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Six new mayors in Northern Utah County of the City report,” she said. “On fiscal responsibility, we reduced the city’s debt by refinancing bonds at lower rates and have budgeted for infrastructure projects and maintenance to avoid costly debt. My commitment as mayor is to be accessible to residents to discuss ideas and concerns. I will work with staff and the City Council to make wise financial decisions that benefit our city, maintain high levels of service, and prepare for the future. Working together with residents I will promote community by continuing with our traditions while exploring new opportunities to bring our city together.”

(CedarHills.org bio).

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal Of the nine communities covered by The Crossroads Journal, six have new mayors. All of the new mayors have just completed one or more terms on the city council, or in the case of Mark Johnson of Lehi, previously served on that body.

CEDAR HILLS Mayor Jenney Rees recently completed six years on the city council.

A stay- at home mom currently, Rees has a degree in business management and has spent most of her career working in the healthcare industry. I have lived in Cedar Hills since 2008 and have served on the City Council since 2012. She and her husband have four children: three daughters still at home and a son who is serving in the U.S. Navy. She has lived in Cedar Hills for almost 10 years.

“As mayor I will focus on communication and transparency, fiscal responsibility, planning for our commercial

Left to right top: Jenny Rees, Cedar Hills; Mark Johnson, Lehi bottom: Tom Westmoreland, Eagle Mountain; Rodd Mann, Highland zone and infrastructure needs, and promoting community. Over the past six years my communication efforts

include posting my Council notes online, engaging with residents through social media, and developing the annual State

AMERICAN FORK Mayor Brad Frost has been a city council member for the past five years. He and his wife Jodi are the parents of five children. He is a self-employed landscape contractor. Prior to opening his own landscape business, Frost worked for American Fork’s Parks Department See MAYORS on page A4

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Highland and Alpine hope to study transportation gridlock

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal ALPINE — City officials are in the process of applying for a Mountainland Association of Governments grant to perform a traffic study. While such studies are common, this study, if approved, will be a little different: it will study the impacts of Alpine's future traffic on Highland City roads.

Although Alpine is in and will continue to be in growth mode for several years, the community is basically landlocked. Most of Alpine's traffic has to travel on Highland surface streets to access the Alpine Highway, I-15, Lehi or the communities south of the city.

The idea for the study came about when Highland's City Engineer Todd Trane sat down with Alpine City Manager Shane Sorenson and City Engineer Jed Muhlestein to discuss the issue.

All of our main streets — 4800 West, 6000 West and 11800 North — are all tied into Alpine arterial roads," Trane told his city council. "We need to find

out what the future impact of Alpine's growth will be on Highland's roads."

Trane said both cities will co-sponsor the study, but Alpine officials are taking the lead in submitting the paperwork.

"Of all of those connections, we need

to find out which one is going to be impacted most in the next 10 to 20 years of development," Trane said.

If the grant is approved, the funds would likely be made in 2020-21 for the study.

Saratoga Springs makes budget adjustments

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city council recently approved several mid-year adjustments to the budget.

State statute requires that cities amend their budgets to appropriate or account for funds for increased/decreased expenditures.

While budget adjustments are made throughout the year, most cities formally present updated information to their councils in November or December.

In Saratoga Springs, the most significant adjustment was to the water department's capital fund where the city shifted funds it had left over from previous projects to four other projects.

In the water fund, leftover funds

($100,000) from a culinary transmission line project (Zone 1N) were transferred to help pay for master plans and land purchases for future projects.

In the secondary water impact fund, there was $432,210 left over from the Foothills South pump and pipe project and $635,561 from the Foothills North projects.

Some of that leftover money was put

toward construction of the ULDC pump station ($250,000) and Marina pump station ($100,145) and the Zone 1 North Pipeline project ($125,000).

The remainder, $545,350, was put into the fund balance, (essentially the water department's savings account).

The water operations fund helped purchase ($31,000) a new fixed network reader. (Some of the cost was offset by a grant.)

Adjustments were made to the books for Bluffdale Police Department expenditures ($16,160) after final numbers came in.

Bluffdale contracts with Saratoga Springs for police services, and, according to Management Analyst Daniel Widenhouse, complete figures were not available when the budget was prepared.

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Northern Utah County Notes

Middle School Events

for 10 years.

The "Light Up Cedar Hills" annual holiday lighting contest winners have been announced. This year's winners were: Dan & Nicole Crawley, Darin and Marie Haag, and Wes and Gina Higbee.

Photos of the decorated homes may be viewed on the city's website.

HIGHLAND The city council appointed Lisa Bullington to the library board on December 5.

On December 5, the city council established a perpetual care fund for maintenance of the city cemetery. The Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund is expected to have $81,649.49 in cemetery expenses and $100,000 in cemetery revenue this fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year, 10 percent of the costs of cemetery maintenance, approximately $5,184.74 will be transferred from the General Fund to the Perpetual Care Fund. The net balance of the Perpetual Care Fund, approximately $23,535.25 will be transferred to the General Fund as a part of a 75 percent repayment of previous capital expenses.

