Notes Provided by Amy Baird
Snow Plow Policy
- Brochures handed out from Draper City Public Works. Detailing snow removal for SunCrest.
- Suncrest has 3 designated snow plows and drivers. We will be receiving the big red snow blower on January 1st.
- For road closure reports please call Draper City police 840-4000
- There will be a permanent lighted display sign on Traverse Ridge, across from Mike Weir Dr. and there will be a portable sign at bottom of Suncrest Dr. This will display important information such as road closures.
- UFA asked that we adopt the closest fire hydrant to us. If they are buried in snow more than two days, even if they get it unburied the water may not come out.
- Snow fences are being discussed to help with snow drifts in problem areas
TRSSD: The purpose is to provide services to citizens in SunCrest. We are only chraged for things that are in excess of everyone else in Draper, due to geography and topography.
- funding is paid through property tax
- financials are issued independently and monthly
- money is allocated to a separate account from Draper City
- the rate of tax is based on how many homeowners paying.
- the money is used for Staffing, snowplows, facilities, salt, gas, maintenance, street repair due to extreme weather, and street light repair.
- Last winter from Nov. 4 - Apr. 14 we had 20,354 of man hours doing snow removal
- Last winter we spent $1,019,804 towards snow removal.
Salt Dome: A facility that will hold salt and repair snow equipment
- The salt dome won't actually look like a big dome, but more like our fire house.
- Several options looked at for placing the facility in SunCrest.
- Further planning of location and building needed and possible building to start summer 2009.
Amy Baird
The Cove
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Highlights of SunCrest Meeting-Denise Borst
Hi everyone- I attended the Draper City Council Meeting last night and wanted to pass on some of the highlights. The meeting was held right here in SunCrest at the Community Center and was very well attended, almost exclusively by SunCrest residents.
The topics of discussion all pertained to issues regarding our community.
David Decker, the Public Works Director, gave an overview of the Draper City Snow Removal Guide and policies. Each postal customer will soon be receiving a brochure outlining the city's policies and the homeowner's responsibilities.
The fire chief requested that the homeowners "adopt a fire hydrant". It is very important that the fire hydrants remain free of snow in case of a fire. If you live in a cul de sac and you have a fire hydrant that gets blocked by snow that is pushed to the end of the cul de sac by the snowplow, contact the Public Works department at 801-576-6517 and they will send someone to clear the area around the fire hydrant.
You may have noticed that there are 2 large metal poles going up at the intersection of Mike Weir Dr and Traverse Ridge. This will be an electronic sign which will provide information regarding road conditions along Traverse Ridge. A portable sign will also be placed on the Utah County side to provide road condition along Suncrest Drive.
Danyce Steck,the Finance Director, gave a comprehensive overview of the Traverse Ridge Special Services District (TRSSD). There is a monthly report on how the special tax funds are allocated and spent which is posted on the Draper City website: www.draper.ut.us.
The proposed site for a Salt Dome to be placed in SunCrest was discussed by David Decker. The city is looking at several options and the final decision will be made by the City Council following their investigation into the viability of each site. They hope to identify the site by January and have it completed by next summer.
The reason that a Salt Dome is going to be placed in SunCrest is that the largest part of our expense for snow removal is for fuel. Currently, snowplow drivers have to go back down the hill each time they need to replenish the salt on the plows.
An update on the SunCrest Development was given by Assistant City Manager, David Dobbins. He stated that the city council is in discussions with the potential SunCrest developer. Any new developer will have to abide by the development agreement. David also stated that the potential developer is asking for changes to the development agreement. Discussion regarding any changes will be conducted at a public meeting. Keep an eye on the City Council agendas for any such discussion. City Council meets every Tuesday night in the Council Chamber at 7pm, you can check the Draper City website for agenda information.
Denise Borst
Eagle Crest
The topics of discussion all pertained to issues regarding our community.
David Decker, the Public Works Director, gave an overview of the Draper City Snow Removal Guide and policies. Each postal customer will soon be receiving a brochure outlining the city's policies and the homeowner's responsibilities.
