Mayor Olson took time in the City Council Meeting to present a vision of a Santaquin with miles of mountain biking trails up the Santaquin Canyon that connect to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
Month: November 2023
Grave Digging! A Retrospective on a Santaquin Hero (William Openshaw)
William Openshaw—Born in 1795 in Lancashire, England; Died in 1883 in Santaquin, Utah. Information about him was collected from his gravestone in the Santaquin Cemetery, […]
Leola Winegar Recognized as Volunteer of the Month
We all drive East on Main Street and pass the businesses and the beautiful flower boxes. You might have thought that your tax dollars went […]
Some Surprising Santaquin Statistics—2021
All of these statistics were presented at the City Council Meeting. Many are the result of the “Imagine Santaquin” polling that the City performed. What […]
Will Santaquin Have Enough Water?
*This article was edited since publication to correct the spelling of Mayor Olson’s name from Olsen. In the new City Council’s first Work Council Meeting, […]
In the Desert, Water is Gold
Surprise! We live in a desert. We don’t get much sky water, so we must arduously plan and care for the water that we do […]
Message from the Editor
Thank you for taking time to read The Santaquin Review. Before trying my hand at reporting, I visited the Chieftain Museum and read the messages […]
City Council Tables Resolution to Implement OSHA Covid Vaccination Mandate
*This article was edited since publication to correct the spelling of Mayor Olson’s name from Olsen. At their first Regular Council Meeting, the newly sworn-in […]
It’s Painful to Care About the City, But Caring Doesn’t Seem to Change Anything
The following is an abridged excerpt from an email from the Managing Editor to the Mayor, in response to an email, asking how the City […]
Santaquin Housing Developments from 8/21 to 1/18
Santaquin has recently experienced a boom in residential developments. In The Santaquin Review’s last edition, we explored many large developments (+5 units) that started, or […]
Recent Past City Projects
Nowadays the City has a large budget and has several projects going all at once, but it hasn’t always been this way. What has the […]
Grave Digging! A Retrospective on a Santaquin Hero – Julius Golben Van Ausdal
Julius Golben Van Ausdal—Born in 1837 in St. Louis, Missouri. Died in 1912 in Santaquin, Utah. Information about him was gathered from documents accessible on […]
Why MUST the City Borrow Money to Make Large Purchases
Many of us believe and practice that when you want something, you should save your money and buy it. At least, that’s what we tell […]
Inflation’s Effect on You and the City
Lets be honest. Inflation steals the value of your savings and Deflation makes you a slave to debt. You can’t win with money, just like […]
Is the City Fiscally Responsible?
Santaquin is on pretty good financial footing. The City has more than $2.5 Million saved for a rainy day. It does have debt, but its […]
City Council’s “Equipment Budget” Voting Results
1. Backhoe—$43k for Public Works Dep. 2. Battery Powered Extraction Tools—$55k for Fire Dep. 3. Software Upgrade (ESRI GIS)—$6.5k for Engineering Dep. 4. GPS Antenna—$23k […]