Highland City officials have contracted with Vancon Inc. for the construction of a right turn lane at the intersection of 4800 West and the Alpine Highway. The Mountainland Association of Governments has provided $305,794 for this

By Tiffany Lloyd The Crossroads Journal

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal UTAH COUNTY On January 3, the County Commission approved several voting district boundary changes, resulting in the creation of five new precincts in Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain and Lehi.

LONE PEAK The BYU Young Ambassadors will join the Lone Peak High School choirs for a benefit concert on Saturday, February 3, at 7 p.m. in the Lone Peak High School auditorium, 10189 N. 4800 W., Highland. Proceeds will benefit the Lone Peak High School choir program. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for students. Reserved seats can be purchased at www.ShowTix4U.com (search: Lone Peak) or general seating tickets can be purchased at the door.

CEDAR HILLS On December 5, the city council passed an ordinance enacting a new PARC tax, a 0.1% local sales and use tax for the purpose of financing cultural, recreational and botanical organizations or facilities within the city. Voters previously approved the tax in the general election. The PARC Tax will take effect on April 1, 2018, and remain in effect

project. An additional $22,206 in matching funds is being provided equally by the cities of Highland and Alpine.

The Highland Arts Council is sponsoring "An Evening of Broadway" February 8-12 at 7 p.m. at the Highland Civic Center (5378 W 10400 N.). Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. Contact Kathy Castleton at kathycastleton@gmail.com for more information.

LEHI Intel has announced that it will discontinue its partnership with Lehi-based Micron on the development and manufacturing of flash memory chips later this year or in early 2019 but will continue to manufacture its new 3D XPoint technology at Micron.

ALPINE The Alpine Nature Center is organizing a birding group. So far, the group has 16 members and is seeking input on how often to meet and whether to combine activities with the Utah County Birders.

To complement the group's endeavors, a new section called 'Around the Feeder' is being added to the Nature Center website. Parties interested in being part of the birding group can contact group organizer Jennifer by email at jenniferp312@gmail.com.

No School: Presidents' Day - February 19 American Fork Jr. High Events Parent//Teacher Conference - February 13 Frontier Middle Events Parent/Teacher Conference - February 13 Lehi Jr. High Events School Play - February 5 at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conference - February 13 Grand Concert - March 1 at 7:00 Timberline Middle Events Parent/Teacher Conference - February 13 at 4:00 Vista Heights Middle Events Parent/Teacher Conference - February 13 History Fair - February 28 at 6:30 Willowcreek Middle Events Jazz Night - February 7 at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conference - February 13

High School Events

By Tiffany Lloyd The Crossroads Journal No School: Presidents' Day - February 19 American Fork High Home Events Winter Play - February 8-13 Basketball, Both - February 9 vs. Lone Peak at 3:00 Basketball, Girls - February 13 vs.

Bingham at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conference - February 15 at 3:00 Basketball, Boys - February 20 vs.

Pleasant Grove at 7:00 Winter Guard Show - March 3 at 10:00 am Lehi High Home Events School Play - February 5, 6, 8, & 9 at 7:00

Basketball, Boys - February 6 vs. Salem Hills at 7:00 Basketball, Boys - February 9 vs.

Mountain View at 7:00 Basketball, Girls - February 13 vs.

Uintah High at 5:30 Basketball, Boys - February 13 vs.

Uintah High at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conference - February 15 at 3:00 ynergy Dance Concert - February 15 7:00 Basketball, Boys - February 16 vs.

Orem High at 7:00 Basketball, Girls - February 20 vs.

Payson at 7:00 Lone Peak High Home Events Basketball, Boys - February 6 vs. Bingham at 7:00 Basketball, Girls - February 13 vs.

Pleasant Grove at 5:15

Basketball, Boys - February 13 vs.

Pleasant Grove at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conference - February 15 at 3:00 Winter Drumline Competition - February 17 at 4:00 Winter Play - February 22, 22, 23, 24, & 26 at 7:00 Winter Choir Concert - February 27 at 7:30 Jazz Band Concert - February 28 at 7:00 Boys Soccer Scrimmage - March 3 12:00 Rockwell High Home Events Basketball, Boys - February 7 vs. Rowland Hall at 7:00 Basketball, Boys - February 9 vs. Merit Academy at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences - February 22 at 5:00

Skyridge High Home Events Macbeth - February 8, 9, 10, 12, & 13 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences - February 15 at 3:00 Basketball, Boys - February 20 vs.

Provo High at 7:00 Westlake High Home Events Basketball, Girls - February 8 vs. Bingham High at 7:00 Concerto Concert - February 8 at 7:00 Parent/Teacher Conference - February 15 at 3:00 Basketball, Boys - February 16 vs.

American Fork at 7:00 Basketball, Boys - February 20 vs.

