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Page 1 IVINS CITY NEWS VOLUME 15 ISSUE 9
Ivins City News
VOLUME 15 ISSUE 9 September 2016
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE
Meeting Begins at : 5:30 PM
Planning Commission
September 13, 2016
City Council September 1, 2016
September 15, 2016
Post Office
Main Branch/New Service
Santa Clara: 628-2112
Satellite Post Office
Ivins: 628-1381
Utility Payment Drop Box
Ivins City Office:
55 N Main (North Side of
Building)
Ivins Satellite Post Office
555 S 200 E
Phone Numbers
City Hall 628-0606
Animal Services 628-1049
Building/Zoning 634-9753
Justice Court 634-5728
Parks & Rec. 634-0689
Police Dispatch 634-5730
SCI Public Safety (Ivins)
674-5503
SCI Public Safety
(Santa Clara) 652-1122
Public Works 634-0689
Utilities 628-0606
Emergencies 911
Anonymous Tip Hotline
673-8488
Website: www.ivins.com
Heritage Days Cover
The Summer of
George
2
September Agenda
Items 3
What’s Going On 3
Parks and Recreation 4
Pet Corner 5-6
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Last month Ivins was the fea-
tured City at the Washington
County Fair, a distinction that
only comes around every eleven
years or so. We had a nice write
up in the fair magazine that in-
cluded pictures of our beautiful
City. As part of that recognition
we were privileged to select the
Grand Marshall for the parade
and the recipient of their annual
Pioneer Award. The Council
voted unanimously to appoint
former City Councilman George
E. Elwell Jr. as the Grand Mar-
shall. George served on the City
Council honorably and effec-
tively for fourteen years and was
instrumental in creating our Night Sky Ordinance, our no kill
Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, our growing trail system
and perhaps most importantly our Public Safety Department
lending his many years of experience as a California Highway
Patrolman and Public Safety Instructor to that cause.
In July George received my 2016 Mayor's Award for Commu-
nity Service. His service on the City Council as well as other
volunteer service to the community on the Parks and Trails
Committee which he chaired, to the Air Force Junior ROTC
Dixie Wing, to the Friends of Ivins Animal Shelter and to the
Boy Scouts of America were all noted in the Resolution.
George was always thoroughly prepared with well thought out
and well documented opinions on virtually every issue that
came before the Council and has championed the cause of pub-
lic safety from his first day to his last.
The recipient of the Pioneer Award was Emma Fife. Emma
grew up in Ivins and has lived here nearly her entire life. Her
Hafen roots go back to one of our earliest settler families. Em-
ma in addition to raising a fine family was one of the founders
of the Ivins Historical Society and has devoted the last several
years of her life to writing a book on the history of Ivins that
she published about five years ago. I've read it and believe me
it includes the details of family life in our rugged early days
down to the tiniest nuts and bolts. If you have an interest in
reading a detailed history of the city in which you live Emma's
book is the most authoritative treatise on the subject. You may
contact her at (435) 673-9702 to obtain a copy.
It should not go unmentioned that Ivins had for the second year
in a row a terrific seed display at the fair that was done by our
former Miss Ivins Allyson Svedin. Thank you Allyson. Our
current Ivins Royalty consisting of Emma Fisher, Miss Ivins
2016, First Attendant Sarah Hatch, Second Attendant Alyna
Eaves and Miss Congeniality, Samantha Proffit, were intro-
duced and performed a
whimsical tribute to Ivins
City during the fair’s rib-
bon cutting program and
later in the week rode on
their awesome float in the
Washington County Fair
Parade. They are a special
group of young ladies
who will be involved in a
number of civic events over the course of the year beginning
with our upcoming Heritage Days celebration on September
16th and 17th. This promises to be the best Heritage Days cele-
bration ever.
On Friday afternoon at 5:30 on the vacant corner at the inter-
section of Snow Canyon Parkway and Snow Canyon Drive we
will finally have the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the
roundabout centerpiece sculpture. If
you're keeping track you know we've
scheduled this before but delays in the
completion of the monument resulted
in unfortunate cancellations. This time
the monument IS complete and we are
assured by the foundry that it will be installed in time for this
event. The monument ribbon cutting will be followed by my
Mayor's Walk that will begin at 6:30 pm at its customary start-
ing point at the central pavilion at our City Park behind City
Hall.
