Rose Park News

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(From Northwest Recreation Center Website) 

Reverse sprint triathlon (Run, Bike, Swim).  This is a great warm-up to your tri-season and an awesome test for your New Year’s Resolution.  Our race will be kept under 150 participants, making it a wonderful experience for each individual.
Participants will run 3.2 miles through Rose Park on both the Jordan River Trail and the neighborhood streets.  The bike ride is 10.1 miles around North Salt Lake on quiet streets and industrial backroads.  The 400 yard snake swim will take place in the NEW recreation center.

Awards will be given for top three in each age group male and female.  Age groups will be divided on a 10 yr split.
* Due to possible inclement weather in early April, please be prepared to run in snow or bike on wet roads.  Other changes may be made if inclement weather deems roads unsafe.*
** There is not an option for children to race due to possible weather issues, please look forward to our family fun runs to be held in conjunction with our Anniversary Celebration June 4th. **

 Age: 16 years and older
 
When: Saturday, April 9th.
PACKET PICK-UP FRIDAY, APRIL 8th; 5:30pm to 7:30pm

PRE-RACE WALK THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 8th at 7:00pm
RACE DAY PACKET PICK-UP/CHECK-IN 6:00am to 8:00am

ALL Participants must be checked-in by 8am. 
MANDATORY Pre-Race meeting at 8:15am, start shortly following.

 Where: Northwest Recreation Center 1300 W 300 North
Salt Lake City
Fee:  $40
 Registration:  Deadline: Friday, April 1st, Midnight
Register Online: www.activityreg.com 
Contacts:  Kara Batt 385-468-1305 kbatt@slco.org

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Valdez Auto Body is located at 3010 West 500 South and specializes in body work, painting and auto detailing.  If your car needs some work done, contact Nicholas Valdez at (801)-232-1165 or through email at ntauro24@live.com

A home was broken into on Lafayette Drive just a few houses south of Rose Park Elementary.  The event took place during daylight hours and followed similar steps as the home invasions that occurred in the fall of last year.  The culprits were not seen, but a small window on the back door was broken to allow the invader to reach through and throw the deadbolt.  Only jewelery was taken. Please keep an eye out for suspicious activity of this nature.  Presumably, the culprit(s) knocked on the front door to determine if the owners were home.  If you see this type of activity, please watch it and report it as necessary. 

Each month the Salt Lake City Police Department prepares a report of criminal activity for each Community Council area. Statistics show that crime is lowered in part, due to good citizens keeping a watchful eye on our homes and streets and reporting concerns to our SLC Police officers in a timely way. The full crime report may be viewed by going to www.slcpd.com then click on Crime Maps and Statistics and choosing Community Council Report. Keep an eye on your neighborhood! Get involved! Stay involved!

Item 8 “Community Garden” - Scott Steenblik (359-0354)

Did you live in Rose Park during the Fun-O-Rama days?  Don’t know what the Fun-O-Rama is–go to Rose Park Revival to find out what the community is missing!

Read about Kevin Rogers and his mission to change Rose Park’s image here.

Are you interested in gardening, but don’t have the space?  Pick up a garden application at the Sorenson Unity Center today and be on your way to growing your own healthy, fresh, organic food.

Garden plots are approximately 4′x20′ and water is provided.  Applications are also available online at www.sorensonunitycenter.com and are due by April 1, 2011.

AGENDA – Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 6:30 p.m. - Day-Riverside LibraryConducting: Craig Thomas

District 1 City CouncilCity/Community Issues – Michael Stott 10 min.

Community Liaison for the MayorLegislative Issues – Rep. Jenn Seelig 10 min.

State Representative District 23Rose Park Elementary Community School 20 min.

Principle Rae Louie & Ray BetancourtSalt Lake City Sustainability City Code Initiative 20 min.

Cheri Coffey Planning Dept.Neighbor to Neighbor 10 min.NEXT MEETING:

Reg McLaughlin will be conducting.  Please invite your neighbors to attend our meeting. INFORMATION ITEMSItem 1 Rose Park Festival Help plan and coordinate the 2011 Rose Park Festival this year. If you are interested in helping the council plan the festival contact Brad Bartholomew.

