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Sandy Club opens new building after decades in basement

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fter two decades in the basement of the Sandy Parks and Recreation Department, the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls, officially opened its new location. The nonprofit, which offers a safe space for children to come to after school, held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 28 and invited various members of Sandy government and community.

During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Linda Martinez Saville, director of the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls, thanked the mayor, various local businesses and the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, as well as members of the staff and volunteers.

“Everyone has done something for us,” Saville said.

Mayor Tom Dolan took time to thank Saville for her tenacious and tireless effort to provide a safe space for the kids of Sandy.

“This would not exist without Linda. She may be small in stature but she is a fighter.

Without her determination and will, this would not have happened,” Dolan said. “This is a good thing. Bless you Linda and all who helped you in this.”

The idea for the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls, started 23 years ago when Saville wanted to create a safe space for kids after school “This will be such a great place for children to come to every day after school and their parents will know they are safe and they’re being educated and we’re taking good care of them.”

Saville went to the Sandy mayor asking if there was a location she could use. The mayor responded that if she found a place, she should call him. Saville eventually found the basement of the Parks and Recreation Department, which was being used for storage. Saville quickly called the mayor and received approval to turn the space into the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls.

“That was such a happy day. I was so excited,” Saville said. “I started tearing down

Director Linda Martinez Saville and Mayor Tom Dolan cut the ribbon to open the new location of the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls. (Kelly Cannon/City Journals)

walls. I started painting and doing a check-in area for the kids.”

Eventually, the basement location became too crowded as the program became more and more successful. Saville and the board of directors began looking for a location to build a building just for the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls. Jim Hofeling, the chair of the board of directors, told Saville if she wanted a new building, that’s all she had to say.

“They love this club. They have the same dream that I had,” Saville said. “I know the the only reason this happened is because we were all on the same page.”

The Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls provides kids in the community a safe space to go to after school. Each day is divided into three sections. When the kids first arrive, they have free time to play computer games, video games, color, read or play sports in the gym. The second hour is devoted to exercise,

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such as soccer and basketball. During the last hour, kids do their homework. The club provides volunteers and staff members to help the kids if needed.

The club also has a donation room filled with items kids might need and are free for them to take. This includes shoes, winter coats, socks and underwear. The club also provides vouchers to Deseret Industries to parents who may be starting from scratch and need to purchase furniture for their home.

“We have all those things to help families in our city and our community and they can come for help,” Saville said.

Saville asked the kids what they thought about the new building.

“The kids always say that it’s safe,” Saville said. “I just thought, how awesome is that.”

To learn more about the Sandy Club, A Safe Place for Boys and Girls, visit thesandyclub. org. l

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Sandy Library Celebrates 25 Years

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed August 2016

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esidents came from all over the city to help the Sandy Library celebrate 25 years of helping the community. The library held a special party for patrons and staff on June 14 to recognize not only the library’s history but also the dedicated staff who have worked there over the years.

“Twenty-five years is a good standard to celebrate. It’s an important anniversary that people recognize,” Darin Butler, library manager at the Sandy Library, said. “I wanted to show the staff appreciation for the many years they’ve been working here and so something to show recognition.”

The party was a simple affair with crafts, cookies, drinks and several drawings for Barnes and Noble gift cards. Butler said that unlike the library’s 20th anniversary, he wanted to make sure the staff were recognized for their hard work.

“I wanted to be very big on appreciation this time,” Butler said.

Butler had the library’s marketing department make up blue ribbons that could be attached to the nametags of the staff members.

On those ribbons were the number of years the staff have been working either at the Sandy Library or in the Salt Lake County Library

“I love to read and there’s something romantic about working in a place of knowledge and language.”

System. Butler, who has been working for the library system for 18 years, wore his badge under his nametag.

“I hope people say things to the rest of the staff about their years of service,” Butler said.

Butler admitted he didn’t know if people would come to the event but it turned out lots of residents came to join in the celebration.

“One woman remembered when the library opened,” Butler said. “She said she appreciated us being in the community.”

Before the library was opened on Petunia Way, the old Petersen branch was located on 700 East. The library moved because it outgrew the demand.

“We have been the biggest and the busiest ever since we opened,” Butler said.

The Sandy Library has between 30,000 and 32,000 patrons come in every month and circulates 1.5 million items each year.

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“We have the highest wireless usage in the system,” Butler said.

The Sandy Library also has a series of programs available to the community, nearly every day. While many of the the programs for children are entertainment based, there is an emphasis on literacy foundations including reading, writing, playing, singing and talking.

“We do activities that try to build on early literacy foundations,” Butler said.

The library also provides activities for teens and adults such as gaming or cooking classes.

Kristen Wayman has been working at the

library for the past 24 years and will reach her own 25-year anniversary on November 11. She started working at the library in high school as a shelver.

“It seemed like a nice place to work,” Wayman said. “I love to read and there’s something romantic about working in a place of knowledge and language.”

Wayman continued working at the library, eventually making it her career.

“I’ve always loved it here,” Wayman said.

“We’re like family here. We always do our best.”

Over the years, Wayman said the major changes have involved technology. With the advent of the internet and e-readers, the library was concerned it would be out of business.

However, the library has continued to provide resources for the residents.

“It changed the question but it didn’t end the question,” Wayman said.

Wayman’s favorite part of her job is working and interacting with patrons.

“What other job do I get to inspire people and create things?” Wayman said. “There’s no cheaper way to get knowledge and enjoyment.”

To learn more about the Sandy Library, visit http://www.slcolibrary.org/ and click on the Sandy Library. l

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‘Seussical Jr.’ brings children’s books to life

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed June 2016

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n a stunning display of visual and vocal feats, this year’s youth theater production of “Seussical Jr.” brought the stories of Dr. Seuss to life. Produced by the Sandy Arts Guild and performed at Mount Jordan Middle School, “Seussical Jr.” was a fastpaced extravaganza of musical and technical talent.

“Seussical Jr.” combines different elements from the children’s books of Dr. Seuss but focuses primarily on Horton the Elephant, played by Forrest Lorrigan. In the first act, Horton tries his best to protect the residents of Whoville, a tiny planet the size of a speck of dust. Because Horton is the only one who can hear them, he faces ridicule from the jungle animals, primarily Sour Kangaroo, played by Lizz Kartchner. In the second act, Horton is tricked into sitting on an egg laid by Mayzie La Bird, played by Grace Zito, while she goes off to Palm Springs. The play ends on a happy note with Horton finally noticing Gertrude McFuzz, played

by Sabrina Wilhite, who is his neighbor and loves him, and together, they decide to raise the elephant bird who hatches from the egg together. The entire show is narrated by the Cat in the Hat, played by Matthew Maag.

