Deadline to apply: September 29th
Qualifications:
Must be a Draper City resident.
Must be a sophomore or Junior in High School (doesn't matter what school)
Must hold a 2.5 GPA or better
Must be able to meet from 5:30-7:00pm on first and third Tuesdays of the month.
The Draper Youth Council provides an opportunity for the youth of Draper to be involved in their community through service, events, and political experiences.
For more information email Amy Baird at amyemail@aol.com or check the Draper City website.
We are also looking for Youth Council Advisors.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
TRSSD tax rate approval
Draper City is holding a meeting on September 21st at 8:30pm at city hall chambers to adopt a revised property tax rate for Traverse Ridge Special Services District.
The City will be holding a TRSSD meeting to adopt a revised property tax rate. This is the rate the Utah State Tax Commission has certified as the equalized tax rate for the District which means it is a weighted average of the two counties certified tax rates. The word ‘certified’ means there was no tax dollar increase, but due to some change in legislation the formula cities have used for years to calculate the tax rate was changed and became much more complicated.
The original tax rate adopted by the City and originally certified by the State was .003263.
The revised tax rate is .003171 and is the rate property owners have received on their tax notices already.
The City will be holding a TRSSD meeting to adopt a revised property tax rate. This is the rate the Utah State Tax Commission has certified as the equalized tax rate for the District which means it is a weighted average of the two counties certified tax rates. The word ‘certified’ means there was no tax dollar increase, but due to some change in legislation the formula cities have used for years to calculate the tax rate was changed and became much more complicated.
The original tax rate adopted by the City and originally certified by the State was .003263.
The revised tax rate is .003171 and is the rate property owners have received on their tax notices already.
Monday, August 30, 2010
SunCrest Clubhouse?
Have you noticed some road construction in Eagle Crest? Well Zion's Bank hired Utah Homes to do the needed repairs so the city will take over the roads in Eagle Crest. Now its been noticed that they are working on the clubhouse now. The pool is all cleaned out, landscaping going in, and working in the inside. In order for the clubhouse to get its occupancy permit it needed to finish those same things. I haven't heard nor has SunCrest management if Zion's plans to open the Clubhouse. It sure would be nice, but nicer if they did it when we could actually USE the pool. Oh, and Utah homes plans on taking that ugly trailer above the market when they are finished.
Amy Baird
Amy Baird
Tunnel under Traverse Ridge?
New information: The tunnel and land acquisition was voted and approved by not only Salt Lake County Council, who funded the money, but Draper Councilmen, Walker, Summerhayes, and Stenquist. Ms. Davis and Mr. Colbert voted against the deal. This was all approved in July 2009. The April 2010 meeting about the tunnel was to vote to ask for grants to cover the cities tunnel expense up to $190,000. No grants have been received as of yet. As for the winter ice build up over the tunnel. I was told that their should be enough utilities and material between the tunnel and road that it wouldn't freeze over like a highway overpass would.
You may have been wondering about all that construction going down the mountain on Traverse Ridge. They are actually building a tunnel for a trail system. Remember last year Salt Lake County helped Draper purchase 141 acres for $2.75 million from South Mountain Developer, Terry Diehl. A condition in the settlement was that Mr. Diehl provide access to link the newly acquired acres called Little Valley for a trail system. Below is the Draper City council minutes from April 20, 2010. There is also a resolution 10-21 talking about the little valley tunnel. It states Draper city will pay up to $190,000 for the tunnel. (If you click on the pictures they become larger) Well sorry I didn't catch this during discussions in April so you could be notified and make your comments to the city council. I guess its the LITTLE VALLEY TUNNEL part that didn't catch my attention. I sure hope they plan on putting some kind of heat tape on the road going over the tunnel, because the wind sure does whip snow through there in the winter. I would think black ice would develop causing major problems for US who have drive down the mountain. I sure hope the deer get some use out of the tunnel instead of crossing the street :-)
Amy Baird
You may have been wondering about all that construction going down the mountain on Traverse Ridge. They are actually building a tunnel for a trail system. Remember last year Salt Lake County helped Draper purchase 141 acres for $2.75 million from South Mountain Developer, Terry Diehl. A condition in the settlement was that Mr. Diehl provide access to link the newly acquired acres called Little Valley for a trail system. Below is the Draper City council minutes from April 20, 2010. There is also a resolution 10-21 talking about the little valley tunnel. It states Draper city will pay up to $190,000 for the tunnel. (If you click on the pictures they become larger) Well sorry I didn't catch this during discussions in April so you could be notified and make your comments to the city council. I guess its the LITTLE VALLEY TUNNEL part that didn't catch my attention. I sure hope they plan on putting some kind of heat tape on the road going over the tunnel, because the wind sure does whip snow through there in the winter. I would think black ice would develop causing major problems for US who have drive down the mountain. I sure hope the deer get some use out of the tunnel instead of crossing the street :-)
Amy Baird
TRSSD Town Hall meeting
There is a notice in one of the Draper Newspapers about a town hall meeting on August 31st for Traverse Ridge Special Services District. This meeting has been canceled and will be scheduled at another time. Hopefully in September. I will notify you as soon as I get a date. If you have any questions about the tax please email us at suncrestresidents@gmail.com. I can find out the answers before the town hall meeting. If your interested on being on a TRSSD advisory committee (if it gets created), please let me know.
