Mayor Paul Penrod has appointed Brill Hernandez as Spring City's first volunteer Emergency Manager, according to a November 3 report. Hernandez, who has served as a lieutenant with the Spring City Fire Department and North Sanpete Ambulance since 2022, will lead community emergency preparedness and collaborate with Sanpete County and the State of Utah.
Hernandez brings over 15 years of fire and EMS experience, having studied Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine at the University of Antelope Valley. His professional background includes training under physicians at UCLA and USC, as well as under firefighter-paramedics with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He previously served as a Lieutenant Paramedic in the Kansas City metro for Johnson County, Kansas, where he was a member of the Kansas Search and Rescue Task Force 1 and led the hazmat medical team.
In addition to his emergency management expertise, Hernandez has helped design safety features for ambulances, fire apparatus, and crew living quarters. He has cared for more than 33,000 patients and completed FEMA's full series of incident and emergency management courses.
Spring City Citizen Corps will host various presentations at 150 E Center St. at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates: November 5 for a City Council meeting, November 12 for a class on alternative ways to cook food taught by Linda Pearson, November 19 for a CPR and AED class taught by Regina Hess, and November 26 for Thanksgiving.
Additionally, a monthly Senior Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the Old School City Center ballroom. The menu features chicken pot pie casserole, arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette, and fall spice cupcakes. Entertainment will be provided by Tamara Tanner and the Youth Orchestra. The cost is $7 per plate, and attendees must RSVP by calling or texting Becky Holbrook at 801-369-1351 by November 15.
The Planning & Zoning Commission met on October 28 to approve previous minutes and discuss a business license application for Baxtor, LLC involving an alcohol license. The commission also discussed the Allred Acres annexation and a rezoning request for a property at 300 North 80 West, which was tabled pending further neighbor response reviews. Mayor Penrod stated that the General Plan has been approved and the city will proceed with it.
The next Planning & Zoning Commission meeting is scheduled for November 18. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers will hold their next meeting on December 7, featuring a lesson by Denise VanWoerkom titled The Pioneer Celebration of Christmas for Children.
