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10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 1/11 JOHN MICHIE'S BIG HEART; HB411 UPDATE; FIREHOUSE BREAKFAST; COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR; MEET N' EAT; MOUNTAINAIR STREETSCAPE; 45TH SO. LANE CLOSURES; BOGOS; RECYCLING TIP; FALL LEAF COLLECTION; SAVE THESE DATES View this email in your browser Millcreek resident John Michie, at Venture Out this summer, helps kids get bikes for a taste of freedom. ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 2/11 Announcements UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS City Council Sat., 10/12/19 Special Session 8:30AM Adib's Rug Gallery 3092 S. Highland Dr. See agenda below Click here for our Calendar of Events NEWS MILLCREEK RESIDENT HELPS MILLCREEK KIDS GET FREE BIKES MILLCREEK. John Michie is a long-time Millcreek resident. He and his wife, Sherri, are raising their daughters here. As a kid, Sherri went to school at Eastwood Elementary and lived in the neighborhood just above it. John has a big BIG heart. Several years ago, he got involved with Free Bikes 4 Kidz Utah, a non- profit that wants to help every child experience "the joys and freedom of riding their first bike." With John's help, Free Bikes 4 Kidz Utah is partnering with Millcreek's Promise Program to help needy children in our community get that first bike. Tomorrow, October 5th, from 9 am to 4 pm, Free Bikes 4 Kidz Utah is holding its 4th annual bike collection event. Gently used kids' bikes, even tricycles, can be dropped off, where volunteers will clean them up. If enough bikes are collected, then as many as 450 Millcreek kids could be the happy recipients of your largesse. Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a national movement founded by Terry Esau, after he asked some friends to help him get wheels to a needy family, and "quickly found there's an unused or outgrown bike in just about every garage." USA Today, reporting on the Minneapolis chapter of Free Bikes 4 Kidz. "For many kids, that first bike is the first taste of freedom. For lower-income kids, where transportation may be an everyday issue, that bike can mean so much more." Id. So take a look in your garage tonight and tomorrow. After the Firehouse ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 3/11 Pancake Breakfast (see below), bring your unused or outgrown bikes to Nate Wade Subaru, 1207 South Main in Salt Lake City. Help "turn dusty bikes into shiny smiles!" For more information, visit FB4KUtah.org. Panoramic view of Millcreek and valley from Grandeur Peak open space that City established in 2017. HB411 Renewable Energy Update MILLCREEK. The Millcreek City Council continues to seek information about the HB411 process for transitioning to renewable electric power by 2030, and related ratemaking concepts. At its October 14th work meeting at 5 pm, the Council will hear again from Rocky Mountain Power, as well as Utah Clean Energy, and Sarah Inwood, a Millcreek resident with expertise in the electric power grid. The public is welcome to attend and listen at this work meeting, however, public comment will not be taken until the regular City Council meeting on October 28th at or after 7:00 pm at City Hall. At that time, a public meeting during the council’s regular meeting will permit Millcreek residents an opportunity to give comment. Emails and correspondence to the mayor and council members from Millcreek residents on this issue are invited and welcome before and after both meetings. Click here for their contact information. After receiving public comment, the City Council will make a decision about whether to opt into the HB411 program, likely at its meeting on November 12, 2019 at or after 7:00 pm. TOMORROW ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 4/11 SUNDAY Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 East Everyone Welcome *Bring your health card. ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 5/11 TUESDAY NEXT SATURDAY ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 6/11 NEXT SATURDAY Millcreek recently hired a landscape architect to design the Mountain Streetscape (the strip between Highland Drive and Mountainair Drive from Elgin Avenue to Miller Avenue, also known as the lilac strip)_, and we need your input! We would like to invite you to a stakeholder meeting to enjoy a light breakfast and to discuss design possibilities for the Mountainair Streetscape. When: Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 8:30 am to 10 am Where: Adib's Rug Gallery - 3092 South Highland Dr. The goal of this meeting is to give the design team guidance as they refine a concept for the Mountainair Streetscape. We will hold additional meetings in the future as the design progresses. Questions? Call or email Francis Xavier Lilly - [PHONE REDACTED] / [EMAIL REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 7/11 IMPORTANT NOTICE LANE CLOSURES ON 4500 SOUTH Beginning on October 7th, Dominion Energy will be installing a new gas main line along 4500 S between 1100 & 1300 E. This will require lane closures in the area that should last until October 14th. Please consider using another route during the construction period. If you are traveling in the area, remember to slow down and be very cautious. Fines for speeding in a construction zone are doubled, we don't want anyone getting a ticket or more importantly, getting hurt. B i C il BOGO ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 8/11 Business Council BOGOs Print these coupons out or show them on your phone to the merchant to get your Buy One Get One Free. Click here to see more great BOGO deals. Click here to see how you can promote your own business with a Millcreek BOGO. ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 9/11 FALL LEAF COLLECTION MILLCREEK. For those who don't use leaves for composting or have way too many to use that way, the annual Fall Leaf Collection Program will begin on October 15th and last through November 30th. During this time Millcreek residents can pick up leaf bags at: Millcreek City Hall: 3330 S 1300 E (Bags are currently available) Millcreek Activity Center: 4405 S 1025 E Millcreek Community Center: 2230 E Evergreen Ave. Filled leaf bags can be dropped off at: ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 10/11 Canyon Rim Park: 3100 E 3100 S Cottonwood Ball Complex: 4400 S 1300 E leaf bags are limited to 10 bags per household, and available while supplies last. Residents can also use and drop off their own purchased leaf bags or lawn bags, as long as the bags contain only leaves. SAVE THESE DATES: Sat., Oct 12 - Mountair Streetscape Open House Sat., Oct 19 - Millfreaks Wed., Oct 23 - 3900 S Reconstruction Open House, details to follow Sat., Oct 26 - Trunk O'Treat at Olympus Hills Meetings with the Mayor Fridays from 2-4pm have been set aside for citizens to meet with Mayor Silvestrini. Please call [PHONE REDACTED] to schedule a time. Several young people chose to "color-blast" the Mayor when they met with him at East Mill Creek Elementary School's recent Dino Dash fundraiser. VISIT us at Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of MILLCREEK will assemble in a SPECIAL public meeting on Saturday, 12 October 2019 at Adib’s Rug Gallery, 3092 S. Highland Dr., Millcreek, Utah 84106, commencing at 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. - SPECIAL MEETING: 1. Discussion on Mountair Streetscape Design ---PAGE BREAK--- 10/7/2019 Millcreek resident's big heart helps get bikes for kids 11/11 10:00 a.m.- Adjourn In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Millcreek will make reasonable accommodation for participation in the meeting. Individuals may request assistance by contacting the Recorder's Office, [EMAIL REDACTED] or [PHONE REDACTED], at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. THE UNDERSIGNED DULY APPOINTED CITY RECORDER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF MILLCREEK HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT A COPY OF THE FOREGOING NOTICE WAS EMAILED OR POSTED TO: City Offices, City Website, Utah Public Notice Website DATE: October 1, 2019 CITY RECORDER: Elyse Greiner *Agenda items may be moved in order, sequence, and time to meet the needs of the City Council* Copyright © 2019 Millcreek, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? 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