The show was produced by the Sandy Arts Guild and directed by Stephanie Chatterton. This is Chatterton’s fifth youth theater production with the guild. The others include “Once on this Island Jr.,” “Peter Pan,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Little Mermaid.” Chatterton received the script in

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“We were looking for the best of the best.

For some of the characters, we were looking for specific character traits. Horton, being an elephant, had to have a big presence,” Chatterton said. “But we also looked for kids who had that extra passion and sparkle.”

This year, the cast had a lot of new faces to the productions of the Sandy Arts Guild. According to Chatterton, half of the cast was new to productions produced by the guild and a fourth of them had never done musical theater before.

“The reputation the Sandy Arts Guild has for performances is really good,” Chatterton said.

“Kids learn how fun it is and they come back year after year and they bring their friends.”

The cast consisted of children between the ages of five and 18, with the exception of Melia Thompson, the girl who played the elephant bird, who is only four. Chatterton said she has known Melia her entire life and personally selected her for the small role.

“I knew she’d give it her all, even if it’s a tiny moment that steals the whole show,” Chatterton said.

While directing children may seem daunting, Chatterton said children are her favorite people to work with.

“They are all so eager to please. You’ll give them a note about something and by next rehearsal,

it’s memorized and perfect,” Chatterton said. “They put their absolute heart and soul into it.

Chatterton’s favorite part of the show is the musical number “Solla Sollew,” a more somber piece where the characters dream of an imaginary place where everything will be better.

“Our interpretation of the song was it was about coming home to family,” Chatterton said.

“That can either be your nuclear family or your chosen family.”

The most difficult part of the play in technical terms was trying to create a separate space for the residents of Whoville in order to convey they were smaller than the rest of the cast.

“How do you get kids who are all the same size to look smaller?” Chatterton said.

This was achieved by having Whoville upstage and higher than the rest of the cast. Chatterton also attributed the success to the lighting designer Rick Martson.

Sixteen-year-old Sabrina Wilhite, who played Gertrude McFuzz, has been doing productions with the Sandy Arts Guild for the past five years. She had been in “Seussical Jr.” before, playing Sour Kangaroo at Brighton High School. She described Gertrude as quirky and kind of out there. She gained inspiration for Gertrude by finding interesting and weird traits she liked.

“I’d take that inspiration and I’d amplify it to suit her,” Sabrina said.

Forrest Lorrigan (Horton) and Matthew Maag (Cat in the Hat) perform in “Seussical Jr.” (Karla Marsden)

Seventeen-year-old Forrest Lorrigan, who plays Horton, has been doing productions with the guild for the past two years and said he has loved every one he’s done. Forrest said there wasn’t really any challenge when it came to putting on this production.

“It’s fun and it’s something I love to do,” Forrest said. “Everyone is involved in the same thing and you’re able to catch the characters of everyone on stage.” l

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t the end of the year, Public Works Dept. Director Rick Smith retired. He worked for Sandy City for 29 years.

He was initially hired in 1988 as an assistant director of public works but was promoted to the director position in 1994.

In his young adulthood, Smith studied psychology and was “a few quarters away from a PhD,” he said. But he decided he wanted to work with his hands and has since worked with what he called a “range of people and products.”

“I love to see things built,” Smith said. “There is always some product in the end.”

Smith began his career in city administrations with Salt Lake City Fleet Management Dept where he worked with current Sandy City Chief Administrative Officer Byron Jorgenson. He worked there for a year before he went to work for Provo City General Services.

While the work was similar — filled with budgets, projects and managing assets and people — Provo was a far cry from the state capitol.

“The work order system was a pile of work orders on the desk in chronological order,” Smith said.

Changes ranged from as basic as paving to the lot for the fleet management shop to as momentous as installing the city’s first computer system “It was fun to put some things in place that hadn’t been there before,” Smith said.

Sandy City in the late 80s faced a great deal of change and growing pains associated with city transition from a rural town to a burgeoning suburban and, at least today, increasingly urban city.

“As I came into Sandy there were some difficult times, but it was a progressive city,” Smith said about the city at the time of his hiring. “There were lots of changes coming to the city: lots of infrastructure, lots of developments, lots of business. That intrigued me.”

Now, Smith looks forward to enjoying retirement and busying himself with building custom acoustic guitars. He describes his instrument operation small and works out of his house.

“I’ve always told people when they retire they need something to do,” Smith said.

Smith said both Mayor Tom Dolan has provided “absolute wonderful” leadership for the city and admires Chief Administrative Officer Byron Jorgenson as “a great leader” who has “helped keep the flow of things going in Sandy.”

Jorgensen himself is retiring in March 2017. He was hired in 1986 to the be the Chief Administrative Officer after working for Salt Lake City.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in marketing from Brigham young University and a master’s degree in auditing from the University of Utah.

“Working for the city and taking care of the citizens and their families has been incredibly satisfying,” Jorgenson said.

Jorgenson got his start with the Office of Legislative Auditor General where he investigated state agencies looking for ways to make them more efficient.

Rather than investigate and criticize public administrations, he felt that it would be more rewarding to find those problems and fix them, proving a better service for the people of Utah. He was eventually hired in the Salt Lake City administration before being hired Sandy City.

In addition to the administration changes, the Sandy City Council will change with the next election 2017. Councilmembers Scott Cowdell, District 1, and Linda Martinez Saville, member at

large, have said in council meetings that they will not seek reelection in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

Municipal elections are held in odd-numbered years in Utah.

In 2017, the city council seats for District 1, District 3 (currently held by Councilmember Kris Coleman-Nicholl) and the Mayor’s office are up for election. Mayor Tom Dolan will seek re-election in 2017.

In addition to the shuffling of the election season, the face of council leadership changed. Nicholl began the year as the council chair but ended her term in the middle of the at the end of June and Councilmember Stephen Smith, member at large, was elected using a new chairman and vice chairman selection process set out in Nov. 2015.

After several meetings and a great deal of consternation, Maren Barker was elected to the vice chairmanship. Her duties were amended to no longer include acting as the liaison to the Sandy City Planning Commission by a contentious 4-3 vote.

She said she would continue to attend the meetings to provide information if needed by the commission.

The city administration has also engaged in earnest the process of updating the city code to make it presentable and accurate to current policies in the anticipation that the code will be published online in mid-2017.

Since then getting a $50,000 appropriation from the city council, the administration has rapidly been updating the administrative code and the business code.

“Before we publish it—to some extent—we are comfortable with what is says,” City Lawyer Rob Wall said in a June 7 meeting.

Councilwoman Maren Barker, District 2, was a real property lawyer in Florida 10 years ago and frequently needed access to several city codes.

“Every city where I needed codes were online 10 years ago,” Barker said. “I think we are really behind on this especially for our residents.”

Since then the city has revamped the city’s business licensing process and updated the city’s administrative code.

The administration is now working on revamping the city’s alcohol license structure to line up with the state law governing the licensure of businesses that serve and sell alcohol.

