JANUARY 2024
COUNCIL CORNER Welcome 2024! In January of every even-numbered year, the City of Holladay forms the next version of its City Council. 2024 welcomes Emily Gray as our new Council Member for District 5, and gives a fond farewell to Dan Gibbons. Congratulations also to Council Member Drew Quinn, who won re-election to District 4, and to Matt Durham who will serve another term for District 2.
Dan Gibbons - a fond farewell.
Dan’s service to the City of Holladay goes back to 2000 when Dan was elected to the city’s very first City Council after incorporating in 1999. After serving two years on the Council, Dan was asked to swap his Council seat for the robes of Holladay’s Justice Court judge, where Dan continued to serve the city for another 10 years (to the day). After a few year’s sabbatical from Holladay, Dan again chose to serve and was elected to his former Council seat for a second term - 20 years after his first term. During his final Council term, Dan served as the Council’s liaison to the Holladay Historical Commis-
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sion and as Holladay’s representative to the Wasatch Waste and Recycling District where he also served as the district’s board chair. Dan was also instrumental in rezoning the Holladay Crossroads commercial district. Thanks, Dan for your many years of stellar service to the city and for your counsel and friendship!
Megan Attermann - welcome aboard!
As Council liaison to the Holladay Arts Council, I am delighted to introduce Megan Attermann as the City’s new Arts and Culture Manager. Megan will take on the director roll for the Holladay Arts Council, as well as staff manager of the Historical Commission. Megan brings an impressive background in arts administration from both the private and public sectors. Already serving as a volunteer to the Arts Council, Megan has “hit the ground running.” Welcome aboard Megan!
Speaking of….elections…
As I’m sure you are aware, 2024 will be one of those big election years - President, Senators, Congress, State Legislators, etc. The tea leaves suggest that
the partisan nationwide elections 2024 will not likely be as calm and civil as our local municipal election in Holladay. Here are a few of my hopes for this year - not for who wins, but for how we go about it. • In Holladay, we’re pretty good at civility. Let’s keep that going. • If you want to be heard, be prepared to listen. • If you don’t agree with your neighbor’s point of view, at least respect your neighbor’s right to express it. • Regarding your own point of view, keep it classy. • It’s OK to disagree, but try not to be disagreeable. Disagree better (yes, I borrowed that from the local Governor). Despite the noise all around us, let’s decide now to have a great 2024. Afterall, we are the luckiest people in the world. Yes, there are those among us who struggle and need a good neighbor (you). But on the whole, who is luckier than us? Let’s have a great year!
Community Comfort Drive Thank you for your Support!
Daniel B. Gibbons
Dan Gibbons has served as the representative of the residents of District 5 on the Holladay City Council since January of 2020. He was also notably a member of the first City Council when Holladay incorporated in November 1999 and spent 10 years as the City’s first Justice Court Judge. More recently, Dan has worked closely with the Holladay Historical Commission, as the City Council Liaison, and was instrumental in the forthcoming Historical Experience Exhibits Project to be constructed at City Hall, City Park, and key community centers. His commitment and leadership are invaluable to our community, and we extend our sincere gratitude to Dan and his wife, Julie, for his service on the Holladay City Council over the last 4 years.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you, the Holladay community, for your generous support. We are so fortunate and blessed to live in such a caring and compassionate community. As this was our first year of the Community Comfort Drive, the contributions from our employees, residents, schools, and business community were crucial to its success. Thanks to your contributions we were able to supply the Huntsman Cancer Institute patients with 70 blankets, 104 pairs of cozy socks, 65 hats/beanies, 47 boxes of colored pencils/pens, 54 activity books and an assortment of other supportive supplies. On Monday, December 11th, we delivered the donations to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and they were extremely excited and very grateful. They emphasized the need for these donations and how many of their patients will benefit from them. We couldn’t have made this positive impact without you. Thank you for your generosity!
—Paul Fotheringham, District 3