(WSBT) — Multiple animals are dead after a fire Sunday evening at a farm off East 100 South in Mill Creek
Multiple fire departments were on scene battling the flames in multiple barns
Police did say the barn was used for housing 4H animals and believe a few pigs and goats died in the fire
but cows and sheep were able to be removed
It was confirmed that no people were injured in the fire
The Fire Marshall will conduct a fire investigation to determine the cause
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Description: A project is planned for the vacant lot between Habaneros Mexican Food and Oregon Market on State Street
three-story apartment complex were submitted to the city in August
The plans show the building located along State Street east of downtown with parking in the back near Mill Creek
The site backs up to Mill Creek and Waller Dam
a dam built in 1864 that splits Mill Creek into a millrace
according to Marion County property records
The development is just east of the iconic Bob the Duck perched atop Habaneros
The Mexican spot was once a Duck Inn Restaurant featuring the duck sign
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The beach along Mill Creek and East Sandwich Beach were closed this weekend due to high levels of E
Mill Creek and East Sandwich Beach were closed to swimming Saturday
July 23 due to high levels of Escherichia coli (more commonly known as E
These swimming areas will be tested again on Monday
and the Sandwich Recreation Department has alerted the public about the contaminated swimming areas via social media
Town Neck Beach along Cape Cod Bay is still open for swimming
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Utah (KUTV) — Unified Police Department was investigating a crash that left a motorcyclist in critical condition on 700 East
Aymee Race with UPD said the call came in at about 2 p.m
Race said the driver of the car turned in front of the motorcyclist and struck the vehicle
but also reported that the cause of the crash was unknown
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The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital in critical condition
but the driver stayed on scene and cooperated with police
The scene was under investigation throughout Wednesday afternoon
Race asked drivers to avoid the area of 700 east
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Busses depart Millcreek Elementary School on Wednesday
Millcreek and two other elementary schools were recommended to close under a proposal by the Granite School District
Faced with dwindling student enrollment, Granite School District moved Tuesday night to close three elementary schools.
The district’s board of education decided unanimously on Twin Peaks, Spring Lane and Millcreek elementaries
That came after the fall student population report showed the district losing 1,255 kids across all grades
The pushback from parents has been swift and loud
Several moms and dads accused the school district of bias
saying it intentionally picked schools that have large minority and low-income populations
Others said they were worried the consolidation would overcrowd their kids’ current school
A few named other schools they wanted shut down instead
[READ MORE: Granite School District is looking to close these 3 elementary schools]
The school district acknowledged that it’s not pleasant for anyone to close schools and said it specifically tried not to impact already vulnerable populations with the closures
the director of planning and boundaries for Granite
the president of the board said Tuesday: “We have listened to all groups and all sides
It’s just a tough vote that we have to take tonight.”
The district previously closed three elementary schools in 2019. And it shuttered Granite High in 2009. The population in its boundaries is aging, and many families are electing to go to charter schools instead.
Here’s a breakdown of the demographics at the three schools being closed — as well as two others that were on the list for consideration.
• Address: 5325 S. 1045 East, Salt Lake City
• Enrollment decline since 2017: 141 fewer students
Twin Peaks has a student body that is 57% minority and 43%, specifically, that is Latino.
Based on family income, 59% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged.
Additionally, of those who live in Twin Peaks’ boundaries, only 51% are choosing to go there. That means half of the kids in the neighborhood are selecting to go to other schools instead.
The school, along with Spring Lane, was recommended for closure in all three of the plans put forward by the district’s population study committee.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lindsay Godsey's sign in support of Spring Lane Elementary in Holladay on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
• Enrollment decline since 2017: 262 fewer students
This elementary has 40% students of color and 14% who are Latino.
Its student body is 44% from low-income families.
Those living in the boundaries of Spring Lane is the same as Twin Peaks, at 51%.
Most students now attending Spring Lane would be moved to Oakwood Elementary; the Chinese dual immersion program currently operated at Spring Lane would continue at Oakwood.
• Enrollment decline since 2017: 160 fewer students
Millcreek Elementary has 52% of students who are from racial and ethnic backgrounds, including 38% who are Latino.
Of the three schools, it has the highest percentage of those who are economically disadvantaged, at 60%.
At the same time, Millcreek has the smallest percentage of students living in boundaries for the school. Only 48% of those in the neighborhood attend the elementary.
It is also the oldest building of the schools being considered. The elementary was built in 1955. And it has the smallest square footage of the spaces looked at.
The dual immersion program there would be combined with the existing Spanish program at William Penn Elementary, where Millcreek students who go with the closure. This was a major spot of contention for parents.
But Hogan said that 100 of the 127 families in the dual immersion program at Millcreek have said they will move to Penn.
“Penn already has the teachers and structure and support in place,” he added.
The district also looked at possibly closing Moss Elementary and Lincoln Elementary.
Moss, in Millcreek, has 470 students and 73% are students of color. Of its population, 74% come from low-income households.
Lincoln, in South Salt Lake, has 408 students this fall. It has a minority population at 79%. The students who are economically disadvantaged there account for 70% of those enrolled.
That makes both of them more diverse than the schools being closed.