On Saturday morning the Heritage Days Parade begins at 9:00
am on Center Street and 100 West. The festival commences
immediately thereafter with its displays, entertainment and
events including our annual Soap Box Derby that gets under-
way at 10:30 am. The celebration continues into the early after-
noon and is always a lot of fun and I hope all of you will ar-
range to attend. Invite your friends from outside the city. I
guarantee they'll have a good time too.
THE SUMMER OF
GEORGE CHRIS HART, MAYOR
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The following are some of the topics that may be discussed at the September Plan-
ning Commission and City Council meetings. This is not a complete list and the
complete agendas will be posted on the website www.ivins.com 5 to 7 days prior to
the meetings. Agendas may be amended up to 24 hours prior to a meeting. Check the
website the day before the scheduled meeting for the final agenda items to be dis-
cussed. If you have questions regarding any of the agenda items, please call or e-mail
Kevin Rudd at 435-634-9753 or [email protected] for Planning Commission ques-
tions, and Kari Jimenez at 435-628-0606 or [email protected] for City Council
questions. Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m.
Planning Commission September 13, 2016
Possible continued discussion about possible locations for High Density Zoning
City Council September 1, 2016
Continued consideration of Ordinance No. 2016-17 to amend the Land Use Plan (Map) to allow the Resort Recreational
(RV) Use and to change the Land Use on property located on Highway 91 at approximately 100 West from Commercial Re-
search to Resort Recreational
Public Hearing and discussion regarding a proposed amendment to the Ivins City Zoning Ordinance allowing and regulating
Recreational Vehicle Resorts.
Public Hearing and discussion regarding a proposed zone change from RE-12.5 to RM Townhouse for property located on
the corner of 100 West & Center St
Discuss possible criteria for the city to consider when asked to make private streets public
City Council September 15, 2016
(Unknown at this time)
SEPTEMBER AGENDA ITEMS
Old Highway 91 Reconstruction: Over the past month, curbing for the medians
has been installed along with striping paint. Bollards and street lights will be installed
soon. Landscaping will come later.
Cliffrose 2 Million Gallon Tank: The City plans to replace the existing 1 million
gallon steel tank located near Cliffrose Drive in Taviawk with a 2 million gallon concrete tank. Bids from
prequalified contractors will be received in September. Construction is anticipated to start in November.
Kayenta Debris Basins: The City has received a $1.5 million federal grant for emergency watershed protection work due to
flooding that occurred in 2014. The project is anticipated to start construction in November/December.
Storm Drain Improvements: The City is coordinating the design of multiple storm drain projects on the west side of Ivins
that will mitigate and reduce risk for flooding. The projects are currently under design with plans to be in place prior to the monsoon
season next year.
Sentierre Resort: Phase 1
grade was completed and
the resort has started to in-
stall underground utilities
including water, sewer, gas,
power, and storm drains.
Rocky Vista University: One third of the
main structural steel is erect and steel fabri-
cation will continue east to the next phase.
In the southeast corner of the main building
the reinforcing steel is being placed and tied
in order to pour the concrete for the third
step of the lecture auditoriums. In addition,
the pads for the student housing are complete and the first set of
footings have been poured.
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Vista School Sam Gibbs - Principal
What a great start for
Vista School! The PTO
hosted a Back To
School social movie
night for Vista families, complete with
great food. Vista’s Student Council is
already busy. The council kicked off its
first school wide kindness campaign,
“Kick It Off Right With Kindness.”
Every day in August students at Vista
were given a kind challenge to com-
plete. Student Council also provided
games at lunch for the middle school
students. The Student Council’s theme
for this year is “Believe There Is Good
In The World.” Vista students also got
to participate in the school’s first Col-
lege focused activity of the year - "Club
Week." During lunch, middle school
students got to sign up for clubs and
committees, while elementary students
added their favorite thing to do to our
‘On The Road To College’ posters. For
more information about Vista visit
www.vistautah.com.
Red Mountain Elementary Amy Mitchell - Principal
We had a great start
to our school year!
We love seeing the
students back in
class and are com-
mitted to ensuring
high levels of learning for all children.
In August we were able to meet our
students at their homes and let them
know how excited we were for school to
begin. We had a huge turnout for our
back-to-school night BBQ, we rolled
out the red carpet for our amazing stu-
dents on the first day, and we enjoyed
getting to know the parents of our stu-
dents at our parent teacher conferences.