Lone Peak at 7:00 FAFSA Completion Night - February 22 at 5:00 Drill Showcase - February 28 at 6:00

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Highland plans for future of gravel pit

By Linda Petersen the Crossroads Journal HIGHLAND — The city is in the process of forming an ad hoc committee to study the effects of the closure of the gravel pit currently being operated by Kilgore at the mouth of American Fork Canyon at 4600 West and Timpanogos Highway.

The pit is nearing the end of its life cycle and is expected to close in seven to 10 years. Currently, Highland City owns about 11 acres of the total property.

The ad hoc committee would study both the city property and the total property in terms of land use, transportation and utilities for future development.

In December, then-Mayor Mark Thompson reported to the council that Kilgore has already started excavation

MAYORS Continued from Page A1 for 12 years. He was born and raised in American Fork.

“I would have you know that I have a sincere desire to make our community a great place to live, work and play. It has been my pleasure to serve as a council member for the past five years,” he said.

(AFcity.org bio) ALPINE Mayor Troy Stout already has 10 years of government service under his belt. He recently completed his second term on the city council. Prior to that, he served on the planning commission for two years.

"I believe that a strong sense of community, high-quality public services, great first responders, protecting access to hillsides and open spaces, while holding down taxes and having a balanced budget are what the people of Alpine value. These are values that I have fought for on the City Council for the past two terms, and will continue to do as your mayor," he said. (Profile, Alpine City website) Stout defeated previous mayor Sheldon Wimmer in the November General Election. Wimmer had been serving

along the west side of the city's property.

"This is an important thing for us to move through fairly quickly," he said.

Thompson suggested that the ad hoc committee should be made up of at least one resident from the Viewpoint subdivision (because it would be the most impacted by any development), along with two other citizens, City Engineer Todd Trane, Public Works Operations and Maintenance Manager Justin Parduhn, a member of the city council and a member of the planning commission. He also volunteered to serve on the committee himself because of his history with his property.

New Mayor Rod Mann will make further recommendations for committee appointments to the city council. The ad hoc committee is expected to report its findings to the city council by July 17.

as mayor since Feb. 2016 when he was appointed to fill the remainder of former Mayor Don Wilkin's term. Wilkin's moved to St. George to accept a position with Dixie State University.

Stout is a regional manager at Benco Dental, a dental equipment and supply company. He and his wife Jennifer are the parents of four children.

LEHI New Mayor Mark Johnson, a former city council member, served for a total of 16 years on the city council and planning commission.

Prior to his position as mayor, he was the chairman of the Timpanogos Special Service District where he had been a board member since 2004. He owns Mustang Design, a land design and engineering firm.

Johnson's priorities as mayor are to: • Be Frugal - Remove or redirect any unnecessary spending.

• Engage the Public - Create new opportunities for volunteerism with the general public. Encourage and promote corporate sponsorship of park and sports facilities.

• Improve Representation - Increase opportunities to involve the City Council in events and progress of the city.

• Better Growth and Transportation Management - Encourage the Planning,

Engineering and Public Works departments to work more closely together in developing intense master plans.

• Reduce Regulations - Evaluate and find opportunities to reduce unnecessary regulation for the public.

• Reward Performance - Find ways to reward city staff who consistently perform well and demonstrate a genuine desire to serve and progress.

• Make it easier for Small Business to succeed - Help small businesses find success without creating burdening regulation.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN New Mayor Tom Westmoreland and his wife Rebekah have nine children. He currently works for Local Page One, an Internet marketing company.

He has served as a Republican state delegate, worked on the Utah Public Lands issue, served four years on the Eagle Mountain City Council. He has lived in Eagle Mountain for 10 years.

"My priorities are to strengthen Eagle Mountain's brand; recruit new businesses and cultivate homegrown businesses; improve parks and protect open space; improve access and communication between city and residents; improve our ability to respond to emergencies and natural disasters; expand and improve our roads; manage growth; build allianc-

es throughout the state, Westmoreland said.

HIGHLAND Mayor Rod Mann has lived in Highland for 14 years. He has been married for 37 years and has four children and eight grandchildren He is a partner in Mobaliz, LLC, a company that provides services to non-profits.

His objectives for the next four years are: • Ensure staff provides council with accurate and complete information on issues under discussion.

• Continue to improve resident communications.

• Keep improving the budget and longterm planning processes.

• Continue to budget using long-term planning processes.

"For 2018, a key objective is to ensure that the Murdock Connector is approved by the state legislature," he said.

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Upcoming Legislative Session

By Representative Jefferson Moss As we prepare to enter another legislative session, I want to make sure everyone in our area knows how to contact me on issues that are important to you. My email address is jeffersonmoss@le.utah. gov and my cell phone is (385) 250-6738.

I will also communicate throughout the session through my Facebook page "Representative Jefferson Moss" and my Twitter "@jeffersonmoss" where I will be posting updates and videos.

I will also be sending out an email with updates every week. Please let me know if you aren't on my list.

It's always interesting to see what issue becomes the "hot" issue of the session.

Often it's something that no one expects.

