentations given by other faculty members with whom
they were close. They shared special moments and tried to highlight the [retirees’] careers as much as possible,” Lambourne said. The Bonneville staff also surprised Jacklin with an in-person gift delivery during the online meeting. “It turned out to be a very special surprise moment. Each retiree had a gift delivered in person during the Zoom meeting. In [Jacklin’s] case, we had a former Bonneville teacher and close friend, Katherine Petersen, deliver her gift. It was a very special moment,” Lambourne said. Lambourne expressed the feeling of so many students and staff about the teachers who retired this year. “Bonneville was lucky to have Dr. Jacklin for so many years. She will surely be missed,” Lambourne said. Olympus High found a way to honor their three retiring teachers, who taught for a combined 110 years. “We had a graduation parade for our seniors and made our retiring teachers the grand marshals. They started the parade, and it was a fun way to acknowledge them,” said principal’s secretary Danette Ontiveros. Math teacher Denice Smith spent her entire 35-year career teaching math at Olympus. Brad Goffe taught science and Japanese at Olympus for 26 of his 36-year career. Early on he was also the swim coach. Ray Barton retired after teaching math and Chinese at Olympus for 38 of his 39 years. His career was a family affair: his father George Barton, who passed away in 2003, also taught math at Olympus High for 26 years. “These teachers are amazing. Everyone liked them. We lose part of our school identity when long-term teachers retire. We have swimming trophies from the time Goffe was the coach, Smith has been a part of our culture for a long time and Barton was a beloved AP math teacher. He had the highest passing rate, and everyone wanted to be in his class,” Ontiveros said. l
Fans of sixth grade teacher Wendy Wagstaff decorated her yard to celebrate her retirement. Wagstaff worked in Granite District for more than 31 years. (Photo courtesy Wendy Wagstaff)
Olympus science and Japanese teacher and former swim coach Brad Goffe retired after a 36-year career; he was honored as one of the grand marshals of the 2020 graduation parade. (Danielle Ontiveros/Olympus High School)
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Holladay City Journal
SEPTEMBER 2020
MAYOR’S MESSAGE I recently read an update from Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson. She addressed the current state of the County’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. Like most of us, she conceded a sense of disappointment as it relates to our current status. I believe we all thought that by now the virus would be in substantial decline, allowing us to begin the transition to at least the “New Normal” we were all hoping for. As we continue to monitor the daily numbers, it’s clear that we will most likely be operating within the Yellow Phase of the Governors Utah Leads Together Plan for the foreseeable future. As the economy continues to gradually open, we watch as our local businesses and schools wrestle with safely integrating individuals back into public spaces. As a community we have been unable to reach consensus on the seriousness of this virus, which creates a challenging situation for those charged with policy making. I hope we can all agree that nobody wants to knowingly create an unsafe situation for their employees
or our students. I ask that we all exercise some empathy when judging the policy decisions that must be made. We will get through this, but it’s clear at this juncture that there will be no silver bullet in the coming weeks and maybe months. We’re all going to have to balance personal risk with public engagement for time being. My plea; keep the discourse civil! All of us are doing the best we can to balance safety, economic recovery and now mental health concerns as we move together through these challenging times. So what does this mean for the City? The city will continue to operate under a staggered staffing model as a means of limiting internal risk. When not at City Hall, most are set up to work from home. We ask that all who enter the building wear a mask, remain distanced, and wash your hands. All normal functions continue; business licenses, code enforcement, permits, applications and essential Justice Court functions. Police and fire are fully staffed and ready to meet the needs of our community. City Council and Planning Commission will continue virtually. We post these agendas on our city website and at City Hall and offer public comment via email or during
the virtual meeting. Registration instructions for public comment are posted on the agenda or notice. Bottom line, we expect all essential city functions to continue unimpeded. If you feel your needs are not being met, please reach out to your City Council Representative (contact info posted in this issue of The Journal and on the city web site). State clearly the nature of your complaint/concern and let them look into it. There is no question this has been a difficult stretch for everyone. I commend our staff for quickly pivoting to a hybrid remote/office working model. It’s not been easy, but I think we have done the best we can in a very short period of time to balance the critical functions of city government with the personal safety of our employees, their families and those that visit City Hall. We will continue to do our very best to meet the needs of our citizens in these challenging times. Be Safe, Be Kind! – Rob Dahle, Mayor
Unified Fire Authority Update
August 13, 2020
By Capt. Dan Brown, Unified Fire Authoriity I have two sons, 4 and 9, and my wife and I have really struggled with what to do about school. Should we keep our 4 year old home? Should we send our 9 year old to school full time? Part time? Not at all? What we decided for our family is there is no “right” answer. You have to do what works for you and your family as everyone’s situation is different. But, we have to be able to do something, right? One thing we can do is follow the direction of our local health department. Below is direction from Dr. Dagmar Vitek, Medical Officer for the Salt Lake County Health Department. 1. If a student is symptomatic with either of the below, they should not go to school and should seek COVID testing at a location listed at coronavirus.utah.gov: • one or more of these: chills or fever of 100.4° F or higher, cough, shortness of breath, or loss of taste or smell • two or more of these: fatigue, headache, muscle/joint aches, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea 2. If a student is symptomatic (as defined in #1) and tests for COVID, they should remain at home until test results are back. • If test results are negative, the individual may return to school when symptoms are improving and they are fever-free without the aid of medication for at least 24 hours • If tests results are positive, the individual must remain isolated until symptoms are improving and one of the following, whichever is longer: o 10 days have passed since symptoms began o 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without the aid of medication 3. If a student is exposed but not symptomatic, they should quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure and watch for symptoms. The individual should maintain the full 14-day quarantine even if they test negative for COVID in that time; illness may develop at any point during the 14 days and they may have tested before illness developed. Thanks for reading and Stay Safe Holladay!