The district has also said that closing Moss and Lincoln would require adding more buses to existing routes to transport students to their new elementaries.
Additionally, more of the students who attend Moss and Lincoln live within their school’s boundaries than do at Twin Peaks, Spring Lane or Millcreek elementaries. Moss has 90% of kids in boundaries; Lincoln has 78%. That’s a strong indicator of continued enrollment with the families in those neighborhoods.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lincoln Elementary School Principal Milton Collins grabs a broom and dustpan to help cleanup spills during lunch on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020.
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and the new residential projects look to actually transform this part of Millcreek into something of a downtown
Just counting the four large market-rate apartment buildings currently under construction and featured below
~1500 additional town residents will be living in the area between 3050 and 3300 South
Those 988 new units are only the first wave of a multi-family residential construction boom in the newly-created center of this highly-desirable
Here’s a photographic look at current conditions
The Boyer Company’s Millcreek Flats (aka the Millcreek Common Apartments)
is forming its core and just rising off its podium
will add 300 1- and 2BR apartment homes to the area
Cottonwood Residential’s Westerly project is busy pouring its podium and erecting its core
When completed in 2025 it will provide 220 market-rate units
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A multimillion-dollar waterfront home is on the market in Manatee County
A 30-acre estate with a main house, guest house, barn and more is listed in east Manatee County’s Mill Creek neighborhood for $7.9 million
listed by Sarasota-based Realtor Bev Murray’s The Murray Group
is just off the Manatee River and about five miles north of State Road 64
The estate was built in 2021 and features a three-bedroom
two-bathroom main house that totals 10,220 square feet
as well as a 2,560-square-foot guest house with a bedroom and an ensuite bathroom
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Inspired by the Cape Dutch architectural style that originated in the Western Cape of South Africa
the home is finished with design elements like Acacia engineered hardwood floors and coralstone tile
The property also includes towering oak trees and a 60-feet-by-40-feet climate-controlled barn
“Tucked away along the peaceful Manatee River
1245 Mill Creek Road offers a rare blend of global sophistication
natural beauty and unrivaled privacy,” The Murray Group’s description of the property reads
“This retreat is one of the most unique and secluded compounds along the banks of the Manatee River.”
Find more information on the home at https://www.murraygroupusa.com/millcreek
Contact Herald-Tribune Reporter Heather Bushman at hbushman@gannett.com
Southampton Town's purchase of property at the gateway to Water Mill closed
Southampton Town's purchase of land at the gateway to Water Mill closed recently
An early rendering of how the newly-purchased land in Water Mill might be developed for recreation
Southampton Town has plans to create a public park at Settler's Field in Water Mill
An early concept map crafted for the Water Mill Citizens Advisory Committee depicts a canoe/kayak launch
Almost a year after the public hearing on the purchase of property at the gateway to Water Mill
the Town of Southampton has closed on the buy
the long-awaited $5.8 million purchase using Community Preservation Fund revenues went through
and the broken-down fence that encased the acreage along Montauk Highway came down
did structures on the land fronting Mill Creek
At the time of the December 2021 public hearing on the plan
online real estate sites valued the almost 6 acres of land just west of Water Mill’s main drag
nestled on the north side of Montauk Highway and bordered by Old Country Road
The acquisition comprises two parcels just east of the Settlers Field triangle at the entrance to Water Mill’s business district
They’re across Montauk Highway at the curve between Cobb Road and the Little Cobb Road merge
The town has plans to create a public park
dubbing the site “Settlers Field.” Another suggested name is Mill Creek Park
Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman noted the abundance of vegetation alongside the dilapidated fence
which was a little over a quarter mile long
Doing so would open up the view to the pond
Water Mill Citizens Advisory Committee member Steve Abramson predicted that the park
could rival East Hampton Village’s scenic entrance
“The purchase of this 7-acre property adjacent to the 1.5 acres of open space (Settlers Field) will create both … an extraordinary scenic gateway to the east end of the town … and a large recreational park with 944 feet of waterfront on Mill Creek that joins Mill Pond and Mecox Bay,” he said during the hearing
“The town’s strategic purchase of this property completes the preservation of the entire quarter-mile south shore of Mill Creek for what will become Mill Creek Park
presenting a grand scenic gateway to the East End
borders on Route 27 and will afford beautiful wide-open vistas traveling east and west,” Abramson added this week
Councilman Rick Martel said he was thrilled for both the Water Mill community and the town at large
“The preservation of the Burden property as a park will be a gem for all,” he said
“Opening up the beautiful vista as you travel in and through Water Mill is an added bonus
I love that we are preserving it for future generations.”
