Government

A year later, a proposal to build a tri-city recreation center is still struggling for traction in Alpine.

Utah's state fish will not be given protection under the Endangered Species Act. Though the decision didn't sit well with a conservation group, local fish officials on Tuesday called it a recognition of a decade of work and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in Utah Valley and around the state to boost populations of the Bonneville cutthroat trout.

A former Genola town clerk pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple counts of forgery and misuse of public funds.

Cities around Utah County are planning large tax increases for the next fiscal year to meet budget requirements, but in the midst of a nationwide economic slowdown, Springville City's taxes will not be changing at all.

An hour-long pre-trial hearing Friday in the case of former Eagle Mountain Mayor Brian Olsen centered on concerns from state attorneys about how the defense would be allowed to discuss particulars of the case with jurors.

Forget your over-mortgaged house and massive medical bills. In Provo, Julene Hampton is worried that it's a 6-year-old parking ticket that's going to cream her credit rating.

After recent budget struggles, the Saratoga Springs City Council is pushing forward with a plan to create a finance committee for the city that can help with revenue/expense reviews, projections, budgeting and oversight.

Head librarian for the new Highland library Kent Slade, a man of average build with a thatch of graying hair, has worked in libraries for some 27 years starting as page when he was going to school at the then Weber State College where he got his bachelor's degree.

As Highland gets ready to open its new library many residents are unsure about how it will compare to other libraries in the area. "Give us a chance to see what you think," head librarian Kent Slade said, "We have inter-library loan access with the state library system and can get a book from any state library within about two days"

Resident questions city park -- A resident close to Mountain Ridge Estates in Highland expressed her concern about the park which was supposed to be constructed adjacent to the Mountain Ridge Junior High School. Julie Hendricks said, "I am very upset the city paid $300,000 an acre in taxpayers money for the park property and it is not being built."

A public hearing on a proposed $5 a month Open Space fee hike drew a standing room only crowd at a recent Highland City Council meeting.

The future of 900 West in American Fork has been redirected.