The fire chief requested that the homeowners "adopt a fire hydrant". It is very important that the fire hydrants remain free of snow in case of a fire. If you live in a cul de sac and you have a fire hydrant that gets blocked by snow that is pushed to the end of the cul de sac by the snowplow, contact the Public Works department at 801-576-6517 and they will send someone to clear the area around the fire hydrant.
You may have noticed that there are 2 large metal poles going up at the intersection of Mike Weir Dr and Traverse Ridge. This will be an electronic sign which will provide information regarding road conditions along Traverse Ridge. A portable sign will also be placed on the Utah County side to provide road condition along Suncrest Drive.
Danyce Steck,the Finance Director, gave a comprehensive overview of the Traverse Ridge Special Services District (TRSSD). There is a monthly report on how the special tax funds are allocated and spent which is posted on the Draper City website: www.draper.ut.us.
The proposed site for a Salt Dome to be placed in SunCrest was discussed by David Decker. The city is looking at several options and the final decision will be made by the City Council following their investigation into the viability of each site. They hope to identify the site by January and have it completed by next summer.
The reason that a Salt Dome is going to be placed in SunCrest is that the largest part of our expense for snow removal is for fuel. Currently, snowplow drivers have to go back down the hill each time they need to replenish the salt on the plows.
An update on the SunCrest Development was given by Assistant City Manager, David Dobbins. He stated that the city council is in discussions with the potential SunCrest developer. Any new developer will have to abide by the development agreement. David also stated that the potential developer is asking for changes to the development agreement. Discussion regarding any changes will be conducted at a public meeting. Keep an eye on the City Council agendas for any such discussion. City Council meets every Tuesday night in the Council Chamber at 7pm, you can check the Draper City website for agenda information.
Denise Borst
Eagle Crest
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Draper City Town Hall Meeting IN SUNCREST
Community Meeting at Suncrest-RSVP requested!!
When we met with city officials a few months ago, SunCrestResidents.org requested a Town Hall meeting in SunCrest to address some concerns specific to our community. That meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 14th.
From the Draper City Web site: "We invite Suncrest residents to join us for this informative meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm with a tour of the new fire station. Other topics that will be discussed at this meeting include: Snow Removal, Salt Dome, TRSSD Finances, and Cell Phone Tower. The meeting will be held at the community center."
This is our chance to have some quality time with our elected officials, to ask questions, and make suggestions, so mark this date on your calendar and PLEASE RSVP to delainatonks@comcast.net or 495.9559so we have an idea of how many will be coming.
When we met with city officials a few months ago, SunCrestResidents.org requested a Town Hall meeting in SunCrest to address some concerns specific to our community. That meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 14th.
From the Draper City Web site: "We invite Suncrest residents to join us for this informative meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm with a tour of the new fire station. Other topics that will be discussed at this meeting include: Snow Removal, Salt Dome, TRSSD Finances, and Cell Phone Tower. The meeting will be held at the community center."
This is our chance to have some quality time with our elected officials, to ask questions, and make suggestions, so mark this date on your calendar and PLEASE RSVP to delainatonks@comcast.net or 495.9559so we have an idea of how many will be coming.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
District 51 Debate October 9th
Utah House of Representatives
District 51 (everyone in SL County SunCrest)
Debate
Greg Hughes and Lisa Johnson
will answer the questions that you want to know about issues facing Utah:
Health Care Reform
Education
Ethics
Transportation
State Budget
The Economy
Learn who you want to vote for!
October 9th @ 7 p.m.
Willow Springs Elementary
13288 S. Lone Rock Drive (465 East)
Draper
hosted by the Alta area PTA
District 51 (everyone in SL County SunCrest)
Debate
Greg Hughes and Lisa Johnson
will answer the questions that you want to know about issues facing Utah:
Health Care Reform
Education
Ethics
Transportation
State Budget
The Economy
Learn who you want to vote for!
October 9th @ 7 p.m.
Willow Springs Elementary
13288 S. Lone Rock Drive (465 East)
Draper
hosted by the Alta area PTA
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Exciting New Developer News!!!!