There are a few big issues that will definitely be discussed. Education funding remains a top issue for most legislators and for most of you. For those that don't know, Utah allocates a higher percentage of funds to education than any other

state. Last year, we allocated 42% of state revenues to education with the national average around 30%. That said, we are always trying to find ways to put more into education. Besides funding, my goal is to find ways to empower teachers and reduce barriers.

Last year, I listened to the concerns and frustrations of teachers and administrators and passed a bill to pull teacher evaluations back to the local level. This year, I'm working on finding ways to identify, aggregate, evaluate and disseminate best practices from teachers and principals throughout the state. I believe the best source of innovative and effective ideas starts at the classroom level, not at the state capitol.

Tax Reform is also going to be a big issue this year. Our Rev and Tax committee has been working all year on ways to simplify our tax structure and provide a more sustainable model. Rather than increasing taxes, we're working to find solutions that would reallocate funds from other sources by identifying unnecessary or outdated programs.

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal

Jefferson Moss I've appreciated the feedback that I've received from many of you on specific issues that are important to you. If there is something that you have concerns about, please let me know.

Do you have a story for the Crossroads Journal?

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Fees for first and second garbage cans will increase from $11.69 to $12.65 per month by 96 cents for each can. Fees will stay the same for the recycling cans.

The new rates became effective as of December 5.

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Trail ownership Fairfield plans to transfers from feds increase water fees to Saratoga Springs

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city has agreed to take over ownership of the Lakeshore Trail.

The 7.012-acre trail adjacent to Wiltshire Estates and the Saratoga Springs sub area, alongside Utah Lake has been owned by the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands.

The trail has been built by various developments over the years and now FFSL wants the city to be responsible for its maintenance.

As such, on December 5, the city council agreed to enter into a memorandum of understanding with FFSL whereby the FFSL issued a quit claim deed on the property, essentially selling it to the city for $10 each for 10 parcels.

FFSL has other parcels where the trail has not been developed that it would like to work with the city to get the trail built in these areas once remaining property ownership issues are resolved. This would make the city the sole adjacent land owner to Utah Lake.

Public Works Director Jeremy Lapin told the council that as the adjacent

FAIRFIELD — At their December 17 meeting, town council members discussed increasing the monthly water bill by $6 with another 89 cents for data usage for the new cellular meters. This increase will take place when the new meters are all up and running.

They also met with members of the planning commission to discuss several of the town's ordinances.

property owner it was important for the city for control of lake access and trail management for the public benefit.

Currently, the trail is maintained by the SSD HOA as subcontractor pursuant to the Master Development Agreement.

This arrangement would continue after the city acquired ownership.

FFSL is working on additional dedications along the trail where gaps currently exist.

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Light Industrial Zone Planning Commission Chair Daymon Stephens explained that some changes needed to be made to the light industrial zone. At the time the zone was created, the airparks and the landfills were already located in that area and commission members incorrectly assumed that those were allowed uses, he said. Now the town is looking at excluding aviation airparks, gated communities, landfill class 6 and subdivisions as possible uses.

Those types of businesses that currently exist in the zone would be grandfathered in.

Resident Tom Belchak spoke and said he had previously presented concepts for an airpark, gated communities and subdivisions and was unhappy that these items are being considered for removal.

Stephens responded that inclusion of residential in the zone documents had been as a result of a clerical error and apologized for the mistake.

The council rejected a suggestion by Belchak to impose a six-month moratorium on a vote on the airpark overlay and light industrial zone to study them further, saying the items had already received adequate study.

Mayor Gurney reported that some specifics needed to be worked out on the object free zone and said he would discuss them with the town's attorney before moving ahead on the airpark overlay zone.

Stephens said in the public hearings meeting the commercial overlay did not have much public comment and seemed to be acceptable and works perfectly for the zone.

Soil Ordinance After Mayor Brad Gurney asked that a procedure be added in the soil ordinance that would explain how soil sample tests would be conducted, the planning commission agreed to rewrite the ordinance to include that language.

Subdivision Ordinance Stephens said the commission was concerned that the subdivision ordinance could become an expensive and extensive survey for someone wanting to subdivide their land once.

Gurney said he would like to conduct a mock subdivision plat scenario and have the council, commission, town planner, town inspector and Kent Withers attend.

This would help give a better idea on how the ordinance and the process would work, he said.

Utilizing a mock subdivision plat they would be able to evaluate different scenarios and costs, he added.

At the same meeting, Matthew Chase reported that the fire department has almost completed all the paperwork to receive its EMS Fast Response License.

With the license, the department will be legally licensed to run as EMT basic fast response.

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Lehi and Saratoga Springs agree on annexations

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal Lehi and Saratoga Springs cities have worked out their differences over a boundary dispute.

In recent months, a number of annexation petitions (Perelle Meadows Annexation, Johansen Annexation, Webb Annexation and McLachlan Annexation) were filed by property owners between the eastern boundary of Saratoga Springs and the western boundary of Lehi.

