1) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED/UNDER REVIEW – MARCH 2012
a) Commercial-Industrial Code revisions Public Hearing – met with ODOT.
b) Sandy River Park, Meinig Park, Bornstedt Park Master Plans adoption process – April 2012 CC hearing
c) Sandy High School pole building and greenhouses design review (under review)
d) Sandy High School tennis court cover design review (under review)
2) BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITY – MARCH 2012
a) Total value for the month is $799,175.
b) 3 permits for single family dwellings with a value of $729,645.
c) 4 permits for additions to single-family dwellings with a value of $58,993.
d) 1 commercial permit with a value of $6,087.
e) 1 other permit with a value of $4,450.
3) MAIN STREET (from Jason McNeil, Main Street Manager) Things came together this month to make for a great First Friday in April, with warm and dry weather, more daylight, and a growing number of participants. There were lots of people out strolling the streets to check out some of our long-standing participants, newer additions such as the Lori Ryland Art Gallery, or the recently remodeled library. We’re looking forward to spring and summer to really bring people out to see what Downtown Sandy has to offer.
The Sandy Main Street committees continued work on many of the ongoing Main Street projects this past month:
- Steering Committee: The Steering Committee is gearing up for some downtown property owner outreach to get word the word out on how Main Street can help all downtown stakeholders and to get feedback on other ways we can support property owners. In preparation, the committee has been hard at work developing a viable and sustainable work program to carry out. The committee is also poised to approve the new Sandy Main Street logo that will help us continue moving ahead with the branding of Downtown Sandy. Committee Chair George Hoyt just returned from the National Main Street Conference in Baltimore and will be sharing all the great ideas he picked up at the conference at the upcoming committee meeting.
- Promotion Committee: The committee was very pleased with this month’s First Friday turnout, and is still working on ways to improve the monthly event and increase participation. With mixed success getting student artists and musicians involved, the committee is exploring other avenues to get more life on the street during the event. The committee is also looking to have new event banners made for businesses to hang out during Main Street events to let passers-by know that something is happening. These will feature the new Sandy Main Street logo. Finally, we are looking into selling Sandy Main Street merchandise that can be used to help raise funding for Promotion Committee projects. A local photographer has taken some photos that we are hoping to use in local greeting cards and postcards to be sold by downtown merchants. In the future we hope to expand to coffee mugs, tote bags, and other merchandise.
- Economic Restructuring Committee: The ERC committee continues to work on ongoing projects such as the Market Analysis update and review, business outreach and support, and business clustering. Once the new logo is finalized and approved, we will be finishing up marketing materials that can be used to promote Downtown Sandy to new business prospects.