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GOODBYE 2020; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS; HOLIDAY LIGHTS WINNERS; DELAYED TRASH PICKUP; etc. View this email in your browser Announcements City Hall WILL BE CLOSED from Noon on Dec. 31st until Jan 4th to observe the New Year's Holiday PUBLIC MEETINGS Mt Olympus Community Council Tues., 1/5/21, 6 PM Join virtually HERE Millcreek Community Council Tues., 1/5/21, 6:30 PM Join virtually HERE NEWS Good Bye 2020 We Won't Miss Your Disasters MILLCREEK. The year 2020 will be difficult to forget. We endured natural disasters in the form of a virulent contagion, an earthquake, fires, and an historic windstorm, along with social unrest throughout the country that reached into Salt Lake County. COVID-19 changed our way of life and took the lives of many of our loved ones. Through it all, Millcreek residents have stood firm, helping their neighbors with windstorm clean-up, providing generous donations to those in need, assisting with food distributions, and in many other thoughtful ways. Thank you. Mayor Silvestrini and the Millcreek City Council guided the city through the year, keeping the city offices consistently open and staff completing all ---PAGE BREAK--- East Mill Creek Community Council Thur., 1/7/21, 6:30 PM Join virtually HERE Canyon Rim Citizens Association No January Meeting Jeff Waters, Chair [EMAIL REDACTED] of the necessary city functions. The City Council, Planning Commission. Town Hall, and Community Council meetings pivoted to a virtual format while continuing to allow for all- important citizen input by phone, email or limited in-person methods. Venture Out! summer events transformed into COVID-safe celebrations, such as the Rolling Car Shows and Millfreaks, bringing our community together while staying apart and safe. The Millcreek Economic Development Department provided assistance to local businesses and continued the development of our future Millcreek City Center (see 20 Big Wins listed below). We are proud of the way Millcreek has faced the challenges of 2020. With COVID-19 vaccinations underway, we encourage our residents to stay the course for just a few more months, wear your mask, social distance and wash your hands often until we can all get back to hugging our families and doing the things we love. Happy New Year to you all. 20 BIG WINS IN 2020 Millcreek Economic Development 1. Millcreek's Small Business Advertising Grant reimbursed 130 Millcreek retailers up to $10,000. This successful use of CARES Act Funds by Millcreek was replicated by other cities after they saw our huge success and the sincere gratitude of our business community. 2. Retail sales up 16% year-over-year! While many businesses struggled in this year of pandemic, others saw record sales. In total, Millcreek businesses were up 16% in the past twelve months compared to 2019. 3. One week shaved off business license issuing process. Strategic efforts to measure and manage our business license efforts paid off in better service for all. 4. More than 100 new businesses opened in Millcreek in 2020, including The Front Climbing Club, Toasters, Swig n’ Sweets, Thirst, Olympus Healing Center, Canyon Rim Engineering, Clean Fuels Utah, Happy Tooth Pediatric Dentistry, Jay William’s Flooring, Quality Flowers and Plants, Red 8 Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar, and Lone Pine Gear Exchange. ---PAGE BREAK--- 5. First mixed-use project of city center commences. Cottonwood Residential broke ground on a building in the parking lot of the old Villa Theater that will have 330 residential units and 22,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space. 6. Property acquisition for Millcreek Common. Millcreek successfully completed acquiring the 46 properties needed for Millcreek Common in fair deals without using eminent domain. 7. Asbestos removed from 46 properties. Eagle Environmental was hired to remove all asbestos and hazardous waste in every Millcreek Common property in preparation for demolition. 8. Demolition of 46 properties completed, in preparation for Millcreek Common. 9. Construction Manager/General Contractor hired for Millcreek Common. The award-winning Hogan Construction will act as CMGC for construction of this beautiful plaza. 10. Construction documents 100% completed for Millcreek Common in partnership with EPG Architects. 