Cedar Valley Sentinel

I apologize for being silent for a while on the subject of the prison. Staff and I have been working hard to compile the report which I am now making available to you here. The report isn’t exactly light reading, so be warned. On the other hand, the report is a comprehensive analysis of the… Read more

There are several items I would like to give you an update on so I’ll do my best to be brief. First, I want to let everyone know we are continuing to work toward selling the utilities near the end of February. The vote in November made it possible for the utilities to be sold,… Read more

Before I give a recap of todays meeting, here is the link for the presentation so that you may see what was presented today by Louis Berger and MGT to the Prison Relocation Commission. First, I would like to say that the outcome of this meeting is incredibly disappointing to me, though it was not… Read more

I have just left the Prison Relocation Commission Meeting. I am disappointed that we are still on the list along with one of the Salt Lake sites and a Tooele location. I strongly disagree with the representations made by the consultant on the infrastructure cost and several other assumptions. I will write up additional details… Read more

If you have been following the process of the Prison Relocation Commission, you may have read the article I published which stated the reasons for my opposition. If you have not read the Daily Herald article, you may do so by clicking here. On December 10th, the City Council held a special session to adopt… Read more

As many of you know, a meeting of the State Prison Relocation Committee was held yesterday at the Capitol. I attended the meeting, along with a large number of Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs residents who are concerned about sites in our area being considered. The top six sites were announced and both the location… Read more

At tonight’s City Council meeting there are a couple of items with impact to residents that I wanted to be sure you are aware of. First, there is a proposed amendment to the military utility abatement program. Due to the impending gas and electric utility sale, the resolution the Council will vote on tonight would… Read more

City staff and administration have been working hard to wrap up the remaining details of the proposed utilities sale. As we begin to discuss those details in coming days, I would like to make a personal request from each of you. I ask that you would, for the next month, devote a small amount of… Read more

I would like to give everyone perspective on the water advisory that was issued yesterday, what caused it, and why we have taken these steps. First, I want to acknowledge that this event has had a significant impact on many of you. I understand and sympathize with the inconvenience and perhaps, concern, that this has… Read more

How should we address “hot button” topics like recent debate about the Pony Express Rodeo? Hot button topics by nature elicit strong emotional responses from people. While it isn’t always easy to discuss these topics, I think it is beneficial to have everything out in the open. Certainly, I am not immune to feeling strongly… Read more