A retreat and awards night was hosted by the Pleasant Grove Arts Commission on March 9th. The retreat featured Pleasant Grove Mayor Bruce Call as a speaker on “How to Brand your Group”. The main event of the night was a tribute to the Arts Commission’s first community arts award winner. Dennis Purdie, a local actor, was honored by Mayor Bruce Call with the Grove Award after his performance with the PG Players in “Beau Jest”.  The Grove Award is given to honor the work and creative efforts of individuals who participate in the arts groups affiliated with the Pleasant Grove Arts Commission.  These groups include the Pleasant Grove Orchestra, PG Players, Utah Children’s Choir, Center Stage Youth Performers, Concerts in the Park, and the sponsored Visual Arts program.

Dennis Purdie has been an actor with the PG Players since 1989. He has played the role of a variety of characters in an astounding 29 performances. Admired by his peers for his talent and enthusiasm and adored by his audience for his stage presence and character, his first role was the “Mailman” in “On Golden Pond” in 1989 and Dennis is currently playing the role of “Abe Goldman” in "Beau Jest." In 2004, recovery from a brain tumor threatened to take Dennis away from the theater he loves as his ability to remember lines was impaired. However, Dennis’ passion for theater pushed him to return to portray the lead character “Hercule Poirot” in “Black Coffee”.  Dennis is a strong and dedicated family man, a man with great work ethics and a sense of humor. An amazing actor with a deep commitment to the stage, his family, and our community, Dennis Purdie has been chosen as the winner of this year's Grove Award. Dennis was awarded a vase crafted by local artisan Dennis Zupan especially for this award and a certificate as tokens of the admiration of his peers, family and his community. Dennis was surprised by this tribute and he expressed “The reason I love to do what I do is in hope to make people either laugh or cry or to scare them.” “If we do this we have accomplished what we wanted to.”

Public Works

The City has started to pressurize the secondary water system.  About April 15th the City will start supplementing the lines to the system from the aqueduct; even though currently there is water in the system, everyone is being asked to wait until May 1st to start watering.

Recommended Procedure

• Please check your valve to make sure that is has been turned off from the winter months.
• Open your valve slowly to check for leaks and broken pipes.
• If you have a broken pipe it is most likely to have been frozen throughout the winter months.
• It helps watering during the day as well as at night in order for the system to operate more efficiently.
• It is recognized that watering during the day is less efficient, but it is necessary to better balance water use with supply.

If you have any questions, please contact the Water Department at 801-785-2941.

CITY CLEAN UP DAYS

Pleasant Grove City clean up days are Saturday April 14 through Saturday April 21, 2012, from 8am to 8pm at the Pleasant Grove City Rodeo Grounds. This is for the Residence of Pleasant Grove City to help in disposing of their garbage from their yard and home.  Bring your garbage to the Rodeo Grounds by entering off of 700 South 250 West and drive into the back side of the Rodeo Grounds.  Please dump in the appropriate dumpster for the material you are dumping and ask the onsite supervisor where you should dump if you aren’t sure.  There will be a Pleasant Grove City Employee to assist you as needed.  No hazardous materials, paint, tires, cement or chemicals will be accepted.  Green waste must be clean with no garbage mixed in with it.  There will be no dumping before or after hours.  We appreciate all the work you do to keep Pleasant Grove a beautiful community.  Any questions please contact the Pleasant Grove City Public Works Department at 801-785-2941.

• Resolution regarding utility rate increase adopted 11-30-2010.
• Mayor's Letter on Utility Rate Increases
• FAQs on Utility Rate Increases
• View information relating to current and past utility rate increases
• September 28 Rate Study Presentation
• Overview of Recommended Utility Rate Increases
• Adopted Utility Rates Fiscal Years 2012-2014

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CURBSIDE RECYCLING PICK-UP SCHEDULE

CURBSIDE RECYCLING

Pleasant Grove City through Allied Waste will start delivering recycle cans beginning the first week of May.  Recycle pick up will have a staggered start.  Half of the city will start on Wednesday, June 2^nd and the other half will be on Wednesday, June 9^th.  You’ll receive a map attached to the recycle can indicating when your individual start date will be.  The map will soon be available on our website at www.plgrove.org and will be printed in the June newsletter.  Once you have your initial recycle picked up, it will then be picked up every other week.  Your normal garbage will continued to be picked up every week.  The pickup day will continue to be Wednesday.  If you have any questions you can call the city offices at (801) 785-5045.