January 2023
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Focus A Monthly Newsletter for South Jordan Residents
State of the City Address to Residents Happy New Year, friends! I hope this finds you happy and healthy. 2022 was a wonderful year for South Jordan. Our City is known for its unique neighborhoods, sense of community, beautiful parks, high quality of life, and a business-friendly economic environment. The secret is out about South Jordan because we are one of the fastest-growing cities in America. Over the past year, we successfully secured funding from the state legislature to complete our final interchange at Bangerter Highway, working collaboratively with UDOT to ensure Bangerter will go under 9800, similar to our other two interchanges. This was significant as it will not impede on the middle school and will also allow the pedestrian bridge to remain at its current location, securing the safe walking route across Bangerter. Our new splash park is under construction on Redwood Road, and we could not be more excited to offer this amenity to the community! The recirculating system is designed for water conservation and will help provide family fun and relief from the heat while prioritizing sustainability and drought-friendly protocols. Mayor Dawn R. Ramsey
South Jordan has developed a reputation for innovative solutions for smart growth to ensure our long-term success, as well as the health and well-being of our residents. We named Ivory Homes our Corporate Citizen of the Year for their work with us to provide affordable workforce housing for our police, firefighters, City staff, and teachers. We launched the state’s first water purification facility that cleans recycled water to drinking water standards, which has the potential to add an additional resource to our water portfolio in the state. As a community, we saved more water through conservation methods than any other member agency in the Jordan Valley Water District. (Thank you!) Google Fiber also continues to make progress in our city. We had a great deal of exciting growth in our economic landscape in 2022. We issued 260 new businesses licenses this year to restaurants like Munch Kart, Zulu Grille, Sergio’s Pizza, and Happy Teriyaki; several health and wellbeing businesses like, Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa and EOS Fitness; numerous additional office spaces; and so many more. We have also had amazing growth in existing businesses, including Ultradent, which is our second largest employer in the City with 1,633 employees. They’ve been in South Jordan since 1990 and they continue to contribute to our economic health.