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Show t Sun Chronicle Thursday, November 15, 1973 Roy boasts five porks Roy boasts five beautiful parks. Roy Park, located on 5600 South down by the Weber County Hospital, was the first park established in Roy. Comprising approximately five acres, it is located on two pieces of ground leased partly from Union Pacific Railroad Company and partly from Weber County. Recently it has been brought up to date by establishment of new restrooms and concession stand which was promoted by civic organizations in cooperation with Roy City It has new bleachers and a backstop and shelters through cooperation of civic organizations and Roy City. Roy Park has a lighted ball park which hosts many league games. Approximately ten acres make up North Park located at 4200 South and 1900 West which was acquired by a lease from the county. During World War II it was originally the old county gravel pit. The city acquired it by a lease, and through cooperation of civic organizations it was leveled off, clay was hauled in and topsoil was hauled in. It has been developed in segments, the most recent of which is a little league complex of three baseball diamonds and backstop and bleachers which was a project of civic organizations. A section is still to be developed on the extreme west end Plans are in the making. Municipal Park wa3 acquired when the city purchased or took over the old Arsenal Villa from the Federal Government and sold part of the ground for subdivision and retained the administration building and adjacent grounds as a park. About 1958 a swimming pool was built in cooperation with the county and was later purchased by the city. Comprising about 15 acres, the park also contains tennis courts, playground equipment, a pavilion, and greenhouse where flowers for all the parks are grown. Cemetery Park covers approximately Parley Olsen five acres and was established because a portion of the cemetery was not being used. A sprinkling system was installed and grass was planted as a park for children to use. However, no plans to develop the park further have been made as it may someday be used as cemetery . Sand Ridge Park is the newest oi the parks. It abounds with color from the many varieties of tiowers. The most modern lights and backstop have been installed for a ball park, and at the time of this writing, bleachers are in the process of being installed. In the future a pavilion to accommodate large groups of picnickers will be installed, and playground equipment is scheduled to go in the following year. It is approximately J3 acres. The Roy Park, North Park and Municipal Park all have pavilions which can accommodate large groups for parties and picnics. They can be reserved at no ciiarge by calling the Municipal Building. In the summer months the parks are used heavily and reserved almost every day for some occasion. MEMBERS of the Roy Kiwanis Club worked with others in building the bowery at Municipal Park, i funded by government funds, and its own communications center. Patrol division and taffic officers who work from noon til 8 p.m. and a Drunk Driver Division. Present officers are Lt. Kn Russell, Sgt. Charles D. Rochelle, Sgt. Carpenter and Sgt. Junior Hammon. Patrolmen are George Cummings, Joe Lui, Ben Glover, Deon Harris, Kay Hargis, A1 Tutodow, Rick Wilder and Dick Chatterton. The civilian clerks are Beverly Hall, Julia Woodruff and Mickey Potter. The Roy City Police Department is second to none in the state. Under the guidance of Roys veteran Police Chief, Julian R. Green, the department has kept abreast of community needs. Chief Green has been on the force since 1955 and Chief of Police since 1958. The department today is comprised of 13 sworn officers, three civilian clerks, four irol ofcrossing guards, one animal E3oy. vi?Ea GO Roy Police Deportment fS9&yBe ficer, a ciminal investigation division, technical services division, youth bureau, i Chariest City Award Roy, Utah Turr.s Grave! ?iv With r!o!p of Scrr.o recW llv A. the construction of four diticrcnt mili-t.u- y establishments; Utah Genei.d Depot, Hill Air Force Rurss, Ogden isenul and the Naxy Supply Depot of Clearfield As the Cuv of Kox built up after Woiln War II. this site cicated an and for became the dumping anj thing unwarned: old building foundations, broken and pieces ol ciub. gutter and sidewalk, removed worn out blacktop liom sticets. old automobiles anil eseri tiling fiom discarded privies of i Mill's lo unwanted imgation water aiivl stoiin sewage from surrounding pound subtiivisions an old gravel pit into a beautiful, useful park has been no case task but the results have certainly been woith the cl fort. When sewer lines weie installed, this area still was deeper than it was practical to Ly the s.tiiii.uv lines, making it impossible for a housing development As a result it scarred the center of a growing 'ruining meiropohs. About the f ountv School C '(i no Kin i her A sc ir in the l.ihikc.K' in almost ihe center of ilic bcauiiliil City oi Isov. I'l.ili Ii.ki existed since the cailv Uii's when inilhons of tons of curm ,nnl giaxcl were lemoved to assist in ee-soi- e w e.tr I960, Weber Hoard pm chased tins unwarned piece of hell and adjacent itt it. on high giound. built a modem be.iutilul high school which the I adies Home Journal investigators quoted ns ocing one ol the ten best high schools ,n the I hilled States: Kox High School. I a ter. on the biink of the mil, a junior high school was built with walk-i- n cnti.iiicex on two levels: Sandridge Junioi High Hut what to do with this gh.isiK dump still plagued the experts. 