Dear SunCrest Friends,
We have some EXCELLENT news for you!
Today at the OA meeting, we were introduced to Andrew Hatton-Ward with Raddon Brothers Development. Raddon Brothers is currently doing their due diligence, and working with Zions Bank and Draper City in order to be able to close on the purchase of SunCrest on November 14th, 2008. Mr. Hatton-Ward was kind enough to stay after the meeting for some question and answer, and here is what we learned:
1. Mr. Hatton-Ward was the first Draper City Manager and has intimate knowledge of SunCrest.
2. He has lived in UT since 1984, and expressed interest in buying/building his own home in SunCrest in a couple of years.
3. Raddon Brothers has a good working relationship with Draper City.
4. Raddon Brothers owns and developed the Hidden Valley Shopping Center.
5. The Idaho group who developed melaleuca is one of the financiers of the purchase.
6. Mr. Hatton-Ward indicated that he is eager to work with SunCrestResidents.org and to effectively communicate with residents.
7. He would like to come to our next meeting and share information. Stay tuned for that meeting date! Since we had a Meet the Candidate Event this month in lieu of our regular meeting, we may try to move the next SR.org meeting to October 14th.
8. The main focus for the Raddon Brothers will be to get the infrastructure in place, to find an owner for the market, to finish the Clubhouse and get it open ASAP.
9. There won’t be much new development in SunCrest for the first year or so, except for the +/-60 lots for sale that they inherited) as they put all the pieces back together and wait for the market to improve.
10. They expect that SunCrest will be a 5-10 year project before they reach build-out, for an additional 2400 units.
11. There will be changes to the Master Development Agreement.
12. Getting the pocket parks built and maintained will be a top priority.
13. Raddon Brothers is interested in resident feedback regarding the Comcast contract.
I’m sure we all have a lot of questions, some that the developer will be able to answer, some that they won’t. If you have specific questions, please post them as comments* and we will do our best to track down the answers for you and post them in response. The value in posting them publicly is that we all benefit from seeing the responses, and the developer will be able to effectively address the issues on the blog, reaching 450+ people at a time, so post away!
SunCrestResidents.org is a great way to communicate with many residents at one time! Please share the news with your neighbors and encourage them to check the blog frequently for updates.
*if for some reason you can't post to the comments, feel free to e-mail me at delainatonks@comcast.net and I'll post your question for you.
We have some EXCELLENT news for you!
Today at the OA meeting, we were introduced to Andrew Hatton-Ward with Raddon Brothers Development. Raddon Brothers is currently doing their due diligence, and working with Zions Bank and Draper City in order to be able to close on the purchase of SunCrest on November 14th, 2008. Mr. Hatton-Ward was kind enough to stay after the meeting for some question and answer, and here is what we learned:
1. Mr. Hatton-Ward was the first Draper City Manager and has intimate knowledge of SunCrest.
2. He has lived in UT since 1984, and expressed interest in buying/building his own home in SunCrest in a couple of years.
3. Raddon Brothers has a good working relationship with Draper City.
4. Raddon Brothers owns and developed the Hidden Valley Shopping Center.
5. The Idaho group who developed melaleuca is one of the financiers of the purchase.
6. Mr. Hatton-Ward indicated that he is eager to work with SunCrestResidents.org and to effectively communicate with residents.
7. He would like to come to our next meeting and share information. Stay tuned for that meeting date! Since we had a Meet the Candidate Event this month in lieu of our regular meeting, we may try to move the next SR.org meeting to October 14th.
8. The main focus for the Raddon Brothers will be to get the infrastructure in place, to find an owner for the market, to finish the Clubhouse and get it open ASAP.
9. There won’t be much new development in SunCrest for the first year or so, except for the +/-60 lots for sale that they inherited) as they put all the pieces back together and wait for the market to improve.