“It is a rare thing for CPF to be used to create a public park
let alone a unique public waterfront park with over a quarter-mile vista along [Route] 27,” Abramson said during last year’s hearing
“Drivers in both directions through Water Mill will enjoy a panorama of the natural beauty embodied in our bountiful waters and landscapes.”
the CPF is a dedicated fund to be used for the preservation of open space
It garners revenue through a 2 percent tax on most real estate transfers
voters in all five East End towns overwhelmingly approved propositions to extend the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund and allow as much as 20 percent of its future proceeds to be used to improve water quality
The purchase would serve that need as well
protecting sensitive waters from pollution that would have been unavoidable were the property to have been developed
Schneiderman also celebrated the finishing touches on the acquisition this week
“The new park will be a wonderful addition to downtown Water Mill,” he said
the public will have access to the waterfront
It will also create a stunning view of Mill Creek from Montauk Highway
I’m looking forward to working with landscape architect Chris LaGuardia on the park design.” LaGuardia is the owner of LaGuardia Design Group based in Water Mill
the adjacent 1.5-acre triangular piece on Old Country Road was dedicated and named Settlers Field
the community purchased and maintained many of its own historic resources
The Settlers Field triangle was cleared and landscaped with private funds from local families
removal of the road that separates the triangle from the new buy is under consideration
motorists heading east will be greeted by a sweeping slice of nature
According to the history detailed on its website
“The Water Mill Community Club first began in 1952
when Little League baseball came to Water Mill
Volunteers sponsored a team and built a baseball field on Foster land adjacent to Old County Road
Sons of the community started with hats as uniforms and
Mothers baked cakes and cookies for bake sales to raise money for the Little League.”
the supervisor speculated that baseball Hall of Famer and local son Carl Yastrzemski likely played on that field
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owner-operator and investment manager specializing in premier rental housing across the U.S.
announced the start of preleasing at Modera EaDo
a luxury apartment community just east of The Domain
which is commonly referred to as Austin's second downtown
which features 377 apartment homes at 11604 Stonehollow Drive
is situated less than a mile from The Domain and near a vast array of vibrant dining
The convenient location is also within a short commute of many of Austin's thriving employment and entertainment districts
"It's amazing to witness the transformation of the area surrounding The Domain
which continues to morph from an industrial area to a vibrant mixed-use destination," said Matthew Bunch
managing director of development in Austinfor Mill Creek Residential
"We're excited to deliver this development in East Domain
which boasts a prime location in which residents can do a little bit of everything
We're prepared to offer an extraordinary living experience at Modera EaDo and look forward to welcoming home our initial residents."
Modera EaDo is positioned in a north Austin locale that is rapidly emerging as a key destination for a wide variety of luxury retailers and top employers
Prominent employers in the area include IBM
which features a 50-acre campus immediately adjacent to the community.
The community also sits just east of the future master-planned Uptown ATX site
a massive 66-acre mixed-use redevelopment project
and is within a quarter mile of a proposed CapMetro Red Line station
which will connect with Leander to the north and downtown Austin to the south.
two- and three-bedroom homes with select homes featuring private yards along an urban trail
The community is constructed with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind and received a Green Building rating from Austin Energy. Community amenities include an expansive 2,700-square-foot
indoor/outdoor social kitchen and music room
resort-inspired pool with water features and tanning ledge
high-speed community-wide bulk WiFi and an electronic key fob system
Residents will also have access to Luxer One package lockers
dedicated bike storage and a dedicated bark park with connecting pet spa. Modera EaDo will also offer a self-service Grab-and-Go market from Impulsify
Apartment interiors are delivered with a variety of deluxe features
including two sophisticated finish schemes
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YOUNGSTOWN — Mill Creek MetroParks has announced the opening of the East Park Hike and Bike Trail – Phase II in Mill Creek Park
With the completion of this construction project
the nearly 1700-foot (0.32-mile) section of asphalt trail is open for use by pedestrians and bicyclists
The completed project extends the existing trail from Lanterman’s Mill at Canfield Road around the perimeter of the historic Idora Park property to the East Cohasset Hike & Bike Trail
Construction of this section of trail completes an off-road network of pedestrian and bicycle trails stretching through Mill Creek Park from Boardman-Canfield Road (US 224) to Old Furnace Road
East Newport Boat Launch and East Golf Hike and Bike Trail are now connected through this network of trails
The project reflects the MetroParks’ objectives of enhancing trail opportunities and funding new projects with third-party dollars as 80% of the project funding was awarded through a Transportation Alternatives Program grant
Visit millcreekmetroparks.org for additional project information or contact Mill Creek MetroParks at 330-702-3000 with questions
One person died after being shot outside an apartment building Sunday afternoon in Millcreek
Unified Police said the incident happened at 2:30 at the Monaco Apartments along 500 East at approximately 4100 South
A man who lives in the complex told FOX 13 News that he tried to save the man
I was looking around," Nicholas Turley said
Turley said his wife spotted the victim from their balcony
"I moved that down a couple feet and was instructed by 911 to flip him over
lifted his shirt up to discover his bullet wound
Put compression on it and had my wife take that over while I did CPR compressions until medics got here."