Item 2 Stay in touch! Stay current on city and community events and issues through your e-mail. E-mail Brad Bartholomew at – bbart76@gmail.com to be added to the list. If you know or hear of someone who would like to receive this information page through the mail please contact Brad Bartholomew at the above e-mail address or call 801-673-5854.

Item 3 Crime Report Each month the Salt Lake City Police Department prepares a report of criminal activity for each Community Council area. Statistics show that crime is lowered in part, due to good citizens keeping a watchful eye on our homes and streets and reporting concerns to our SLC Police officers in a timely way.The full crime report may be viewed by going to www.slcpd.com then click on Crime Maps and Statistics and choosing Community Council Report.

Item 4 NeighborWorks Salt Lake helping residents with Foreclosures To help maintain their focus of keeping people in their homes and combating the increased foreclosures, NWSL offers pre-foreclosure counseling to residents, at no cost. NWSL’s counselor works with you and your mortgage servicer to discuss workout options available, and help you prepare a workout agreement application packet.If you or someone you know is behind on payments and facing foreclosure, contact NeighborWorks® Salt Lake at (801) 539-1590 or their website at www.nwsaltlake.org, to discuss options that may be available to you. Hablamos Espanol.

Email and text messaging may be the fastest way to alert you of danger. As a resident of Salt Lake City you may be rapidly notified of emergencies that may impact you or your family if you choose to logon to SLC Alert to let the city know how to reach you.www.slcalert.com or 2-1-1Item 6 CERT

Salt Lake City is interested in finding representatives throughout the City interested in participating in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) efforts. The CERT program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area, and train them in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT is a fantastic way to be involved and helpful in your community. You can sigh up for CERT training courses http://apps.slcgov.com/general/absolutefp/CERTForm.htmContact John Flynt at 801-799-3604 if you would like to know more about the program or visit their website http://www.slcgov.com/departments/emergency_man/

Now that winter weather has arrived, please remember to look out for your neighbors and help clear snow if you are able. Salt Lake City’s newly adopted snow removal ordinance requires snow, hail, and sleet to be removed from City sidewalks within 24 hours of a storm’s ending. There are many in our community who could use assistance in clearing their walks.Item 8 “Community Garden” - Scott Steenblik (359-0354) Rose Park Community Garden 877 N Cornell Street (1525 W)Come work in the garden every Saturday between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The garden will continue throughout the winter as well as harvesting. If you have questions about your garden please call Scott or visit with him at the garden on Saturday.

Contact InformationBrad Bartholomew

Michael StottCommunity Liaison with the Mayor’s office 801-535-7976 michael.stott@slcgov.com

Carlton ChristensenCity Council Representative 801-535-7600 carlton.christensen@slcgov.com

Detective Gil ArenazSalt Lake City Police 801-301-3032 gil.arenaz@slcgov.com

Captain Mike HarpSalt Lake Fire Dept. 801-799-4125

Jennifer SeeligState Legislative Representative 801-519-2544 jseelig@utah.gov

Luz RoblesState Senator for District 1 801-953-0905 lrobles@utahsenate.org

Graffiti Removal Hotline 801-972-7885 Shopping Cart Retrieval 801-446-7984

For more community news we suggest this web site: RoseParkNews.comor find the “Rose Park” group on Facebook.

Salt Lake City is updating the master plan for West Salt Lake City to show how the community has changed since the plan was last updated in 1995.  The City wants to make sure that new development in the area meets the community’s needs and reflects the changing identity of West Salt Lake. The Planning Division wants feedback on the West Salt Lake area of Salt Lake City, including the Glendale and Poplar Grove neighborhoods. Share your thoughts with us: What do you like? What do you dislike? What changes would you like to see?Please go to Salt Lake City’s Open City Hall at

http://www.slcgov.com/opencityhall