Lehi City filed protests with the Utah County Boundary Commission opposing those annexations but, last September, the boundary commission rejected Lehi's claims and found in favor of the property owners.

Also under dispute was a property owned by SOA Investments, Ltd., at Redwood Road and approximately 900 North which has been recognized by Utah County as being within the jurisdiction of Saratoga Springs since the early 2000s but is now shown as within the

jurisdiction of Lehi. Both cities have been trying to claim that the property should be in their jurisdiction but have now come to an agreement that it will be part of Lehi.

Under the agreement, Lehi agrees to withdraw and waive the protests and claims it has with respect to the McLachlan, Johansen, and Perelle Meadows annexation and its right to bring any claims or actions regarding these annexations.

Saratoga Springs agrees to withdraw and waive any rights or claims it may have to protest or challenge Lehi's annexation of the Webb property.

The parties also agree that the jurisdiction of the SOA property shall be identified by the Utah County Recorder as located in Lehi City, and Saratoga Springs agrees to not challenge the jurisdiction of the SOA Property on the condition that Lehi will require any development of the SOA Property to match Saratoga Springs' sign code in effect on Redwood Road for the adjacent properties located in Saratoga Springs.

No surprises in Highland mid-year budget adjustments

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal HIGHLAND — The city council recently approved some mid-year adjustments to the budget.

The General Fund Revenue Budget was increased from $8.98 million to $9.16 million, an increase of $180,000.

The budget's carryover funds were increased by $280,000 for the purchase of two new snow plows.

Cemetery lot sales revenue of $100,000 was removed from the General Fund and put in the new Cemetery Perpetual Fund.

Adjustments were also made to the new road fee enterprise fund since the budget was formally approved

before the road fee was instituted.

The estimated revenue from the fee for this year is $915,000 and the estimated road fee project expenses to be completed are $700,000.

An increase of $15,300 in the Regarding Enterprise Funds there is an increase in the Sewer Fund Salary Expense for the payout of an employee retiring from the city was also approved.

State statute requires that cities amend their budgets to appropriate or account for funds for increased/ decreased expenditures. While budget adjustments are made throughout the year, most cities formally present updated information to their councils in November or December.

Both cities will amend their annexation expansion area maps to match the areas to be annexed. They will also work cooperatively to provide access, connectivity, utilities and transportation services between the two cities. For 400 East, Main Street, 1900 South/Pony Express Road, and 2300 West specifically, the cities will adjust the number of lanes of

travel for roadways in master plans to match the city's roadway which has the greater number of lanes of travel.

The agreement is effective for 50 years. If at any point all parties agree that the agreement is no longer necessary, it may be terminated by the mutual agreement of the parties.

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New American Fork City Planner appointed to Council member brings Cedar Hills City Council experience to the position

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal CEDAR HILLS — On January 2, the city council filled the council seat left vacant after council member Jenney Rees was elected to the position of mayor.

That evening, Rees and the city council heard from 11 applicants to the position. Each was given two minutes to present to the council. After, the council voted to narrow that list down to four potential candidates: Brian Miller, Kelly Smith, Craig Hanson and Maurice Navarro.

Each of the council then asked all candidates a question. Those questions ranged from whether they favored council representation by precinct to how they would reach out to residents, to what the goal of city government is and each candidate's experience. Several council members expressed how difficult the decision was and encouraged the candidates to find other ways to serve in the city.

“You’re all highly qualified. I’m overwhelmed with the abilities you have

Council member Mike Geddes made the motion to appoint Brian Miller which was supported unanimously by all the council. He was then sworn in. Miller will fill the remaining two years of Rees’s term.

Miller is currently the assistant city attorney for the City of Saratoga Springs.

Until his appointment, he also served on the Cedar Hills Planning Commission.

In his application, Miller shared his vision of the City of Cedar Hills in 10 years.

"In 10 years, I see Cedar Hills preserving its strengths while taking advantage of its opportunities. I see Cedar Hills with its wonderful open space, including the golf course and Harvey Park," he wrote. "It will still be a place that is family friendly and a desirable place to live. More residents will be friends, as recreational opportunities are increased.

The commercial zone will be filled with businesses due to the east-west connector and the development in that area.

Surrounding residents will have more reasons to shop and play here than our Walmart."

Clark Taylor

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal AMERICAN FORK — Clark Taylor, a former two-term city council member,

has been appointed to fill the remainder of Brad Frost's council term.

In November, Frost, who was halfway through his second term on the council, was elected to the position of mayor.

On January 9, Frost and the city council interviewed six applicants for the position: Taylor, Jeffrey Shorter, Kyle Barratt, George Brown, Jr., Earnest John and Bruce Frandsen. (Two other people, Amber Marstella and Charelle Lyon, filed applications but did not appear for interviews).

Each was asked two questions by the council and then the council took a vote.

After hearing from all the applicants, the council unanimously voted for Taylor.

He was then sworn into office by City Recorder Terilyn Lurker.