Unified Police said the person who was shot died at the hospital
It was tough news for Turley to hear after he tried so hard to help
That's where my mind started going: What if they were out here playing
Police said they believe the shooting is gang-related
they've not released any kind of description of a suspect
They've also not identified the victim of the shooting
"Unified Police is asking for anyone in the area
to please research and give us a call at 8018404000 with that information," said UPD Detective Angie Oldham
There have been several shootings police described as gang-related across the Salt Lake Valley in the last few weeks
police said gang members are suspected of killing one teen and injuring others in a shooting at the Mount Olympus trailhead
police said two people were injured in a gang-related shooting at State Street and Exchange Place
Turley said today's incident left his kids rattled
Both directions of the road were closed after a crash at an intersection in Millcreek on April 6
Utah (KUTV) — Both directions of the road were closed after a crash at an intersection in Millcreek
Utah Department of Transportation officials stated westbound and eastbound lanes were closed at3300 South and 900 East
The estimated clearance time was approximately 5:20 p.m
Photos at the scene showed several vehicles may have been involved
were not immediately provided by law enforcement
KUTV has reached out for more information and has not heard back as of Saturday evening
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the river cuts through Berea sandstone carving potholes in the stone
Baldwin and Wallace lakes are former quarries that produced some of the finest grindstones in the world
The settlers were not the first to visit; artifacts have been found in the reservation that indicate American Indian tribes frequented this area over 8,000 years ago
The reservation includes numerous species of wildlife and plant life
The East Branch of the Rocky River is noted for its spring trout fishing
The reservation also has a number of trails and picnic areas for visitors to enjoy year round
including the Chalet with its twin toboggan chutes for winter thrills
summer reserved picnicking and fall hayrides
Utah — Millcreek residents say they filed a report with the Unified Police Department on Halloween night after finding property damage and several marbles on and around their property
"Apparently this was target practice for a paint gun or a marble gun
I don't know what they're using but it's doing quite a bit of damage," said Millcreek resident Rebecca White
residents along 700 East in Millcreek have been discovering damage to their houses
and then finding a white marble not too far from it
"I looked up and I saw that my window right here has a crack in it
there's a marble right there," said fellow Millcreek resident Dustin George
George filed a police report with the Unified Police Department Millcreek Office
"It's nonsensical for someone to be doing something like that
It's a quiet neighborhood; I've been here since 2019
Never had a problem with anyone and then suddenly got some dude shooting marbles out of a paintball gun," said George
has lived in her home for more than 20 years
She stressed that they've never had issues like this
so I looked over and this window has a star in it
I thought initially it had been hit by a BB
and then I looked down and there was a white marble on the ground below," said White
Both of the residents hope the police will take action so this can be stopped
I started noticing some dings on my car," said George
White said her neighbors a few doors down also had damage to vehicle windows that were parked on their property
"Her windows have been shot out three times
And she's got white marbles all around the car
We just want to catch this guy and hold him accountable
It's costing me $1,800 to replace one window," said White
Some residents are worried about people getting injured
especially with many kids and pets in the area
"You get cars — we're on a busy street — but other than that it's quiet and it sucks to have one person come in and ruin all of that," said George
They encourage others who are dealing with this situation to contact the police
branded construction fencing at 99 University Ave
lately could assume the sprawling site is idle
But according to a prominent intown development firm
Officials with Mill Creek Residential, a national developer that’s built upscale intown apartments from Decatur to Buckhead in recent years
say Modera Southside Trail remains an active and viable project at a former industrial property in Peoplestown
Vacant buildings on the 11.4-acre University Avenue site
located just east of the downtown Connector
had previously been used for truck repair and a fueling station. Demolition began about 19 months ago
“We’ve completed the demolition of the existing structure
and site work is currently in progress,” Phil Carson
Mill Creek’s vice president of development
The project calls for 402 apartments spread across several mid-rise buildings
with a centralized amenity space and surface parking lots in between
a stone’s throw from an under-construction stretch of the Beltline’s Southside Trail
Construction schedules in early 2023 called for opening the first units in the fourth quarter of this year
Carson says vertical construction at Modera Southside Trail is now on track to start in the second quarter of 2025
Officials have said 15 percent of Modera Southside Trail apartments—or 61 homes—will be reserved as affordable housing at 80 percent of the area’s median income
(Previous working titles for the project were cease-and-desist magnet “Modera Beltline” and “Modera SoDo.”)
The property also borders the site where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot during an altercation with Atlanta police in June 2020
The drive-through restaurant was set ablaze by protestors and demolished the following month.
Also nearby, adaptive-reuse food hall and office project Terminal South began construction in January
The Beltline section in question—the Southside Trail’s Segments 2 and 3—began full construction this past summer and is scheduled to open in early 2026
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Gwen Moore can rattle off the names of all sorts of characters who once walked the streets of Mill Creek Valley
Louis neighborhood demolished in the name of urban renewal in the late 1950s
The poet Walt Whitman stayed there during trips to visit his brother
and the owner of the Daily Missouri Republican also called the community home
Moore herself was among its last residents
living there with her parents along with about 20,000 other African-American St
Louisans who were displaced by the demolition that began in 1959
Located in the city’s central corridor, Mill Creek had been branded a slum by that point. But Moore, who is now the curator of urban landscape and community identity at the Missouri Historical Society
remembers her childhood neighborhood with fondness
and I remember being traumatized when we were told that we had to move,” she said
Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and two other panelists
at Harris Stowe State University last week for a conversation about the community that once existed between 20th Street and Saint Louis University
Despite the neighborhood’s nearly 200-year history and the presence of hundreds of business and institutions in the 1950s
Louis voters of the period approved the bond issue connected to its destruction
a professor emeritus of political science and public policy administration at the University of Missouri–St
said that the region’s political leaders took advantage of laws that made it easy to deem an area blighted
particularly Mayor [Joseph] Darst and subsequently Mayor [Raymond] Tucker
along with a new business organization called Civic Progress – now not so new in our memories – had plans for the continued economic development of the St
it could no longer be just the city – it needed to be the city and the county
“At the heart of their plans was the central corridor
And in order to make the central corridor work better
one of which – they had to get rid of this neighborhood that was right in the middle of things.”
