Information about it:

• One in five adolescents will be physically and/or sexually abused in a dating relationship. 
• Physical aggression occurs in one in three teen dating relationships.
•  12% of high school students (female and male) report experiencing some form of dating violence. 
• 40% of teenage girls ages 14-17 report knowing someone their age that has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend.
• 50-80%of high school boys and girls report knowing someone involved in a violent relationship.
• Parents: 81% of parents surveyed either believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know if it is an issue (“Teen and parent opinion” survey by The Empower Program).

For more information, please contact a Victim Advocate at Saratoga Springs Police Department at 801-766-6503; 24/7 crisis line 801-420-6341. Please encourage your teenager to talk with an adult, to report the abuse, and reach for help to get out of the abuse.

We need your help to make a difference in people lives!

The Saratoga Springs Police Department is looking for caring individuals who would like to volunteer to be part of the Victim Advocate Team.  As a volunteer you will receive training to assist the full-time victim advocate, and provide services to those who have been victims of crime.  Some of the ways you may help assist could be:  Making calls to victims of crime to follow up on police reports, serve as a crisis advocate, attend criminal court hearings and performing other court related duties, or work as a liaison between victims and prosecutors, police, detectives, district and justice courts, or simply being a listening support to someone who is suffering as the result of a crime.   For more information or to sign up to be a volunteer stop by or call the Saratoga Springs Police Department – 801-766-6503

The SSPD is sponsoring a Rape Aggression Defense training each Saturday morning in March, 9:00-12:00 a.m., at a cost of $20 to the residents of Saratoga Springs. The charge provides the participants with a manual. A key chain defense class may be available on  March 31^st (please contact the trainer, may be an extra cost for a Kubotan).

The Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.) is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. seeks to develop and enhance the options of self defense so they may become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked. Each student receives a book/reference manual that outlines the entire Physical Defense program for reference and continuous personal growth, and is the key to a free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates. Women 16 years and older are invited to attend and mothers are encouraged to join their teenage daughters in participating in the class (For more information visit www.rad-systems.com). To sign up for this training, contact the Saratoga Springs Police Victim Services Unit at (801) 766-6503, ext# 133. Class size is limited.

Construction on the CWP – North Shore Aqueduct West & North Segments remains on schedule to be completed by the end of March 2012.
Over the final two months construction will continue on the Pony Express Turnout structure adjacent to 800 West near Pony Express Parkway as well as on the North Turnout Structure located east of Redwood Road near 1900 North. 
Other crews are finishing up the installation of the pipeline adjacent to and under Redwood Road while pipeline construction adjacent to the Utah lake Distribution Canal is completed with only restoration of the alignment corridor remaining.
Please continue watching for construction vehicles, activities and barricades along the shoulders of Redwood Road, just south of Hillcrest Dr.  Also watch for construction vehicles exiting off and entering Redwood Road north of Harvest Hills Blvd.
Safety and consideration for those living, traveling or working near construction remains a top priority as is protecting workers, pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.  Pipe trenches are inherently dangerous and have been known to collapse without warning.  We encourage you to talk with your children about the danger of playing around or approaching the work zone and especially the trenches, even after work-hours. Please stay a minimum of 15 feet away from the trenches at all times.
General work hours are between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Work hours could be extended if circumstances warrant.
Additional information is available on our Help and Information line at 801-360-6528 or online at www.saratogapipeline.com. You can sign-up for email updates at info@saratogapipeline.com.

Questar Gas reports that natural gas service to several hundred homes in Saratoga Springs located south of SR 73 was temporarily interrupted this morning due to a meter malfunction at a regulator station.

The problem was corrected by around 10:30 a.m.

Throughout the day, Questar Gas service technicians canvassed 800 to 900 homes in the affected area to make sure service was restored and appliances were operating properly.

If technicians found no one home, they left a notice indicating service was turned off at the customer’s meter as a safety precaution. This evening between 5 pm. and 10 p.m., Questar Gas technicians will return to homes where meters were shut off to turn the meter back on and re-light all appliances. Questar Gas is assigning additional personnel this evening to restore as quickly as possible service to homes where meters were turned off.

Customers are advised not to attempt to turn on their meters and instead wait for a Questar Gas representative to show up.

Customers can report any problems by calling (800) 323-5517.

www.questargas.com

Active Construction Areas

5400 South
Crews have closed Upper Ridge Road temporarily at approximately 5100 South.  This closure is in place so crews can haul dirt across the roadway to build up the future Mountain View Corridor.  Upper Ridge Road is expected to be closed until spring of 2012*.  Please adjust your travel accordingly.

Crews have begun a hauling operation across 5400 South at approximately 6400 West where it intersects with the Mountain View Corridor.  Flaggers are in place to guide large haul trucks across the roadway.  Please use caution when driving through this area.

7800 South
Crews have begun a hauling operation across 7800 South at approximately 6000 West where it intersects with the Mountain View Corridor.  Flaggers are in place to guide large haul trucks across the  roadway.  This flagging operation is expected to be in place until early March.  Please follow the direction of the flaggers and use caution as you drive through this area. 

8200 South
Crews have begun a hauling operation across 8200 South at approximately 5800 West where it intersects with the Mountain View Corridor.  Flaggers are in place to guide large haul trucks across the roadway.  This flagging operation is expected to be in place until early March.  Shoulder restrictions will remain in place throughout this operation for the construction of the bridges over 8200 South.  Please use caution when driving through this area  and obey posted speed limits.  

