Awake, Utah Lake! The Utah Lake Commission will be holding public meetings in the next few weeks to introduce the Utah Lake Master Plan project. The meetings will be held in an open-house format to introduce the project, answer questions, and solicit public input on the issues and opportunities the planning project should address. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Lehi Senior Citizen’s Center located at 123 North Center Street, Lehi. A second meeting will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Utah Lake State Park located at 4400 West Center Street, Provo. Members of the Utah Lake Commission, its committees, and the consulting team will be present to discuss the project and answer questions. These meetings will be the first of several opportunities for the public to participate in the development of the Utah Lake Master Plan. We hope you will plan to attend.

To: I-15 Springville 400 South Community

From : Utah Department of Transporation

Re: Public Hearing on Thursday, February 28th

UDOT is proposing to widen 400 South and rebuild the I-15 interchange. They would like to meet with you to discuss potential impacts to properties in the 400 South area.

UDOT will hold the meeting on Thursday, February 28, 2008 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Springville City Senior Center located at 65 East 200 South in Springville.

For more information contact John Higgins, UDOT Project Manager at 801-227-8000 or jhiggins@utah.gov.

Utah County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Saturday, March 15th for Utah County Residents

The Utah County Health Department, in conjunction with the South Utah Valley Solid Waste District and the North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District, are offering an opportunity to Utah County residents to safely dispose of household hazardous wastes on Saturday, March 15th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The collection will take place at Utah Valley State College’s northwest parking lot (on 1200 West 800 South in Orem).

Items being collected include:
Paints/Stains
Gasoline/Fuels
Motor Oil/Lubricants
Antifreeze
Solvents/Thinners
All-purpose cleaners
Aerosol cans
Pesticides/Herbicides
Glues/Adhesives
Fluorescent light bulbs
Mercury thermometers
Photographic chemicals
Batteries
Residents wishing to dispose of materials are asked to not mix wastes. If possible, residents leave materials in original containers with labels intact, or mark the containers if labels are missing. All containers must be capped or sealed. Containers also must be deposited with waste materials and cannot be returned. It is suggested that residents transport waste containers in a cardboard box lined with newspaper.

Materials that cannot be accepted include:
Ammunition
Explosives
Asbestos materials
Radioactive waste
PCB-related materials
Medical or biological waste
Prescription medications
Business or commercial waste
Construction or demolition materials
Electronics
Tires

For questions on what can and cannot be taken, please contact the Utah County Division of Environmental Health (851-7525), the North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District (225-8538), or the South Utah Valley Solid Waste District (489-3027).

Boys Baseball & Girls Softball

Registration for baseball / softball will begin on Feb 4, 2008. You can register online at www.springville.org or at the Community Services building 443 S. 200 E. from 9:00 am. - 5:00pm. Anyone wishing to register after 5:00 pm may do so at our evening registration Thursday, March 20, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:00npm at the Community Service building.

Anyone registering after March 21, at 5:00 pm will be charged a late fee.

Kickball (kids entering kindergarten 08), $25.00
T-ball, (Kindergarten) $25.00
Coach Pitch, (1st & 2nd grades) $25.00
Falcon & Mustang, (3rd & 4th grades) $35.00
Filly & Pinto, (5th & 6th grades) $35.00
Fox & Pony, (7th & 8th grades) $45.00

The “State” of the City report by Mayor Gene R. Mangum is available on the City website.

Click here to read the report.