Individuals and families should have a Family Emergency Plan, made by identifying all possible disasters that could occur, making contacts and places to reunite, and then practicing their plan. Homes can be made safer by securing objects that could fall in an earthquake, including appliances. Have emergency equipment on hand. Know how to turn off all utilities if necessary. Prepare a 72-hour portable emergency kit, to include water, food, tools and medicine. First aid or CERT training can prove valuable to families or individuals. Perhaps we feel too comfortable in our quiet community. However flooding, earthquakes, severe weather, high winds/tornados and pandemics can strike, and have done in the past. Civil and technological disasters are also possible. Water Our community happily greeted the bright sunshine on a snowy landscape as the new year of 2004 began. Our hopes that the drought was coming to an end were soon dashed as a dry January ensued. It was the beginning of a sixth year of drought for the State of Utah. We were still advised to plan on low supplies of water for the coming summer, with the need for conservation of the limited resource. Later in the year, Bona Vista Water advised the city that residents had conserved 78 acre feet of water during the month of August as compared to the same time in 2002. Mayor Butler thanked the community for their conservation efforts, as did Bona vista Water, although the lower usage lowered their revenue. A wetter than normal fail and early winter have given us new hope that the drought is over. Conservation must remain a way of life now, as population and demands for water increase. Bona Vista Water has placed a new electronic reading system on their water meters in the community. This will facilitate more accurate readings made from their truck, rather than by hand. Then there is the potential problem of too much water. Storm water remains an issue in our area with its high water table. We are fortunate that the settlers of our community built many drains to ensure that excess water did not endanger property or life. Mayor Butler asked us as residents to ensure that all drains are kept clear and operable. A drainage problem on 2150 West was solved in March when Roto-Rooter cleaned out the ditch when called by the city. It was "lights out" again for our community as well as surrounding cities when wind and rain brought power outages on April 7, 2004. Some wires came down and some poles were burned in this very strong wind. Another storm on April 28, brought wind and snow, causing a two hour power outage. Wind gusts in the range of 70 mph, toppled trees, brought down power lines and caused rollovers. Above normal temperatures had verged on hot the previous week, with a rapid 50 drop coming with the front which brought snow. Transportation in February 2004 we were advised that a new revised Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devises (MUTCD), which contains uniform traffic control laws for the nation, and is published by the Federal Highway Commission, now applies to our community. The cold weather caused some road problems, such as the cracking on 1200 West. Beginning in February, additional traffic, including many large trucks on our roads, was caused by the UDOT construction on 2700 North in Farr West. The ramp was closed which caused traffic problems as vehicles were detoured to the freeway through our city. UDOT declined any help to the city on the problem of the heavy trucks using 1200 West to enter the freeway because of the construction. Various road projects took place during the spring and summer. A portion of Pioneer Road, below 2000 West, was chip sealed. Additional projects included work on winter damage on 1200 West between 200 South and 700 South, and patching on 1700 South. The area of 1200 West between 700 South and 12th Street may require extensive repairs next summer. Some road stripes were repainted this fall. City Council