Taylor has been a small business owner for the last 18 years. He has lived in American Fork for 46 years.

In his application he described his vision for the city in 10 years: "I would like to see American Fork positioned to take advantage of the transportation opportunities that will blossom in Utah County," he wrote.

"American Fork has been termed for years as ‘The Hub of North Utah County’ and I believe that is demonstrated by virtue of our geography, business base, lifestyle amenities and residential opportunities.

“As our city grows, we should do nothing to detract from this. We should all work to preserve and enhance what has been built.

"Thank you all for your trust and support … I will do my very best to earn that trust," he told the council.

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By Mike Kieffer The Crossroads Journal EAGLE MOUNTAIN — On January 2, 2018, the Eagle Mountain City Council approved the Sunset Flats subdivision.

Shortly after Mayor Tom Westmoreland, council member Donna Burnham and council member Melissa Clark were sworn in, they voted on the proposed Sunset Flats Master Development Plan (MDP) and Master Development Agreement (MDA). The ordinance and resolution passed with a 5-0 vote.

The plan was originally brought before the city council on September 5, 2017. At that point, the city council voted against the plan. The developer then made modifications and resubmitted the modified plan on October 17, 2017.

The new plan was brought back before the city council. The city staff report states, "The applicant has responded to concerns by City Council and redesigned the project.

The applicant removed the multi-family units, substantially reducing the overall number of units, removed the commercial storage component, included a connection to the road serving the high school, reduced and combined the

amount of improved open space."

The lots sizes range from 1/4 acre to 2 acres in size. 310 of the 384 home sites are in the 1/4 to 1/3 acre size range.

The plan also includes two improved parks. The largest of the two parks is located in the South-West corner of the development. It is a seven-acre park and includes several different amenities.

The second park is a 2.8-acre trial head park that is designed to give residents access to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land that is located East of the Sunset Flats Development. The Trial head park is located close to the 2 acres and 1/2 acre lots on the eastern border of the development.

Development also protects open space by including 25.47 acres of unimproved open space, along Lake Mountain Road and along the power line corridor.

The Eagle Mountain Kestrel Project on their Instagram account @eagle_mountain_kestrel_project had this to say about the open space, "A nice piece of habitat will remain wild as of tonight.

This powerline corridor has a few manmade nest sites that have been successful over the past few years. The result of the council meeting is that it will remain unimproved space which is great news for these falcons."

By Danielle’ Dimond The Crossroads Journal One of THE most obnoxious things about Netflix is the sneaky hours you find yourself spending not actually watching anything, but looking for something to watch. The other obnoxious thing is watching that first episode or two only to realize that particular show just is NOT for you. Here's a list of Netflix TV Shows that are some of my favorites or popular favorites of trusted sources and are NOT rated TV-MA. For the Thrill of It: Supernatural (can be pretty spooky) Stranger Things (Looooove!) iZombie Haven Lightweight Comedy: Drop Dead Diva Friends (yes, it's still funny) Cheers New Girl (ah, Schmidt you crack me up) Frasier The Good Place Parks and Recreation About a Boy The Office Portlandia (if you like weird comedy) Sophisticated Drama: Downton Abbey (well, obviously)

Sherlock (Soooo good) Call the Midwife Death Comes to Pemberley The Paradise The Crown Fun Dramas: Parenthood Gilmore Girls (I've watched this an embarrassing 2 1/2 times through) Switched at Birth (this one is pretty fun for the first few seasons) Suits (language is not awesome but no F-bombs) Jane the Virgin (don't be too weirded out by the title) Friday Night Lights For the Whole Family: Good Witch Anne with an "E" Flash Once Upon a Time Other Good Stuff: Lie to Me Fringe Alias (an oldy, but goody) Limitless (underappreciated) Arrow Quantico Blacklist Leverage The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Battle Creek (a one season wonder) Happy Netflixing!

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Saratoga Springs Library has programs for all ages

By Christy Jepson The Crossroads Journal SARATOGA SPRINGS — Almost seven years ago, the Saratoga Springs library opened with only 13,000 items for residents to check out. Since then, the city has seen much growth and so has the library.

"We are so excited about the growth in our city, and we're constantly trying to adjust and provide better resources for our residents," said Sarah DeLong, Library Clerk. "Our program attendance has grown with our population, and we now are offering more kinds of programs than ever before. The library tries to balance the residents' needs by providing a variety of programs, materials, and other services."

Today the library provides nearly 22,000 items for residents to check out.

These include books, DVDs, books on CD, video games, literary and educational kits, foreign language books, and access to Utah's Online Library, Overdrive.

Not only has the Saratoga Springs library expanded their circulation items over the years, the library has also expanded their programs and library-sponsored events for residents in the community to attend. Many times a week the library has story time, they offer ongoing merit badge classes, a monthly book club, after-school STEAM club, tutoring, they proctor tests, host Love and Logic parenting classes, and sponsor other community events throughout the year.

