PROMISE SSL SUMMIT

Tuesday, June 5, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Columbus Center Auditorium
2531 South 400 East
South Salt Lake, UT 84115

Everyone is welcome! Please invite your friends, family, and neighbors to take part in the summit and to actively participate the Promise South Salt Lake initiative:

What are the Promises?

1. Every child graduates from college
2. Everyone has a safe, clean home and neighborhood
3. Everyone has the opportunity to prosper

For more information, please contact Myrna Clark at 801-483-6076 or mclark@sslc.net

Torch Run

Please join us for the SL county Torch Run "Kick Off" Leg on May 23, 2012. The run will start at the State Capital at 10 a.m. then continue south on State Street to the VF Factory Outlet mall. For further information check out the Special Olympics website www.sout.org

 

5K Fun Run/Walk

This Spring why not start training for a 5K run or walk? The City of South Salt Lake will be hosting one the morning of July 4th before the annual 4th of July parade. Registration fee is $15 per person, $20 for everybody day of race. For more information click here.

Pete Suazo Boxing News

Congratulations to Hugo Hernandez, Uriel (Booty) Argumedo and all the kids that competed at the Junior Olympics Utah Qualifier. Hugo and Uriel will be representing S.S.L. P.A.L. and the State of Utah at the Junior Olympics in Phoenix, AZ May 5-6. Also, this last weekend 3 of the 4 boxers that competed in bouts won! For more information on this wonderful program please click here.

Sugarhouse Street Car

Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and UTA are developing a streetcar line in the Sugar House area. This is an ongoing project and you are invited to join in the process to contribute your ideas and thoughts about the project. Please explore their website  to learn more about the project.

For construction updates on the street car please click: Construction Updates.

If you'd like to sign up for weekly updates you may do so by clicking: Automatic Updates

South Salt Lake voted the Most Walkable City in Utah!
Utah's most "walkable city" is South Salt Lake. WalkScore.com ranks a city's "walkability" on a score of 1-100. The higher the score, the more "walkable" a city. South Salt Lake has the highest score at 63, which makes it "somewhat walkable." Midvale, Salt Lake City and Millcreek are the only other cities above a 50 score. Every other city is rated as "car dependent." The "least walkable" cities are Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain and Herriman. In fact, Saratoga Springs scores a paltry 9 out of 100. WalkScore figures their rankings based on walking distance to nearby amenities, as well as population density and number of roads. Individual city rankings feature a "walkability map." City leaders discussed this with Reid Ewing, an international expert on walkability and urban during the Livable City Community Conversation on April 18th. His advice was to make places more walkable by making them interesting places to walk.  lots of windows on building, street trees, a sense of enclosure from buildings, and outdoor dining makes for highly attractive and walkable communities. The City has incorporated many of these principles into its upcoming Housing Plan and Master Plan for Central Pointe.
D.A. Says SSL Handled Bond Measure Properly

After an extensive investigation, District Attorney Sim Gill has cleared the City of South Salt Lake of a misuse of public funds accusation made during the Granite Community Bond education campaign. The entire letter can be read by clicking here. 

Mayor Wood Participates In Healthy Heart Challenge

Mayor Cherie Wood joins other mayors by participating in the Mayors' 100 Day Healthy Heart Challenge! She hopes to demonstrate to her community the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Follow her progress at this website. 

Strategic Housing and Neighborhoods Plan

Quality housing and beautiful, healthy neighborhoods is South Salt Lake City's highest priority. In the past year, the City embarked on several initiatives to improve housing anf neighborhoods, including implementing a Community Connection program that made a substantial impact on the neighborhoods surrouding Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

To build on these successes and to make South Salt Lake City a regional leader in quality housing, we are developing a Strategic Housing and Neighborhoods Plan. The Housing Plan will be a collaborative effort involving community leaders, educators, realtors, lenders, developers, analysts, and policy experts. Our goal is to create a plan that is flexible, easy-to-understand, feasible, and responsive to changing market conditions.

To read more and view the draft outline of the Housing plan, click HERE.

SSL LAUNCHES OPEN TOWN HALL WEBSITE

We want to hear your thoughts! The City of South Salt Lake has created an Open Town Hall page on our website, where you can respond to questions posed by the City administration and offer your valuable input.

Open Town Hall is an on-line forum for civic engagement. Read what others are saying about important South Salt Lake topics, then post your own statement. City officials will read the statements and incorporate them into their decision process.

When you post your first statement, you will be asked for your name and home address. This confidential information is only used to identify statements from residents in and near South Salt Lake - so that users know which statements are from local residents.

Open Town Hall is run by Peak Democracy, a non-partisan company whose mission is to broaden civic engagement and build public trust in government. They will keep your information confidential per their strict privacy agreement.

As with any public comment process, participation in Open Town Hall is voluntary; city officials will consider input from this forum along with all other channels for participation. However you choose to participate, thanks for helping us build a better South Salt Lake!

VISIT OPEN TOWN HALL NOW

Mondays With the Mayor

Mayor Cherie Wood is interested in what you have to say! She invites citizens to have a conversation with her the first Monday of every month. Available times are from 4-6 p.m. Call 801-464-6757 for an appointment.

Police still seek public's help

$50,000 REWARD for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of Sherry Black. Anyone with information on the case can call police at 801.412.3633. For information click HERE.

Every South Salt Lake resident deserves a safe, healthy home and community, and the opportunity to prosper. Learn about the Promise South Salt Lake Initiative and how it can help you and your family succeed!