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SEPTEMBER 2020
CITY INFORMATION
HOLLADAY CITY BUDGET UPDATE On June 18th, the Holladay City Council adopted the City’s budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. During May and June of each year, the City Manager and the City Council spend time discussing projections of revenue that the City expects to receive as well as anticipated needs of the City for the upcoming year. This year’s budget discussions were especially challenging. Over the course of the last year, a group of City residents, along with City staff spent a great deal of time developing a financial sustainability plan for the City. This plan, dubbed Holladay @ 20, was designed to ensure funding mechanisms were available to provide the level of City service residents have indicated they want for their community. At the same time those residents were finalizing their recommendations for the City Council to consider, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. The City Council ultimately decided to defer the recommendations of the citizen group for a period in order to better understand the impact of the pandemic on the City’s residents and the City’s budget. This year, Holladay expects to receive about $15 million in revenue from a variety of sources. Last year, sales tax funding provided just over 1/3 of overall revenue for City operations. As the budget was developed in April and May, the impact of the pandemic on overall spending was unclear, but we currently estimate available sales tax will be about 10% less than FY 2019-20. If that budget prediction becomes a reality, the City is planning to use approximately $700,000 of reserves in order to maintain services. By using this reserve funding, the City budget essentially remains steady at $15.7 million. About a quarter of the City’s overall budget is funded by property tax. While property taxes for individual property owners may change from year to year depending on a variety of factors, state law is designed to keep the funding that Holladay City receives at roughly the same level over time. Any increase in the property tax rate would require a Truth in Taxation notice and public hearing, something that to date Holladay City has not done in its history. Property tax can be confusing. As a resident and property owner in Holladay, my overall property tax bill has remained steady or even slightly declined for a number of years, even as other entities that assess property tax in Holladay raised their property tax rates. This year, however, as I received my estimated property tax notice from Salt Lake County, I noted a very large increase in my overall bill. While one entity has increased their property tax rate, the real change in comes in the overall valuation of my home. Because my home increased in value at a rate higher than the average in Holladay this year, my property tax bill increased. If you are in a similar circumstance and believe your property is valued incorrectly, your property valuation can be appealed to the Salt Lake County Board of Equalization through September 15. For more information on how to read your property tax bill, information on the City’s website at www.cityofholladay. com. For more information on the Board of Equalization, visit www.slco.org. Half of the City’s overall budget is spent on public safety services. Holladay contracts with the Unified Police District (UPD) and the Unified Fire Authority (UFA) to provide these services for Holladay residents. The City also contracts with
Salt Lake County to provide road maintenance services including snow plows, street sweepers, street light maintenance and general road improvements. Through September 30 of this year, the City also has federal funding available to help the City, our contractors, and our community deal with the impact of COVID-19. This funding adds up to $900,000 to our available funds this year. Uses are restricted to activities clearly tied to the impact of the pandemic. If you have questions about the City budget, please contact Gina Chamness, City Manager, at gchamness@cityofholladay.com.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Rob Dahle, Mayor rdahle@cityofholladay.com 801-580-3056 Sabrina Petersen, District 1 spetersen@cityofholladay.com 801-859-9427 Matt Durham, District 2 mdurham@cityofholladay.com 801-999-0781 Paul Fotheringham, District 3 pfotheringham@cityofholladay.com 801-424-3058 Drew Quinn, District 4 dquinn@cityofholladay.com 801-987-8805 Dan Gibbons, District 5 dgibbons@cityofholladay.com 385-215-0622 Gina Chamness, City Manager gchamness@cityofholladay.com
PUBLIC MEETINGS: City Council – first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. Planning Commission – first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
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School Safety By Chief Justin Hoyal, Unified Police Dept. Holladay
National Preparedness Month (NPM) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster planning now and throughout the year. As our nation continues to respond to COVID-19, there is no better time to be involved this September. https://www.ready.gov/september The 2020 NPM theme is: “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today.” Disasters don’t wait. Make your plan today. National Preparedness Month 2020. Week 1: Sept 1-5 Make A Plan, Week 2: Sept 6-12 Build A Kit, Week 3: Sept 13-19 Prepare for Disasters, Week 4: Sept 20-26 Teach Youth About Preparedness Week 1 September 1-5: Make A Plan: Talk to your friends and family about how you will communicate before, during, and after a disaster. Make sure to update your plan based on the Centers for Disease Control recommendations due to the coronavirus. https://www.ready.gov/plan
