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  • New Subdivisions in Pleasant Grove

    Two subdivisions are slated to be developed in the city of Pleasant Grove. One will be called Murphy Meadows, located at approximately 1215 West 2420 North, which will subsequently mean vacating lots 3 and 4 of Murphy Meadows Subdivision Plat A.

    The other subdivision will be called Cook Property Subdivision, a five lot plat including three flag lots located at approximately 400 West and 400 North.

  • PG looks to taxpayers to revive downtown

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- Pleasant Grove is either embarking on an ambitious new plan to reinvent its historic downtown -- at taxpayer expense -- or yet another years-long "feel good" exercise in wasting time.

    Even the council doesn't seem sure which.

    Elected officials here on Tuesday began a two-day marathon of meetings to hear proposals from design firms on how the city can restore downtown to its former glory -- that is, make it a place where people want to shop again.

  • Committee trying to preserve old Pleasant Grove church

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- Several longtime residents are working to save a beloved landmark in their city.

    The old white church, as it is often called, was built in the Manila area of Pleasant Grove in 1896, and the grass-roots committee, called the Pleasant Grove Manila Heritage Committee, was formed to help keep it there.

  • PG offers $10K to woo restaurants

    (Daily Herald) Watch out, American Fork, Lindon and Lehi. Pleasant Grove wants two restaurants badly enough to pay for them -- $10,000 each.

    The city agreed on Tuesday to offer a bonus of that amount to brokers who specialize in bringing full-service, business-class restaurants into cities.

  • P.G. Council decides how to crack down on illegal apartments

    (Daily Herald) No new accessory apartments will crop up in Pleasant Grove, and the current ones will eventually become non-existent. That is the hope behind the city's new policy of enforcing the law on illegal apartments in the city.

    After months of discussion about whether to allow accessory apartments, the City Council decided earlier this month that they would remain illegal. At a meeting Tuesday night, the council directed city staff to begin the process of defining what is and is not an accessory apartment and decided how to enforce the law.

  • Substance abuse facility put on hold in Pleasant Grove

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- After three hours of discussion, the Pleasant Grove Planning Commission postponed the decision on a site plan for a new substance abuse rehabilitation facility, Willow Tree Recovery, until Thursday.

    "In Utah County, there is an abundance of substance abuse. However, there is not an abundance of treatment centers," the facility's administrative director, Jacob Forsyth, said.

  • Pleasant Grove says no to accessory apartments

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- The months of uncertainty over whether the city would begin allowing accessory apartments in single family homes came to an end at the latest City Council meeting -- such apartments are still illegal in Pleasant Grove.

    "I'm going to be dealing with a lot of serious situations," community development director Ken Young said about the large number of accessory apartments in the city.

  • PG still grappling with accessory apartment issue

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald)  -- After months of discussion and public input, Pleasant Grove City is closer to having a decision made about accessory apartments. Currently illegal in the city, council members have been considering allowing the apartments with certain restrictions.

    Community Development Director Ken Young said the city will review a proposed ordinance to regulate limited accessory apartments within the community on Tuesday in the City Council work session.

  • Pl. Grove leaders want to build 4-block city campus downtown

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- Forget what you know Pleasant Grove's Main Street looks like, instead visualize a four-block municipal campus with a village-type setting done in early 1800s-style architecture, and you have the dream city leaders are working to make a reality.

    "It's been germinating for years," said Pleasant Grove's Community Development Director Ken Young, adding that the revitalization of the downtown area has been discussed at several meetings.

  • Church for sale: City leaders consider saving building

    (Daily Herald) Churches are not often seen with "For Sale" signs in front of them, but at 2600 N. 900 West in Pleasant Grove, the Manila church building has one, and many residents are nervous about its fate.

    "It has come to our attention that the owner is looking to sell," City Administrator Scott Darrington said at Tuesday's City Council meeting. "Are we interested in purchasing it? Is there something historical we need to protect?"

  • Pleasant Grove residents voice opposition to group home

    Pleasant Grove (Salt Lake Tribune) » Mark Hales believes this Utah County city needs a place for drug and alcohol abusers to get help cleaning up their lives.

    As a former fire chief, he's responded to calls for people who overdosed on drugs. His own son, Danny, spent three years in rehabilitation and turned his life around. And he welcomes Craig Forsyth's plans to build a center here.

    "If I had property, I would give it to [Forsyth] and let him build it next to me," Hales said at a neighborhood meeting to discuss the proposed rehabilitation center.

  • Murdock Canal trail will cost Pleasant Grove $388,000

    (Daily Herald) More than 20 percent of the public trail to be built over the Provo Reservoir Canal will be inside Pleasant Grove, and that means the city will be responsible for that area.

