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03/04/22: READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY; LEARN WATERWISE LANDSCAPING; SKYLINE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS; etc. View this email in your browser Mayor Silvestrini doing what he loves—reading to and getting to know the students at our local Millcreek Elementary School (and wearing funny hats). Announcements PUBLIC MEETINGS Mt. Olympus Community Council Mon., 3/7/22, 6pm Join virtually HERE NEWS Millcreek Joins in National Read Across America Day MILLCREEK. Mayor Silvestrini and Millcreek staff members joined in the fun on Wednesday of national Read Across America Day. The day was established by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998 to help get kids excited about reading. The event occurs annually on the birthday of children's book author Dr. Seuss. ---PAGE BREAK--- “Read Across America Day allows the community to share in the celebrations around literacy in collaboration with the schools," said Millcreek Promise Director Kayla Mayers. "The Millcreek Elementary Principal and Literacy Coach wanted the opportunity to show the kids how many adults care about them and literacy, and with these two events, we had a large showing from the community to do just that!" Parents and kids alike had a wonderful time reading and exploring new books. We look forward to participating in Read Across America Day each year and will continue to work through the Millcreek Promise Program to support our elementary schools. Learn more about the Promise Program and how you can get involved on the Millcreek website HERE. A big thanks to sponsor United Way—we couldn't do the Promise Program ---PAGE BREAK--- work without their support. And of course, we cannot forget to thank Papa Murphy's Pizza for discounting pizzas that were sent home with families. Are You Excited to Get Outside to Work in Your Garden? The Central Utah Water Conservancy District is offering a series of online classes that will interest you. ---PAGE BREAK--- Additional class offerings: ---PAGE BREAK--- Localscapes University* – March 5, 2022 at 10:00am – Online Attracting Native Bees – March 9, 2022 at 7:00pm – Online Planting Bed Design – March 12, 2022 10:00am – Online Exciting New Plants – March 16, 2022 7:00pm – Online Creating Waterwise Park Strips* – March 19, 2022 10:00 am – Online Beautiful Shade Gardens – March 23, 2022 7:00pm – Online Proper Lawn Care – March 26, 2022 10:00am – Online Composting Basics – March 30, 2022 7:00pm – Online Register here and view entire 2022 class schedule ---PAGE BREAK--- PROJECT PROGRESS Construction on the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) I-80 & I-215 Renewed project began in May 2021. Crews made steady progress through the project's first construction season. Year one included reconstructing the medians of I-80 and I-215, ---PAGE BREAK--- building the new 1700 East bridge over I-80, constructing portions of two temporary bridges, and starting to reconstruct six ramps on I-80 and I-215. WHAT'S NEXT? Demolition and replacement of the existing 1700 East bridge over I-80 Sliding the new 1700 East bridge into place Reconstruction of one shoulder and three I-80 travel lanes between 1300 East and 2300 East Reconstruction of one shoulder and two I-215 travel lanes between 3300 South and 4500 South Demolition and replacement of the existing 1300 East bridge over I-80 Sliding the new 1300 East bridge into place Reconstruction of four ramps on I- 80 and I-215 Recycling 25,000 cubic yards of existing concrete pavement for use in the new roadway sections STAY INFORMED ---PAGE BREAK--- For more information, visit the project website, sign up for Alerts, call [PHONE REDACTED] or email [EMAIL REDACTED]. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Utah Broadband Center, powered by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, is launching the Utah Internet Speed Test Campaign. This is a statewide effort for Utahns to report their internet speed at home, work, or wherever they connect to broadband. People with or without internet access are encouraged to participate. The Speed Test Campaign will help: Reveal areas of Utah that lack high-speed internet connection to homes and businesses Direct funding to provide reliable broadband access throughout the state Discover which households do not have an internet connection and the reasons Please help spread the word to friends and family and help identify the areas of greatest need, it only takes 60 seconds. The Speed Test is available in both English and Spanish. Individuals who do not have access to the internet, please call 1-[PHONE REDACTED]. For additional information, visit the Speed Test website. ---PAGE BREAK--- VentureOut! Food Trucks Start May 5th ---PAGE BREAK--- SAVE THE DATE ---PAGE BREAK--- COVID UPDATE FOR MILLCREEK Free KN95 Masks Free KN95 Masks are available for pick-up at our city offices, 3330 S 1300 E, during regular business hours 8-5. Families under four can pick up one packet of ten masks—more than four will be given two packs. Thanks to our partners at Salt Lake County Health Department for providing these high quality masks to Millcreek residents. Case counts through 3/3/2022 Millcreek (surrounding cities) cumulative and current cases by zip code: Click here to review the City Hall designs ---PAGE BREAK--- 84106: 8,174 total cases (64 current cases) 84107: 9,581 total cases (43 current cases) 84109: 5,740 total cases (57 current cases) 84117: 6,003 total cases (63 current cases) 84123: 10,217 total cases (63 current cases) 84124: 5,081 total cases (41 current cases) TOTAL: 44,796 (increase of 195 since 2/24/2022, our last reported data). Not a lot of reported testing is going on at this point, so the numbers are not very meaningful. This will be our last report. You can check with the County HERE if you want to know their latest data. Meetings with the Mayor Fridays from 2-4pm have been set aside for citizens to meet with Mayor Silvestrini (virtually for now). Please call 801-214- 2700 to schedule a slot. 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 Forward Share Tweet ---PAGE BREAK---