With school starting once again, we want to ensure the safety of all of our children as they go to and from school. This year has been a year that has caused us all change with the pandemic. It has been a while since we have seen those flashing yellow lights in the school zones due to the pandemic and the one thing we don’t want to see change is increased speeds as we travel through those areas. As a reminder, the speed limit in a school zone is 20 mile per hour. As you travel through the school zones, please watch for crossing guards. They do all they can to make sure that the children cross the street safely. Watch for their direction to stop. We have had many instances where motorists drive around the crossing guards while they are holding their stop signs. They only stop traffic when kids are about to cross or are crossing the street. Driving around the crossing guard only puts the kid’s safety in jeopardy. The last thing I would like to remind everyone about is school busses. The flashing yellow lights mean you can pass at 20 miles per hour. If the lights are flashing red, you must stop. Those lights mean children could be crossing the street and could come around the side of a bus and be in front of a car very
quickly. Please follow the direction of the lights on the school busses. With many other concerns about schooling this year, we don’t want our children to have to worry about traffic as well. Please do your part to help ensure they get to school safely. Officers will be strictly enforcing the speed limits in our school zones to ensure our students arrive at school and focus on what they are there for, their education. In the end, our goal is to keep everyone safe. Working together we can keep Holladay a great and safe community to live, work and recreate.
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Week 2 September 6-12: Build A Kit: Gather supplies that will last for several days after a disaster for everyone living in your home. Don’t forget to consider the unique needs each person or pet may have in case you have to evacuate quickly. Update your kits and supplies based on recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control. https://www.ready.gov/kit Week 3 September 13-19: Prepare for Disasters: Limit the impacts that disasters have on you and your family. Know the risk of disasters in your area and check your insurance coverage. Learn how to make your home stronger in the face of storms and other common hazards and act fast if you receive a local warning or alert. https://www.ready.gov/be-informed Week 4 September 20-26: Teach Youth About Preparedness: Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved. https://www.ready.gov/kids
City of Holladay
SEPTEMBER 2020
Residential Infill Zone Proposed For Possible Use In Holladay The City of Holladay is considering the addition of a new zone that could be used citywide. The Residential Infill (RI) zone is proposed to be used as an additional zoning tool to allow for the subdividing of land where other existing residential zones do not facilitate land development because of a property’s shape or size. The RI zone would allow building lots that are smaller than other zones to allow for the creation of a variety of housing sizes and types for people who do not wish to live in an apartment nor on a traditionally sized lot (usually 8,000 to 10,000 square feet) for reasons related to of yard maintenance, floor plans or age related The kind of flexible home styles the RI Zone encourages are sometimes called the “missing middle” of housing. This refers to the fact that those homes are often creatively designed to fit smaller properties (often with more money spent on interior and exterior designs). The City Council will consider the RI zone as a tool for the City’s use going forward. The Council will have a hearing on the propriety of the RI Zone for the use anywhere in the City where appropriate on Thursday, September 17 at 6:00pm. Written comments may be submitted to Stephanie Carlson, City Recorder at scarlson@cityofholladay.com by Sept. 17 at 5:00pm. Questions on the proposed zone should be directed to Robert Hobbs, 801-527-3890 or rhobbs@ cityofholladay.com
STORM WATER 80% of trash in our waterways comes from trash generated on land that was improperly thrown away. Reducing the amount of trash we produce overall can reduce the amount of trash that ends up in our waterways. Each individual household may not produce enough pollution to force a water access closures or cause a fish kill, but the combined output of all the homes in a community can be severe. This is why watershed protection is important. Be the change! Consider making a commitment to pick up trash on sidewalks, streets & gutters in your neighborhood. Set a good example to kids, neighbors and friends. Prevent that trash from ending in up our streams, rivers and lakes.
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City budget against fire and police services, roads, and Currently, Holladay has at least $18 million in deferred other critical items. The City is considering a new storm storm water projects that must compete for funds in the water utility fee establish Storm Water Enterprise City to budget againstafire and police services, roads, and Fund that would a sustainable, dedicated other provide critical items. The City is considering a new storm water fee to storm establish a Storm WaterNearly Enterprise funding source toutility address water needs. all thatawould sustainable, cities in UtahFund have stormprovide waterautility fee indedicated place, and funding source to address storm water needs. Nearly all Holladay is one of the last remaining cities without the cities in Utah have a storm water utility fee in place, and fee in Salt Lake County. just adopted fee inthe Holladay is oneMillcreek of the last remaining cities awithout June 2020. fee in Salt Lake County. Millcreek just adopted a fee in June 2020.
