The Pioneer Post Volume XII Issue 6 Marriott-Slaterville City Newsletter June 2011 June-July Activities June 25th (Saturday) - An Evening of Music at the Park Featuring: Local talent. Bring your family to the Park at City Hall and enjoy music, local talent, and socialize with friends and family. No charge for this event. Location: 1570 W. 400 N. Time: 7:00 PM. Bring: chairs, blankets, snacks. July 1st (Friday) - Twelfth Annual Golf Tournament. Tee times available between: 4 PM-7 PM Place: Ben Lomond Golf Course. Cost: $15 (includes green fees). Register: Danny Brown 801-731-4746. July 4th (Monday) - Freedom Celebration 5K Run/Walk. Call Bob Hirschi 801-393-1050. Breakfast. 8:00 a.m. - Marriott Park and LDS Church Bowery sponsored by LDS Wards. Parade. 10:30 AM. - 1200 West to Marriott Park. Line-up on 700 South at 10:00 AM. - no entry fee. Lunch and activities. 11:00 AM - at Marriott Park: hamburgers, hot dogs, games, giant slide, candy cannons, contests, prizes, and lots of fun! Questions call the city at 801-627-1919. Gardening Tips for May Spring is arriving late this year, so here are some tips to help with your yard and vegetable garden for the month! Good Luck! Watch for aphids on roses, perennials, and spiraea. Spray aphids with a strong stream of water or insecticidal soap. Fertilize the roses. Deadhead spring bulbs. Don't cut back the leaves on bulbs until the foliage begins to fade and turn brown so bulbs can get food produced by the leaves. Plant trees, shrubs, and perennials. It is not too late to apply a pre-emergent herbicide to control crabgrass and other annual weeds. Be careful not to use this chemical on vegetable garden or flower beds that will be seeded later. Apply and work in compost or peat moss to increase water retention in garden beds. Plant annuals and fertilize two weeks later. Plant all warm season vegetables. Aerate lawns to improve supply of air, water, and nutrients to turf root systems. Power raking only where extreme amounts of thatch have built up in the turf. Mow Kentucky bluegrass and other cool season turf grasses to a height of 2" to 3" inches. This promotes root growth, conserves water, reduces weeds, and makes a healthier lawn. Fertilize lawn with 1 lb. Nitrogen/1000 SF of lawn, (i.e., 16-0-0 = weight of bag divided by 16 percent nitrogen = total lbs of nitrogen in bag X 1000 tells you how many SF of lawn bag will do to reach 1 lb. Nitrogen/1000 SF of lawn). Apply a systemic grub control as needed. Control broadleaf weeds in the lawn. Apply organic mulch to bare ground (2" to 4" thick) for conservation and weed control. Set out hardier potted plants like geraniums. Prune all spring-flowering shrubs by removing older stems, broken, dead, or crossing branches. Take a class to leara about native plants for water conservation, perennial and herb care, or how to use stone in the landscape. PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011 - 7:00 P.M. ***No business, this meeting may be cancelled*** This agenda is tentative, hems can and will change. CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 16,2011 - 6:30 P.M. 1. Call to Order/Minutes. 2. Business Licenses, if any. 3. Public hearing and Resolution adopting FY 2011 - 12 final budget for Pioneer Special District. 4. Public hearing and Resolution adopting FY 2010- 11 amended city budget. 5. Public hearing and Resolution adopting FY 2011- 12 final city budget. 6. Flood mitigation and control. 7. Fourth of July planning and preparation. 8. Officer reports and legislative oversight. 9. Possible cancel of July 21, 2011, meeting. 10. Adjourn. This agenda is tentative. Items can and will change. 195