Sandy City Business License Coordinator Lesley Casaril handled researching and rewriting drafts of the new code, Community Development Director Michael Coulam said.

“The first and most prominent change is identifying and reclassifying our current license categories to match the same as the state categories,” Casaril said.

Nicholl said the changes to the code will allow for businesses which had been previously banned from the city — like brewpubs and microbreweries — to set up shop in already approve areas of Sandy and will help add clarity for applicants.

Casaril said the code has been expanded to account for all the licenses and definitions that are allowed under Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which underwent sweeping changes in 2010 and have had substantial amendments added by the Utah State Legislature every year since.

The administration has continued to study and assess the changes to the state law but has waited until a cooling period to formalize suggested code for recommendation to the city council, Casaril said.

The city council and the administration will now begin the processes of assessing which zones will allow which alcohol license over the coming months. l

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Sandy City Year in Review: Sandy Police roll with changes in 2016

By Chris Larson | chris.larson@mycityjournals.com

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he Sandy City Police Department saw a great deal of internal changes over the course of 2016.

The department received an appropriation from the Sandy City Council to restructure the upper leadership of the department. Before the change, there were three captains operating under the direction of Police Chief Kevin Thacker. One of the captain positions was converted to a deputy police chief position with an accompanying salary raise.

The Sandy City Council swore in the recently promoted Deputy Chief Bill O’Neal on June 19.

O’Neal was hired by the police department 20 years ago, Thacker said addressing the city council, worked as division commander, SWAT commander, administrative sergeant, certified SWAT medic and hostage negotiator among a number of other duties.

“We’re excited. He’s going to be a great deputy chief,” Thacker said.

With his three children, Hunter, Brian and Kalle, at his side, he took the oath and his daughter Kalle pinned his badge to his uniform.

Sgt. Dean Carriger, Sandy Police public information officer, said the department converted one of three captain positions to the deputy chief position, effective July 1, 2016. The police force

will continue with two police captains, five lieutenants and 14 sergeants for the time being.

Currently, the Sandy Police Department is staffed with 112 officers, after hiring one out of considering a group that went through the Peace Office Standards and Training.

Staffing in the Sandy Police Department could face significant changes in the coming years, as discussed in public meetings with the city council. In an update during a budget meeting, Thacker informed the council that 30 percent of the police force was eligible for retirement in the next three years and that up to 50 percent of the force would be retirement eligible as well within 10 years. “(Those officers) are looking at the possibility of retirement, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they will all retire when they become eligible,” Carriger said in an interview.

Thacker said the department has the longterm goal of increasing the police force to 130 officers, increasing the youth and inexperience of the Sandy Police department that will face the possibility of many retirements.

“Forty percent are at or below four years (of experience),” Thacker said in a May 10 city council meeting. “We’ve hired 36 officers since 2012.”

The department has also experienced changes in its four team K9 unit. Officer Kaley Erickson, a recent hire from UTA Police, was injured while training with new police dog Bronx.

Erickson recovered but was transferred out of the program. One Officer Michaelson has almost completed the K9 training to take Erickson’s place, Carriger said.

During that time, veteran K9 officer Amanda Walton was injured on duty. While she is recovering, it was determined that her dog was too old to train to be with a new handler. The dog is now a enjoying the good life away from police duty.

The Walton combo was replaced by recently transferred officer Ashley Burningham and her new dog Taig.

Sandy City police’s K-9 unit also replaced damaged K-9 agility obstacles with the new obstacles designed and built by soon-to-be Eagle Scout Austin Cole of Riverton City.

Austin, 16, and his father, Lane Cole, have a special appreciation for K-9 police units and dogs because Lane Cole was a K-9 officer for Sandy City Police for eight years before starting his cabinet business in Sandy.

Austin delivered an A-frame climbing obstacle and bar-jump obstacle for Sandy’s four K-9 units to train with on April 21. Cole said he remembered building the old A-frame at his sergeant’s home when he was a part of the K-9 unit in the late ’90s.

“Agility work builds a bond between the police dog and the handler,” Officer Erika Smith, Sandy police K-9 supervisor, said in an email. “It also instills confidence in the police dogs and helps them prepare for obstacles they may encounter in street deployments.”

The department also lost two veteran officers to retirement this year. Lt. Victor Quezada and Officer Phil Hoover have worked for the Sandy police department for 25 and 24 years, respectively. Hoover spent the entirety of his career with Sandy City and Quezada worked for Midvale Police Department before coming to Sandy police in 1991.

Citizens across the country have opened up their hearts, wallets and pantries to show their support for local police departments.

The past few years have seen increased scrutiny and increasingly vehement rhetoric toward police departments across the nation in the wake of recorded acts of police brutality.

In recent weeks, this has culminated in open targeting of police officers in slayings in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sandy Police Sergeant Dean Carriger said over the past several weeks cakes, doughnuts and a “whole lot of ‘thank-yous’” have reached the Sandy police.

“I think, over the years, we’ve maintained a great relationship with the community,” Carriger said, despite, as he further noted, the regular ups

Police Chief Kevin Thacker, commands 112 officers in the Sandy Police Department.

and downs of policing a community.

Other police departments in the Salt Lake Valley also said that continued outreach programs like citizen’s academies and youth explorer programs will continue to give more chances for police to engage with officers in positive settings.

Sandy City Police Department has the oldest Youth Police Explorers program in the state.

In June, Sandy City Police concluded a youth explorer academy with Salt Lake City Police Department and Coeur d’Alene Police Department.

Coleman-Nicholl to disarm. ColemanNicholl continued to role-play as the suspect and then suddenly drew up and shot Cowdell before Cowdell could react.

“It was amazing that even if you have the bead on me I can pull my gun fast enough to shoot you and that’s what officers have to face,” Cowdell said.

Officer Brandon Colton, who was instructing the council members in the drills, said the purpose of these drills is to demonstrate just how fast someone can shoot a gun effectively, even against an officer who is already aiming a gun.

Thacker said that a suspect already knows what they want to do and officers are disadvantaged with having to process and then react appropriately.

Coleman-Nicholl said that even with the deescalation of knowing the guns were fake and no one at the training facility was dying, the anxiety was palpable.

“I respect the hell out of these guys,” Coleman-Nicholl said.

Thacker said the department has four openings and has begun a testing process to fill the open spots. The department already has five officers in the police academy, three that recently completed field training, and one in the process of field training. The department at one point was 17 officers short of a full department. He told the council he was grateful they allowed him to do some “creative” things and allow for changing pay and rank to attract officers to the department. l

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Year in review: Dimple Dell rezoning still in the air

By Chris Larson | chris.larson@mycityjournals.com

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hat just ridiculous!” the normally diplomatic Councilmember, and then, chairman Kris Coleman-Nicholl said trenchantly.

