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CITY NEWSLETTER
Marcus’s Message
By Mayor Marcus Stevenson
A YEAR IN REVIEW
MIDVALE CITY DIRECTORY 801-567-7200 801-567-7200 801-567-7265 801-567-7250 801-567-7228 801-567-7211 801-567-7235 801-363-9995 801-567-7285 385-468-3350 385-468-7387 801-567-7230
As I hope you’ve seen, the city has done a lot this year to bring more pedestrian traffic onto Main Street. While I wish I could take all the credit for our progress, we truly have a dedicated staff who have been working hard to bring Main back to life. We held several events on Main Street this year, including a mural festival where 23 new murals were unveiled, the Main Street Car Show, the Trick or Treat on Main Street event for Halloween, and the Light Up Main Street event for the holidays. Beyond those events, we also worked with the Utah Food Truck League to host food trucks every Friday throughout the summer at city hall.
INCREASED COMMUNICATION
BUILDING EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
District 1 - Quinn Sperry Email: qsperry@midvale.com District 2 - Paul Glover Email: pglover@midvale.com
A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED MIDVALE
MAYOR Marcus Stevenson 801-567-7204 Email: mstevenson@midvale.com CITY COUNCIL
District 3 - Heidi Robinson Email: Hrobinson@midvale.com District 4 - Bryant Brown Email: bbrown@midvale.com District 5 - Dustin Gettel Email: dgettel@midvale.com
WHO TO CALL FOR… Water Bills Ordering A New Trash Can Permits Court Paying For Traffic School Business Licensing Cemetery Planning and Zoning Code Enforcement Building inspections Graffiti
801-567-7200 801-567-7202 801-567-7213 801-567-7265 801-567-7202 801-567-7214 801-567-7235 801-567-7231 801-567-7208 801-567-7213 385-468-9769
PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY CONTACTS EMERGENCY UFA Fire/UPD Police > Non-emergency Unified Police Department > Midvale Precinct Public Works Rocky Mountain Power
911 801-840-4000 385-468-9350 801-567-7235 877-508-5088
REVITALIZING MAIN STREET
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I took office. I’ve been continuously humbled by this opportunity I’ve been given and hope that I’ve made our community proud in my time so far. Taking on the role of mayor is hard to describe, as it’s a job that comes with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. It’s the most stressful job I’ve ever had and the most rewarding. With that, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the last year and the many issues I’ve been working on. For my first mayor’s message back in February, I wanted to set the tone of communicating with residents about the important issues facing our community and how residents can get more involved. In that first message, I wrote about the many volunteer opportunities we have throughout the city, including the community council and arts council. From then on, I’ve made a point to write about some of the most pressing issues facing our city, including growth, Unified Police reforms, our budget, the library, and more. I firmly believe that while we don’t have to agree on everything, communicating is key if we want city leadership and residents to work well together.
MIDVALE CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
JANUARY 2023
One of my first assignments as mayor was to find volunteers to serve on the Harvest Days committee to plan our yearly festival. I wanted to ensure this committee represented our city well – both our generational residents and the many new residents we now have. What we saw was a Harvest Days geared towards family activities, especially for young kids. I’m proud of this group to keep many of the traditional Harvest Days festivities, while also branching out to see how we can continue to improve this event. In July, I hosted a Skate with the Mayor event to connect with both parents and young people where they’re at. I often joke that this event was just a good excuse for me to get on a skateboard, but the reality is that many people aren’t comfortable interacting with government. I want to make sure that Midvale City is meeting residents in more casual ways than a formal town hall or city council meeting, where we can hear from our community directly.
A large focus of mine has been connecting with other elected officials, businesses, and stakeholders who can affect our city based on the decisions they make. Most notably, I’ve worked to build a relationship with the Salt Lake County Council, who recently approved increased library funding to ensure we have a library in our community. Also notable is the work that has been done around homelessness, specifically working to get other mayors across Salt Lake County actively involved in helping those experiencing homelessness. Lastly, I’ve spent much of the year working with Unified Police on four reforms around cost control, political control, and local control of the organization. Going through this process has allowed me to work more closely with our officers and the administration of Unified PD. Other organizations can drastically affect Midvale City’s residents, which is why much of my time has been focused on building relationships and inserting Midvale City into some of the most critical conversations that will impact our community.
LOOKING AHEAD
It’s been a wild year. As I think back to the progress that has been made and the grey hairs that I’ve grown, I’m proud of my first year in office and I’m looking forward to the challenges that the next year will bring. Be on the lookout for more improvements to Main Street, increased conversations around our recreation center, and continued projects that increase pedestrian safety and access in our community.
Midvale Senior Center Classes January is a time of new beginnings and opportunities. Join us at Midvale Senior Center for some new classes to give you a fresh new start in 2023. ENHANCE FITNESS is an hour-long class designed for older adults that combines strength training, flexibility, and cardiovascular exercise. Class members have experienced increased strength, greater activity levels and decreased depression. This class is taught Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:45 a.m. JUST FOR MEN is a welcoming place where men share their interests with others and try new activities…or just sit in and share in the conversation. Our first meeting will be held on Monday, January 9 at 1:00 p.m.
U OF U EXERCISE is a class taught by University of Utah Kinesiology students seeking professional careers in healthcare, fitness, community health or teaching. This class focuses on cardio, strength and flexibility but can be done standing or seated. It is taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. starting January 17. MUSIC IN MOTION is a movement class set to music that is easy on the body and good for the brain. It can be done standing or seated. It is taught through Repertory Dancy Theatre on Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. For more information on these and other classes or to register, call 385-468-3350.