Cottonwood Heights, UT | March 2021 | FREE BETWEEN THE CANYONS The Offi cial Newsletter of Cottonwood Heights | www.ch.utah.gov Eight Ways To Prepare For Winter Storms By Council Member Doug Petersen We knew Feb. 17 are loaded with treated salt before they start their would not be a typical routes. Our well-trained snowplow drivers used day, with much of our almost 515 tons of salt and spent many hours city seeing 18 inches moving this much snow. of snow or more. Th e I asked Matt what we can do as citizens to help CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS storm warning had make this undertaking go more smoothly. Here are been issued the night his suggestions: UPCOMING TENTATIVE AGENDA ITEMS before, but sometimes • Be prepared: Have shovels, snowblowers, MARCH 2 don’t you wonder if it and someone who can help you if needed, and • CENTRAL WASATCH COMMISSION PRESENTATION will really materialize or stay home if possible • UTAH OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT PROJECT DISCUSSION miss us entirely? Of course, the hope is that it will • Be informed: Listen to the weather for any • AGREEMENT WITH BLU LINE DESIGNS FOR FERGUSON CANYON PARK DESIGN all stay up in the mountains and keep our roads storm warning alerts • GRANITE AGREEMENT FOR SCOTTISH DRIVE ROADWAY and driveways clear. Wishful thinking aside, we all • Be patient: Th e city plows the main roads, RECONSTRUCTION know what it took that day just to clear out our own hills, and through streets fi rst and strives to • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL sidewalks and driveways. Between my drive and plow all residential streets within 24 hours AGENCY (CDRA): my parents’, it took me the better part of the day. aft er a storm ends • CANYON CENTRE DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION Now imagine that process for the entire city. • Be a good neighbor: Help those in your • PROJECT PRIORITIZATION FOR TAX INCREMENT Our Public Works Director, Matt Shipp, keeps area who might need your help FINANCING (TIF) crews running and keeps track of all our road • Don’t park on the street. It’s hard for maintenance. He prepares crews ahead of time plows to maneuver around cars, and your car MARCH 16 knowing a storm is coming and ensures the trucks may be towed. • ATTORNEY GENERAL’S REPORT ON AUG. 2 MILL HOLLOW INCIDENT "Prepare for Winter Storms", continued on page 3 TO FIND FULL AGENDAS, Presort Std WWW.COTTONWOODHEIGHTS.UTAH.GOV ECRWSS U.S. Postage Printed on Local Postal Customer PAID R i v e r t o n , U T Recycled Paper Permit #44 ARTS & EVENTS WHAT'S INSIDE ARTS & EVENTS ..............................2 CITY NEWS ......................................3 PUBLIC SAFETY ..............................4 COMMUNITY/UTILITIES .............5, 7 HISTORY .........................................6 BUSINESS ........................................8 History Question of the Month Who provided the land for the fort in Union? Answer on page 6 Cottonwood Heights Arts Council Presents Book Music & Lyrics DENNIS KELLY TIM MINCHIN VIRTUAL AUDITIONS March 19 - 20 For more information CHCITYARTS.COM 2 CITY NEWS "Prepare for Winter Storms", continued from cover • Check Wasatchfrontwaste.org for any • Don’t shovel or blow snow back into ([email protected]) or our phone trash collection changes. Get containers the street. This makes it hard for others to line (801-944-7000) if you have concerns. off the street as soon as possible when trucks drive and creates more work for plows. The Public Works team logs everything and collect the trash. • Use our snow events email address addresses all issues. The city has a detailed snow-removal plan in place that shows every city street. The drivers are familiar with every route, so they know the best method to plow these roads. Our crew’s motto is “Plan the plow and plow the plan.” I hope as Cottonwood Heights citizens we can do all we can to help our crews complete their jobs in the most safe and efficient way. I am grateful for the storms that bring this vital commodity of water to our state and the added recreational benefits. March brings new hope to a COVID-weary world. I look forward to the longer daylight hours and the warmer days that are ahead. Thank you for helping keep Cottonwood Heights a wonderful place to live. ■ New Utah Bills For Education, Police Reform, and Clean Air Initiatives By Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion By the time you read we all enjoy. This year, several bills are improving in centers for troubled Utah youth, Senator Mike this, I will be finishing police transparency, training and safety. Each bill McKell’s bill would improve facility guidelines my first session in sponsor has worked with law enforcement agencies for the first time in 15 years. Currently, the Office the Utah House of to ensure the changes are desired and beneficial. of Licensing only has enough staff to make one