Fellow councilmembers Scott Cowdell, District 1, and Chris McCandless, District 4, moved and seconded, respectively to deny the ratification of a new ordinance creating an overlay zone for for properties that fall within the boundaries of Dimple Dell Park in a June 21 Sandy City Council meeting.

In less than 7 minutes on the topic, the city council voted 4-3 to strike down the months long effort to come to some kind of consensus on highly coveted sections of land that overlap with the boundaries of the immensely popular park. .

Nicholl took the arduous task of seeking a solution to the apparent conflict of opinions on the council and in the community over potential development land that rims the dry creek on the south and on the east.

Much of what would follow in 2016 was precipitated from the council’s denial of an application to rezone four contiguous plots located at and between 1861 and 1895 East Dimple Dell Road from R-1-20A “Single Family Residential District” to PUD(4) or

“Planned Unit Development District” with 4 units per acre.

What accompanied the rezone application from Ivory Homes can only be described as a hubbub that followed every public hearing from the first Sandy City Planning Commission meetings to the final vote of the city council.

It appeared that no matter what the city staff, council or Ivory Homes proposed groups of residents would vehemently oppose the proposal.

Complaints against the project were similar to the Pepperwood project down the road. Complaints fell into a few primary categories. First, resident felt that housing any different than the existing zone would destroy the character of the neighborhood and the appeal of owning a home in the area would be gone and that development should be the same as surrounding zones.

Second, complaints about protecting the park from encroaching homes further perplexed development at all.

Nicholl, who was in favor of protecting the neighborhood, said the new layover zone would preserve the unique character reminiscent of the culture of the area, which

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includes the “animal” designation that allows people to house horses and other large animals on their property.

“Once we lose that kind of property to development, it’s gone and there is no getting it back,” Nicholl said in an interview.

Nicholl and Councilmember Chris McCandless, District 4, led a committee consisting of residents, city staff and Planning Commission members to develop an overlay zoning that would have enumerate a zone with increased setbacks, limiting the locations where homes could be built but not forbidding them from being built within the park.

Councilmember Scott Cowdell opposed making any kind of change to the zoning in the area, saying that the steep slope, which in certain areas has a special designation to not build on from the city, was restrictive enough to disincentivize building in the park.

“Those properties are privately owned and the park and trails were probably develop on private property,” Nicholl said. “We need to respect that right to develop on that property.” l

The Dimple Dell overlay zone ordinance caused serious contention among the city council members during a June meeting. (Sandy City)

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By Chris Larson | chris.larson@mycityjournals.com

ezones generally garner one of two reactions from the public: silence or bile.

Such was the reaction from residents near the vacant lot at 2031 E. Pepperwood Dr. which in 2016 received a double dose of public criticism after going through the complete rezone application process after the first application was near completion but was denied in the final hearing.

The plot is owned by Hillcrest Investment Company, but Skylar Tolbert of Ivory Homes appears as the applicant on city documentation.

Tolbert has the designation “Development & Acquisition” appended to his name in a letter submitted to the Sandy City Community Development Department detailing the members of a development team that would work on the property.

The rezone application made its first appearance before the Sandy City Planning Commission back on Sept. 17, 2016, with a proposal to have the lot rezoned to from a Convenience Commercial District (CvC) to a Planned Unit Development with 24 twin homes built around a horseshoe egress and ingress that intersected on Pepperwood Drive, or about 8 units per acre designated as a PUD(8) with the parcel a little over 3 acres.

The original CvC zone would have allowed for any number of commercial ventures like business or financial offices, permanent makeup facilities, restaurants or a charter school to be built there.

The commission originally forwarded a positive recommendation a PUD(4.5) zone, half the density than was applied for. However, the commission as an appointed body has the power to pass recommendations that the Sandy City Council may or may not abide by.

In every rezone application, a public hearing is advertised and residents within a certain radius of the project have notices sent to their home informing them of the public hear.

For this rezone, this is where the bile came on strong. In the June 14 meeting, after being heard before the council once before and receiving approval and being heard before the planning commission twice, the Sandy City Hall council chamber was at capacity with residents to observe and criticize.

This eventually led to direct accusations of impropriety directed at Councilmember Steve Fairbanks, member at large, because his wife is related to the previous owners of the property, the Horman family.

Mayor Tom Dolan yelled at the crowd for their pointed and, at times, uncivil comments to the council.

In the end, the city council languished through lengthy comments from the council members and an approval on the seventh call for a vote on the measure with conditions which Tolbert said in an interview.

In a proposed measure, Councilmember

Scott Cowdell, District 1, called for the council to rezone the property to a residential zoning that wasn’t before the council in either the application or the proposed resolution to tentatively approve the the zone change.

The motion was withdrawn after City Attorney Rob Wall advised against rezoning the parcel to a zone not applied for or processed by the administration.

The final site plan resolution brought out the motion to completely rejected the site plan and rezone, which the council did in one vote with minimal discussion.

“As a developer, we made investments and we did everything moving forward as if we got the zone and then to have (the council) go back and have it changed is unfair in regards to property rights,” Tolbert said in an interview.

Tolbert refiled for a rezone application and started the months-long process again. This time his rezone and site plan was for a PUD(4) with 12 single-family homes between 3,700 to 6,300 square feet. Tolbert described the homes as “mostly ramblers with the master (bedroom) on the main floor.”

The planning commission gave a unanimous approval to the zone on Sept. 15 and the proposal was before the council again on Nov. 29.

The council, again, held lengthy discussions with each other various members of the administration for clarifications. Cowdell again proposed to rezone the parcel to a zone that wasn’t in the resolution or application documentation before the council.

After five separate votes, the council passed approval of the resolution with a 4-2 vote, with Councilmember Linda Martinez Saville, member at large, recusing herself because of what she called involvement in her non-profit children’s after school program call “The Sandy Club.” She did so in earlier council action with the Pepperwood rezone.

Much of the discussion on the rezone in both instances centered around the hill that Pepperwood Dr. ascends. During the winter months, snow makes the incline very slick.

“This is all that is left of our mailbox,” resident Taylor Strickler said holding up a disembodied mailbox lid in the Nov. 29 meeting’s public comment. He then showed a video he produced of several cars sliding around the Pepperwood and 2000 East during the major snowfall at the end of November. Public Works Director Rick Smith said resurfacing the road with a different type of asphalt to provide greater traction.

“It is an existing problem,” Tolbert said.

“It’s something that the city needs to address, no the developer.”

The site plan will undergo further site planning review from the planning commission. l

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Beehive Academy wins State Lego Robotics title, to compete at internationals

By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed April 2016

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hile sitting at Utah Valley University on Jan. 30, listening to groups receive special trophies at the state championship of the first Lego robotics competition, several Beehive Science & Technology Academy students said they gave up hope at winning an award.