The City engaged a financial advisory consultant - Lewis The City engaged a financial advisory consultant - Lewis Young Robertson Burningham Inc (LYRB) - to conduct a Young Robertson Burningham Inc (LYRB) - to conduct a storm water storm utilitywater study, evaluate methods to fund the the utility study, evaluate methods to fund water and program, and calculate a potential storm storm water storm program, calculate a potential storm drainstructure. utility fee structure. The Holladay@20 Preparing drain utility fee The Holladay@20 Preparing for Tomorrow Citizen Advisory Group also worked with for Tomorrow Citizen Advisory Group also worked with LYRB and recommended the City Council adopt the fee. LYRB and recommended the City Council adopt the fee. This process is just kicking off and will continue through
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Five students, including Olympus High local, top technology awards in computing By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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Sandy high school girl recently was named regional winner of the National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing and another, honorable mention. Hillcrest High freshman Abigail Slama-Catron was honored March 7 as she “significantly demonstrated interest and aptitude for computing.” She was one of the 16 regional winners and received a joint engraved crystal trophy for the high school as well as individual crystals, scholarship opportunities and technology prizes. West High’s Marianne Liu, also of Sandy, was an honorable mention award-winner. Rising Star awards went to Kaitlyn Lowe, of Brighton High and CTEC; Ashley Hillstead, of Beehive Academy; and Grace Haglund, of Olympus High. The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors ninth- through 12thgrade students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and plans for post-secondary education. Slama-Catron has participated six years
with robotics teams where she has learned engineering, problem-solving, principles of construction, working collaboratively on a timeline and how to communicate—the latter as she mentored a team from the School of the Deaf and the Blind while knowing little sign language. She also said through her experiences she has learned to think outside the box to identify a problem and find possible solutions. She recently was a teen panelist for a national computer science conference and is meeting with NASA officials to introduce astronomy activities to local Girl Scouts. Her career goal is to be a NASA capsule communicator. Other area regional winners are Manya Nair, Riverton High; Katelyn Swain, JATC; Maili Vu, AMES; Maya Heesch, Providence Hall; Sanjana Kargi, Hillcrest High; and Sydney Leister, Mountain Ridge High. Area honorable mention awards went to Cynthia Perez-Pacheco, GTI; Tea Flores, Herriman High; Katheryn Wesley, AMES; Lillian McElheny, Riverton High; Quinn Quinley, Riverton; Tiare Jorquera, GTI; Shae Harmon, Murray High; Samantha Wilhelm, Murray High; Kayla Bacon, Herriman High; Michelle Chiem, Herriman High; and Maria Feist, Herriman High. Area Rising Star awards, for those who are starting out in their pursuit of studying computing, went to Hannah Braeger, Her-
Hillcrest High freshman Abigail Slama-Catron was honored as regional winner of the National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
West High’s Marianne Liu, of Sandy, was an honorable mention award-winner of the National Center for Women & Information Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. (Photo courtesy of NCWIT)
riman High; Alayna Pinales, GTI; and Madisen Homer, Murray High. Since 2007, nearly 17,000 students have received an Aspirations in Computing award and regional affiliate award programs are hosted in 79 locations nationwide by NCWIT member organizations—a national network of universities, companies, nonprofits, and government organizations working to increase the influence and meaningful participation of girls and women from every community.
