Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. Mayor Mike Leonhardt has been working with the teenage boys to set up a youth town council organization. There will be a youth mayor, and at least four or five council members. He has planned for those youth who are interested will be taken on a trip to Salt Lake City on January 29th to be there for Legislation Day. Most of the Legislators and the Governor will visit with the youth who come. They will also go into the chamber where the legislators hold their meetings.
There were three young men at the meeting. They were asked to take the oath of office for the jobs that they will be doing.
Councilman Jordan Perry noted that he thought the New Years Eve Party went especially well. He said that the swimming pool is going in the right direction. He said that a lot of work has been done to make sure the pool is clean, newly painted, and everything is working properly.
Councilman Howard Pope said that there are lots of individuals using snowmobiles. He would like very much to encourage people on snowmobiles to take advantage of Kimball lane where there is a nice parking lot and the trail that goes up over the mountains and down into the sinks. He noted that the trails in the summer are in bad shape in most places. He is planning on talking with County Commissioner Bill Cox about the trails. He said that they need a lot of work. It will take at least $30,000 to get the trails fixed.
Councilwoman Pat Argyle reported that she would like to see the poles in tires and the net for volleyball be put in Heritage Park this coming spring. She noted that she wanted the city to buy the poles and net to be prepared for spring. She was told the City already had that equipment. The city workers said they will be willing to get that in place this spring.
Argyle also said that she had purchased the items that will be needed for the Easter Egg Hunt. She suggested that there be at least four concerts held in Heritage Park this coming summer. She also asked that the City buy more tables for the park. The City has purchased 20 tables at $700 each. She asked for at least that many more. She also suggested that there be a bingo night at least once a week during the summer in Heritage Park.
Councilman Ken Hansen said that the library is doing very well. They have a food bank upstairs from the library, and it is being used by the citizens. The library is going to make a cookbook. It will be sold to raise money for the library. Brandy Mills from the USU Extension Service said that it might be possible to get some grants to help the library. Workshops could be held, one a day or whatever times would be convenient for the most people. The money from these workshops can also help the library. To keep the children interested, it would be possible to have a 4H club where they could get robotic kits etc. There could be a special day once a month for kids. There is what is called a Maker Trailer that is equipped at USU. It could be used as a resource to get more things happening for children in the community. There could be book writing contests. The Extension people have a workshop that would teach different way to approach how to write a book.
It needs to be known that the library is for everyone, not just individuals who like to read. The library is doing well. It would be possible to have the library open later in the day if those in the community would take advantage of the library. The youth currently not using the library as much as both adults and smaller children. It is a wonderful facility that is very important to our City.
Mayor Mike Leonhardt reported that on February 5, there will be a kickoff for the Marina Expansion and road improvements. This will occur at 10:00 a.m. in the room above the library. He noted that UDOT Engineers will be in town on February 3 and will also be at the library at 10:00 a.m. that day to discuss the access lane into the Marina. Plans for projects 20 and 21 have already been made.
The breeze way between the City Office and the recreation room just north the City Office will be built into a room providing extra space for storing items and documents that must be kept.
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