“Everyone was sad, especially after working hard on the robot design, and we refined the robot game so it would be more consistent,” said sixth-grader Asim Kablam, who was competing in the program for his first time. “There were only three trophies, so it didn’t look like we were going to get anything.”

Eighth-grader and returning team member Trinity Mauer remembered her mother telling her not to get her hopes up.

Then, seventh-grader Masaki Tanaka heard a pun with the word “bee” which alerted him that maybe there was a chance.

“They usually announce winning teams with puns, so I looked around to see if another group could be a winner,” he said.

“I heard them announced us, and Austin (Grant) and I began to cry, and I can’t remember what happened next,” Asim said.

Now after the win that surprised them, the group is back to refining its robot game and adding another mission to ensure it gets the maximum points possible.

The First Lego League competition allows students from age 9 to age 14 to compete in core values where “what we learn is more important than what we win,” an innovative project and presentation, and a robot design and performance.

Students build Lego-based robots to complete predetermined missions. Through the competition, students apply real-world math and science concepts, research challenges, learn critical thinking, team-building and presentation skills while having fun competing in tournaments.

This year about 300 teams across Utah competed in regional qualifying tournaments to the state round of 48 teams. Beehive’s robotics team won the state championship with the most overall points.

Now as the team, which includes members seventhgrader Kaden Gordon, sixth-grader Stephanie Altamar, seventh-grader Zack Nelson, sixth-grader Rodger Downward and seventh-grader Jackson Burt, is raising $15,000 for international competition in St. Louis, Missouri, April 27–

30 with fundraising events and a Go Fund Me site, https:// www.gofundme.com/mpxccny4, as well as revisiting all components of their competition.

Their presentation is a skit based upon their challenge project that matches the competition theme, “Trash Trek.”

“We came up with an ordinance for multi-house families and business to recycle,” Kaden said. “We met with (Sandy) City Council on Dec. 1 and wrote the ordinance and sent it to them Jan. 26.”

Sandy City Council was slated to introduce the ordinance for discussion on March 15, Asim said.

Kaden said that the cost would be minimal for businesses, up to a maximum of $10 per month, and it would be required for them but optional for housing units.

“We talked to the Trans Jordan Landfill folks and learned that it is almost full, but about 80 percent of it could have been recycled,” Asim said.

Trinity said the group had a couple other ideas as their project, but as they talked about ideas, they realized they could actually make this one work.

“We had a couple ideas about recycling medical waste and old electronics, but we realized this was something we actually could make work,” she said.

The group not only is making it a reality, but then re-enacted it as skit before judges at both their regional competition at Albion Middle School Jan. 16 and at the state contest.

Throughout the process, the team told judges how members realized their core values such as discovery, inclusion, integration and cooperation. They also developed skills, from teamwork and communication, and robotics skills. Masaki said he first learned how to build a robot from his teammates; then later, he created his own front wheel attachment.

“My biggest role as a coach is to have them realize what needs to be done and organize them,” said Annie Drennan, who advised the team along with Emre Gul and Lorie Mauer.

“By the end of it, they were making lists of what to do, deciding which is most important and figuring out how to get everything done. They took all their energy and channeled it to become an efficient team, and natural leaders emerged who directed their teammates to work together and have fun.”

Asim agreed.

The Beehive Academy Lego Robotics team competes in the robot game portion of the state championship. (Germaine Barnes)

“I learned that it’s not just a robot game as I thought before I joined the team,” Asim said. “It’s a much better program where we build upon each others’ ideas and share what we learn.” l

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Jordan High School students introduce maker collective group

By Julie Slama | Julie@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed March 2016

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hen Jordan High students wanted to learn more about technology, they sought out math teacher Cameo Lutz, who empowered them to create their own group.

And they did just that.

Now with a $8,600 innovation grant from the Canyons Education Foundation that is being used for equipment and supplies, Jordan High has its student-led science, technology, engineering and math group, called Maker Collective. With 32 students accepted after an application process, the students can earn an elective class credit, Advanced Studies Research, while exploring projects.

“There was a lack of tech clubs at our school, so after we built a computer that had built-in buzzer responses, like Jeopardy, for a teacher, we decided this was something we could do,” said junior Boyd Christiansen, who along with juniors Connor Hill and Topher Johnson helped create the group. “Teachers now are coming to ask us to solve things.”

The trio and other students have determined to work on several projects, including learning about micro controllers, circuit design, construction and programming robots, computer construction, flight dynamics and InMoov, an advanced robotics project.

“We teach everyone the basics but then educate ourselves on how to do more. We don’t force anyone into doing anything. Everyone wants to learn,” Boyd said.

He said that when Lutz asked him if he wanted to work to be the school’s upcoming math Sterling Scholar, she was surprised that he said his passion is technology.

“I had no idea that this was his interest,” she said. “Then, we looked around and realized that Jordan didn’t offer much in that way for him and others who also wanted to excel in the field.”

So when Boyd and his friends took on the challenge to create the group, they asked their “favorite math teacher” to be their adviser.

Lutz, who admits she’s not a whiz at

the technology they’re embracing, said it’s enjoyable to watch.

“When they are passionate about learning something, they retain the information and are eager to share what they’ve learned with one another,” she said, adding that students have learned leadership skills through Maker Collective. “This also has given access to materials that so many students don’t have access to — even computers at home since about 30 percent of Jordan students don’t have access.”

For Topher, it’s a chance to explore areas he’s been interested in.

“I have the freedom to make things and do we what we want to do,” he said, adding that he is interested in a career in electrical engineering. “If we’re interested in an area, we can take it all home and figure it out. This is more than robotics and technology; it involves all areas.”

Topher also said they like passing along what they learn and newest technology to others. At the Utah STEM Fest, held Feb. 2-4 in Sandy’s South Towne Expo Center, they offered to get interested students Google Cardboard kits for $5 rather than matching retail prices that are triple the amount. Google Cardboard, similar to ViewMasters in the 1960s, is a viewing machine, with a cell phone slipped inside, that can show 360-degree photos and movie clips, offering a chance for students to learn about subjects in a new manner.

As part of their group, they’d like to reach to middle school students, maybe even taking their final project of their three-year grant, an InMoov full-sized android robot that will have full articulation and have voice recognition.

“If we can teach more people about technology, we’d have students become more passionate about it,” Topher said. “With this group, we’re not only learning it, we’re experiencing it.” l

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t was 1964 when Clark and Penny Steed moved into the Alta View Elementary neighborhood.

Four Steed kids attended Alta View, Clark Steed volunteered several years with the school’s chess program and Penny Steed has worked most of her 40 years at the school as a literacy specialist.

“There’s been very few structural changes to Alta View — until now,” Penny said. “I don’t have many complaints about the school other than the heat seems to always work. They put in coolers, but they only are in the halls so many of the children’s classrooms aren’t cooled off.”

