Want to know what's going on in Herriman? Just check the agenda.

A notice for a March 13 "Special Herriman City Council Meeting" listed only a single agenda item.

The agenda read like this:

1. Presentation

1.1 Preliminary introduction to a project. (No decisions will be made.)

2. Adjournment

At least residents know that "a project" is going through all the normal "open" processes.

Not on the agenda: What kind of project warranted its own special meeting.

Is it a big project or the Manhattan Project?

The scant listing intrigued The Tribune enough to send a reporter. It turns out "a project" is a real estate mogul's proposal for an $85 million athletics-intensive, 2,000-student private school equipped with dormitories for international students and grandiose athletic fields and facilities.

So it's nothing nuclear, but that's quite a bomb to drop under the guise of discussing "a project."

Capitol Kumbaya

with Rocky gone

It appears Ralph Becker's fence-mending stretches from Utah's Capitol Hill all the way to Washington, D.C.

During a conference in Washington last week for the League of Cities and Towns, the Salt Lake City mayor, two City Council members, and two city lobbyists took time to visit Utah's congressional delegation.

The unified front impressed lawmakers, according to new Councilman J.T. Martin, who made the trip.

He said the delegation appreciated the cooperation between the city's executive and legislative branches, noting it never happened under former Mayor Rocky Anderson.

"It did not go unnoticed," Martin said of the partnership. "We received some accommodations and considerations, and ultimately some funding will come to our city because we were there. It was a very successful trip."

Council Chairwoman Jill Remington Love said Sen. Bob Bennett also had high praise for Becker's plan to open the historic Fisher Mansion - at 1206 W. 200 South - to the public.

"He called it 'visionary,' " Love said.

Wrong kind of publicity

While Utah County Commissioner Gary Anderson is always looking for opportunities to promote the county, he wants to make sure it's done the right - read ''positive'' - way.

During a county work session, Vivian Park resident David Studdert presented the commission with a petition asking that the county ensure the Frazier Park campground complies with all county ordinances before it is allowed to reopen.

The park was closed in January after a fire destroyed the restroom, forcing the eviction of several families who were living in campers there.

As part of his presentation, Studdert drove home his point with a full-color, poster-sized picture of a dilapidated trailer and garbage in the park on a bank of the scenic Provo River.

"I hope you're not planning on taking that over to the Convention and Visitor's Bureau," Anderson said of the photo.

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