Riverton City is undertaking an update to the City’s Long Range Plan, and is calling the effort “Rediscovering Riverton”.  The General Plan provides the framework for growth in the City, and shapes the development of commercial districts, residential neighborhoods, streets, trails and transportation options, and parks.

The plan should reflect the goals, ideals, and character of the City, and input from residents and business owners is critical to the process.  Riverton City will be holding a series of public workshops focused on specific areas of the City. The first will focus on the Riverton’s downtown area, including the commercial development at the intersection of 12600 South and Redwood Road.  The workshop will focus on questions like:

• What is missing from the Downtown area?
• What can make the Downtown area better?
• How should new development shape the Downtown?

Come and get involved in this important effort!

General Plan Workshop - Focus on Riverton’s Downtown
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Riverton City Council Chambers, 12830 South Redwood Road

For more information, or to offer comments or suggestions, contact Jason Lethbridge at 801-208-3141 and jlethbridge@rivertoncity.com
 

Questar has begun work on 13400 South to replace a high pressure gas line with a new, 20” gas main to accommodate growth in the Southwestern part of the valley. Construction is in Phase 1 (Mountain View Corridor to Bangerter Highway) of a multi-phase project that will eventually extend from 6400 West in Herriman to 1300 West in Riverton. Starting on approximately 1/18/12, they will be extending their work zone on 13400 South to the intersection at 5000 West. They will also be starting to put in more of their line starting at 3600 West and working eastward towards 2700 West starting tentatively on 1/23/12. 

Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction at all times and could be further restricted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with construction truck traffic. The work zone is a 30 MPH speed zone and fines are double for speeding. UPD will be enforcing this area for safety. We encourage residents to detour and use 12600 South. Click here for more detail.

We will keep this information updated as we receive it. If you have questions or concerns, contact Terry Workman with Questar at (801) 652-3805 or by email at Terry.Workman@Questar.com.

Riverton 4th Annual Half Marathon & 4Life 5K will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Great courses, technical shirt, and goody bags for all participants. Awards in both events as well as finisher medals for all Half Marathon finishers. Now accepting registration through March 30th at Riverton Parks & Recreation or online at www.runnercard.com. No race day registration will be accepted. Cost: Half Marathon, $40 by March 7th, $50 after and 4Life 5K, $25 before March 7th and $30 after. Space is limited to the first 750 runners, so register early! Course maps available online. For more information visit http://recreation.rivertoncity.com. 

We hope you'll join us in participating in one or all of the many healthy activities we'll have available in 2012: Mission Slim Possible Weight Loss Challenge, Riverton Has Sole Walking program, Half Marathon/5K, Zuma and Yoga classes. Visit the Parks & Recreation webpage to learn more and to sign up. Some have early bird registrations to save you money.

Riverton City will begin taking 2012 facility reservations on Tuesday, January 3rd at the Parks and Recreation Office, 12830 S. Redwood Road. Outdoor Park Pavilion reservations can be made for dates between April 1-September 30, C.R. Hamilton Indoor Pavilion reservations can be made for dates between January-December and Sandra N. Lloyd Community Center room reservations can be made for dates between January-December. Visit http://recreation.rivertoncity.com for more information on pricing and facilities available. NO PHONE RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Now accepting early bird registration for the Riverton Half Marathon & 4Life 5K that will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012. You can register early at www.runnercard.com or at Riverton Parks & Recreation through December 30th; Half Marathon, $30 and 4Life 5K, $20. For more information visit http://recreation.rivertoncity.com.

Each Christmas, the YWCA and The Road Home provide Candy Cane Corner for families living in their shelters, housing programs, and homeless outreach programs. Families are able to “shop” for free at the store during the month of December. Riverton City Hall will be an official Candy Cane Corner drop off location this holiday season. The organizations are in need of many NEW, unwrapped donated items and would like to receive them by December 15th. Click here to see a list of items needed. 

Riverton City will have three drop-off locations to recycle your tree beginning December 27th through the month of January. All trees will be taken to the chipper and recycled. The dumpsters will be located at the following locations (only clean trees without stands or plastic bags will be accepted):

• Rodeo Grounds - 12800 South 1300 West
• Centennial Park - 13000 South 2700 West
• Monarch Park - 4800 West 13600 South

Mountain View Corridor (MVC) construction is underway. Be prepared for delays in your area due to narrowed or closed lanes as crews are working heavily from 5400 South to approximately 16000 South with anticipated completion at the end of 2012. Work includes extensive earthwork, relocating utilities, constructing drainage systems and building bridges and structures. Stay informed about construction in your area: visit www.udot.utah.gov/mountainview, sign up for email updates and follow the project on Facebook and Twitter. Following is the most recent information about the construction in our area:  

11800 South - 11800 South is now closed at approximately 5200 West between Daybreak Parkway and Vadania Drive.  This is a permanent closure of the existing alignment of 11800 South from Daybreak Parkway to Vadania Drive.  Construction crews will realign 11800 South to its new location where it will connect to Mountain View Corridor.  11800 South to the east and to the west of Mountain View Corridor remains  open.  Alternate  Routes are available through 4000 West and Grandville Avenue for traffic to access Daybreak Parkway.  This includes pedestrian traffic. During construction, concrete barrier will be placed on each side of the closure to prevent vehicle and pedestrian access into the construction zone.

12600 South - Traffic lanes are now shifted on 12600 South at approximately 4700 West where Mountain View Corridor intersects with 12600 South.  This change will shift traffic to the outside of the roadway (two lanes on the north side and two lanes on the south side).  This traffic shift will allow crews to install the final raised concrete median in the middle of the road.  Sidewalks have been completed on the south side of the roadway for pedestrian access.  Please stay on the designated sidewalks to walk or ride your bike through the construction zone.

13400 South - Traffic is now restricted to one lane in each direction.  This traffic restriction is in place to allow Questar Gas to install a new high pressure gas line under the roadway.  This project is not affiliated with the Mountain View Corridor.  For more information regarding the gas line installation please call 801-324-5548.   

The Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center (“VECC”) responds to your 9-1-1 call and dispatches needed firefighters and police officers. These same dispatchers can also send out emergency notifications to you and the community. If you see “0000000000” on your Caller ID, answer the phone because it could be fire, police or the City calling with emergency information. To send those emergency messages, VECC uses a 9-1-1 database for home and business phone numbers obtained from Qwest. Unfortunately, if your phone service uses the Internet to make your connection, such as Comcast cable, or you use a cellular phone as your home phone number, you could be missed. To register your mobile number, visit the VECC website by clicking here. This service is quick, free and secure. You will be asked to create a login and password in order to protect your information. This will make sure you don’t miss future emergency notifications.

The City of Riverton requested a comparison study be conducted to evaluate the cost of changing the primary source of culinary water for the City. The study is being conducted in an effort to explore the City’s options to increase water quality. This study was limited to the comparison of two alternatives; 1) continue pumping water from wells owned by the City for its primary source and purchasing water from Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD) as a back up water source for secodary and 2) convert the water purchased from JVWCD as the primary source and use well water from City owned wells as back-up culinary water source. This study includes a qualitative comparison of the two alternatives and a quantitative analysis to compare the total cost of operating the culinary water system under each of the two alternatives. To read this study, click here.

The US Census Bureau recently released census data for 2010. If you would like to review census information for Riverton City, click here.