Major changes are in store for the 53-yearold elementary. On April 19, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to start work on the 83,000-square-foot two-story building, which will be built on the field just east of the current school. Completion is estimated for two years and it is being built with funds from a $250 million bond approved by voters in 2010.

Third-grader Nathaniel Radke, who was at the ceremony along with his kindergarten-age brother, Christopher, said he hopes when the school is done, fifth grade will be upstairs, as he will be a fifth-grader.

“It would be cool to be in a class on the top floor and I hope there’s lots and lots of new computers in the new school,” he said. “I hope the water in my room won’t smell like it does now and that the heater works right.”

Principal architect Philip Wentworth, with Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects, said that with the new design and special features, every room will have a heat pump with all the controls that will operate an efficient boiler-cooler system.

The design includes 24 classrooms and four rooms designed for its brain boosters program, all equipped with the ability to have computers in the classrooms as well as voice-amplification equipment for teachers. A grand staircase will lead upstairs to the media center and computer lab. Both upstairs and downstairs will have kivas for cooperative learning or smaller class performances.

“It’s unique for the school district to have a two-story elementary school,” Wentworth said.

“The design calls for as much natural light and sky lights as possible.”

A security door will be placed at the entrance of the school and a bus and carpool drop-off is included as many students come to the Spanish dual immersion school.

Although not decided yet, there is discussion of naming rooms after Utah geographic sites so students will learn more about the state’s natural features.

The new school also will feature a multipurpose room with a large stage with a security door that locks the rest of the school so the community and White City can use this room as a gathering place.

“I’m so enthusiastic for our students to have a facility to learn in,” Alta View teacher Grace McShinksky said. “This change will be a community builder and the school will always be better with more community involved.”

Penny agrees: “Everyone in the education field is looking for better ways of teaching, trying new methods, offering incentives for families and children to read at home. We’re all here to support the students. Education now exceeds what it was — that’s the biggest changes I’ve seen at Alta View.”

PTA President Pam Brooks, who attended the building planning meetings, said that not only did the current school need improved systems, but the new structure will also be safer and asbestos-free.

“It’s definitely going to be a change for the students and the community, with a chance for the interaction both in the multipurpose room as well as on the playground and possibly, a walking trail around it,” she said.

Nathaniel also hoped for that.

“I hope they made sure we had more space to play outside so we can play all sorts of games and climb on the playground equipment,” he said.

Superintendent Jim Briscoe said that when this was put into action, the Board of Education put students first.

“Our most important dignitaries are the Alta View Roadrunners,” he said. l

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January 2017 | Page 13

Learning to skateboard with Spock

By Billy Swartzfager / billy@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed August 2016

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t Spock’s Skate Camp, kids not only learn to ride a skateboard, they learn respect, self-confidence and determination. Spock, his real name is Eric Uequillas, though Spock is what everyone calls him, runs a skateboard camp for youth every day of the week, all over the valley. He and coaches are in Sandy at Lone Peak Park on Friday mornings. In conjunction with Sandy City’s Parks and Recreation Department, Spock’s camp has been around since 2003, serving kids who have grown up participating each and every summer since Spock took over. And, Spock, who has been skateboarding for close to forty years, says that keeping kids on a skateboard into adulthood is part of his job, “If we can get kids to stay skating until they are adults, we have done our jobs.”

He cherry picks his fellow coaches, from old pals to local skateboarders with kids who are passionate about the sport.

Passion is a description used often when Spock and his coaches talk about the camp. “Skateboarding was good to me, it is still good to me. I want to give back by sharing my passion for it and this camp has a great message,” long time coach and experienced skater, Dave Warne says. His daughter, who is six, participates in the camp, skating alongside kids much larger with no fear, only respect.

Spock splits the kids up into skill groups. There are beginners and intermediate skaters. But in both groups kids are encouraged to try new things and keep trying if they don’t succeed. “One of my biggest take aways from this, and hopefully for the kids too, is taking hits and falls and getting back up again,” Spock said, “Life is hard, but you have to keep getting back up.”

The kids do agree with Spock’s approach, as do parents. “It

Spock addresses his students, reiterating the need and expectation of patience, practice and respect. (Billy Swartzfager)

provides my kids with a safe environment to push themselves and develop their confidence,” Brad Fuller, a parent of triplets who are in the camp, says. His children are participating for the second year in row, and plan to return next year. The coaches are interactive and consistently focus on growth, another approach Spock takes, and he chooses coaches who think the same way. “They push you to do new things,” ten year old Ella Fuller says when asked about

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why she liked Spock’s program. Her brother Jack agrees, “Instead of just telling you what to do, they show you,” he said.

Safety is also a major area of concentration for the kids and the coaches. The skate park is closed to the public for the two hour sessions, giving the youth the opportunity to explore the environment with their coaches and peers. They spend a lot of time learning the etiquette of the park as well. When Spock gathers all of the participants for announcements or redirection, all of the kids and coaches can be heard repeating his shout outs about the park belonging to everyone, and respecting the skill levels of everyone around, as well as the constant mantra of practice, practice, practice.

Sandy resident, Sarah Petersen says her eight year old son, Gavin, took a lot away from the camp. She said that Gavin was timid at first, but the camp has been great for his confidence.

Gavin certainly looked to be confident as he cruised through the hills and obstacles of the skate park. “I like going down the hills,” he said.

The camps last four weeks, with two hour sessions once a week, and cost 65 dollars. Spock works with local skate shops to provide the kids with swag and cool stickers for their boards, a must for any young skateboarder. It is obvious from a distance that Spock loves what he is doing, and even more so when asked about it. “I am having a great time, I love working with these kids and their absorbent minds,” he says.

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Recreation center offering sports programs for home-schooled kids

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed April 2016

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tudents receiving their education through home school have a chance to enjoy physical education and be able to interact with their peers through a sports program specifically for homeschooled kids offered through the Dimple Dell Recreation Center.

The Home School Super Sports program provides weekly opportunity for home-schooled children from kindergarten through sixth grade a chance to get an hour of PE and team-sport instruction from a Dimple Dell Recreation Center instructor. All the classes are co-ed.

“We’ve run this for about seven or eight years now, off and on,” Dimple Dell Program Coordinator Allison Barr said.

The program started after the success with a preschool sports program at the center.

“Some of the moms who had kids in that asked about the possibility of us expanding that to older home-schooled kids, so we did,” Barr said.

Each month, the program focuses on a different sport that is taught by certified instructors. Barr said the purpose of alternating the sports played is to keep the program fun and interesting for the students. In February, the classes focused on water sports and games. March focused on basketball. In April, the sports will be volleyball, and May will be focused on various team sports.

Barr said there are several different purposes of the home

school sports program.

“It’s to provide an hour of recreation time for the kids to learn how to interact with their peers, work together as a team, learn how to play a variety of sports and have fun,” Barr said.