Jones covered the Mill Creek story and watched it all come down
He said during the HSSU event that he was “not sensitive enough” to some of the issues at play
“We did not cover the racial dimensions of that story at all,” Jones said
It was a sign of my insensitivity and not seeing what should have been seen
because it was right in front of my eyes.”
He considers Mill Creek a “missed opportunity” as he looks back on that time and considers what might have been
“This could have been a successful example
the first in the United States,” Jones said during the discussion
“of taking a community in place and strengthening it with a mix of private and public funds – possibly doing a few things that would require trimming or reshaping it
but not dramatically rooting it out and throwing it away.”
Gates’ father, Clifton Gates, co-founded Gateway National Bank, the first black-owned bank in Missouri, in 1965, shortly after Mill Creek’s demise. Now the director of St. Louis’ Office of Financial Empowerment
she said she still has people come up to her and recall how her father helped them get their first loan to start a business or buy a home
“All of the co-founders of that bank were professional black businessmen … They saw the need
investing in Gateway National Bank,” she said
and I can’t imagine the obstacles and the setbacks they may have had along the way.”
Gates added that she’s amazed at the “strength and the commitment” her father and others demonstrated in “making changes for us
so that we can make better choices and we can live where we want to live and we can have businesses throughout the city wherever we want.”
HSSU now sits on part of the land that was once Mill Creek Valley
despite all that was lost in the demolition and the thousands of people who were scattered and relocated 60 years ago
the developments that have cropped up in the decades since have in any way been “worth it.”
“Mill Creek became sort of the poster child of how not to do urban renewal,” she said
it was not well thought out and definitely not well done.”
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the trend of swapping vacant or industrial sites with multifamily housing is showing few signs of slowing down
Mill Creek Residential, a national developer that’s erected upscale intown apartments from Decatur to Buckhead recently
is barreling ahead with a 402-unit Peoplestown project that aims to capitalize on proximity to an unbuilt section of the Atlanta BeltLine and other attractions
Thus the project’s official name: “Modera Southside Trail.”
Vacant buildings on the 11.4-acre site at 99 University Avenue
had previously been used for truck repair and a fueling station. Demolition began in recent weeks
The property also borders the site where 27-year-old Rashard Brooks was fatally shot during an altercation with Atlanta police in June 2020
The drive-through restaurant was set ablaze by protestors and demolished the following month
and dotted with graffiti tributes to Brooks
says construction on Modera Southside Trail’s 402 apartments will begin in earnest in March
The first units are scheduled to open for tenants in the fourth quarter of 2024
Carson says 15 percent of Modera Southside Trail apartments—or 61 homes—will be reserved as affordable housing at 80 percent of the area’s median income
Previous working titles for the project were “Modera Beltline” and “Modera SoDo.”
Also in the immediate area, plans for an adaptive-reuse food hall and office project in Peoplestown came to light in November
The BeltLine section in question—the Southside Trail’s Segments 2 and 3—is tied to federal funding and the federal-level construction process
it’s not expected to be bid for construction until September
which means it likely won’t open as a finished pathway for several more years
though it remains a popular recreation option in its interim state.
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by Luke Garrott | Sep 3
Long known for its tidy single-family neighborhoods and lively commercial corridors of Highland Drive and 3300 South
the city of Millcreek is ready to take significant steps towards place-making
The city recently master-planned for a new city center
requiring a minimum height of 48 feet and a maximum of 74 in the center of downtown
is set to go to Millcreek’s planning commission and city council early this fall
The plan seeks to retrofit the area’s auto-dominated environment for walkability and public spaces. The plan and proposed zoning changes seem to enjoy significant public support
from the suburban-style Brickyard Plaza shopping center
left out of the new master plan because it resides in Salt Lake City
Millcreek’s city center master plan covers the area from 3300 South to Elgin Ave (~3010 South)
Running along a diagonal faultline from 3300 South to Miller Avenue (~3125 South)
The space takes advantage of increased setbacks required of buildings abutting the fault
In advocating for the transformation of the area
“the city made a promise to residents,” Francis Lilly
Residents “wanted a place to call their own,” and the public open space at the heart of the city center is meant to take advantage of the area’s “unique urban form.” Highland Drive
has the potential to create triangular blocks that will add character to the project
The plan’s street typology includes boulevards (Highland Drive
neighborhood streets (east-west connectors between Highland and 1300 E.)
meant to appeal to pedestrians and bicyclists
The plan asserts that “walkability is core to the notion of a city center.”
