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07/28/23 - TAX NOTICES SHOW NO INCREASE FOR MILLCREEK; ANOTHER FUN WEEK OF EVENTS; etc. View this email in your browser Announcements PUBLIC MEETINGS Millcreek Community Council Tues., 8/1/23, 6:30pm City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E Or join virtually HERE Canyon Rim Citizens Association Wed., 8/2/23, 7pm City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E Or join virtually HERE East Mill Creek Community Council Thurs., 8/3/23, 6:30pm City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E Or join virtually HERE NEWS Tax Notices are Showing up in Mailboxes - No Increase on the Millcreek Line MILLCREEK. Property owners throughout the county are receiving their 2023 Notice of Property Valuation & Tax Changes from the Salt Lake County Auditor. Millcreek taxpayers may notice that there is no tax increase on the Millcreek city line. The City Council has worked diligently to establish and keep tax increases at bay while providing all of the services our residents require and as many as possible of those that they request. The notice has a new feature—a QR code at the top left of the notice—that gives property owners the ability to easily access additional information about each taxing entity’s line item. ---PAGE BREAK--- Mt. Olympus Community Council Mon., 8/7/23, 6pm City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E Or join virtually HERE Scanning the QR code on your own notice will bring up a digital copy of your tax notice. Each taxing entity name on your digital notice is a link you can click on to review that entity's information about its budget. Millcreek's finance team has prepared a Budget-in-Brief that will pop up when you click the Millcreek line on the tax notice. The Budget-in-Brief will give you some of the City Council's Strategic Plan objectives and a set of Quick Facts about Millcreek. A page is dedicated to the revenue side of the city budget showing where the funds come from to provide essential services for our residents. With regard to property taxes, the council determined upon incorporation that property taxes would be dedicated exclusively to law enforcement, following the pattern set by the county before incorporation. Property taxes are the most stable revenue that the city receives and it was decided that stability was needed in order to provide the high quality policing services Millcreek residents deserve. You will see that 43% of the city revenue comes from sales taxes. When you hear the words "buy local" this is why. When you go out to dinner with the family or purchase goods from a store in Millcreek, the city portion of those taxes comes to the Millcreek to pay for needed services, such as wintertime snow plowing or summertime park maintenance. The more you "buy local", the more revenue is available to the city for these types of services. The Budget-in-Brief then shows how revenue is utilized with the biggest portion —59%—going toward professional and contract services, including public ---PAGE BREAK--- safety. After that, 26% is paid through contracts with Salt Lake County for public works services. Information is shown regarding capital projects, including how City Hall, the Millcreek Common, and stormwater management are being funded. Note that the bulk of the expenses for the new City Hall and Millcreek Common are being covered through bonding and grants. The final page discusses funding sources for road maintenance, listing upcoming road and transportation projects. It is important to note that in the last chart shown, out of $27.1M in funding sources for upcoming transportation projects, only 8.1%, or $2.2M, comes from the general fund. The remaining sources listed as federal, state and regional come from grants that the city has successfully applied for and received. Our staff aggressively watches for grant funding opportunities to supplement the city budget and has been very successful in their efforts. The Budget-in-Brief should be helpful to you as you look through your tax notice. The City Council is happy to have been able to hold the line on tax increases this year. Questions can be directed to Rita Lund, [EMAIL REDACTED]. TONIGHT ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- * * * * * MONDAY Millcreek Arts Council Summer Jam Series Features Callanish on Monday, July 31st Join the Millcreek Arts Council every Monday at 7pm at Canyon Rim Park for a free Summer Jam Concert Series. This week featuring Callanish. Callanish is the name of a group of standing stones in Scotland, ancient and weathered, but still evocative of the culture that created them. Callanish is also a local Salt Lake City Utah band that has weathered more than 25 years with a changing cast of musicians and focus, but still turning out Celtic and Irish Traditional music. The band currently consists of five friends using their diverse musical backgrounds to create music primarily in a traditional Celtic style. They feature John Adams on violin, Soren Green on classical and