Nobody wants to be invited to a party and get stuck with the check. The Spanish Fork (SF) interlocal sewer agreement caused Salem City council some concern. Spanish Fork wants sewage treatment for 400 homes at the Salem city sewer plant to accommodate development on the far southern end of Spanish Fork's boundary and one across Arrowhead road in Salem. Salem city council didn't want SF to get the benefit of added hookups and Salem end up with high costs of worn out sewage treatment equipment. Southern Utah Valley Municipal Waste Association, a consortium of cities intends to put a sewage treatment facility near Utah lake and all member-city sewage would be treated there. This is ten years down the road, but figured prominently in council consideration of costs of the agreement.

Salem continues to expand. The council held a hearing and voted on the Mark wright annexation at 000S and 1200W. Farmers and residents from the Leland area of Spanish Fork attended, as the land under consideration was theirs or bordered on theirs. Junior Baker, City attorney stated agricultural use by the present owners could continue as the land is rezoned and annexed under a "grandfather" clause. Should landowners sell to someone who does not run stock, they reacquire the land they would have forfeited the right to run stock as there was a break in the continuous use. However, should a land owner, sell their stock seasonally and buy more at a later time, that would still be covered by the grandfather clause and they would still be able to keep animals on their property. The council passed this annexation request.

Rental rates for the community center have not been set and it will be next council meeting before the requirements and contract provision are re-written and accepted by the council. Rates and times of use will be finalized then. The use of alcohol is prohibited in public parks and because the community center is part of a public park, alcohol is not to be served at functions there. Some renters have broken this law and Salem Police will increase their oversight of functions to curtail this illegal activity. At the next meeting, the council will set how much or for how long people can rent the center.