By Heidi Mead
Looking for a way to get some locally grown, fresh produce this summer? Look no further than the farmer’s market coming soon to Harrisville. The market will be held every Thursday night starting July 16. On Harrisville’s website it says, “Harrisville City Farmer's Market (HCFM) believes in making a community-based event that helps support a happy, healthy lifestyle for our City. We believe that this starts with access to local, fresh foods.” Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to buy local produce and have a lot of fun at the same time. More information about how to volunteer at the event or be a vendor there can be found at http://www.cityofharrisville.com/Farmers/market.
Thank you to everyone who helped out with the Easter egg hunt that was held on April 4. Anyone interested in volunteering for the upcoming Heritage Days can contact the City offices at (801) 782-4100 ext. 1000. Make sure to attend Heritage Days, where there’s sure to be fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. Available on Harrisville’s Facebook page is a calendar for recycling dates as well as a list of items that can and cannot be recycled. Check out their page at https://www.facebook.com/harrisvillecity.
At the March 24 City Council meeting, the Council approved of two new City ordinances. One dealt with rezoning an area for the LDS church by Deseret Industries which will be “a cannery and meat packing plant that will become something like a welfare square concept” as well as a Bishop’s Storehouse and Distribution Center, according to the meeting minutes. Mr. Eric Shenk spoke to the Council and made an emphasis on how the area would just be for packing meat and will not be a slaughter house. The meeting minutes also say, “Once the zoning change is approved this will go back to Planning Commission for site-plan approval.” The other ordinance approved deals with updates to the general plan map, which hasn’t been updated in a while. Bill Morris pointed out to the Council areas with a lot of increase, including along Highway 89, Washington Blvd., and “includes an open space conservation area where the wetland area is currently. The General Plan Map shows what can be zoned in the future.” Mr. Morris also “requested the City Engineer’s office change the coloring to make the zoning more distinct.”