Taylorsville City Newsletter | January 2024

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The start of a New Year always provides the perfect opportunity to look ahead. It is a chance to set new goals, plan for the future and, of course, make some resolutions. It is a time for planning and purpose and forward-thinking. “The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written,” says author Melody Beattie. “We can help write that story by setting goals.” We have been doing a lot of that lately at City Hall, and it is so important. One of my highest priorities as Mayor is planning for Taylorsville’s future while building on both the success and lessons of the past. Such planning is the key to securing a strong future for our community. Of course, these efforts don’t just happen. It takes all hands on deck. It depends on discussion and conversation — and the involvement — of everyone. I often remark how we are a team, and it is true: By working together, we are able to do infinitely more than we could ever do on our own. And we are so lucky to have such an incredible team at City Hall, our Team Taylorsville. Marvelous work is happening in our city, and we are continually striving to do more to make our community even better. We have centered our focus and will continue planning and carrying out goals this next year that are aligned around our five key building block areas of Economic Development; Transportation; Public Safety; Arts, Parks and Recreation; and Community Building. We want to focus on these areas because they are the components that make up a community. This is the fabric of our Taylorsville home. Many recent projects and programs developed in recent years are a direct result of this goalsetting. From our Starry Nights @the Plaza programing to Plaza +ART and the beautiful sculpture gallery it has brought to Centennial Plaza to thinking about construction and transportation projects in new ways, all can be traced back to our focus on these building blocks areas. And, the future continues to burn bright. There is so much synergy and collaboration in our city. I know that anything is possible as we look ahead to 2024 and beyond. In starting this new year, please continue to stay involved in making our Taylorsville home the wonderful place that it is. Your involvement makes such a difference. “Make New Year’s goals,” Beattie says. “Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen.” —Mayor Kristie S. Overson

WHAT’S INSIDE – JANUARY 2024 Frequently Called Numbers, Page 2 Council Corner, Page 3 TVPD News, Page 4 Heritage Remembrances, Page 7 Environment, Page 8

January 2024

Wreaths Across America Project Places 260 Wreaths at City Cemetery

MAYOR'S MESSAGE Dear Friends and Neighbors,

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n honoring veterans during the holidays, the City of Taylorsville and Taylorsville Youth Council took part in National Wreaths Across America Day this past month, for the second time in as many years. The nationwide initiative recognizes and remembers veterans across the country, coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as more than 3,400 additional locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. Those ceremonies are held each December on National Wreaths Across America Day. In Taylorsville, there were two parts to the ceremony on Dec. 16. The first part in the City Council Chambers started promptly at 10 a.m. to coincide with the ceremony at Arlington cemetery. The second portion of the ceremony took place outdoors at the Taylorsville City Cemetery, where wreaths were laid on all 260 veterans' graves there. In addition to assistance from the Taylorsville Youth Council, the Taylorsville High School JROTC and the local nonprofit Honor365, community members helped lay the wreaths. “We were so honored to participate and thank all those who sponsored a remembrance wreath,” said Mayor Kristie Overson. “The ceremony, including the laying of the wreaths and saying each veteran’s name, was meaningful and moving and a highlight of the holidays.” The remembrance wreaths are hand-crafted of all-American balsam and hand-tied with a red velvet bow in Columbia Falls, Maine, and then sent to participating locations. See a picture page of the event on Page 6 of this section.


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