The benefits of the program include not only providing a fun way to take part in physical education but to meet new friends and interact with children like themselves.

The program runs from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the first four Thursdays of each month unless otherwise stated. Participants sign up at the beginning of each month. The cost is $25 for each month or a daily fee of $7. Months with only three sessions are $19 a month.

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Jordan High baseball team gives back to community through volunteering

By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com | Story originally printed April 2016

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efore the season began, Jordan High School’s baseball team came together on Feb. 26 to give back to the community through volunteering at Saint Vincent de Paul homeless dining hall. The team prepared meals, gave out those meals and cleaned the dining hall afterward. The 35-member team helped serve around 580 people that day.

“We try to do it every year to build camaraderie,” said Quinn Marsh, the pitching coach of the team. “It’s a privilege to play [on the team], so they should give back to the community and the state.”

Located at 437 West 200 South in downtown Salt Lake City, Saint Vincent de Paul has served lunch and dinner to homeless people in the community since 1967. Marsh said the team chose to volunteer at that particular shelter because other coaches have volunteered there in the past.

Marsh said the experience was eye opening to the players on the team. Many of them didn’t know about how severe the homeless situation is in the state.

“It was an opportunity to have them see how good they have it,” Marsh said. “Their parents put a lot of time and money into baseball. It opened their eyes to the reality of life.”

Marsh said many members of the team were deeply touched when they saw the people they were serving. One member of the team broke down after seeing a family with a toddler and an infant.

Eighteen-year-old Drew Lisk plays shortstop for the team. It was a moving experience for him.

“You hear about people like that, but to see it first hand, you realize how fortunate you are to have a home to live in and food to eat,” Lisk said.

Lisk said it was touching to see people coming back for their second meal of the day.

“Getting those meals is a big deal, and they were so happy to receive it,” he said.

Second baseman Tate Hathaway had the opportunity to sit down and talk to a gentleman at the dining hall.

“The guy, he said, grew up and everything was good,” Hathaway said. “He was going to the University of Utah for baseball and had his whole life ahead of him. But then he started smoking weed then moved onto heavier stuff. He told me to stay away from all that, because he didn’t want me to end up here.”

Hathaway, an 18-year-old senior, has committed to playing baseball at Salt Lake Community College after he graduates from Jordan High School.

Hathaway said the experience made me realize how lucky he is to have the things he has.

Sixteen-year-old Heneli Avendano is a pitcher for the team.

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He was really touched and emotional when he saw little kids with their parents.

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Avendano said he is planning on going back to volunteer with his church.

The Jordan High School baseball season opened March 12 with a 7-5 win over Riverton. Jordan won its first three games of season. Marsh said the team is young, but there are three seniors who have already committed to playing at various colleges.

“The younger guys are experienced baseball players,” Marsh said. “Let’s hope they rise up and handle the pressure of varsity baseball.”

Jordan High is in Region 3 of Class 5A and will play against Bingham, Taylorsville, Cottonwood, Brighton, Copper Hills and West Jordan, along with non-region games against Pleasant Grove and American Fork. Marsh said it’s a good but tough region.

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alike. The County has several funding sources that we use to provide recreation, tourism, cultural and convention funding.

One of those sources is the TRCC (Tourism, Recreation, Culture and Convention) fund. From this fund, the County will be supporting some venues in our area, such as the Sandy Amphitheater, equipment for the South Towne Expo Center, new parks equipment throughout the valley, a three year commitment for financial support for the new Hale Theater in Sandy and many other projects requested by cities and eligible agencies.

Upgrades to Dimple Dell Recreation Center will come from the County recreation fund and the ZAP bond proceeds (below).

Another source of funding is the new ZAP Bond. Since the bond passed the November election, this year the County will begin the planning, and construction of the new projects and the maintenance and improvement projects of existing County amenities proposed from the bond proceeds. Included in the bond funds for our area are: improvements to or construction of the Sandy Canal Trail in White City Township, portions of the Jordan River Trail, the Granite Trailhead and North Rim Trail Phase 1 in Dimple Dell Regional Park, and a new recreation center in Draper. The County Parks and Recreation Master Plan is used as a guide for providing Countywide amenities.

The Eccles Performing Arts Center is open and booked with a wide array of performances to be enjoyed by our citizens and friends, relatives and visitors that come to our valley. The County has been an integral part in the successful construction this this magnificent venue. The County also has the management role

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of this facility, along with managing the County’s portfolio of entertainment and cultural venues, including the Capitol Theater, Abravanel Hall and others. It was my privilege to part of the oversight committee bringing this theater to a reality. The County is also gearing up to plan and construct a new midvalley performing arts center in Taylorsville. As the population moves south and west, the County continues to meet the needs of those citizens and performing arts groups.

In the next weeks and months the County Council will be considering proposals for a new Central Wasatch Commission, FCOZ (Foothill and Canyon Overlay Zone) and MRZ (Mountain Resort Zone) ordinances as well as helping the our new metro townships get on their feet and running smoothly. It will indeed be a busy year for those of us who serve the public and manage the tax dollars we are entrusted with.

I hope that you will take advantage of the many services the County offers its citizens; visit our website and see what we are doing. There are many opportunities to volunteer and share your time and talents with others. Please contact us with your individual concerns, questions or suggestions. My office number is 385-468-7459 or my email is mburdick@lco.org. I’d be happy to hear from you.

I wish each of you a happy and peaceful new year. Let us work together for Salt Lake County and our friends and neighbors to keep this valley a healthy, safe place to live with a premier quality of life for everyone. l

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elcome 2017! My report from the Salt Lake County Council includes many things that will be going on in our community here in the south valley. First I want say “thank you” to those who have given me the opportunity to serve everyone in District 6 for another term. I’d also like congratulate the newly elected officials to the White City Township Council.

You will see some changes in the governance of several areas throughout the valley (welcome Millcreek City) and changes in the Community Councils.

With the County budget for 2017 concluded, we move forward with funding many priorities; most important, criminal justice and new ways to improve how the funds are spent, cut recidivism and tackle homelessness. We are funding more treatment and services for those who deal with substance abuse or mental illness outside of the jail – treatment, instead of incarceration. More funding was allocated to the District Attorney for criminal prosecution and to the Sheriff. Resources are being targeted for the County’s participation in the crime and homelessness crisis in downtown SLC, which affects all of us. The key to that effort is “diversion” toward treatment and housing and away from crime and the jail.

The County is building a new Health Department building and District Attorney building in West Jordan that will be more convenient for the use of residents of the southern part of the valley as well. But, along with efforts to have a safe and secure place to live, the County also strives to provide amenities to add to the quality of life for our citizens, adults, families and children

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What people like this need is another health care option, one that won’t drain their bank accounts if they come down with a sinus infection or break their arm. That option exists. It’s called Medallus Medical.

