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Show f Thursday, January 5, 2006 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 3 State of Springville City Continued from Page 1 major and diverse cases. ; The Department of Public Safety conducted its first Public Safety Fair which attracted at-tracted over 700 citizens to tome and learn about crime prevention, emergency preparedness, pre-paredness, first-aid, personal person-al safety, identification kits for youth and fire safety. The department also received re-ceived a U. S. Homeland Security Se-curity grant to upgrade the computerized records management man-agement system to connect with all other public safety agencies in Utah County. As h result, fire and police personnel per-sonnel will have immediate, real time access to information informa-tion on all incidents and offenders of-fenders in the County, j The Public Safety elements ele-ments of Fire and Ambulance Ambu-lance continue to serve the community with volunteer fire fighters and emergency tnedical technicians (EMT's) who staff the ambulance. (The City is in need of more fMT's, especially those who can respond during daylight hours.) The Fire Department, Depart-ment, under Chief Phil Whitney, Whit-ney, responded to approximately approxi-mately 20 fire-related calls during 2005, ; including a large land fire in northeast Springville on U. S. Forest Service property. As a' result re-sult of quick response by fire crews, that fire was brought under control with no injuries and no structure damage. The Fire Department received re-ceived a countywide U. S. Homeland Security grant for rehabilitation and hazardous haz-ardous materials equipment and supplies to assist all agencies in the South Utah County area with disaster response. The trailers containing con-taining the equipment will be kept and maintained in Springville for immediate deployment in South Utah County. Public Works Under the direction of Brad Stapley, the Public Works Department began a major effort to update the City's Master Plans this year. Jeff Anderson began working as a senior engineer engi-neer for the City in January 2005. ? The Drinking and Sec V 1 it? . v As part of the character educationcounseling program, the 4th and 5th graders of Sage Creek Elementary School participated in a program pro-gram based on the book Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success, by Coach John Wooden. Each page of the book described an attribute needed for success, such as hard work, loyalty, friendship, determination, determina-tion, and confidence. Guest speakers including national champion athlete Sean May, police officer Josh Chappell, Dr. Eric Hogenson, MD, Principal Natalie Call, Superintendent Chris Sorenson, Utah County Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Ben Reaves, Springville Mayor Fritz Boyer, a representative from the Air Force, Scientist and Professor Profes-sor Dr. Steve Turley, BYU Violin Professor Dr. Belknap and retired BYU professor of the computer science department Dr. Gary Carlson came to talk about these elements of success. The program ended with an awards ceremony wherein Governor Huntsman's legal advisor, Mike Lee, was the guest speaker and presenter of awards. The Read Lea 164 S. Main, Springville ondary Water Master Plan (Phase I) has been completed. complet-ed. This plan includes a cost estimate for fixing existing deficiencies and a capital improvement im-provement plan for 1 - 5 years, 10 years and 10 years. To be completed in the near term, is a water rate and impact fee study. A draft Wastewater Collection Col-lection Master Plan is complete com-plete and ready for review. This plan will also identify existing wastewater collection collec-tion deficiencies and include a capital improvement plan. The Storm Water Master Plan is to be completed by the end of January 2006. The City is working with the Springville Irrigation Company Com-pany to identity the locations loca-tions where City storm water wa-ter enters, or is carried by, irrigation company facilities. facili-ties. This information will allow al-low the City to proceed with the development of a storm water collection system and the establishment of the most economical but acceptable accept-able .storm, water utility. This plan will also identify existing storm water collection collec-tion deficiencies and include a capital improvement plan. The department is also working with an engineering engineer-ing firm to assess the City's wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). It will address the current status of the WWTP; the effectiveness of different treatment possibilities; possibili-ties; give recommendations regarding future