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Photo by Whit Fitzen PARC tax funds several projects September 19, 2017, 1:14 pmThe city's Parks and Recreation Department will utilize $677,752 for several projects. At Quail Hollow Park $ 58,000 has been earmarked to pave the parking lot and provide lighting. An additional $ 67,000 will fund construction of a pavilion at the park. PARC funds in the amount of $ 408,577 will be used toward completion of Art Dye Park. A $3,175 grant to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers will provide curbing, wood chips, and concrete curbing near the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museum. PARC funds ($23,000) will also be used to purchase a sculpture "Generations" by local artist Ben Hammond to be installed at the Seasons Memorial Garden. The North-South Park will receive improvements ($53,000) to enhance its appearance while the Miller Park parking lot will be paved and the stalls will be marked off ( $55,000). Funding was also approved for the installation of benches and trees throughout the community ($10,000). Other projects include $25,000 to the Alpine Community Theater toward a production of "Beauty and the Beast" which was performed July 21-31 at the Dan Valentine Auditorium in American Fork. The Timpanogos Arts Foundation received $197,500 for programming ($ 153,500), stage band ($ 20,000) and instruments ($ 24,000). Fox Hollow Golf Course received $15,380 for a ball dispenser. The American Fork Library received $4,500 for its Book Fairy Project. Last year the book fairy delivered more than 4,000 books to first graders in five schools in American Fork. The library also received $1,750 to provide dictionaries for area third graders. city council first approved the PARC tax in December 2014 as a way to "encourage and support the advancement or recreational and cultural facilities and cultural arts organization in American Fork," and it became effective April 1, 2015. 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. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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