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Holladay officers help control protest in Cottonwood Heights as part of mutual aid agreement By Zak Sonntag | z.sonntag@mycityjournals.com
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hree Holladay police officers were summoned to help manage a Cottonwood Heights protest on Aug. 2 that escalated into violence and whose handling is under investigation by two separate public entities. The Holladay officers found themselves in Cottonwood Heights as a part of a “mutual aid agreement,” a common statewide practice in which jurisdictions provide one another support during emergencies. “In law enforcement we all want the same thing, we want to provide the services to the communities we serve, and it’s common practice that if we’re able to help another jurisdiction that needs our help, we will,” said Holladay Precinct Chief Justin Hoyal. The Aug. 2 protest underscores the way that despite police forces serving distinct communities and municipalities, the challenges of one department can become the challenges of another. It also raises concerns about the need for uniform standards of enforcement, which is prompting discussions of state-level involvement in local jurisdictions, a prospect that’s unpopular with most police chiefs. The issue of jurisdictional overlap is especially salient in the context of the Aug. 2 demonstration—a protest against police brutality—in a city whose force has faced a growing discontent since 2018 when city officers shot and killed 18-year-old Zane James. But the mutual aid agreement also raises questions of liability. Currently, the Aug. 2 event is under investigations from the city and the district attorney. If officers from outside municipalities, like Holladay, were found guilty of misconduct, whose jurisdiction would be on the hook for restitution? Under the mutual aid agreement, each independent department is “liable for its own negligent acts or omissions…and no party shall have any liability whatsoever for any negligent act…of any other party,” according
to the contract. Also, assisting officers are required to “follow the lawful directions of the Incident Commander,” which lies within the jurisdiction requesting support. But this may create dissonance for officers from cities with varying approaches to things like protest management. For instance, Salt Lake City Police Department has chosen to afford protesters more leeway, even in the event of material damage, believing it serves the community more to minimize violent confrontation between residents and police. Cottonwood Heights, on the other hand, exhibited a heavier hand when dealing with the protesters on Aug. 2. “In Salt Lake City, they adopted the idea that a little vandalism is OK….We don’t have that luxury,” Cottonwood Heights Chief Robby Russo told the Deseret News following the event. Beyond legal implications, departments affect one another in the reputations they garner, because all forces traffic under the same moniker—police—which represents the larger institution of state power, an institution whose credibility has been visibly on the defensive in recent months. Across Utah, there are 146 different law enforcement agencies, from the state level, to counties, cities, universities, multijurisdictional agencies and others, according the Bureau of Justice Statistics. A bad wrap in one agency can infect another, leading to the diminishment of morale across jurisdictions. “It’s hard for officers. People come up and say mean things, flip them off and make rude gestures. We brush it off. But anytime people are saying those things it hurts,” Hoyal said. Locals Boost Morale In the City of Holladay some are trying to combat the slip in morale with shows of thanks, including letters, lunches and snacks.
Bill Barton (right) and Lions Club volunteers pose with officers. (Photo courtesy Bill Barton)
The Holladay Lions Club on two occasions in August brought pizza to the Holladay precinct. “The police have been getting a lot of criticism, and we felt it was important to show them that our community cares,” said Bill Barton, president of the Holladay chapter of the Lions Club International, one of the world’s largest service organization with a mission to “Create and foster a spirit of understanding among all peoples.” “More than getting the pizza, they appreciated being thanked for their services. And its timely because they are getting criticism from all around. We felt really good about it. We take pride in our department and we’re glad to give them recognition,” Barton said. Small gestures go a long way. “Really nice of them to do that and recognize us, especially with the tone that’s out there right now. It helps a lot,” Hoyal said. At a recent city council meeting Hoyal shared noteworthy examples of officer ser-
vice. In one instance, officer Easton Story responded to a case of mail theft and discovered a multitude of loose mail strewn across a community street. “Most officers would have taken the initial report, booked the property into evidence and had detectives follow-up,” Hoyal explained in his quarterly report. But instead, Story went beyond standard protocol, collected all the mail, then sorted it and personally delivered it to its proper recipients and spoke with them about how to fix their mailboxes. In another example from the quarterly report, UPD officer Josh Thomas discovered a male hiding on a property in Holladay. Thomas determined the male was a transient and not a threat. Then Thomas gave the man a ride, bought him breakfast, and gave him some cash when they parted ways. “It’s important to let our police know they’re appreciated, because we need them,” Barton said. l
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Holladay artist Christine Baczek keeps old-fashioned photographic techniques alive By Sona Schmidt-Harris | s.schmidtharris@mycityjournals.com