capital improvement im-provement projects required to upgrade the WWTP for future growth, and look into the feasibility of abandoning or scaling back the existing WWTP or joining a regional wastewater treatment facility. facili-ty. The well-drilling portion of the new culinary water well on Canyon Road was completed. Pump tests indicate indi-cate that the well will produce pro-duce 2,000 GPM (gallons per minute) of pure well water for introduction, without treatment, into the City's culinary water system. The 400 South well was completely com-pletely rebuilt increasing the yield from 1,500 to 3,000 GPM. A new well house was constructed with the latest electronic control equip- 489-1390 f ment to optimize well production. pro-duction. Some 3,000 feet of 10-inch water main pipeline was installed in-stalled along the west side of Main Street from 900 North to 1400 North (SR 75) in anticipation of the UDOT asphalt paving project which was completed this fall. The Canyon Road wastewater waste-water pump station, located adjacent to Bartholomew Pond, was fully rehabilitated and upgraded with dual pumps and new telemetry to accommodate additional homes connecting to the sanitary sewer in the Meadows Mead-ows Subdivision and to protect pro-tect the Burt Springs watershed, water-shed, a major source of culinary culi-nary water for the City. The Main Street Rehabilitation Rehabili-tation Project, including the installation of medians and decorative stamped concrete con-crete crossings; resurfacing of Main Street pavement through the downtown area; and decorative lighting between be-tween 400 South and Center Street powered by underground under-ground electrical conduits, is almost complete. Installation Installa-tion of 5,600 feet of asphalt trail along Canyon Road and Hobble Creek, connecting the City's trail system to the Hobble Creek trail was completed, com-pleted, along with six miles of paint striping for bicycle lanes. Of significance too, were the impressive 2005 efforts of public works personnel in Streets, Water, Wastewater, Waste-water, Solid Waste, Facilities Facili-ties Management, and the Cemetery. I regret not being able to summarize their impressive im-pressive efforts in any meaningful detail. , . light and Power After trying unsuccessfully unsuccessful-ly to find a replacement for Cal Baxter upon his retirement retire-ment in 2004 as the Director of the City Light and Power Department, the City Council Coun-cil decided to divide the director's di-rector's responsibilities between be-tween three senior members of the department, making Matt Hancock Generation Supervisor, Leon Fredrick-son, Fredrick-son, Distribution Supervisor, Supervi-sor, and Tony Fieldsted, Sub-Station Operations Su- fieryisor. With assistance rom the City's administration, administra-tion, the department has continued to provide effective effec-tive cooperative management manage-ment and efficient operations. opera-tions. Prior to 2005, Springville had only one power feed from Utah Power (UMPA) through the Spanish Fork Substation. In order to comply com-ply with current N-l reliability reliabil-ity standards, the department depart-ment completed engineering and equipment installation to allow power to also feed from the South Utah Valley Power Systems (SUVPS) substation at Dry Creek, located lo-cated in SW Springville, into the City's main receiving substation. In the event that the City loses power feed from either one of these two substations, Springville will remain with power to serve its citizens. Springville has taken over the SUVPS transmission system. SUVPS members include in-clude Payson, Salem, Spanish Span-ish Fork, Springville and Utah County areas served by the Strawberry Electric Service District. All control and supervision will be directed di-rected through the Whitehead White-head Power Plant dispatch center, allowing for better communication and coordi STRONG CD rate with an even stronger GUARANTEE. V ; Looking for a secure place to grow your money? 