Here is a glance of some of the library programs: * Weekly storytimes: Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Preschool Story Time for ages 3-6 Mondays from 11:00 a.m. to noon, Preschool Workshop for ages 3-6 Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Music and Movement for 0-5 years old Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon, Little Builders for ages 2-6 Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Wiggle Worms for 0-2 years old

Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Baby Play for 0-2 years old Thursdays 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 am, Music and Movement for 0-5 years old Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon, Little Builders for ages 2-6 * A city-wide monthly book club for anyone (ages 16 years old and up) is held on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. You can check out the chosen book with your card at the front desk. Upcoming titles for the book club are: The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest (February), The Blue Castle (March), and Half Broke Horses (April). No registration is required for this program. * STEAM Kids Club is held weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 pm, for children ages 6-12. The same curriculum is used on both days of the week. Registration for this program opens monthly. when you register you choose the session you would like to attend. The cost to register is free for Saratoga Springs residents and currently $2 for non-residents. February's classes will be Ornithology (Tuesday, January 30 OR Thursday, February 1), Geometric Snowflakes (Tuesday, February 6 or Thursday, February 8), Map & Blueprint a Secret Lab (Tuesday, February 13 OR Thursday, February 15), Decryption & Encryption (Tuesday, February 20 OR Thursday, February 22), and Are Bugs

Amaya Joann Gray Amaya Joann Gray was born to Chris and Allison Gray on December 28, 2017 at 2:57 am in the American Fork Hospital. She was 17.5 inches long and weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces. Her siblings Renae and Ezra are excited to have a little sister. Amaya is the granddaughter of Brent and Desann Griffiths and Dennis and Jo Lene Gray.

our Future Burgers? (Tuesday, February 27 OR Thursday, March 1). Registration for February's classes opened January 20, 2018. * Merit Badge Classes: Most classes cost $5 for Saratoga Springs Residents / $10 for Non-Residents. Digital Technology (Tuesday, January 23 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.); Sustainability (Tuesday, January 30 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.); First Aid (Participants are required to attend both sessions. Thursday, February 1 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. & Thursday, February 15 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Cost: $10.00 for Saratoga Springs Residents / $15.00 for Non-Residents); Citizenship in the Nation* Tuesday, March 6 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Some more intensive classes such as robotics, electronics, chemistry, etc. do have a different registration fee.

No refunds will be given after the date of the class. Uniforms are required for all Scouts attending Scouting events. Due to a large number of attendees showing up without their uniforms, please be prepared to have your scout pay $5 cash at the door if they come out of uniform.

Go to the library's website to learn more information before registering for the merit badge classes.

The Saratoga Springs Library is located at 1307 N Commerce Drive Suite 140. The library's hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5:00 pm.

Many activities and programs do require pre-registration, so check the website and library calendar for more information. http://www.saratogaspringscity. com/205/Events.

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Ombudsman says Cedar Hills officials acted improperly

By Linda Petersen The Crossroads Journal CEDAR HILLS — An opinion issued by the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman says that Cedar Hills officials overstepped their bounds in imposing several conditions on a developer who applied for a conditional use permit.

It all stems from an April 20, 2013, application from Cedar Hills Farm Land for a conditional use permit to develop what was initially supposed to be a five-story senior living facility, Rosegate at Cedar Hills, at about 4600 West Cedar Hills Drive. As the application wound its way through the approval process, the developer began calling the facility a "congregate care facility" to address how the facility would operate after it opened." On December 2, 2014, after meeting with the planning commission, the council voted 3-2 to categorize the proposed congregate care use as similar in nature to an assisted living facility.

On August 18, 2015, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed project. The city council subsequently considered the planning commission's recommendation but after hearing from a number of residents opposed to the project, continued the item to a later date. On November 17, 2015, the city council approved the site plan but subject to a set of 14 conditions which the developer called "absurd, illegal, punitive, facially insupportable."

CHFL appealed the decision to the Board of Adjustments, saying the conditions made it impossible for the project to go forward, effectively denying the conditional use permits. CHFL and the city agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the Ombudsman's office before proceeding with the appeal process.

In its opinion, Jordan Cullimore an attorney with the ombudsman's offices, stated: "Some of the elected officials appear to believe that the City's authority to categorize land uses and regulate their location within the jurisdiction also grants authority to tailor the use's business plan to comport with the council's vision and perception of how the use should operate once established.

"Moreover, some of the council members apparently concluded that they

could reserve ultimate judgment on use categorization until final approval to ensure they could impose conditions on the care facility's business model and day-to-day operations, if necessary…

This is an improper use of conditions in the conditional use context," he wrote.

Cullimore examined each of 10 conditions (the city subsequently withdrew four conditions before proceeding with the opinion) and their legality. In regards to the majority of them, the opinion states that there's no basis for them in the law. Those conditions including limiting the size of the development to no more than 165 units (the site plan proposed 291 units), restricting the age of residents ( to restrict the number of cars), requiring a phased development as outlined by the city and that the development's landscaping be park-like with pedestrian linkages. Of the phased development requirement, it said this condition "… attempts to dictate what the developer's project must include. It also attempts to dictate timing and sequencing of the development, arguably in a manner unsubstantiated by market forces."