Building parking garages is seen as a way to allow people to park once and enjoy the rest of their experience on foot.
the long-range plan from the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC)
advocates for population growth to be accommodated by mid- and high-density housing in suburban town centers.
only six municipalities along the Wasatch Front – North Salt Lake
and Millcreek – have town center plans completed or in process
Millcreek has moved with alacrity since its incorporation as a city in late 2016
Their downtown plan is adopted and a zoning overlay is ready for legislative consideration
The city has activated a Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) south of 3300 South in the city center’s “Market Place” southern zone
This district includes the Home Depot on Highland and extends west along 3300 South
There is also an Opportunity Zone extending north of 3300 South
Planning + Zoning Director Lilly notes that the city has $20 million in bond proceeds for open space to work with
and negotiating with developers (Lilly mentioned Cottonwood Residential and PEG Development).
Lilly has been successful so far in convincing property owners eager to develop to wait for the new plan and zoning changes
Much of Millcreek city center’s western edge is in the shadow of Brickyard Plaza
With 320,000 SF of sales-tax-generating retail space
Brickyard was annexed by Salt Lake City in 1979
Included in Salt Lake City’s Sugar House Master Plan
Brickyard’s future is “to provide a mixture of land uses that support a pedestrian orientation and transit.”
Despite a recent flap over Millcreek’s desire to annex Brickyard for itself
the cities’ planning directors both say that staff are having constructive conversations about Brickyard’s future
Brickyard Plaza seems successful enough to resist redevelopment for some time
the mall is adjacent to a Harmons Grocery that sees heavy use from the community.
The irony of the continued vitality of Brickyard – with its copious front-of-store free parking – is that it will continue to draw droves of people in cars to an area Millcreek City wants to be walkable
Note: This post has been corrected to add two municipalities along the Wasatch Front which have completed a town center plan or have one in process
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the Line Fire in San Bernardino County has grown to 25,813 acres and is threatening mountain communities near Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear
Multiple evacuation orders are in place for nearby residents
Authorities warn that more than 38,000 structures
8,800 structures are in places under mandatory evacuation orders and another 29,200 structures are under warnings
The fire broke out last Thursday and has been a challenge for firefighters because off a mixture of high temperatures
generating erratic winds that cast embers far and wide
The concern going into Tuesday: stronger winds
which happens when embers ignite more spot fires
Fire officials say "the fire could remain active overnight as vegetation remains critically dry."
and temperatures should drop back down to around normal later in the week
Terrifyingly awesome pyrocumulonimbus clouds formed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons
generating erratic winds and lightning strikes which threaten new fire starts
There's a good chance they'll show up again on Monday
according to the National Weather Service in San Diego
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the clouds need both a source of lift and a source of moisture
that hot air rises high into the atmosphere
carrying with it a whole lot of water released by live plants
primed to burn after months of extreme temperatures throughout Southern California
The towering pyrocumulonimbus clouds can climb to 40,000 feet in the air
Evacuation orders have been issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for the following areas:
Authorities say those who require additional time to evacuate and those with pets and livestock should leave immediately
The Line Fire broke out Thursday evening in the city of Highland at Baseline Road on the edge of open space and a residential neighborhood
and reporter Erin Stone contributed to this report
evacuation orders and warnings in the Highland area
plus road closures and detours in San Bernardino County.HIGHLAND
(KABC) -- The Line Fire continues to burn through rough mountain terrain several days after it ignited in the Highland area of San Bernardino County amid scorching temperatures
This interactive map from Cal Fire shows the latest evacuation orders and warnings
Check here for live updates on the Line Fire.
Authorities issued the following evacuation orders and warnings
A marker at the end of East Main Street in Williamsburg explaining the damage when the Mill River flooded the town
The ruins of Joel Hayden’s brass works factory in Haydenville are shown following the Mill River Flood
gatekeeper at the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam
rode to town to warn mill owner Onslow Spelman and others of the Mill River Flood in May 1874
Visitors examine the ruins of the dam at what had been the Williamsburg Reservoir following the collapse of the poorly designed and cheaply built dam on May 16
Volunteers work on clearing debris on the Florence meadows following the Mill River Flood in May 1874
like this one belonging to Thaddeus Bartlett
were thrown across the flat by the Mill River Flood but later put back on their foundations
the chair of the Williamsburg Historical Commission
the chairman of the Williamsburg Historical Commission
The Mill River at the end of East Main Street
Christopher Clark and Daria D’Arienzo mark the grave sites of the victims of the Mill River Flood along with the heroes who were awarded medals for bravery at the Village Hill Cemetery in Williamsburg
Christopher Clark and Daria D’Arienzo mark the gravesites of the victims of the Mill River Flood
along with the heroes who were awarded medals for bravery
at the Village Hill Cemetery in Williamsburg
Christopher Clark and Daria D’Arienzo mark the grave sites of the victims of the Mill River Flood along with the heroes who were awarded medals for bravery at the Village Hill Cemetery in Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG — Like many mill owners before and since
the consortium that created the Williamsburg Reservoir in 1866 wanted more power for their factories
and they wanted to pay as little as possible for it
Eight years after the dam began its contribution to industrial progress
destroying mills and homes along the Mill River all the way to Florence and claiming 139 lives
May 16 this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Mill River Flood. To commemorate the occasion, several area historians, artists, archivists, landscape experts and others have pulled together a wide range of events
Among those speaking about the flood will be Eric Weber
historical commission member and de facto Williamsburg historian since moving to town 40 years ago
such as Onslow Spelman’s button factory and Joel Hayden’s brass works
had sprung up along the Mill River in the 19th century
but the stream flow was often insufficient to power their mill wheels
What they needed was a dam to hold back the water during the spring
then release it in a controlled way during summer and fall
Spelman and several other mill owners downstream formed the Williamsburg Reservoir Co
in 1865 and got to work on damming the East Branch of the Mill River
a few miles up Ashfield Road from Williamsburg
The spot was chosen because it offered a steep-sided valley with a large watershed
maximizing the volume of water the reservoir could hold
The dam consisted of a “theoretically impermeable wall of unquarried field stone
Earthen embankments were piled on both sides
But the stone wall was built on gravel because the builders wanted to save on the cost of digging 6 feet down to bedrock
according to Elizabeth Sharpe’s “In the Shadow of the Dam.”