'I hex approached the citv council reg.iiihng a long teim lease, alter learning Roy City was looking for more land to develop into a park. The l.mu is located just north of the center ol town and so the citv felt it was ideallx situated for a park. Rov City and Weber County School District hae a close xxorking relationship h.cll also ata.s ,o a favo.ablc acquisition lf tile' l.itiO. Alter negotiations for the land xxcie completed,. tl.e ixuieau oi Ouiuocor Recreation was contacted regarding matching funds in order to improve the land. A fu:.. fifty matching fund xv. is received in 1970 for a total amount of S75.965 55. Roy City, The Cuv With A Future, has just completed Phase I of a txvo phase Park Development Program with XX -- BOR. With heavy equipment, broken blocks of foundation, gutter, black top. privies, etc. were houled axvay or buried in deeper holes. We hope never to plague our beautiful city again. With cooperation of surrounding property owners, the unwanted irrigation water problem was solved and old abandoned cars hauled away. Leveling was necessary and the hauling of top soil on a clay base was required as the content of remainine gravel was too porous to retain moisture. After the land was leveled, day and top soil hauled and spread, an automatic sprinkling system was installed and grass was planted. The real challenge came in trying to dispose 'of wuiter from three storm sexvers from that found surrounding a home in the porous soil of this ancient gr.ixel pit. If one Can gei .he picfitre, this area li;ibj:qri excavated so deeply, the xv.jjer from all dlrec-lionaturally lowed toward it with no outlet. Uiihhling li moks A very ingenious parks supeiuiiend-en- t met this challenge. Choosing a naturally deep part of this infernal pit, an artistic dry lake was formed with the aid of c.trih moving equipment. 'I lireo storm sewer outlets led to the dry lake via three dry creek hens, each from a diflerenl direction. When the wet seasons came with rain and snow, the dry creek beds became babbling brooks emptying into a dry lake that Cleanest City in the USA transcended into a beautiful reflection pool. Furly in the spring of 1972, a tree planter was hired and more than one Hundred trees of various kinds and sizes were pianied, which were donated by lesidems throughout the ei.y. As of this date, none of the trees have died and the p. eject was termed, Instant Shade, beoause of the transition. More than txvcnly thousand flowers of vaiious l)ics xvere planted and landscaped hy high school boys who woiked pari time lor the parks department during the summer. They woikeJ after school hours and Saturdays. These flowers were all gioxxn m the city owned greenhouse, during the winter months. A new road has been completed to seive both the junior high and park pations. A paved parking area and a concession stand combination building was constructed to serve in any capacity the needs of ihe of Roy and surrounding arc.ts. As Roy has no fee for the park use. we attract various groups from ail sui rounding areas. Application has been made w.th Uuie.iti of Outdoor Recreation toi Phase 11 to complete this paik. Planned in this phase will be: play gion.ui equipment, a lighted softball field, bleachers, a bowery and miscellaneous piaygiouiul equipment. 'Hus phase xx.,1 cost 561.520 on a fifty-lilT- y ivois match. This wiil make for picnicking, aiboretum, botanical garden and quiet aicas for relaxation on the lulls, dcs. When complete, this p.uk wnl be oxer t 12 acres of the park found It has been an inspiiaiior. to .see the cooperation of all Roy residents to make this park a reality. Under the direction of the Roy Fraternal Order of F.agles, a Monolith xx.o placed to add beauty to this area, a special meaning to its residents .uni those who will use this beautiful park. Many hours of planning, hard xxoik and money on this project have been correlated to make it useful and we feel that all efforts and interest have been worthwhile as ihe park :s planned around family use because our city is family orientated as evidence by our whole living concept. xvas What does it take to become the cleanest city in the country? The most respectable four letter word in the English language. Work. grams included a Student Civic Achievement Trophy competition: a cleanup effort; junk car removal projects; and landscape improvements. Which is exactly what 5,700 young people, 6,300 adults,1 and every civic and service organization in Roy put out to win the 1971 Trigg Award for excellence. We join the National Some 235 cities in the US competed for the award given by the National Clean-u- p Congress. But Roys beautification efforts bested the best of them. The city's major pro- - rest-mo- rcs.-den- ts fin-w- e. The author has been city manager of Roy City since 1966, when the position was created. The folks at Utah Power & Light Company fix-u- p, Clean-u- p Congress of Utah the citizens "the Roy, saluting in USA for the cleanest'city setting a high stand?1"'1 for all of us throughout Utah and the rest of the nation. in We congratulate you! Were proud to supply the electricity that powers the cleanest city in the USA. |