We are looking forward to our yearly
Watch D.O.G.S. pizza night on Septem-
ber 1st as well as a special assembly on
September 9th featuring a former Texas
Longhorn's long snapper and Green
Beret, Nate Boyer. Our musical theater
group of 92 students is up and running
and we are looking forward to their fan-
tastic performances!
PARKS AND RECREATION
We will be celebrating Ivins Heritage Days later this month and, as you can see from
the schedule on the front of this newsletter, the committee has planned many fun ac-
tivities, so come and celebrate Ivins Heritage with us on September 16 & 17.
What is new? The Parks staff completed a bridge over the outlet at Fire Lake Park.
Staff used an unused ramp to make a bridge over the small stream that comes out of
Fire Lake. Now hikers can walk over the water and not worry about getting wet. This
bridge completes the trail that allows you to walk completely around Fire Lake.
2017 Youth Co-ed Basketball Registration Begins in October
1st & 2nd Grade Division - Play Thursday evenings
3rd & 4th Grade Division - Play Tuesday evenings
5th & 6th Grade Division - Play Wednesday evenings
Register between October 1st through November 15th.
For more information go to www.ivins.com
Sand Hollow Aquatic Center
Ivins City has an interlocal agreement with
the City of St. George that allows Ivins resi-
dents to use the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center
for the resident rate. This is a great facility
that offers year round water fun and fitness.
There is a leisure pool for fun and a lap pool for fitness. They offer swimming lessons
and a variety of special events throughout the year.
For more information on any of our programs please visit
www.ivins.com or call the Parks & Recreation Office at
(435) 634-0689.
Benny Sorensen, Parks Director
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Wow, what a year it has been for cats and kittens! Ivins
Shelter and the other shelters in the community have
been swamped with unwanted cats, many of whom are
pregnant or have kittens. The PAWS rescue alone is
reaching over 150 kittens this season and it’s not yet
over.
You may ask why we are talking about this. It’s because
all of these kittens came from friendly cats, not feral
(wild cats). It’s such an easy fix! There are many places
to have your cat(s) spayed or neutered for a reasonable fee. You can even drive to Kanab and
have Best Friends do it for $15.
Not spaying or neutering your cats causes a huge burden to the communities. Roaming unneu-
tered cats that are breeding cause yards to be used as litter boxes, cause noxious odors, and po-
tential disease. Ivins City has an ordinance that says you cannot allow your animal to roam off
of your property, which includes cats. Allowing an unneutered animal to roam and breed caus-
ing the City to be responsible for unwanted kittens is also a neighborhood nuisance and is a
citable offense which includes fines.
FIAS, PAWS, and Best Friends provide low cost spay and neuter programs.
We would like to thank Tuacahn and the performers for the Mutts and Music fundraiser! Thank
you to the community at large for their support!
Where to Meet the Pets:
Ivins Animal Shelter and Adoption Center
474 North 200 West, Ivins, 435-628-1049
Hours: Monday & Fr iday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
GREETINGS FROM THE IVINS ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION CENTER
NOW GET
ELECTRIC BILLS
DIRECTLY IN
YOUR INBOX
Rocky Mountain Power
Based on feedback from cus-
tomers, Rocky Mountain Power
is enhancing its paperless billing
option for even more conven-
ience.
Business customers now can get
their electronic statements deliv-
ered directly to their email in-
box. The statement is a secure
attachment to the monthly email
notifications Rocky Mountain
Power sends to paperless billing
customers.
If you’re not already signed up
for Rocky Mountain Power’s
paperless billing at your busi-
ness, now is a great time to take
advantage of all the time-saving
benefits of this service.
To learn more, visit rockymoun-
tainpower.net/ebill
FRIENDS OF IVINS ANIMAL SHELTER Linda Elwell, President
I would like to thank the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Camp Ivins Washington West for honor-
ing me with their Service Award. I am humbled and grateful for the award and their kind
thoughts. I have enjoyed serving Ivins over the years and especially enjoy the rewarding expe-
rience of serving as President of FIAS. I would also like to extend a special thank you to all
who have been supportive over the years and volunteered for many different causes and
events. I share this award with all who have been by my side.
Our “Wish for the Month” remains the same; Purina Kitten Chow, Purina
Dog Chow, Friskies canned cat food and scoopable litter. This program is
a tremendous help in providing quality food for our homeless pets. An-
other way you can assist from the comfort of your home is to order the
food and litter on Amazon.com and have it shipped directly to the shelter.