Amy Baird
SunCrest Resident
Amy Baird
SunCrest Resident
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Updates on SunCrest
I met with Draper City today about the TRSSD. Here is some of the information we discussed.
-Town Hall meeting in SunCrest about TRSSD. Waiting on confirmed date in August or September. Worked on an agenda so we could be able to answer all the residents concerns.
-TRSSD Committee. Checking to see if City Council is still interested in forming a committee of residents to do research on items related to TRSSD.
-Roads. I wanted to know status of city taking over Eagle Crest roads and re paving of Deer Ridge.
-Snow Plow services. Will research and discuss pros and cons of outsourcing the snow plowing this winter.
SunCrest Fire Station status: The city can't use the TRSSD funds to pay for any part of the fire station, because its not included in the orginal contract of the TRSSD. The SunCrest residents would have to put it to a vote to add the fire station to the TRSSD.
SunCrest Developers? There are currently two in state developers working with the city on purchasing SunCrest. They have presented development plans and the city is working with these developers to make it happen. So hopefully good news coming in the next few months.
Help needed from Residents: Tell me what questions you have about the TRSSD so I can have the city get answers ahead of time before the town hall meeting. I also want to know the good and bad about snow plowing this past winter. Please tell me if it was the city drivers or Zion's contracted guys. If your not sure, then tell me which road your talking about. This will help on the deciding if we should outsource snow plowing.
Please submit any questions or concerns to suncrestresidents@gmail.com
I will keep you updated as I find things out.....Amy Baird
-Town Hall meeting in SunCrest about TRSSD. Waiting on confirmed date in August or September. Worked on an agenda so we could be able to answer all the residents concerns.
-TRSSD Committee. Checking to see if City Council is still interested in forming a committee of residents to do research on items related to TRSSD.
-Roads. I wanted to know status of city taking over Eagle Crest roads and re paving of Deer Ridge.
-Snow Plow services. Will research and discuss pros and cons of outsourcing the snow plowing this winter.
SunCrest Fire Station status: The city can't use the TRSSD funds to pay for any part of the fire station, because its not included in the orginal contract of the TRSSD. The SunCrest residents would have to put it to a vote to add the fire station to the TRSSD.
SunCrest Developers? There are currently two in state developers working with the city on purchasing SunCrest. They have presented development plans and the city is working with these developers to make it happen. So hopefully good news coming in the next few months.
Help needed from Residents: Tell me what questions you have about the TRSSD so I can have the city get answers ahead of time before the town hall meeting. I also want to know the good and bad about snow plowing this past winter. Please tell me if it was the city drivers or Zion's contracted guys. If your not sure, then tell me which road your talking about. This will help on the deciding if we should outsource snow plowing.
Please submit any questions or concerns to suncrestresidents@gmail.com
I will keep you updated as I find things out.....Amy Baird
Monday, July 12, 2010
Covenants Committee
"The Covenants Comittee needs two new members:
The recent departure of two members creates a need for two replacements. What is the Covenant's Comittee? We are the human "face" of the SunCrest Bylaws, Appeals and Adjudication process. We meet once a month, or every other month as required by workload, and listen to resident appeals regarding fines, assessments, or rules. We make recommendations concerning the same, and from time to time, address specific Rules in the SunCrest Rules that can be improved or updated. We are officially empowered by SunCrest Bylaws Section 4.12 as "The hearing Tribunal." We also provide feedback and support for CCMC, our Homeowners Association Administrators.
We generally meet the second Thursday of the month at 4PM.
If you are interested, contact Larry Nilssen at larrynilssen@comcast.net."
The recent departure of two members creates a need for two replacements. What is the Covenant's Comittee? We are the human "face" of the SunCrest Bylaws, Appeals and Adjudication process. We meet once a month, or every other month as required by workload, and listen to resident appeals regarding fines, assessments, or rules. We make recommendations concerning the same, and from time to time, address specific Rules in the SunCrest Rules that can be improved or updated. We are officially empowered by SunCrest Bylaws Section 4.12 as "The hearing Tribunal." We also provide feedback and support for CCMC, our Homeowners Association Administrators.
We generally meet the second Thursday of the month at 4PM.
If you are interested, contact Larry Nilssen at larrynilssen@comcast.net."
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