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the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the Nora Eccles “I grew up in Holladay and have left Harrison Museum of Art, Salt Lake County many times,” Baczek said. “Artists go from Collection and other private collections. opportunity to opportunity. It’s rare that you Still, she is pleased to be named Holla- can choose where you want to live.” day Artist of the Month. After high school, she studied art and photography at the University of Utah. Baczek had the opportunity to go to New York University where she studied Renaissance art and architecture, which was influential in her development as a photographer. She obtained an internship at a photo-chemical company, Bostick & Sullivan, in Santa Fe, New Mexico where she developed a love for historical photographic processes. There, she met her partner David Hyams with whom she opened an alternative photography studio, Luminaria, in Salt Lake City. “We opened it because we both have a passion for alternative photography,” she said. “We were trained in darkroom practice as well as digital.” “It’s 1850’s technology in 2020. It’s slower, more methodical and based on science.” Digital photography has nearly eclipsed the old processes. As a Collection Photographer for the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Baczek found In “Spiral Jetty,” Christine Baczek shot a roll of In “Maple Seeds in Winter,” Christine Baczek shot a it disheartening that so many pieces in mu35mm film in a specific, planned sequence thus rec- roll of 35mm film in a specific, planned sequence thus seums spend their time in the basement. In reating a static image into a changing and evolving recreating a static image into a changing and evolvresponse, she created her “Museum Objects” moment. (Photo courtesy Christine Baczek) ing moment. (Photo courtesy Christine Baczek) collection, some of which will appear at Hol-
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Photographers Christine Baczek and David Hyams wanted to give “fake news” an extended life and created “Whales in Great Salt Lake” (from the series “Whale of a Tale”) in response to a satirical 1890 article in the Utah Enquirer. (Photo courtesy Christine Baczek and David Hyams)
ed on the print,” Baczek said. It can appear like drippings down a page or like the subject is on fire. She believes that this process gives
Christine Baczek’s collection, “Museum Objects” including “UMFA1951.005 [Hyacinthe Rigaud, Madame de Noailles]” will be on display at Holladay City Hall in the main foyer throughout September. (Photo courtesy Christine Baczek)
museum objects a new and extended life. Baczek and Hyams also wanted to give “fake news” an extended life and created “Whales in Great Salt Lake” (from the series “Whale of a Tale”) in response to an 1890 article in the Utah Enquirer. In the satiric piece, two Australian whales were said to have been “planted” in the Great Salt Lake. According to Baczek, “fake news” of whales in the lake for which our capitol was named, persist to this day. Also innovative was her utilization of proof sheets as art. Proof sheets are a document with multiple photos arranged in columns and rows. Typically, they are not a finished photographic product. However, Baczek thought it was possible to use them as final images. She shot a roll of 35mm film in a specific, planned sequence thus recreating a static image into a changing and evolving moment. Baczek’s photography exhibit will be on display at Holladay City Hall, 4580 S. 2300 East, throughout September. To learn more about Baczek and Hyams’ studio, “Luminaria,” visit www.luminariaslc.com If you would like to nominate a Holladay resident for Artist of the month, see holladayarts.org/suggest-an-artist. l
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High school sports return to play…for now By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com
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n unprecedented times with uncertainty continuing over many aspects of life due to the current pandemic, the idea of sports at all levels coming back sounds so refreshing. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights have resumed, PGA golf tournaments are again being held, Major League baseball has begun their delayed season and the NBA created a bubble in Orlando, Florida to bring 22 teams to play out the last regular season games and playoffs—all without fans in attendance. And yet, just as our excitement builds as we watch live sports returning, we see the number of COVID-19 cases, patterns and deaths fluctuating on a daily basis and are left to wonder—will high school fall sports really happen? The seasons have already begun for most of the state’s boys golf, girls soccer, girls tennis, volleyball, football and cross country teams, but how long will it last? As schools begin opening statewide as well, a lot of apprehension hangs in the air. “This is literally an hour-by-hour situation as we have been continually adapting to the current pandemic, making plans to ‘return to play,’ scrapping plans and making new plans,” Utah High School Activities Association director Rob Cuff said. The UHSAA has been working tirelessly since March when the coronavirus shut down the sports world—and the country for a time—to brainstorm scenarios that could allow Utah high school athletics to resume. Initially, the organization suspended play for two weeks and continued to delay participation until mid-April when the spring sports seasons were officially canceled. Before the school year ended, the UHSAA lifted the typical moratorium that begins after Memorial Day to allow sports programs to hold summer trainings without date restrictions while encouraging strict adherence to local health recommendations. On July 10, the UHSAA board voted to resume the fall sports season and within two weeks had released a “Return to Play” set of guidelines to help districts and schools to outline
their own protocols based on the local health procedures in their area and with specific evaluations of the use of their own facilities. Those policies include: 1) Eliminating handshakes between opposing teams and coaches. 2) “Masking up” all players and coaches who are on the sidelines along with fans in the stands, particularly when social distancing isn’t possible. 3) Having schools and districts establish and enforce protocols and place signs at their facilities to inform participants and spectators of their own required policies, which may include mandated masks. This also includes determining seating capacity allowed. 4) Mandating that sick players, coaches or spectators not participate in practices or games. 