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12/23/22: HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORK ; BIG BOOM BASH AT MILLCREEK COMMON; SKATING; etc. View this email in your browser The Amanda Conk Best House (3622 S 1100 E) was built in 1896. Also known as the Boyle House, the Beal House, or the Aoiki House, it is a brick Queen Anne style house that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Announcements City Hall closed Monday, Dec. 26 PUBLIC MEETINGS No meetings this week NEWS Millcreek Historic Preservation Commission Hard at Work MILLCREEK. Though one of Utah’s youngest cities, Millcreek has a rich history that dates back to well before the earliest pioneer settlers. Earlier this year, the City formed the Millcreek Historic Preservation Commission with the mission to identify, preserve, protect, and enhance historic neighborhoods, buildings, sites, monuments, ---PAGE BREAK--- streetscapes and landmarks within the city deemed architecturally or historically significant. The Commission held its first meeting in May 2022, and since then has been hard at work. The seven commissioners (click here for a list of them), with the support of city staff, have developed a Strategic Plan with the goals of identifying a list of historic sites, building awareness in the community around Millcreek’s historical legacy, and creating and maintaining a lasting and accessible repository of historical information for the benefit of Millcreek residents. Click here to see the Commission's agendas and approved minutes. The Commission has identified an initial list of 51 potential sites and three neighborhoods (Mountair Acres, Veteran Heights, and Rancho Villa) for possible recognition as significant historical resources within our community. These historical sites include a mixture of commercial, institutional, and residential sites dating from the 1850s to the 1960s, reflecting a diversity of styles and eras in Millcreek’s growth and evolution. The Commission also helped the City obtain Certified Local Government status from the National Parks Service, which allows us to access grant funding and tax credits related to preserving historical sites and increasing awareness about our history. Next steps for the Commission include creating a digital archive accessible from the Millcreek City website where residents will be able to browse photographs and other assets collected by the community, and conducting an historical survey of the locations identified on the Commission's initial list. The Commission will be working with the owners and engaging with the public throughout the process. To get involved or to learn more, visit the Historic Preservation Commission page on Millcreek's website, or join a open meeting of the Commission at City Hall. ---PAGE BREAK--- Come to Millcreek Common for New Year's Eve! * * * Buy Tickets HERE ---PAGE BREAK--- Ice Skating / Music / Live Laser Show / 21+ Bars / Food Trucks Buy Tickets HERE ---PAGE BREAK--- Skate rental operations at Millcreek Common will be closed on Christmas Day ---PAGE BREAK--- Vote HERE ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- The Tri-Canyons Trails Master Plan is the first-ever trail plan for Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood, and Millcreek Canyons! Salt Lake County and the Forest Service are partnering to idfentify opportunities to protect watershed and ecosystem health while providing diverse recreation opportunities. UTA Planning Underway - Submit Your Comments The Utah Transit Authority is looking for comments from residents in order to understand transit needs and priorities for their Five Year Service Plan. Visit the UTA website to submit your comments about UTA service and suggestions for service changes over the next few years in order to get people where they need to go. Public Comment period ends on January 23rd, 2023. To Participate and Learn More, Click HERE ---PAGE BREAK--- Hearing loss is becoming more and more common among people, here’s why. By: Anthon Williamson, David Webb, Gabe Phillipps, Ms. Gruenke's 7th Grade English Class at Churchill Jr High As time keeps moving forward technology follows. One thing that has kept improving and becoming better is the devices that we listen to. Through this breakthrough in technology, there are also side effects that come along, one of these being hearing loss. How are loud sounds affecting people's ears? Too loud of sounds cause the cell hairs in your ears to vibrate too much and break off or get damaged. The connection to the brain and ear is “the auditory nerve which then travels to the brain and is interpreted as sound.” With less hair cells or damaged hair cells the brain cannot depict the different sound waves entering the ears and translate the noise. What can people do to prevent and notice of hearing loss? Some suggestions to have self limits are to keep volume at 50% or lower never listen for more than 90 minutes at a time keep noise under 70dB during the day. Some of hearing loss may be Submit Your Comments on the UTA Five Year Plan ---PAGE BREAK--- speech and other sounds seem muffled, trouble hearing high-pitched sounds trouble hearing speech consonants. All in all hearing loss prevention is very important and is having a mighty impact on everyone, so next time remember to just turn down the volume. Works Cited: Arizona Hearing Specialists. “Is Technology Destroying Our Hearing?: Arizona Hearing Specialists: Blog.” Arizona Hearing Specialists, Arizona Hearing Specialists, 7 June 2022, hearing/#:~:text=The%20primary%20culprit%20for%20noise,ear%20cana ls%20with%20no%20buffer. “How We Hear.” Ear Peace Foundation, http://www.earpeacefoundation.org/how-do-we-hear. Meetings with the Mayor Due to the holidays and other conflicts, Mayor Silvestrini will be unavailable for the next several weeks for his regular Friday meetings with citizens. Call 801- 214-2700 for an appointment on or after January 13th. VISIT us at Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter Copyright © 2022 Millcreek, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter ---PAGE BREAK--- Forward Share Tweet