10. They expect that SunCrest will be a 5-10 year project before they reach build-out, for an additional 2400 units.
11. There will be changes to the Master Development Agreement.
12. Getting the pocket parks built and maintained will be a top priority.
13. Raddon Brothers is interested in resident feedback regarding the Comcast contract.
I’m sure we all have a lot of questions, some that the developer will be able to answer, some that they won’t. If you have specific questions, please post them as comments* and we will do our best to track down the answers for you and post them in response. The value in posting them publicly is that we all benefit from seeing the responses, and the developer will be able to effectively address the issues on the blog, reaching 450+ people at a time, so post away!
SunCrestResidents.org is a great way to communicate with many residents at one time! Please share the news with your neighbors and encourage them to check the blog frequently for updates.
*if for some reason you can't post to the comments, feel free to e-mail me at delainatonks@comcast.net and I'll post your question for you.
Garbage Cans INSIDE=good, Garbage Cans OUTSIDE=bad
From Mary Chamberlain, SunCrest OA Operations Manager:
I have seen a noticeable increase in trash can violations over the past few weeks. Please post this on your website as a reminder to the Residents of how to store their trash cans properly. I feel that it is a waste of time and money to have to create and mail 30+ garbage can violation letters every week.
-Trash Containers & Collection 4.2.11: No garbage or trash shall be placed or kept on any Lot or Parcel, except in covered containers of a type, size, and style which are approved by the Design Review Board or required by the applicable Municipal Authority. In no event shall such containers be maintained so as to be visible from neighboring property, except to make the same available for collection. All rubbish, trash and garbage shall be removed from the Lots and Parcels and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon. Fines for this violation are $25 per day
Please remember to store your containers out of site-i.e. in your garage or behind your fence, if you have one. It is still visible if it is: on your front porch, in your bushes, on the side of your house, in your window wells, etc
If anyone has to keep their trash containers outside temporarily due to extenuating circumstances such as-staining your garage floor, etc., please send me an e-mail and let me know so that I am aware of your situation.
Thank you all for helping to keep SunCrest looking its best.
Mary Chamberlain
Operations Manager
P) 801-572-1233
Email: mchamberlain@ccmcnet.com
Visit our website: www.ccmcnet.com
I have seen a noticeable increase in trash can violations over the past few weeks. Please post this on your website as a reminder to the Residents of how to store their trash cans properly. I feel that it is a waste of time and money to have to create and mail 30+ garbage can violation letters every week.
-Trash Containers & Collection 4.2.11: No garbage or trash shall be placed or kept on any Lot or Parcel, except in covered containers of a type, size, and style which are approved by the Design Review Board or required by the applicable Municipal Authority. In no event shall such containers be maintained so as to be visible from neighboring property, except to make the same available for collection. All rubbish, trash and garbage shall be removed from the Lots and Parcels and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon. Fines for this violation are $25 per day
Please remember to store your containers out of site-i.e. in your garage or behind your fence, if you have one. It is still visible if it is: on your front porch, in your bushes, on the side of your house, in your window wells, etc
If anyone has to keep their trash containers outside temporarily due to extenuating circumstances such as-staining your garage floor, etc., please send me an e-mail and let me know so that I am aware of your situation.
Thank you all for helping to keep SunCrest looking its best.
Mary Chamberlain
Operations Manager
P) 801-572-1233
Email: mchamberlain@ccmcnet.com
Visit our website: www.ccmcnet.com
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Emergency Prep Fair
Emergency Preparedness Fair
September 27th from 10 am – 2 pm
Located at Wal-Mart
11328 South Jordan Gateway
What to do before the emergency or disaster?
What to do after the emergency or disaster?
Life Flight Helicopter (12-1PM)
Fire Department with Fire Truck & C.E.R.T Program
A tornado simulator
Child Fingerprinting
Questar Gas
Food Storage and Usage Specialist
Emergency Essentials
And Many More Organizations………
September 27th from 10 am – 2 pm
Located at Wal-Mart
11328 South Jordan Gateway
What to do before the emergency or disaster?
What to do after the emergency or disaster?
Life Flight Helicopter (12-1PM)
Fire Department with Fire Truck & C.E.R.T Program
A tornado simulator
Child Fingerprinting
Questar Gas
Food Storage and Usage Specialist
Emergency Essentials
And Many More Organizations………
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