"Use categories do not exist to enable the local government to micromanage the use and determine its business model. Such a practice exceeds the realm of land use regulation," it went on to say.

Another condition was that the developer provides on-site services like a restaurant so the residents of the development could "age in place."

"The condition … does not address land use impacts or attempt to mitigate detrimental effects in accordance with applicable standards designed to address land use impacts," and appeared to be instead addressing some concerns council members had, it said. "This is an inappropriate use of conditions in the conditional use context."

The opinion upheld a condition that no outdoor overnight parking be allowed next to single-family homes and another condition that called for low elevation lighting adjacent to residential uses as appropriate. Although city officials agreed to wait for the advisory opinion before proceeding on the appeal, an advisory opinion by the Ombudsman's office is not binding on a dispute in land use law.

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Experience a winter wonderland at Ice Castles in Midway

By Christy Jepson The Crossroads Journal Even though there is very little snow in the valley, there is someplace where you can go to enter a winter wonderland not too far from home ... Ice Castles in Midway. Ice Castles is a magical outdoor winter activity about 30 minutes up Provo Canyon.

Within an acre of land, Ice Castles is a magical winter walk-through that features: tall wintry ice towers, two ice slides, ice-carved tunnels, fountains, frozen thrones, all embedded with LED color lights.

In order to make your visit more enjoyable, their website recommends dressing very warmly as Ice Castles is all outside. Along with heavy coats, gloves, and hats, snow boots are recommended as the ice is crunchy, and often times not smooth. Everything is made of ice and snow, including the walkways. If you are planning on bringing small children or a baby, leave the stroller behind and bring a sled or use a baby carrier for smaller babies. It would be very difficult to push a stroller through the snow on the walkways.

They also have entertainment such as pictures with Ice Princesses at various times and a fire show on Fridays and

Saturdays from 7:15-10:15 p.m. Check their website for more information regarding entertainment.

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Build Your Own Date-Night

By Danielle’ Dimond The Crossroads Journal So it's Friday night again and the babysitter is coming any minute. You look at your significant other with great hope and ask, "What should we do tonight?" Your attractive counterpart responds lethargically, "I don't know, what do you want to do?" I've got your date-night back my friend; the answer is simple and possibly hanging out in your pantry. It's the old standby Date Night Jar, with a delightful twist.

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When the time comes you either pick one of each of the first colors or just pick one of your "stay in" colors and have a nice evening together!

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Hale Centre Theatre opens new year with Cash on Delivery!

By Christy Jepson The Crossroads Journal If you want to sit back, relax (well, kind of) and enjoy a night full of laughter, go see Hale Centre Theatre's production of "Cash on Delivery!" on the Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage now through March 17.

At first, the storyline is very simple ...

Eric Swann, one of the main characters, was laid off two years ago from work, but never told his wife. So how does he still make money? He has been fooling the British welfare system by claiming that multiple tenants in his apartment complex have all sorts of situations and disabilities going on that warrant government gifts and money. Mr. Swann has even made up tenants to receive these gifts.

But things start to get real messy (and funny) when Mr. Jenkins from the Department of Social Security shows up to get some paperwork signed and to verify that everything is true as stated in his 'giant' file of documents for all these tenants.

"Identity theft is not typically a laughing matter," said Eric R. Jensen, the director, in a press release. "However Cash on Delivery! Poses a hilarious twist with Eric comedically trying to pass himself off as every tenant he made up. It's simply one of the funniest and most clever comedies ever written!"

It is just an all-around goofy comedy of mixed-up identities and assumptions.

As audience members, you know what is going on, but as characters come and go into this apartment building, anxiety and stress increases as Mr. Swann and his friend, Herman, learn that being someone else isn't as easy as they thought.

What I love about this particular production is that the whole show is full of complete silliness. It also has a lot of great one-liners, which make for a night of great entertainment.

The multi-level set is amazing which gives a look into this apartment building. The noticeable dark woodwork all around the set adds a lot. It felt like I was sitting down on the couch alongside these crazy characters.

The acting in this production is outstanding. In multiple scenes, there is fast-paced dialogue that if the actors

didn't know their lines well enough or didn't speak clearly enough, it could be a train wreck -- but these actors in Monday's cast were incredible in every way ... they were believable, energetic and super funny.

Even though Hale Centre Theatre allows children five years and older into this production, because of some of the more mature topics discussed, I would recommend this show for older children like pre-teenage and older.

Some of the main characters in the show are: Eric Swann (played by Bryan Dayley and Scott Christopher), Linda Swann (played by Michelle Linn Hall and Amy Stocking), Norman McDonald (played by Greg Larsen and Brandon Green), Mr. Jenkins (played by Mark Fotheringham and Glen Carpenter), and Uncle George (played by George Anderson and Bradley Moss).

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