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INSIDE SPRING 2019 CITY NEWS | ACTIVITIES | PROGRAMS | INFORMATION | PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES | NEWS CITY SPRING INTO FUN! A NEW THRILLING WAY TO GET AROUND TOWN INSIDE MAYOR PIKE’S SPRING 2019 MESSAGE 3 MAYOR PIKE’S MESSAGE By Mayor Jon Pike 4 DIXIE GOES DIVISION I I’m an optimistic person, which is DSU accepts invitation to join the WAC and will begin the why I love springtime. All around transition to NCAA Division I status us we see nature bolting into action. Trees are green again. The weather gets warmer — although this year it did take a while. There is so much to do in the Spring. 6 WE LISTEN & WE LEARN And you can do a lot of it without having to step inside a vehicle. We appreciate the opportunity to hear from our community In the City of St. George so many alternative options for transportation 7 WATER CONSERVANCY, EASY DOES IT have emerged. In 2018, the Zagster Bike Share program was launched. By Washington County Water Conservancy District At several locations throughout St. George you can rent a bike using the Zagster app. Those who live east of Bluff Street and seek a non-driving solution to reaching the west side of town are encouraged to utilize the 8 CITY LIFE new pedestrian/bicycle tunnel that goes under Bluff Street and comes See what’s going on around town! out near Sunset Corner. 9 ST. GEORGE CAROUSEL The more adventurous (and skilled!) are urged to check out Snake Be whisked away on a magical carousel ride Hollow St. George Bike Park. Designed by our talented Parks Planning folks, the sprawling 80-acre complex has four skill zones for all ages and abilities. And it is far from complete. Construction on the new NICA 10 YOUTH SPORTS - RETURN TO THE SANDLOT loop (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) begins this year and By Della Lowe should allow the bike park to host high school championship events. Part three of a three-part series about the case against early specialization The Washington County Tourism Office has been a great partner in this endeavor, helping finance a park now the envy of the region. Snake 14 THERE ARE FEW THINGS THAT TRULY MATTER Hollow is the only year- round bike park in Utah and welcomes a mixture of residents and tourists. The Art Museum’s new exhibit focuses on the essentials People seeking less exertion but still wanting to be outside on wheels 16 CALENDAR OF EVENTS have another exciting option. In March, Spin electric scooters became available to rent citywide. How it works is you download the Spin app — 23 CONTACT INFO like Zagster this is app- driven — you pay a buck to unlock the scooter and then an additional 15 cents per minute. Your ride terminates whenever you choose. You can ride to most places in the city and when you are finished you simply stand the scooter up and out of the way. (Some locations like football stadiums, skate parks, bike parks and inner Town Square are prohibited. The scooter will not operate in them.) Remember, safety first. Like bicyclists, scooter riders are asked to wear helmets and watch for MAYOR CITY COUNCIL DESIGN/LAYOUT pedestrians. Also, please don’t leave scooters where cars can run over Jon Pike Jimmie Hughes Kami Wilkinson them or people can trip over them. Joe Bowcutt Michele Randall EDITOR Step outside and feel the warmth on your skin. Take a deep breath and CITY MANAGER think of the possibilities. Adam Lenhard Bette Arial David Cordero Ed Baca SPRING 2019 | VOLUME 13 | ISSUE 2 VOLUME SPRING 2019 | Photo by Dave Becker The newly introduced electric Inside St. George is printed by AlphaGraphics. All information and editorial has been provided by the scooters are an instant hit with City of St. George and is intended for the education and enjoyment of its readers. The contents may not be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Errors are not the publisher’s responsibility and Jon Pike 2 Dixie State University students the publisher is not held liable for any inaccurate information. City of St. George Mayor DIXIE GOES DIVISION I During the reclassification period, 14 of Dixie State’s 15 sports will compete in the WAC, while the DSU football program will compete as an independent at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS – formerly I-AA) level. Since 2009, the Trailblazers have made 57 NCAA Division II Regional championship appearances and won three regional championships in softball in 2009, 2014 and 2015 (national runner-up). DSU has also had 27 student-athletes earn Division II All- America honors, while 20 more student-athletes In January while standing in front of a standing- “Moving to Division I is the next pivotal step in earned Academic All-America recognition. room-only crowd inside the Dixie State University Dixie State University transitioning from securing Student Activities Center (SAC), University President university status in 2013 to obtaining university Dr. Richard B. Williams announced the institution has stature,” President Dr. Richard B. Williams said. “We have enjoyed over a decade of 2 accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic “Joining the Western Athletic Conference will not championship-level success at the Conference (WAC) and will begin the transition to only elevate our athletic teams and allow them NCAA Division II level,” DSU Director of INCAA Division I status. The event was emceed by to play other high-caliber competitors, but it will Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Jason Boothe said DSU Athletic Hall of Famer and former NBA great elevate our entire university and expand the stage Lionel Hollins and was attended by Utah Governor on which we can share the message about the “With the current trajectory of our institution, Gary R. Herbert, WAC Commissioner Jeff Hurd, and high-quality academic programs, individualized coupled with the increased growth of St. George other dignitaries. attention and active learning opportunities and southern Utah, we feel the timing is perfect to available at Dixie State.” take that next step forward to increase the visibility The announcement was met with an enthusiastic of Dixie State University.” ovation, reminding some longtime Dixie supporters Dixie State has been a member of the NCAA at of the atmosphere inside the SAC back when the the Division II level since the 2006-07 season after There are currently nine full members of the WAC, basketball teams played there. several decades as a NJCAA national power. DSU including fellow in-state school and former DSU sponsors 15 intercollegiate athletic programs, junior college rival Utah Valley University, along with Dixie State will officially apply for NCAA Division including six men’s sports (baseball, basketball, former PacWest rivals California Baptist and Grand CITY INFORMATION | DIXIE GOES DIVISION I | DIXIE GOES INFORMATION CITY I status in June of 2020. Upon completion of the cross country, football, golf and soccer) and nine Canyon. CSU Bakersfield, Chicago State, Missouri- four-year reclassification process, the Trailblazers women’s sports (basketball, cross country, golf, Kansas City, New Mexico State, Seattle University will be eligible for NCAA Division I postseason play soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 4 beginning in the 2024-25 season. and volleyball). round out the full-time roster of WAC schools. We Listen We Learn CONSERVING WATER These are just three examples of& how listening allowed us to learn how to better serve our customers. As a department, we appreciate the opportunity to hear from our customers. It helps us learn how to better serve the needs of the community. Easy Does It The Energy Services Our line crews conduct tree The department has offered Department which provides trimming annually, rotating a net metering program since power for much of the city throughout the city to keep 2005. This is a program that is a public power utility, tree limbs from growing close allows customers who install meaning it is a not for profit to power lines. This is a safety solar PV on their homes When it comes to water conservation, And that’s not all – but you get the idea. utility, governed by the Mayor and reliability issue. However, or business to cover their every drop counts. As residents of the and the City Council. As part there are times when a customer energy load by generating driest and fastest-growing region of the “Conservation is contagious, and we of the community we know notices a trees growing close power from the sun. Over state, it is our collective responsibility to want everyone to catch it,” said Karry 1it’s important to listen to our to a power line before crews the years the program has use our water wisely. Rathje, public information manager for customers. Listening gives us are scheduled to trim it. We evolved and been revised. the district. “We can accomplish great an opportunity to learn. appreciate customers notifying The most recent revision was WConserving water doesn’t require drastic things through simple measures if we all us of the issue so that a line crew made at the request of net lifestyle changes overnight. It can be as commit to make a difference.” One of the services we provide can be dispatched to evaluate metered customers who wish easy as deciding to use less water than is street lighting. We listened the issue and safely trim trees to carry any energy credit before and making simple changes to Washington was the first county in Utah to customers’ requests that could interfere with power generated over 3from year to make that happen. to develop a water conservation plan | PUBLIC SERVICES IT DOES EASY WATER, CONSERVING regarding street lighting being delivered to our customers year.