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his past summer, the high-density Olympia Hills development proposal outraged Herriman residents. They were concerned about additional stress on already overburdened transit corridors and a host of other concerns. Mayors of Riverton, West Jordan, Herriman and Copperton Township, joined in an 11th-hour discussion of the impact of the proposed development. They vetted concerns, shared data and issued a joint press release, beseeching the Salt Lake County Council to not approve the developer’s request for zoning changes to allow for the high-density development. As is the case in a solutions-oriented, optimistic point of view, the problem served as a springboard for solutions, among them, greater synergy among the mayors and the communities they represent. “Southwest Quadrant” has become a newly-branded aspect of the Salt Lake Metropolitan area and “Southwest Mayors” has emerged as a voice in regional planning. Southwest Mayors and its caucus The communities of Bluffdale and South Jordan are also among those represented on the Southwest Mayors Caucus, bringing the total of communities represented to six According to Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, synergies among the communities is an immediate outcome. Staggs indicated that throughout the 45 days of the Utah Legislature, the group of mayors met every Monday with legislators that represent their communities. “That had never happened before,” Staggs said. Now that the legislative session has concluded, the mayors are continuing with their newfound glue, having convened as a
Mayors in the southwest part of the valley formed a Southwest Mayors Caucus where they met every Monday throughout the legislative session. That includes West Jordan Mayor Jim Riding (left), South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, seen here at Riding’s inauguration in January 2018. (File photo City Journals)
group the first Thursday after the end of the legislative session. group consisting of mayors representing this many cities, workHistoric synergy ing together for the greater regional good,” observed South Jor“This is unprecedented, as historically, there has not been a dan Mayor Dawn Ramsey. Continue on page 4...
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