Cited for his involvement and dedication to making a dream come true, former Murray Mayor Lynn F. Pett was recognized Friday at a golf course parkway that will carry his name.
An 11 a.m. ceremony was held to rename the Murray Parkway Golf Course the Lynn F. Pett Murray Parkway Golf Course.
In 1973, when Pett was the city's director of parks and recreation, Murray paid $10,000 for a master plan to be completed that included the parkway.
At the ceremony, Pett was recognized for his years of service in getting the land donated for the golf course, obtaining grants for storm drain systems and soliciting high school students to plant trees.
There was even an innovative plan to haul dirt from the I-215 construction project onto the golf course, saving both the state and city money because it was an effective use of leftover soil.
The park includes a complex watering system that won a national water conservation award.
Because water standing on the interstate has to go somewhere, Pett and other Murray leaders came up with the idea of developing a desilting pond that collects the standing water.
From there, the dirt settles at the bottom of the pond and the water is moved through seven acres of wetlands on the golf course that also serve to make the water cleaner.
It eventually ends up in the Jordan River, much better off than how it was left on the interstate.
Part of Murray's success with this recreational project also rests in the profits from the golf course helping to finance the biking and walking paths through the Jordan River Parkway, which is the most fully developed in Murray of any Salt Lake County area.
More than 100 people attended the ceremony to honor Pett.