The Millcreek City Council will tour Phase II of Millcreek Common on Monday, Oct. 26, during a 5:30 p.m. work session. The session also includes a presentation of the 2026 Millcreek Wellbeing Survey and a quarterly report from the Unified Fire Authority.

The regular meeting follows at 7 p.m. with a Unified Police Department briefing and an Officer of the Month recognition for the Millcreek Precinct, according to the city's agenda posted on X.

Both sessions take place at Millcreek City Hall, 1330 Chambers Ave., second floor. Residents who cannot attend can watch via the city's livestream.

What's in Phase II

Phase II of Millcreek Common will add green space, 135 trees, a children's play structure shaped like a moose named Milo, a splash creek, a skate canyon, a hangout area called "The Treehouse" and a 19-hole mini-golf course, according to the city's development page. Phase I included the plaza with an ice ribbon, splash pad, retail space and the new City Hall.

Building Salt Lake reported in July that work on Phase II was already underway north of the existing common. City records shared with that outlet showed 1,417 housing units, 235,556 square feet of commercial space and 2,608 parking stalls planned in buildings around Millcreek Common.

City Manager Mike Winder told Building Salt Lake in July that the city turned a fault line running through the site into an opportunity. "On a fault line, you can't build a habitable structure on it, but you can build open space, you can build parks and plazas," Winder said. The council previously approved a $20 million sales tax bond to fund the development, repaid through tax increment from surrounding construction, according to that report.

Wellbeing survey: steady scores, rising traffic concerns

The 2026 Millcreek Wellbeing Survey, conducted by Utah State University's Utah Wellbeing Project, drew 463 responses. That is up from 291 in 2024 and 274 in 2022, though it represents less than 1% of Millcreek's estimated 50,379 adults.

Residents rated their average personal wellbeing at 4.23 out of 5 and community wellbeing at 3.81 out of 5. Both scores held nearly steady from 2024. Millcreek scored above the average for urban cities in both categories.

The survey flagged some friction points. Sixty percent of respondents said population growth is too fast. Water supply (89%), air quality (86%), the Great Salt Lake (84%) and traffic (83%) topped the list of future concerns. Concern about traffic jumped 11 percentage points since 2024.

Residents' sense of community connection declined from 2024, averaging 3.14 out of 5. Millcreek ranked 37th out of 57 participating cities on that measure.

Public safety updates

The Unified Fire Authority and Unified Police Department will each brief the council. UPD's Millcreek Precinct will also recognize its Officer of the Month for September. The officer's name has not been announced publicly.

The full regular session agenda beyond the UPD recognition was not available in the posted materials as of publication. Residents can watch both sessions live at the city's livestream link posted on its X account.