because of the freeze-thaw effect on the mortar
It was a “back-of-the-envelope design” by an engineer whose only experience involved working on a railroad spur
“It leaked in small ways right from the start,” Weber said
the engineers concluded that the persistent leaks weren’t a problem because the channels wouldn’t grow any larger
The 600-foot-long dam rose 43 feet above the original streambed
It impounded a reservoir a mile long and a third of a mile wide
There’s clear evidence that the mill owners wanted to save money
Rejecting an all-stone design costing $125,000
the company settled on one that cost $30,000
there was local concern about the dam’s safety
When the reservoir company called for county commissioners to inspect the dam in 1867
The company then spent up to $10,000 on improvements
a former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and the wealthiest and most influential mill owner
He prevailed on the others not to allow the reservoir to reach full capacity
which he believed would put too much stress on the dam
the spring of 1874 was very wet — and the reservoir filled to the top
The 16-inch outlet pipe with the control valve was supposed to have been an 18-inch pipe
but that alone is unlikely to have made the difference
the dam’s gatekeeper and an employee of Spelman’s
lived in a cabin overlooking the reservoir with his wife
his father saw a large section of the dam’s earthwork moving out into the stream and alerted his son
who immediately jumped on his horse and rode the three miles to town
It wasn’t the first time Cheney had raised the alarm
he had to waste several minutes convincing the mill owner that the dam really was about to burst
Spelman then sent him over to the livery — now Cichy’s Garage — to get a fresh horse
who quickly took off to spread the news downstream
who was on his way to visit Henry Birmingham
the superintendent of Henry James’ woolen mill
where the Williamsburg Hardware store now stands
Day turned around and rode back to warn people at the Silk Mill in Leeds and George Warner’s button factory
“Cheney’s mother said it looked like the dam lifted up from the bottom,” Weber said
Eyewitness Eugene Davis in Williamsburg saw a wave 20 to 30 feet high
trees and trash was rolling rapidly towards me,” he wrote
“I have tried many times to describe how this appeared; perhaps the best simile is that of hay rolling over and over as a hayrake moves along the field
and the spears of grass in the hayrake enlarged to limbs and trunks of trees mixed with boards and timbers; at this time I saw no water.”
The first lives claimed were those of Sarah Collyer Bartlett and her 3-year-old daughter
Cheney and the other riders’ warnings were mostly given at factories
In the half-mile from the two bridges in Williamsburg
the flood killed 57 people and demolished two dozen houses
Some would have had to cross the river to get to higher ground
and some who heeded the alert went the wrong way
Henry Birmingham ran west toward his house; the house came to meet him
Civil War surgeon Elbridge Johnson’s home was in the center of the flood
which demolished the house and took the lives of Johnson and his family of six
a village that was lost to the flood and never rebuilt
William Skinner’s silk mill was destroyed but
all the workers had enough time to reach safety
Skinner’s house was flooded to the first-floor ceiling
but it was massive enough to survive largely intact
Skinner had the house moved to Holyoke; it’s now the Wistariahurst Museum
where it grew to become the largest silk mill under one roof in North America
tobacco factory and cotton mill — were filled with hundreds of workers
reducing the three-story brick building to a fragment of its 600-foot length
The factory’s 5-ton boiler washed into Hayden’s front yard
the Haydenville Church that day was decorated with flowers and black banners for Joel Hayden’s memorial service
people used the church vestry to lay out flood victims
who had turned his horse around to warn people in Leeds
and George Warner’s button factory in time to allow all but a few to escape
leaving only three houses standing on their original sites and killing 51 people
worker Fred Howard detailed his experience of the flood in letters to his brother
Writing of “a scene that can never be described and I hope I may never see again,” he continued: “The whole valley was a wild torrent filled with men
the former waving their hands and crying for help until some timber struck them and either killed them outright or pushed them under and drowned them.”