    The canal, also known as the Murdock Canal, will be enclosed and a 16-mile trail for walking, running, biking and equestrian use will be constructed. Richard Nielson of Utah County Public Works recently presented information about the project to the Pleasant Grove City Council.

  • Artist preserving historic Pleasant Grove homes in paint

    (Daily Herald) A local artist known for documenting hundreds of historic homes in paintings -- some just before they were torn down --has set her eyes and brushes on Pleasant Grove.

    Last year, American Fork purchased 37 of Mary Ann Judd Johnson's paintings of historic local homes for $43,000. Lehi paid $150,000 for 230 of Johnson's works, which depict in classic detail the historic homes and buildings of that city.

  • Construction to begin on eco-friendly school

    (The Enterprise) Peck Ormsby Construction will build the Quail Run Primary School at 3300 N. 600 West in Pleasant Grove. The school will be Utah’s first LEED-certified charter school. The 54,600-square-foot building will have room for 648 students and is scheduled for completion next fall. The school will use solar hot water panels, day lighting and outdoor classrooms. It will also have natural playscapes and a school garden. Recycling will be incorporated as a school program. VCBO Architecture of Salt Lake City designed the school.

  • State Street bridge in Pleasant Grove opens

    (Deseret News) Since the Utah Department of Transportation began detours around the portion of Pleasant Grove State Street between Geneva Road and 200 South, business at local hangout the Purple Turtle has been the pace of … well … a turtle.

    "It has significantly impacted our business," said owner Steve Cobbley. "We were 20 to 30 percent down."

  • Construction to begin on new eco-friendly school

    (Daily Herald) Outdoor classrooms, playscapes and school gardens are not things seen at most schools. These features are part of the new Quail Run Primary Charter School that is one step closer to being built after last week's Pleasant Grove City Council meeting.

    Council members approved the final plat proposal for the school site, which will be located at approximately 600 W. 3300 North. Site plan approval was also received by the city's Planning Commission last week. The school, which will serve children in kindergarten through eighth grade, is expected to open in fall 2010.

  • Work to resume on 300-room hotel in Pleasant Grove

    (The Enterprise) Construction that was delayed on a 300-room Embassy Suites Hotel due to seismic and economic issues will begin again this week. The CEO of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts LLC will be using his own funds to finance the Pleasant Grove project. The two-story hotel will adjoin a 100,000-square-foot conference center and will be located on 16 acres on the southwest quadrant of the intersection of I-15 and Pleasant Grove Boulevard. Hammons has also proposed a 220-room Courtyard by Marriott on nearby property.

  • Pleasant Grove terminates planning agreement with Lindon

    (Daily Herald) An agreement that would have allowed Pleasant Grove and Lindon to share common planning and revenue in certain areas of the cities was terminated by the Pleasant Grove City Council this week.

    According to Gary Clay, Pleasant Grove Finance Director, the agreement had been in place for approximately four years. It was a matter of sharing sales and property taxes in the Grove Area of Pleasant Grove and the adjoining area of Lindon. It also was a way to achieve a similar overall look.

  • Credit union to open lot to sell cars

    PLEASANT GROVE (Deseret News) — Family First Federal Credit Union has announced it will open a car lot beginning Saturday adjacent to its Pleasant Grove branch, 366 E. State St., with the lot being stocked with credit union-owned cars for sale.

    More than 40 cars and some recreational property such as trailers and boats will be available.

    Carin Maurer, the credit union's chief financial officer, said the credit union has a large inventory of credit union lease returns and repossession vehicles "that we are looking to move."

  • Construction to begin on hotel in Pleasant Grove

    PLEASANT GROVE (Daily Herald) -- In about seven days, construction should be underway on the long-anticipated Embassy Suites Hotel in Pleasant Grove. Mayor Michael W. Daniels made the surprise announcement at the end of Tuesday night's City Council work session.

    Daniels said that he received a phone call Monday from John Q. Hammons, developer of the hotel. "Mr. Hammons is going to use his own funds to begin construction within seven days," said Daniels.

  • Convention centers moving forward in Provo, Pleasant Grove

    PROVO — Local elected officials and business leaders shared their ideas Tuesday for a proposed 80,000-square-foot convention center in the Utah County seat.

    Utah County Commissioner Steve White called it "a visioning meeting," during which community members and architects discussed what the center should include and how it should look. The proposed site for the center is a block west of the Provo Marriott, 101 W. 100 North.

  • Development to change ownership

    String Town Neighborhood, or the Mayfield Development Site Plan, is in the process of reconfiguring ownership, as there are a few different developers, according to Ken Young, Pleasant Grove community development director. Trophy Homes was largely the developer but is going out of business, Young said.

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