Just remember to SMILE for FIAS if you decide to support us in this way. By ordering it on
Amazon the homeless pets not only receive food and litter but a financial donation is also re-
ceived from AmazonSmile.
FIAS still has spay/neuter vouchers available. We encourage you to take advantage of the FI-
AS Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic. Spay/neuter not only helps reduce unwanted pets; it is a
NOW HIRING:
PUBLIC WORKS
OPERATOR I
VISIT
WWW.IVINS.COM FOR MORE
INFORMATION
Page 6 IVINS CITY NEWS VOLUME 15 ISSUE 9
behavior and health benefit for your loved family pet. The shelter has
been full for the entire year to this date, especially with cats and kittens.
We need your help with the over population. If you would like more
information please contact FIAS.
Advertising is critical to getting our homeless pets adopted. FIAS needs
your help to spread the word. Please visit the Friends of Ivins Animal
Shelter Facebook page and share it with your family and friends. The
page is used to post information about all of the homeless pets in the
shelter, special adoption events and other important information related to Ivins and Santa
Clara “No Kill” Animal Shelter. We hope you will visit the page often and share it because we
make our homeless pets available nationwide. Petfinder.com also has a complete list of all pets
in the shelter with a picture and information about the pet. Now that FIAS can only do a news-
letter every other month we need to rely on YOU to visit the above mentioned sites for infor-
mation on the homeless pets and other important information.
Volunteers are always needed. There are many ways
to assist the homeless pets from the comfort of your
home. FIAS will also be planning upcoming events
and we will need volunteers to assist in several differ-
ent ways. FIAS and the homeless pets appreciate our
volunteers.
September will feature a nationwide adoption promotion sponsored by Best Friends in partner-
ship with FIAS. The “MVP” Adoption Promotion will begin September 1st through 30th.
Please watch for more information on Facebook, Petfinder and flyers in the community. FIAS
enjoys working with Best Friends on the national events and our homeless pets appreciate Best
Friends’ continued support.
Each month FIAS sponsors a special adoption promotion. The promotions spotlight certain
pets and adoption fees are reduced. The event is posted on Facebook, Petfinder.com and flyers
around the area. If you are looking for that “special pet” just right for your family please con-
tact FIAS with any questions you may have regarding shelter pets or upcoming events. Anoth-
er change is that we can only feature one pet every other month in our “Pet of the Month” por-
tion of the newsletter so please keep updated on all of our special homeless pets looking for
their “forever homes” on the above mentioned sites and flyers.
FIAS CONTACT INFORMATION: 435-673-1718 or [email protected]
AmazonSmile: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-5845937
Friends of Ivins Animal Shelter Facebook and Petfinder.com
PET OF THE MONTH Miss Rusty and Rennie came to the shelter together; now she is alone wait-
ing to find a new forever home. She is approximately 2 years old and
weighs 50 pounds. Miss Rusty is a good girl and deserves a second chance
at a happily ever after tale of love and happiness. Please do not judge her on
her breed. Miss Rusty would love a home with an active family. She is an
indoor dog but she would like a home with a fenced yard so she can enjoy
the outdoors and also be safe. For more information or to make arrangements to meet Miss
Rusty and her friends at the shelter, call The Ivins Animal Shelter at 435-628-1049.
Best Friends in partnership with FIAS is sponsoring “MVP” Adoption Promotion during Sep-
tember. All adoption fees will be reduced and some waived. Miss Rusty is a featured “MVP”
homeless pet and her adoption fee will be waived during September to an approved adopter.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to rescue a homeless pet and get a new BFF.
Upcoming
Dumpster Date
This month’s dumpster dates
will be held on:
Saturday,
September 10
September 24
Dumpsters are located just east
of the cemetery. They are
available on a first come first
serve basis beginning at 8:00
a.m. and close by 3:00 p.m. or
once full.
BLUCAN
Recycling Days
September 5
September 19 For more information go to
blucan.org
Pollution Prevention
Hotline: (435) 627-4020
Did you know that it is illegal
to dump, pour or drain any-
thing other than stormwater
into your storm drain? Storm
drains include the street, curbs,
and gutters that empty into
storm drains or ditches. Soapy
water from vehicles or laundry,
excessive dirt and gravel, auto-
motive fluids, paint, solvents,
concrete mixer washouts, pet
waste, and sewage are exam-
ples of materials not allowed in
the storm drains. Remember
only rain in the drain.