acoustic guitars, Taylor Nyx on vocals, Ben Spigle on flutes and whistles and Cindy Spigle on bodhran and percussion. They play mostly traditional Irish and Scottish tunes augmented with a growing body of original compositions as well as non-traditional tunes played on traditional instruments. Callanish is constantly honing their connection to the tradition, including traveling together to Ireland to soak up the culture. ---PAGE BREAK--- * * * * * TUESDAY ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- * * * * * THURSDAY ---PAGE BREAK--- * * * * * ---PAGE BREAK--- NEXT FRIDAY ---PAGE BREAK--- Craft paper art by Brenda Martinez Getting Visual at the Library Join the Millcreek Arts Council on August 4th for the next “Getting Visual at the Library” artist receptionl. We’re expecting another hot night, so come to Millcreek Library at 2266 Evergreen Ave where it will be nice and cool! The reception goes from 6-7 PM and will include musical entertainment and refreshments. This month's featured artists include: Rachel Becker, a fused glass artist who specializes in jewelry and recycled glass works Kate Scribner, a mixed media artist Brenda Martinez, a craft paper artist who makes cards for any occasion Kaleb Claypool, an abstract acrylic artist who uses the reverse ditch pour method And more! Music will be provided by Mitch Vice and Tyler Help the Millcreek Youth Council Build Backpacks for Students in Need ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Vote for Your Favorite Millcreek Businesses The Millcreek Business Council is hosting the October Business Gala once again this year! The October Business Gala will be held on Tuesday, October 3rd from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at Camp Tracy (3901 Millcreek Canyon Road). For the Gala, we will be awarding Millcreek businesses with the 2023 Business of the Year Awards, Mayor’s Choice Awards, and the Community Choice Awards. The Community Choice Awards allow the public to give insight on their favorite Millcreek Businesses! Take the quick survey to nominate your favorite businesses for the following categories 1) Best Retail Business, 2) Best Restaurant/Bar, 3) Best Service, 4) Best Nonprofit, 5) Best Workplace. Voting will close September 8th, 2023. Let’s celebrate our Millcreek Businesses and vote today!! SAVE THE DATE Click HERE to Vote for Your Favorite Millcreek Businesses ---PAGE BREAK--- SAVE THE DATE & SIGN UP ---PAGE BREAK--- * * * * * ---PAGE BREAK--- Join the Millcreek Business Market The Millcreek Business Council would love to invite your business to join the Millcreek Business Market on September 14th. Here you can Connect, Market, and Hire. Connect to the community as this will be a large event, market your business to not only the Millcreek Community, but to individuals across the valley, and hire if you are seeking employees! All licensed businesses are welcome to sell their products at this market. The Millcreek Business Market will be Thursday, September 14th, 2023, from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at Millcreek Common (1354 E Chambers Ave, Millcreek, UT). It is $50 to reserve a 10’ X 10’ booth space. You can sign up here: Millcreek Business Market Registration - Google Forms We hope to see your business there! ---PAGE BREAK--- Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy Multi- Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Review and Comment Period Open The Metropolitan District of Salt Lake & Sandy (which provides water to most of Millcreek) is holding a Public Review & Comment Period for its Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MMP), from August 1st – August 10th, 2023. The is committed to safeguarding future water supplies and works to leverage your tax dollars to stretch local dollars. Public involvement makes the MMP better and helps FEMA understand just how important mitigation projects are to our communities. Click HERE for FAQs. The plan will be available to review August 1st at 8 am. Click HERE to review it. Click HERE to make comments. MILLCREEK IN THE NEWS ---PAGE BREAK--- Celebrating Black Pioneers in Millcreek Jamie McGriff from KUTV is taking a deep dive into the story of the Black pioneers who helped settle Millcreek. Click HERE to take a look at the first story, and HERE to see the second one, both in the Belonging in Utah series. Join the Millcreek Team!! Part Time Information Center Technician - details HERE ---PAGE BREAK--- Meetings with the Mayor Fridays from 2-4pm have been set aside for citizens to meet with Mayor Jeff Silvestrini. Call [PHONE REDACTED] to schedule a slot. The Millcreek Walmart at 4627 S 900 E recently invested $6 million in a remodel. Here are Mayor Silvestrini and Councilmembers Cheri Jackson and Silvia Catten, together with a plethora of other officials and Walmart employees, at the store’s grand reopening ribbon cutting earlier today. VISIT us at Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter Copyright © 2023 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 Forward Share Tweet