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The membership program works like this: members pay a monthly fee for themselves and their family and then pay a $10 office visit fee for all-inclusive, in-office services with some procedures offered at discounted rates. Members are able to receive quick access to doctors when ill or injured and avoid costly emergency room visits.

Medallus is a walk-in facility, open late seven days a week every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Medallus also offers 24/7 telephone and telemedicine services.

“The bottom line is that Medallus is the absolute cheapest way to keep my employees happy and healthy,” FastKart owner Joe Miller said. “It is the best benefit I can provide them for the money. Period.”

“My wife cut her finger and we went to Medallus and paid $10 to get the stitches,” Miller said. “My daughter broke her finger and we went to a hospital and that visit cost us about $1,100.”

The membership program is not restricted to the well insured. Services are open to all, including the uninsured and those with high deductibles. People who are uninsured can get the basic access they need to a physician and the insured can save out-of-pocket costs and reduce premiums. But, it should be noted, the Medallus Medical membership does not satisfy the insurance requirements for the Affordable Healthcare Act. Troy Mason, owner of TechnaGlass, also provides an employee program through Medallus Medical. TechnaGlass has been a member of Medallus Medical for about four years.

Mason said that it has allowed his employees to have higher deductible plans and still get access to non-catastrophic medical services.

As the father of five daughters, Mason says it’s not uncommon for one child to pass an illness on to another, thus making office visits a regular thing.

One of Mason’s daughters cut her finger on broken glass while at the University of Utah. For $10, she was treated at the Medallus location near downtown Salt Lake City and, 10 days later, was able to get the stitches removed at the location closer to Mason’s home, he said.

“From a father’s perspective it has been fantastic and from an employer’s perspective it allows us to get our employees more affordable access to health care,” Mason said.

Medallus facilities are equipped for basic primary care such as physicals as well as long-term care for patients with diabetes, hypertension, asthma, etc. Medallus treats urgent needs, acute illnesses such as respiratory illnesses, infections, broken bones, lacerations and any other non-life threatening issues. All locations are equipped with a laboratory and digital X-ray systems.

Medallus Medical facilities are not equipped to handle chronic pain management, long-term treatment with controlled medications such as Oxycontin, Methadone and Adderall, substance addiction and withdrawal or advanced psychiatric problems.

“There is no reason to not go to a doctor now,” Miller said.

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Goal Keeping – It Isn’t Just for Sports

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t’s the New Year and I bet you just can’t stand the thought of reading yet another article about why you shouldn’t make a resolution. After all, only 8% of us actually keep them, so why bother? To get where you want to be in life you have to have goals.

Not just dreams, high ambitions or lofty visions.

You must have realistic and achievable goals. If you aren’t steering towards a purpose how will you get there? If making that goal a New Year’s resolution is an option then, why not? So, this article is about how to keep that resolution so you don’t end up with just another un-kept promise to yourself.

1 – Be Realistic: One of the things that I have found that keep them in perspective is to take my goals in small steps. To do this I choose a goal that may take a year and then break it down into weekly, monthly and sometimes daily achievable things. For example, maybe I want to lose 20 lbs., and I make that a New Years resolution. I have just given myself permission to take the entire year to lose 20 lbs., only 1-½ pounds a month (no wonder I never lose 20 lbs.). You can break that further down to daily healthy eating or exercise goals.

I use this same breaking down technique for financial goals, getting organized, helping others (remember the charity box?) and even getting the yard in shape in the spring.

2 – Write it down: The best way I have found to recognize a goal is to take pen to paper. It’s not a list in my mind. I mean put pen to paper. My purpose isn’t to belittle technology or all those nifty, handy dandy goaltracking apps. Those can be useful. But, I have found that the actual physical act of writing down my goal makes them become real. You are making a commitment. It’s no longer and idea. Plus, writing down your goal gives you a starting date and will motivate you to see it through. Plus, it makes it easy to track your progress, which will help you gain momentum.

How to stay on track with your goals: Okay, so now you’ve put your goal in writing.

How do you stay on track? Here are some ideas to try that have worked for me.

1: Make a List I like to write my goals down in a weekly, monthly and yearly list on a calendar. It’s important to cross them off when they are finished. Putting that glorious line through or checking it off gives finality and makes for a great amount of satisfaction.

2. A Spreadsheet: While my calendar method works well for me, other people find more satisfaction and motivation

by creating a sophisticated spreadsheet with colors and percentages to track progress. If you are the techy type transfer your original pre-written goal to an Excel spreadsheet and then break it into smaller achievable goals with a time frame. I have found that spreadsheets work very well for financial goals.

Just like paying my bills, I’ve used them as a method to help me reach goals for saving money for a car or vacation.

3. Sticky notes: Sticky notes work very well for visual people. You can use the sticky notes to keep you on track and serve as a consistent reminder around the house, in the car or at work. If you are the kind that needs a lot of reminders, or your goal is to break a habit, sticky notes can help you succeed.

An example would be if you’re trying to be more organized, put a sticky note in the spot that seems to accumulate the clutter, perhaps the kitchens counter, reminding you to put the item away immediately.

So, whatcha’ waiting for? It’s time to break out the pen and paper. Taking that first step of writing down your goals won’t accomplish them. That part takes work, but it does help you get going in a clear direction and makes them achievable for getting you on the right path to success.

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Our family tradition is to smear the tub with canola oil then place a plugged-in hair dryer and toaster on the rim of the tub. If you can shower without slipping and electrocuting yourself, you win!

I hope you didn’t forget January 2 was Happy Mew Years for Cats Day. If you missed it, there’s a good chance your cat “accidentally” knocked over a houseplant and tracked soil across the carpet.

January 2 was also a big day for unhappy marriages. The first Monday of each year is the most popular day to file for divorce. (I guess she wasn’t impressed with the year’s supply of Turtle Wax she found under the Christmas tree.) Also, it’s Personal Trainer Awareness Day, just in case you wondered who the guy in shorts was who kept following you around the gym yelling at you to squat lower.

It’s nice that fiber is finally getting some recognition. Celebrate Fiber Focus Month by feeding your family only whole grains, beans and nuts. Maybe January should also be Constipation Awareness Month.

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Personally, I’m looking forward to Show and Tell Day at Work on January 8. I haven’t done Show and Tell since kindergarten and I’m excited to show co-workers my collection of belly button lint.

January 13 is International Skeptics Day where you question the accuracy of every statement ever made. It’s a good day to research fake news on Facebook instead of blindly sharing bogus content.

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There’s just no other way to say it. January 18 is National Thesaurus Day. If you think Talk Like a Pirate Day is a barrel of laughs, you’ll love Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day on January 24. I practiced this morning during breakfast.

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It seems there’s a celebration for everything in January. Squirrels! Penguins! Dragons! You get a day! And you get a day! And you get a day! What about toilet paper?! Well, let’s not get silly.

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