COUNCIL CORNER

By Council Member Curt Cochran

“You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.”

I ran across this quote while deciding what to write about this month for our Council Corner, and it stuck with me. The quote was written by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda who was born in Parral, Chile, in 1904. Neruda died in 1973 but before he passed, he would be recognized as a world-renowned poet, diplomat and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature in 1971.

Re ecting on the phrase again, it makes me think of not only spring and the “spring cleaning” that is about to hit the Cochran household both inside and out, but also that, no matter how badly we want a thing to stay the same, some things just can’t remain and need to change and, even more importantly, grow or improve.

Most of us know that Taylorsville has a rich, deep and important history in the Salt Lake Valley. I absolutely encourage you to visit the TaylorsvilleBennion Heritage Center, at 1488 W. 4800 South, when you have the chance. In fact, even better, stop reading right now and jot down a date in your calendar to visit. More information about the museum can be found on the city’s website at www.taylorsvilleut.gov.