5) Having each school fill out Utah Event Management forms and sending copies to the UHSAA. Additionally, daily temperature screenings for athletes and coaches, constant sanitizing, using personal water bottles, having wider sidelines, longer timeouts and setting a cap on uniformed players (at 50 for football) are among other procedures being required for each school. In an Aug. 13 memo to UHSAA schools and administrators, Cuff called for all members to “double down on efforts to ensure that safety guidelines are being universally adhered to across the association…one district, one school, one team, one coach, one student participant who chooses not to follow these guidelines has the potential to undermine participation for all.” While many states around the country have delayed the start of high school fall sports until at least the start of the new year, Utah was one of 17 states nationwide to begin as scheduled. “For months, we have been working closely with the state health department and the governor’s office to stay in tune to what’s happening,” Cuff said. “We are in uncharted territory, so we are carefully and constantly navigating how to move forward.” Keeko Georgelas, Murray High’s athletic director said, “The district has worked really hard to put a model in place. A lot of work has gone into designing a model to give this thing a shot and it has a chance to work, although I’m apprehensive about the human nature of things, especially in the pre-game and post-game. I’m actually not as fearful of the games themselves.” And despite the best efforts of the nearly 100,000 members and 155 teams state-wide, COVID-19 has again disrupted high school sports in Utah. A positive test on the Lone Peak girls soccer team put the whole program in quarantine, This season looks different than in years past as three missing four games over a two-week period. Juan Diego Catholic High School soccer players Most notably, three players on Bing“mask up” at a recent game. (Photo courtesy Alysia ham’s football team tested positive which Love) led to the cancellation of its season opener
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Many high school athletes are celebrating a return to the field after spring sports were shutdown in mid-March due to COVID-19. (Photo courtesy Astrongphotography)
against Weber Aug. 13. “Those kids have never showed any symptoms and are as healthy as can be,” said Bingham head coach Dave Peck, who noted that they were cleared for a return to practice Aug. 17. “The health department came in and tested the whole team—100 kids and coaches—and there were two more positive tests found. Those players have been quarantining and will for 10 days. What we’ve proven here is that we’re not spreading it through our team; it’s coming through outside sources.” Peck said his program canceled camps and scrimmages over the summer to deal with cases and out of an abundance of caution, but losing that time along with their first game has been tough. “We have a group that could seriously challenge for the state title, but with all that we dealt with in the summer, we’re behind,” he said. “Plus, we didn’t play this week while everyone else did.” And yet, the grim reality of the COVID-19 situation sets in further for Peck as he has watched one player struggle with coronavirus so severely that the player’s 25-year-old sister contracted the virus and she is now on life support. Now, for the second week in a row to begin the football season, a game will not be played as Cyprus had two players test posi-
tive which will cancel its game with Ridgeline Aug. 20. These cancellations are considered no contests and will not be rescheduled, for most sports, and do not count against them in RPI rankings. And those are just the more current cases that are more widely known. That doesn’t even include the various sports from Bonneville, Box Elder, Clearfield, Farmington, Fremont, Granger, Herriman, Layton, Syracuse, Weber and others that had to cancel practices, scrimmages and camps throughout the summer as they dealt with positive tests for some players and coaches. “We’re doing all we can to play safe so we can play as long as we can,” Georgelas said. Cuff noted the “remarkable job” schools and districts are doing. “This is a massive effort to provide the best for our kids,” he said. “We want them safe, so we’ll start playing. We recognize that among all of the factors we are considering that mental wellness for our student-athletes are so important and we are constantly evaluating if the reward outweighs the risk so we can condense or adjust things. We’re certainly in uncharted territory, but we are working diligently to ensure that we make the safest decisions for everyone. As long as school’s in session, we’ll keep playing.” l
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School pantries and community donations essential to learning in Granite District By Heather Lawrence | h.lawrence@mycityjournals.com
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ans of KUTV sportscaster David James might know that school pantries are a project close to his heart. “In 2002, I had a service experience, and decided to help fight poverty wherever I saw it. My experience was with people in Bosnia, but I found out that child hunger was a massive problem in Utah,” James said. James is on the Board of Directors of the Granite Education Foundation. GEF is a nonprofit community organization that directly impacts children within Granite School District. School pantries focused on food insecure students have become a big part of how GEF accomplishes its mission. “Talk to educators everywhere and you will hear the same thing. Kids who are hungry can’t learn. They act up, they fall asleep, they’re anxious. School pantries are a place where principals or social workers can take the kids for a snack, and then they’re ready to go back to class and be engaged learners,” James said. Kim Oborn is the programs coordinator for food pantries in Granite School District. “Last school year we had 23 pantries up and running. We received requests
from principals for 20 more pantries. There is a huge need across the entire district,” Oborn said. Oborn and James spent a hot day Aug. 13 with their team in the parking lot of the Maverik Center in West Valley City collecting school supplies. The fundraiser was sponsored by KUTV, and was in part a response to pandemic precautions: students doing in-person learning will each need their own personal supplies. “COVID has intensified the need for these things—each kid needs their own pencil, their own notebook, their own calculator. We want to limit the amount of touching and sharing items within the classroom. These donations will help families who can’t afford them to comply with that level of cleanliness,” Oborn said. Pantries don’t just supply food for kids at school. “There are weekend kits where a kid can grab a bag and it has supplies in it for the whole family. Some clean diapers for younger siblings, snacks and enough food to make a meal for four. For food insecure families, it’s a lifesaver,” Oborn said. Statistics compiled by GEF cite that
