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North Utah County Notes October 19, 2017, 2:54 pmThe city council has approved the final plat for a Deseret Industries to be located at 435 South 500 East. The approved area consists of several parcels that the applicant is planning to consolidate into one lot. The city has awarded the contract for construction of a six-court pickleball facility at Art Dye Park to S&L Inc. for $291,920.75. The bid includes sports lighting (purchased by the city and installed by the contractor), fencing, post tension concrete, and court surfacing with surrounding sidewalk and landscaping for the combined base bid and additive alternate bid. These improvements will be paid for from PARC funding. Work will be substantially complete and operational 60 days after the city issues a notice to proceed. American Fork Library is planning a Star Wars Family Party for Monday, November 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Activities will include a costume contest, lightsaber training, Jedi mind tricks and crafts. ALPINE The United Precious Metals Association recently opened the first legal tender gold and silver repository in the United States in more than 100 years in Alpine at 333 South Main Street. On September 9, the company held a formal ribbon cutting with remarks by Mayor Sheldon Wimmer and other dignitaries. The new building has been under construction for nearly a year. It includes a state-of-the-art vault, a floor for the company's programming team, a teller area, a drive-thru and a conference room for visiting UPMA members or prospective members. The Alpine Nature Center recently conducted a poll to determine a name for some boulders on East Mountain. In the past they were referred to as the Easter Rocks (because people used to hike up there on Easter morning), the Nephite Rocks (origin unknown) and the Sentinels (so named by adjacent property owner Bernell Watkins). In the end, "the Sentinels" garnered 42 percent of online votes, followed by Six Rocks (21 percent); the Guardians (16 percent); Alpine Stonehenge (12 percent); Easter Rocks (7 percent) and Nephite Rocks (2 percent). CEDAR HILLS On September 19, the city council gave tentative approval for the youth city council to set up an Instagram account to promote its events and activities. Indicating that the staff had some concerns, the council gave its approval as long as those concerns were addressed. A proposal for a Ven-mo account to collect funds for its activities was put on hold because city council members expressed concern that such an account might provide access to the city's checking account. The council directed staff members to work with the youth council to find a suitable alternative. HIGHLAND After a complaint of a helicopter being parked on public streets, on September 5, city officials passed an ordinance that regulates the use of private helicopters within the city. The ordinance prohibits parking of a private helicopter (defined as "not used for legitimate emergency services") on streets and public places. Violation of the ordinance constitutes a class "B" misdemeanor. The city council held off approving additional sections to the ordinance regarding installation and operation of helipads, pending further study on federal aviation regulations regarding them. The youth council will honor their elders with a Senior Citizen Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, October 26, at 6 p.m. in the Lone Peak High School Cafeteria. The dinner, which includes chicken and vegetable kabobs, salad, rice and dessert, is free for Highland City seniors. Interested older residents should RSVP by October 23 to Julie@highlandcity.org or 801-772-4507. A local Eagle Scout candidate, Ben Zobrist, will be providing vehicle safety screenings and education to prepare for the upcoming January 2018 statewide discontinuation of vehicle safety inspections, Ben and his team will check vehicle for fluid levels, tire depth, brake lights and signals. Screenings will begin at 5 p.m. in the school parking lot. Lone Peak High School is located at 10189 N. 4800 W. in Highland. LEHI Lehi City has completed a report outlining how it spent $226,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding. In 2016 city officials made it a priority to improve public infrastructure in the historic downtown area as part of an overall goal to improve the health and safety of residents. Since the CDBG funding that the city receives is limited, city officials decided that the highest benefit for residents would be to direct funds into one project. So the city utilized the funds to complete the three-year Downtown Pipeline Replacement Project. The project was completed prior to July 1. According to Business Wire, MCR, the seventh-largest hotel operator in the U.S. has acquired two Marriott hotels at the entrance to Thanksgiving Point. The 97-room Courtyard Lehi and 94-room Springhill Suites were purchased for a total of $27.5 million. "We are very excited to make this investment in Salt Lake City's Silicon Slopes technology corridor," Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of MCR Tyler Morse said. "Given the array of demand generators supported by the city's strong business climate and its highly educated workforce, we believe both properties are well positioned to outperform and generate positive returns for our business." MCR has a total of 94 hotel properties operated under 10 brands across the U.S. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. 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