11. Grant awarded for Millcreek Common Ice Ribbon. The city won a $500,000 Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant to help pay for the city’s new ice ribbon. 12. Business license fee schedule revamped to comply with new state law (based now on services rendered per industry instead of employee count). 13. Millcreek Business Council outreach hit new heights, with new Instagram page attracting 500 followers in first year, partnering with community councils for holiday street banners, and a record number of business council newsletters and social media posts. 14. Business Council gave back to the community by installing ten new Little Libraries in neighborhoods, facilitating Millcreek's designation as a Monarch City to support endangered butterflies, exceeding expectations in a Red Cross blood drive, and supporting the Jordan River Commission’s #LoveYourWatershed events. 15. Millcreek Business Council rallied to help city businesses through a very successful job fair, socially distanced networking lunches, and hosting a Wasatch Business Series event with Congressman Ben McAdams. 16. Connected 98 Millcreek businesses to Salt Lake County’s Small Business Impact Grant. More money went to Millcreek businesses than any other city in the valley outside of the capital city. 17. Processed 2,891 business licenses, including 345 new ones! 18. Growing City Boundaries. A commercial area between Woodland Avenue and Miller Avenue, and 1300 East and Highland Drive was transferred from Salt Lake City to Millcreek as of July 1, 2020. A triangular piece of unincorporated county between Van Winkle, Murray-Holladay Road, and 1300 East was annexed by Millcreek, becoming official January 1, 2021. 19. Progress on Jordan River Trail/Trailhead-Millcreek was made, including site prep work in partnership with Salt Lake County and winning a $125,000 grant from the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands. 20. New Community Reinvestment Area begun to encourage St. Mark’s Hospital expansion and MedTech innovations in Millcreek. ---PAGE BREAK--- Holiday Lights Contest Winners The results are in! After four weeks of voting, Millcreek residents have chosen the winners of the 2020 Holiday Lights Contest. 1st Place: Letters to Santa (1020 E 4580 S) 2nd Place: The Santa House (2120 E Greenbriar Way) 3rd Place: Drive By Delight (3085 S 2300 E) 4th Place: Holiday Illumination (4453 S 1500 E) (we flipped a coin to break the tie for 4th place). Congratulations to our 2020 Holiday Lights Contest winners! We would also like to thank our INCREDIBLE Millcreek businesses that ---PAGE BREAK--- donated such generous gifts for the prize baskets! AAA Restoration Aviva Woman Citris Grill CorePower Yoga Golden Customer Care Meet Me on 33rd Roots Cafe Table X 42nd Street Greenhouse WASTE/RECYCLING/GREEN COLLECTIONS Don't forget...normal Friday waste/recycling/green waste collections will be PICKED UP ON SATURDAY this week due to the New Year holiday. For more information on Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling's holiday collection schedule, visit: Curbside Christmas Tree Collection January 4th-January 31st A Message from Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District: Let us know if you will have a tree for us to pick up. You can fill out a Christmas Tree Pickup Request Form on the website. Your tree will be picked up the day after your regularly scheduled collection day during January. Be aware that if we do not get the tree one week, we will get it the following week. Please follow these guidelines. Do not put trees in your garbage, green waste, or recycle can. Just leave it on the curb where it can be easily accessed from the street. Trees must be bare of tinsel, flocking, ornaments, stands, lights, and all other decorations. If the tree is over 8 feet tall, please cut it in half. ---PAGE BREAK--- Make sure trees are visible, free of snow, and easy to access. All trees are taken to landfill for compost. Feel free to chat or email our office for more information. Join the Millcreek team! ---PAGE BREAK--- Staff Engineer I Building Inspector II or III Meetings with the Mayor Mayor Silvestrini will not be taking appointments this week so he can continue to rehab from shoulder surgery and enjoy the holiday break. He wishes everyone a Happy New Year! VISIT us at Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter Copyright © 2020 Millcreek, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Forward Share Tweet