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The Granite Education Foundation team at a backpack drive on Aug. 13. L to R: David James, Brent Severe, Brittany Peterson, Kim Oborn and Bob Hanson. (Heather Lawrence/City Journals)
GSD is comprised of 91 schools serving 67,000 students. The geographic range of GSD goes from East Millcreek out to Magna. There are 160 languages spoken in GSD schools, and 50% of students come from families at an economic disadvantage. “Times have changed, and schools are doing a lot more now than just academics. This supports academics. Kids can’t learn if they’re hungry or worried about food insecurity,” Oborn said. Rolling pantries are one of Oborn’s new projects. “We couldn’t fulfill the request we got to double our in-school pantries this year. So we came up with the rolling pantries. “The shelves have wheels on them, and we stock the shelves with supplies. Then we load them on a truck and take them around to different schools where they stay for a month. We take the empty one back to the distribution center and fill it,” Oborn said. GEF relies on donations from sponsors and the community to keep the pantries stocked. Their website www.granitekids.org has information on donation needs and service opportunities. “The great thing about these projects is that even little ones can help. Sometimes it’s just assembling kits and putting one of everything in a bag,” Oborn said. Recently, Cyprus High freshman Anton Goodick built pantry shelves and ran a fundraiser for pantries at two Millcreek area schools for his Eagle Scout project. He involved local politicians, friends and cub scouts. “This is a way you can make a difference in our community,” Oborn said. Knowing you’re making a difference is powerful. “The experience that started this all for me was when I was in charge of a service project with a youth Sunday School class. We’d raised money to buy a
cow for a group in Bosnia that had been hit hard by their civil war. “We received a thank-you note back from a group in Bosnia that had been touched by our donation. It was incredibly graphic; a level of gratitude and suffering that we don’t even know. I read it to the youth, and you could have heard a pin drop. I vowed then to fight poverty whenever I could,” James said. He’s convinced the food pantries make that kind of difference in his own community. Principals report to Oborn that the pantries have a big impact. “The principals and social workers are so appreciative. They feel the weight of the need in their schools. One group with a great need is refugees; of all the refugees in Utah, 65% of them live within GSD boundaries,” Oborn said. “Food insecurity hits on a cultural level. Food is such a big part of culture. So we appreciate donations that are sensitive to different cultures. Small things make a difference—knowing that some cultures are more used to cooking with dried beans than beans from a can. Things like that,” Oborn said. Oborn and James had a goal of collecting 15,000 backpacks with school supplies during the Aug. 13 drive. But the need is ongoing and donations are accepted on a rolling basis. There is always a need for financial donations, non-perishable food, clothing, shoes and school supplies. “The full impact of COVID in our communities is yet to be determined. There is so much uncertainty, and our pantries have become even more important. They are open to kids who learn in-person or distance learning. We need to secure the funding to take the burden off kids so they can focus on learning,” Oborn said. l
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Defending champs return to the field Photos by Travis Barton
Senior Ella Kortbawi looks to cut back on her defender during an early region game against Murray. The Eagles defeated Spanish Fork 7-0 and Corner Canyon 3-2 in their two preseason games. Kortbawi recorded four goals between the two games.
Reigning 5A MVP Jayda Masina pushes past her midfield counterpart as the Eagles took on Murray at Wasatch Junior High. The Eagles home games will be spread between Skyline High School and Wasatch Junior High just down the street.
Junior Ali Swensen scored two second-half goals against the Spartans. After defeating Highland 5-0 to open region play, Skyline lost its next two games to Murray (in a shootout) and Olympus 2-1.
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Aimee Winder Newton Salt Lake County Council | District 3
“I want to die. I’m done.” Those were the words I heard from one of my children several years ago. It was late one evening, my husband was out of town, and when my son came to me for help, my brain was reeling… I didn’t know what to do. I’m not alone when it comes to having children, a spouse, or other family members with mental health challenges. As I’ve worked on these issues as a Salt Lake County Councilmember, and on the state’s mental health crisis response commission, I know we need to talk openly and break the stigma. I’m grateful to my family members who have given me permission to share some of our experiences… A few of my kids have struggled with anxiety — it runs in my family. In fact, I can relate with how they feel because I, too, have battled it. After years of putting myself in high-anxiety situations, meeting with a helpful therapist, and learning my triggers (lack of sleep is the biggest one), I’ve been able to mostly overcome it. But my kids have had to learn in their own ways what their anxiety triggers are, and what they are willing to do to over-
come it. I’ve had some kids who gladly met with a therapist, and others who thought they “didn’t need that,” and later realized that therapy is immensely helpful. I’ve had some of my kids who have tried medication and decided it didn’t help them much, and others who are grateful for modern medicinal miracles. All have realized that solving mental health issues is more than taking a pill. It’s work. Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health are intertwined. I’ve experienced depression as both the patient and the spouse. After my second baby was born, I found myself dealing with post partum depression and it was awful. Feeling like you have nothing to look forward to, and even wondering if your presence on this earth is meaningful is not a pleasant experience, but I gained empathy for those who deal with it. My husband went through a bout of depression a few years after we were married. I think that being the spouse of someone dealing with depression is far worse than actually being depressed myself. It was the most helpless feeling I
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