Page 2 | March 2015
Meet With The Mayor
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f you are a Bluffdale resident and you have something you want the Mayor to know, there’s an easy way to talk to him in person. Mayor Derk Timothy has set aside an hour and a half on the third Tuesday of each month to meet with residents. He meets with residents in the council room prior to the Bluffdale Planning Commission meetings at 7 p.m. “I picked 5-6:30 p.m. because I thought some people might want to talk before dinner, and some people might not get off work until 6 p.m. You can talk about anything you want,” Timothy said. “I came because I didn’t want the mayor to be lonely and have to put in that only two people came in the newsletter,” joked long-time Bluffdale resident David Spencer. Spencer requested that more police officers be assigned to the light on Redwood Road and Bangerter Highway. “So many people are running red lights,” Spencer said.
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ith Easter fast approaching, the city employees that make up South Valley are preparing by buying thousands of plastic eggs and bags of candy to satisfy even the sweetest sweet tooth. There will be Easter Egg Hunts happening in Riverton, Herriman and Bluffdale, so residents have a choice about where to take their families. For Bluffdale residents, the Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 4 at Bluffdale City Park, 14350 South 2200 West. The hunt is free and starts at 10 a.m. sharp. The Bluffdale Lions Club has sponsored this annual egg hunt for over 10 years. “This event is something that the Lions Club does for the community, so there’s no charge for it. We buy all the eggs and candy for it . . . We invite anyone who wants to come to come out,” Bluffdale Lions Club member Dean Compher said. Compher said it takes about 10 volunteers from the Bluffdale Lions Club to run the event. The park will be divided into four areas, where four age groups will hunt separately. The age groups are 0 to 3, 4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 11. “We normally fill between 2,000 and 2,300 eggs. Plus, we have some other prizes and stuff too, and the entire hunts takes about 15 minutes,” Compher said. There will also be prize stickers in some of the eggs in each age group. If kids find one of these, then they can redeem the sticker for a stuffed animal. For Herriman residents, the Easter Egg Hunt will also be on Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m. The hunt will take place at
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“We actually have our reserve officers patrolling that area. We don’t have them parked on Bangerter because we have had two patrol cars rear-ended. Luckily the officers weren’t in the vehicles at the time, but we can’t risk the safety of our officers. That is our most ticketed area. We’ve actually met with Riverton and the Highway Patrol to work on making that area safer,” the Mayor said. Jared Neilsen saw a reminder about the meeting on Facebook and popped over to grab a cookie and ask the mayor a question that had been stewing in his mind. “What is being built in the park?” Neilsen asked. The answer to his question was the armed forces memorial that Bluffdale city has been working on for several years. When the memorial is finished it will feature a stone engraved with the names of all Bluffdale residents who have served in the armed forces. The stone will be surrounded by lighting
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W & M Butterfield Park, 6212 West 14200 South. All kids are asked to bring a basket to put their eggs in, which will be filled with candy, cotton candy, popcorn, fruit snacks and even small toys. The park is divided into sections by age group: 0 to 2, 3 to 4, 5 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. “We increase the amount of eggs this year,” Director of Communications Tami Moody said. “We also have a special section of our Easter egg hunt for kids with special needs, so that they can participate in the hunt as well.” The Herriman Fire Department will bring a fire engine to sound the alarm to signal the beginning of the hunt. Members from both the Herriman Fire Department and Herriman Police Department will also be on hand to meet the kids and help out. After the egg hunt, there will be a scavenger hunt. This aspect of the event is meant for kids who either didn’t get candy during the egg hunt, or those who might be intimated by large crowds. The scavenger area has candy hidden in straw for the kids to find. For Riverton residents, there will be two free Easter events. Both will happen at the C.R. Hamilton Family Sports Complex, 3700 West 13800 South. The Teen Hunt is on Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. and the Kids Hunt is on Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m. The teenagers are expected to dress warm and come with flashlights. “There will be candy, trinkets and toys out on the lawn. Right at nine, they will hear a siren, and they just go and
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grab whatever they can get,” Youth City Council Coordinator Brittany Parker said. After the hunt, there will be free doughnuts and hot chocolate for them to enjoy. At the kid’s hunt, the hunting area will be divided by age group: 0 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 to 7, 8 to 9 and 10 to 12. The eggs will again be filled with toys and candy—some might even have cash in them. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance at the egg hunt for the kids to meet throughout the event. “We try to stress to people that they should get there early for both events,” Parker said. l m i ss i o n s tate m e n t
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and flagpoles for each of the five branches of service. The Lions Club provided the cement work, and several Eagle Scout projects have been done working on the memorial. “We are dedicated to having this done through volunteers. It’s like Old West Days. It means more to people when they are part of it,” Mayor said. Neilsen was also concerned about proposed solutions to the traffic congestion near Bluffdale Elementary and the Rodeo Arena. “If the gravel road becomes a regular road, I’ll have busy roads on three sides of my house two times a day,” Neilsen said. After a brief discussion, the Mayor gave Neilsen contact information for the head of the Arena Committee and suggested that he present his ideas at their next meeting. “We can’t fix everything, and we can’t always solve everything. But we can try,” the Mayor said. l
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