Representatives. Thank Senator Iwamoto sponsors a bill requiring a law annual inspection visit to each of the state’s 250 you for allowing me enforcement agency to share information about facilities. HB 325 would increase the yearly per- to represent District an open officer conduct investigation upon request bed fee the Office of Licensing charges facilities 46. I’m happy to when processing a job application. so they could hire enough new employees to allow share how an exciting Another bill (HB264) requires law enforcement four annual inspection visits. This will help ensure education program, officers file a report each time they point a gun or youth’s safety and wellbeing at the centers. balanced police reform, and clean air initiatives are taser at someone. Utah’s Peace Officer Standards and Overall, at the Capitol we have had bipartisan becoming realities. Training department (POST) believes having more agreement on many important issues. Gov. Cox Rep. Lowry Snow, chair of the House Education information like this will help them understand and Lt. Gov. Henderson are eager to meet with us Committee, sponsored a bill last year that would the challenges officers face. Rep. Andrew Stoddard as needed. I am grateful for their diligent work to allow some youth to stay in juvenile detention sponsors a bill that would increase POST’s ability coordinate efforts that have led Utah to be one of centers until age 25. He knows education is a to discipline law enforcement officers. Under the the most efficient states for COVID-19 vaccine valuable investment and the key forward for bill, POST could issue a warning or revoke an distribution. everyone, so this year he is sponsoring HB279. officer’s certification if they show dishonesty or With more than 800 bills and resolutions this The program Rep. Snow is creating with Dixie deception when violating policy or “knowingly session, I appreciate hearing from my constituents. State College would cost $300,000 a year and engaged in biased or prejudicial” behavior. All of I receive emails and texts on both sides of issues, and allow incarcerated youth to enroll in classes or these bills passed a House committee unanimously I value your perspective and concerns. Your input is work towards a technical certificate, associate or and have moved through the Utah House with key to my ability to function as your representative. bachelor’s degree. Utah currently spends about strong support. Contact me at [email protected] or $200,000 annually for each incarcerated young This year there are 22 bipartisan initiatives for [email protected]. I am honored to represent adult. Gaining skills, knowledge and confidence clean air improvements, ranging from Governor so many of you as we solve problems and plan the would save state funds, reduce recidivism, and Cox asking for $350,000 for double-tracking future we desire together. ■ enable many of these young people to leave the FrontRunner to a proof of concept for mobile air justice system supporting themselves. monitoring on UTA electric buses. Our police officers risk their lives to help us My first bill, HB0325, increases annual Office of during emergencies and maintain the safe society Licensing fees. Due to reports of abuse and neglect 3 PUBLIC SAFETY Ready, Set Go: Three Ways to Prepare for Wildfi res By Assistant Fire Chief Riley Pilgrim Th ough Cottonwood • Be ready: Create and maintain defensible Heights is an urban space around your home and property. Th is community, its Wasatch includes removing fl ammable vegetation within Front location places 30 feet of your home and extending outward several of its residential from there with other protective measures. areas along the wildland- If your home borders public land, work with urban interface. Th ese the city and fi re department to address your areas are adjacent to concerns. impressions. Public safety authorities will do undeveloped land, such • Get set: Ensure your family is prepared their best to evacuate areas as needed, but we as the Forest Service, parks and other areas with to evacuate on short notice. Th is includes also rely on citizens to leave without direction if vegetation and potential wildfi re risks. having important valuables, documentation, they feel threatened by fi re. While the risks vary in severity depending on medication and other essential or diffi cult-to- Now is a great time to assess your readiness for the the neighboring fuel, lay of the land and any type replace items ready for a quick retreat. wildfi re season. Whether you’re preparing your home of area management, residents are responsible • Be ready to go: When wildfi re strikes and family for a possible evacuation or considering for mitigating fi res on their own properties. Visit and you have safety concerns, leave the area a property wildfi re assessment, we have resources readyforwildfi re.org for tips on preparing for before you are told to do so.