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Speaking Personally: March 2007

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Saturday, March 24, 2007. At last Thursday's work session, the City Council gave preliminary approval for a property swap between the cemetery and the recreation department. Meanwhile, parks and recreation proponents have long been clamoring for completion of the ball diamonds at Art Dye park. Five are planned, but only three have been constructed. The outcome is that, using approximately $60,000 in funds from the land purchase reserves (cheap! The cemetery will "buy" the Filly Field from the recreation ...

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Speaking Personally: February 2007

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Saturday, February 24, 2007. Tree City, USA. TOP TEN REASONS TO BECOME A TREE CITY. 10 If Pleasant Grove can do it, we can do it. 9 Great promotional value for our city. 8 With its requirement of a $2 per capita tree budget, it would help us to plant and care for needed shade trees in our parks. In some parks, it will provide for necessary reforestation. 7 It would require us to pass a tree ordinance, which would enable us to beautify our city,. 6 Provide better noise abatement,. For American Fork, that'...

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Speaking Personally: July 2010

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Sunday, July 25, 2010. American Fork Heritage and History Pageant. Do you have plans this weekend? It's time once again for the annual Heritage and History Pageant at the cemetery, truly one of American Fork's best things. My out-of-town readers, both of them, will not understand why the event of the year takes place at the cemetery. That's because their cemeteries are not as nice as ours. 26 West 600 North. Web page here: American Fork Cemetery. Sneak preview here: Don't Forget to Check Out My Hat!

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Speaking Personally: April 2010

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Friday, April 16, 2010. Snapshot of American Fork's Library. On April 12, in honor of library week, the American Fork library participated in Snapshot 2010. An effort to chronicle a day in the life of Utah libraries. Library staff collected stories, photographs, and statistics to show the great value that libraries consistently provide to the community. The library expands my children's knowledge by providing experiences as they interact in library programs and learn about the world around them and read ...

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Speaking Personally: August 2010

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Monday, August 23, 2010. As the sun broke over the American Fork canyon this morning, I joined about a hundred other government officials, engineers, and newspaper reporters to witness the opening of the Pioneer Crossing, a historic occasion and a red letter day. With a total project cost of $260 million, the road was hailed as a significant transportation investment. Officials who spoke to us this morning explained the significance of the taxpayers' investment in various ways:. From Governor Gary Herbert.

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Speaking Personally: February 2011

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Monday, February 21, 2011. Utah's Tour de Donut. Utah's Tour de Donut is now registering. If you hurry, you can catch the early bird special. Last year's King Donut scarffed 31 donuts. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Rotary Club's many worthy projects, including Amber Alert ID bracelets, Rotary's Polio International Campaign, and the Huntsman Cancer Center at the American Fork Hospital. Sponsors are also needed, as are volunteers - volunteers to set up, check in, clean u. View my complete profile.

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Speaking Personally: June 2006

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006. Tax Hike Drops to Thirty-Five Percent. Here's the good news:. Earlier this week, Cathy Jensen, City Budget Officer, received this year's certified tax rate from the County. The certified tax rate, as you may recall from a previous post. However, the law DOES allow cities to keep additional revenues if they come from new growth (new houses, businesses, shopping centers, etc.). That increase shows up as a fifty-one percent rise above the certified tax rate - but it's important to ...

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Speaking Personally: January 2011

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Monday, January 24, 2011. A Positive Financial Note. The city council, earlier this month, was pleased to receive positive financial news in the form of the annual audit. I leaned over to fellow council member Dale Gunther and asked his take on this opinion. I've been reading audits for six years now, but Dale's judgment, honed in the financial industry, is without peer. The report came with three footnotes of interest. The City has been frugal in its use of debt. Even after issuing $49 million in PI...

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Speaking Personally: June 2010

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Thursday, June 24, 2010. Sewer Rate Increase: Year Two. It's bad news, folks. Sewer rates are going up yet again, meaning still higher utility bills for American Fork residents. Please know that the City Council is grumbling about this louder than anybody. We have no control over these rates. We do not set them. We only collect them and turn them in. The City does this as a courtesy to the TSSD and receives no compensation for its billing expenses. Grumble, grumble, grumble. But before you complain too l...