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Installation of an underground distribution system has been completed there improving the reliability reliabili-ty for new growth, and giving giv-ing the department the ability abili-ty to operate the system with up to three substations. At the Whitehead Power Plant, generator relay protection pro-tection and troubleshooting capability has been improved. im-proved. This was accomplished accom-plished by removing redundant redun-dant equipment and mechanical me-chanical generator relays from the existing control panels and installing new electronic generator management man-agement relays in the control con-trol panels. Protection for two transformers at the plant has been improved by installing transformer protection pro-tection relays and a lockout. Using in-house crews, the department relined the cooling cool-ing tower sump, replaced tower valves and cooling media, saving the city a considerable con-siderable amount of money. Hydro plants continue to be a good renewable energy power generation source for -the City with minimal expense. ex-pense. Repairs have been made to the waterway and valve at the Upper' Bartholomew plant and an irrigation penstock expansion expan-sion joint has been replaced for the Hobble Creek plant. The collection system has been cleaned, rebuilt and placed back in operation. Water quality, testing and monitoring has been implemented imple-mented to meet Federal Energy En-ergy Resource Commission re-licensing requirements. Community Development The average annual growth rate for the City between be-tween 2000 and 2005, as reported re-ported by Director Fred Aegerter, remains slightly over 4 representing new ?rowth of approximately 000 persons per year. Growth estimates are consistent con-sistent with population projections pro-jections made several years ago of between 29,000 and 31,000 by the year 2010. The number of subdivision lots recorded in 2005, the highest ever in Springville, was 655, double the highest number in the ) past five years. The majority of these lots are in the West Fields. In addition to lots recorded in 2005, another 684 lots are currently in the approval process. Greater numbers of duplextwin , homes have been built in 2005 than at any time in the last five years. Multi-family unit numbers will be the lowest (48) they have been since 2001. Average valuation of single-family detached dwelling units is $180,630 while the valuation for duplextwin du-plextwin home units is $120,956. Valuations on the multi-family units increased significantly in 2005, .to $107,595, but continue to be one of the most affordable new housing options in the City. The number of building inspections in-spections is up about 9 over last year through November No-vember 2005. Providing the economy continues stablize, the department anticipates building permits will increase in-crease in 2006. Planning elements ele-ments of the department were heavily , involved hi preparing the new sign ordinance, ordi-nance, which was adopted by the City Council in the summer. General Plan and Deana Hill State Farm Agent Springville. UT 84663 Bus: 801-489-9444 , , deana.hill.ne9ostatefarm.com ; Bank. STATE FARM IS THERE Bloomington. II statefarm.com 0105 - "o ' - r ( up- shy u rr- I i hJmT ffu--- c These Hobble Creek Elementary School students are smiling because they were awarded with the High Flyer award right before Christmas. Their timing couldn't be better Pictured from the left are McKenna Limb, Clay Roylance and Ashley Anderson. Master Plan updates were also completed in the areas of parks and trails, transportationcirculation trans-portationcirculation and public safety. 2005 was the, first complete com-plete year for code enforcement enforce-ment by Community Development Devel-opment rather than by Public Pub-lic Safety. The vast majority of the 3,726 violations were remedied with a warning. Code enforcement emphasis is still on voluntary compliance, compli-ance, but is essential to the overall appearance and safety safe-ty of the City. Land Use and Transportation Planning A personal concern that I deem to be of great importance impor-tance is collaborative re WEEKLY CONTEST Where in Springville was this picture taken? ' .t" 7 - V' L ' I V . ,N : 1 Be the first person to identify this location and win a studio portrait sitting and an 8x10 enlargement! If you know the place pictured above, call Great Faces Photography at 489-6616 or 592-5858 Last week's picture was taken at the auto shop at 38 west center street January 6-12 (12:55) 4:00 (1:05) 4:05 (12:30) 3:30 (1:10) 4:15 (1:00) 4:10 (12:25) COME EXPERIENCE THX 4(S5 Order and print tickets online at www.stadiumcinemas.com No discount passes. All auditoriums are THX certified! Cinemas open all day every day except for 9:00 Sunday showings Early Matinee on Saturday & Sunday Only gional land use and transportation trans-portation planning. As a Mayor, I nave been heavily involved with the Utah County Council of Governments Gov-ernments (COG) which consists con-sists of Mayors of cities in Utah County and the Utah County Commissioners. I chaired COG for one year, replacing Commissioner Gary Herbert; now. Utah's Lt. Governor. It is an important impor-tant source of insight into the problems held in common com-mon within the County, and shared with other cities. 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