Mayor Mike Mendenhall - Pride in Our Heritage, Progress for Our Future I have a desire to serve, and a record that backs up that desire. The Daily Herald is conducting a review of 2022 with different mayors discussing their accomplishments and goals for 2023 along with their holiday traditions and celebrations. Meanwhile, Utah's housing affordability crisis has sharpened to unprecedented levels, especially over the last two years as the pandemic housing frenzy ravaged the West. Mayor: Mike Mendenhall Population: 38,030 Location: 54 miles south of Salt Lake City. He was a Democrat and belonged to the local Citizen's Committee faction of the party. Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Editors Note: As 2022 comes to an end, Utah County cities and officials are looking back on the year. For any questions, please call Tara Silver, City Recorder (801-804-4530). 361 likes. SALT LAKE CITY Arguing that Utah's referendum law has been "weaponized" against housing developments, a Utah lawmaker is pushing a bill to block voters from challenging local legislative land-use decisions if they're approved with a supermajority vote. It has blessed my life to represent the citizens of our community to the State of Utah. Public schools in this district within Spanish Fork include the following: In addition, there is a private girls school, the New Haven School, and a K-12 charter school, the American Leadership Academy. They tried bribing businesses, we experienced harassment, intimidation, threats and voters were afraid of retaliation. But what are golf courses in the state doing to conserve water? Through the holidays, Mendenhall has kept his mother close to his heart. On the Senate floor, both Republican and Democratic senators grappled with the bill, some saying they were torn by the issue. [8]:631632 A fort and a school were built at the Palmyra site in 1852. 1-800-574-UTAH (8824)connect@edcutah.org201 South Main Street | Suite 450Salt Lake City, UT 84111, EDCUtah Development Ready Communities program. Copyright Daily Herald | www.heraldextra.com | 1200 Towne Centre Blvd. Please Report any Website Accessibility Concerns or call (801) 354-7400 for help. Spencer Cox, a look back at the 2023 Utah Legislative Session. Dave said he was given a tour of the golf course and learned the entire sprinkling system was recently replaced. Mayor Mike Mendenhall Spanish Fork City There are now approximately 16,000 courses in the United States about half the total in the world. I enjoy sports, golfing with my son, riding motorcycles, and being in the outdoors with my family. 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Larson spoke against McKell's bill, saying it would further restrict an already difficult process and remove constitutional rights. He also noted voters already have the opportunity to "refer" elected officials to the ballot each election year. Spanish Fork Mayor Mike Mendenhall and members of City Council delivered valentines to roughly 4,000 high school students Monday. Utah budget: Lawmakers finalize record $29 billion budget. "We are a republic for a reason. Don't use your sick days for a Mental Health Day, teachers in Washington County have been told by their district. In 1910, Spanish Fork built the Thurber School on Main Street. Spanish Fork Mayor Mike Mendenhall spoke to Dave and Dujanovic about the work the Oaks Golf Course has done to conserve water. In Palm Springs, 57 golf courses soak up 1 million gallons a day. The new plant is set to open in 2025. 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Estimated read time: 8-9 Kristina Reid, Chief Eddie Hales, Deputy Chief Krista Horting and Fire Marshal Jason Turner talk after the swearing-in ceremony held Thursday, July 7, 2022. [13] The members of the city council are: Chad Argyle, Stacy Beck, Brandon Gordon and Shane Marshall. 1 talking about this. Mayor Mike Caldwell from Ogden City said, Ogden City is thrilled to have participated in the EDCUtah Development Ready Communities program. ", Before the Senate committee cast its vote on SB199, Sen. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, argued against the bill, calling it "a little heavy-handed. He added that instead of watering zones of grass, an individual sprinkler can be turned on or off by the greenskeeper from an iPad or iPhone. George A. Smith supervised the laying out of a townsite, including a temple square in that year. Mike Mendenhall for Mayor. Luke". [citation needed]. Council Members: Chad Argyle Stacy Beck Brandon Gordon Shane Marshall Kevin Oyler * For more information about the City of Spanish Fork, visit their city page Mail a registration form to the Utah County Clerk's Office: Register in person at the Utah County Clerk's Office, Online Voter Registration is available at. ", Mendenhall argued McKell's bill will help balance those rights, noting cities offer plenty of public hearing opportunities for housing developments as well as general plans. Here are some of the best resources to make your workplace work better for Deaf and hard-of-hearing employees. The result? We are committed to Accessibility. The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 4.4% some other race, and 2.5% from two or more races. And when we get it wrong, the voters can either refer a land-use (decision) or they can make a separate choice at the ballot box every couple of years during the election cycle. They have an intimate, factual understanding of how our city works. This page is to connect with the citizens of Spanish Fork City. Spanish Fork has a dry-summer continental climate (Kppen: Dsa) with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. An atmospheric scientist discusses how the abundant water season is helping the Great Salt Lake and how the abundant water season is helping and what more needs to be done by residents and industry. In Utah, the median single-family home price in Salt Lake County increased a staggering 63% since the start of the pandemic, up from $400,000 in March 2020 to over $650,000 in May 2022, according to the Salt Lake Board of Realtors. Issues - Mayor Mike Mendenhall GROWTH Growth is not only an issue in Spanish Fork, but across the Wasatch Front. "If there is a supermajority (decision) we believe that speaks very loudly for the decision.". Mendenhall also mentioned the departure of Councilmember Brandon Gordon, who resigned from his office after winning election to the Utah County Commission. The mayor said the $3 million investment doubled the number of sprinkler heads on the course. Current Technical Committee. Today there are nine public elementary schools, two intermediate, and two high schools of the Nebo School District. They're favoring a free market approach while supporting policy changes to cut down on regulatory barriers. [12], The current mayor, Mike Mendenhall was elected in the November 10, 2021 general election. Mayor Mendenhall, called for a motion to approve the minutes of the September 12, 2019 and October 7, 2019 Board meetings. Mountain Country Foods is currently Spanish Fork's largest private employer with 350 employees. A direct result has been less contention, more desire to be involved (16 people just interviewed for our council seat vacated by now county commissioner Brandon Gordon) and an overall acuity of how and why things work. [31][32] It is a utility-scale wind farm producing electricity from wind power.[33][34]. UMPA Director. Mayor Mike Mendenhall of Spanish Fork speaks to a new mental and physical health initiative in Spanish Fork. Mike Mendenhall is running for Spanish Fork Mayor. In 2011 he served as President of the Spanish Fork/Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Fully prepared to partner with other entities in the State of Utah, to build the states dynamic and esteemed economy.". Especially to our high school students, please know that you are loved and needed! Spanish Fork City Mayor. Perrins argued land-use decisions often take city councils months, if not years. ", "This can't continue to happen to our citizens who are trying to practice their constitutional rights," she said. Spencer Cox, have pledged to prioritize addressing housing issues during the Utah Legislature's 2023 general session now underway. Here are some of the best resources to make your workplace work better for Deaf and hard-of-hearing employees. The mayor, city council, some staff, and their spouses volunteered time over the weekend and assembled 4,000 valentines. Provo City Mayor Chair. The Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple (erected by Christopher Warden, an International Society for Krishna Consciousness follower[28]) celebrates Holi and is known for the Festival of Colors where thousands of people gather from all over the country. About 4.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line. In December 1851, Stephen Markham, who was severely wounded outside Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois while attempting to defend Joseph Smith and other church leaders from a mob in 1844, became the president of the first church congregation (branch) at the Lower Settlement.