New Bingham Hwy.
Crews have realigned New Bingham Highway at approximately 5800 West where it intersects with the Mountain View Corridor.  A new intersection will be under construction at 5600 west and New Bingham Highway.  This intersection will allow better traffic flow to access 9000 South and the west portion of New Bingham Highway.  Click here to view driving directions and a map of the new alignment 

9000 South
A new portion of 9000 South has been opened to traffic.  New Bingham Highway has been realigned to connect to this new portion of 9000 South at approximately 6100 West.  This new section of 9000 South can be used to access New Bingham Highway via 5600 West.  Click here to view driving directions and a map of the new roadway.   

Crews have shifted traffic from the east side of 5600 West to the new pavement on the west side of 5600 West.  This will allow crews to reconstruct the east side of the roadway.  Striping and signs will be in place to help guide vehicles through this area.  Please use caution as you drive through the construction zone. 

Beginning January 13, 2012* crews will shift pedestrian traffic on 5600 West near Frisko Drive.  This shift will be in place to allow crews to install some utilities under the sidewalk.  Safety equipment will be in place to direct pedestrians around the construction.  This work is expected to last approximately one week*.  Please follow the direction of the installed safety equipment and use caution as you travel through the construction area.

Dannon Way
Crews have begun the construction of the bridges over Dannon Way.  Shoulder restrictions will be in place throughout the bridge construction.  Please use caution and follow the direction of the construction signs as you drive through this area.   

Wells Park Rd.
Wells Park Road is now closed temporarily at approximately 6000 West where it intersects with Mountain View Corridor.  The Mountain View Corridor team is pursuing a permanent closure of Wells Park Road with West Jordan City, which is required to  complete construction of the new roadway.  Please adjust your travel accordingly. 

11800 South
11800 South is now closed at approximately 5200 West between Daybreak Parkway and Vadania Drive.  This is a permanent closure of the existing alignment of 11800 South from Daybreak Parkway to Vadania Drive.  Construction crews will realign 11800 South to its new location where it will connect to Mountain View Corridor.  11800 South to the east and to the west of Mountain View Corridor remains  open.  Alternate  Routes are available through 4000 West and Grandville Avenue for traffic to access Daybreak Parkway.  This includes pedestrian traffic. During construction, concrete barrier will be placed on each side of the closure to prevent vehicle and pedestrian access into the construction zone.

12600 South
Traffic lanes are now shifted on 12600 South at approximately 4700 West where Mountain View Corridor intersects with 12600 South.  This change has shifted traffic to the outside of the roadway (two lanes on the north side and two lanes on the south side).  This traffic shift will allow crews to install the final raised concrete median in the middle of the road.  Sidewalks have been completed on the south side of the roadway for pedestrian access.  Please stay on the designated sidewalks to walk or ride your bike through the construction zone.

13400 South
Traffic is now opened to two lanes in each direction and has been shifted to the outside of the roadway (two lanes on the north side and two lanes on the south side).  This traffic shift will allow crews to install the final raised concrete median in the middle of the road.  Please use caution as you drive through the construction area and obey posted speed limits.

Redwood Road
Lane shifts are now in place in the southbound lanes where Porter Rockwell Boulevard connects to Redwood Road.  New striping is in place to direct you through the construction area.  All traffic lanes will remain open.  Please use caution as you drive through this area and obey posted speed limits

Come bring your sweetheart to a night  of dancing to celebrate your love!

February 10,2012
Talons Cove Ballroom
7:00 pm-10:00 pm

Tickets on sale for prepurchase online or at the city offices for $ 15.00 $20.00 at the door that night.

Refreshments will be provided

Over the past few weeks Central Utah Water Conservancy District and Whitaker Construction, in conjunction with the city, have completed installation of subgrade materials for a new city trail just behind the homes on Aspen Hills Boulevard from 800 West at Military Road to the round-about just above the new Riverview Elementary School.  Installation of trail access gates will complete the District’s commitment to the City’s trail system.  Completion of the trail pavement and fencing will be completed as the City has resources.

Over the next three months construction will continue on the Pony Express Turnout structure adjacent to 800 West near Pony Express Parkway.  Other crews will finish installation of the pipeline adjacent to and under Redwood Road.  Pipeline construction adjacent to the Utah lake Distribution Canal is nearing completion with only restoration of the alignment corridor remaining. Work will also continue on the North Turnout Structure located east of Redwood Road near 1900 North.  

Work is almost complete on a tunnel for the pipeline under Redwood Road. Please continue watching for construction vehicles, activities and barricades along the shoulders of Redwood Road, just south of Hillcrest Dr.  Also watch for construction vehicles exiting off and entering Redwood Road north of Harvest Hills Blvd.

Construction of this portion of the pipeline is on schedule and will be completed by March 2012.

Safety and consideration for those living, traveling or working near construction is a top priority as is protecting workers, pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers.  Pipe trenches are inherently dangerous and have been known to collapse without warning.  We encourage you to talk with your children about the danger of playing around or approaching the work zone and especially the trenches, even after work-hours. Please stay a minimum of 15 feet away from the trenches at all times.

General work hours are between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Work hours could be extended if circumstances warrant.

Additional information is available on our Help and Information line at 801-360-6528 or online at www.saratogapipeline.com. You can sign-up for email updates at info@saratogapipeline.com. To become friends on Facebook please go to the Homepage at www.saratogapipeline.com and click on the Facebook application.

The City will collect live Christmas trees for City residents.  Please remove all ornaments and lights and take your  tree to the Public Works Building at 2015 South Redwood Road. Dumpsters will be available starting Monday, December 26, 2011 to Friday, January 6, 2012. If you have any questions regarding the tree removal, please call the Public Works department at 801-766-9793 x206.