Warnings telegraphed to Florence prevented any further deaths
but the slow-moving sea of debris still took out bridges and damaged factories
Volunteers came in the hours and days following the flood to recover them
Davis writes that the bodies were taken to a carpenter’s shop on North Main Street and laid out in two rows
and many were the heart-rending scenes as the bereaved ones recognized companions
friends or relatives in that silent company.”
when church services were canceled in favor of relief parties
42 bodies had been found on the Florence meadows
In an effort to determine who should be accountable for such a great disaster
“The inquest concluded that there were so many to blame
The inquest chose one victim at random — a John Atkinson — to determine what caused his death
the contractors who had cut corners and who had no relevant experience
the engineers who designed the dam and failed to oversee its construction
and the “delinquent legislation” that chartered the reservoir company without a guarantee of safety for life and property
who “distinguished himself at the inquest by being a driveling fool,” Weber said
“I think he was an embarrassment to everyone involved.”
and a group of them under William Skinner organized a relief fund to help people who had lost their family homes
Some received a trunk full of clothes and money with which they could get out of town and start a new life elsewhere
took charge of his father’s business and determined to rebuild the brass works
Hayden kept the entire workforce on the payroll searching downstream for everything they could salvage
wooden mock-ups used to make the molds that brass fixtures — growing in importance in the new age of indoor plumbing — were cast in
the Mill River Flood became national and even international news
carried a “story of the Mill River Flood and the singular conduct of a hen that was out in it,” as told by the Rev
“She had laid seventeen eggs in a barrel when the mill-dam broke
her barrel was drifted safely upon the bank
the stedfast hen persisted in sitting until her seventeen chickens made their way into the world
Beecher told the story in illustration of the perseverance of the saints.”
The heroes who warned so many of the impending flood would be long remembered
who was known as the principal hero because he saved the greatest number of lives
including John Boyle O’Reilly’s “The Ride of Collins Graves,” which the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram reprinted in full when Graves died at 69 in 1910
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Utah (KUTV) — Two people were arrested in Millcreek Wednesday after they were trying to flee from police and crashed into another vehicle
Unified Police Officer Quinn Wilkins said this incident occurred at Van Winkle and 1300 East shortly before 10 p.m
The investigation was prompted when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a golden Chevrolet
The Chevy did not stop but fled from the scene
Authorities did not pursue the Chevy at the time
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Unified police lost sight of the vehicle when it turned its headlights off
Cottonwood police were notified of the incident
They successfully located the Chevy and attempted a traffic stop
Officer Wilkins said that the Chevy turned its headlights back on and maneuvered some kind of spin
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later identified as 44-year-old Joseph Katoh and 27-year-old Sierra Alexis Montgomery
were arrested and transported to a nearby hospital for medical clearance
The two occupants of the other vehicle involved were injured but denied ambulance transport
1300 East was closed at Van Winkle Expressway while crews worked the clear the scene of the crash
Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry is helping the U.S
the sheriff’s office and the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the wildfire in Cocke County
(WZTV) — UPDATE: The Department of Agriculture said Saturday that 25 percent of the fire is contained
Crews are battling a 360-acre wildfire in East Tennessee
the sheriff’s office and the Tennessee Department of Transportation with the blaze in Cocke County
The fire that's off I-40 near the Welcome Center in the Mill Creek area is 20 percent contained
Officials say 30 structures are threatened at this time
agenciesare working to reinforce the containment line of the fire and trying to protect buildings
Forest Service helicopters are flying over the area and dropping water in efforts to cool the fire near the interstate
Air operations teams are also keeping an overhead eye on the size of the wildfire and alerting firefighters to spot fires outside of contained areas
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Beneath the thick smoke that billowed above ridgelines Thursday
Mill Creek Road was in parts a trail of destruction
A downed power pole with a crown of flame effectively ended Mill Creek Road in its 7000 block Thursday after one front of the Walbridge fire destroyed homes along a woody stretch several miles west of Healdsburg
Residents along this narrow country road that climbs through redwood forest and alongside cool Mill Creek were among the first of thousands in Sonoma County forced out of their homes by the fire
which was sparked Monday by the second round of a massive two-day lightning storm over Northern California
A precise damage report has been difficult to come by in the settled pockets of the rugged hills and canyons that have been ravaged by the blaze
But beneath the thick smoke that billowed above ridgelines Thursday
The view from Mill Creek Road at Mill Creek Lane right now. pic.twitter.com/byh9d6N3gZ
Homes were leveled and vehicles and other property left unrecognizable
One structure high above the road was only visible for its chimney — just about everything else burned up
Charred trees and smoldering stumps were everywhere
making travel in the region potentially perilous
The fallout continued on adjacent roads to the south
where residents evacuated from secluded homes
a steep corridor swept over by flames that incinerated at least one home
a scorched spiral staircase led into the air
A ridge on Sweetwater Springs Road where a Cal Fire crew tried to beat back a spot on Wednesday was charred by Thursday afternoon as the flames crested north of Rio Nido and advanced closer to the Russian River
Many homes in this part of Sonoma County are set back on private driveways far from the public right-of-way
making it difficult to determine which survived and which succumbed
And the unsafe conditions left miles unsurveyed Thursday
keeping many residents in limbo until firefighters bring the blaze to heel
Even where the damage wasn’t as pronounced
Flames licked along the slopes of the 5000 block of Mill Creek Road east of where it was closed Thursday evening to westbound traffic
Burning a little in the 5000 block of Mill Creek a little while ago. pic.twitter.com/HHFtRqvYGv
From a rise closer to Westside Road — the winery-dense byway that demarcated the evacuated area from the zone where residents have been told to be ready to leave — a massive plume of smoke swelled into the air to the north
You can reach Staff Writer Will Schmitt at 707-521-5207 or will.schmitt@pressdemocrat.com