City Council Chamber was packed to capacity with friends and supporters of our newly elected Mayor and Council Members. Sworn into office by Utah Fifth District Judge, Eric Ludlow, our new mayor and council proceeded to take their newly assigned seats at 12:13 P.M. You could feel the excitement and the newly created energy take hold. Mayor Pike clearly voiced that he and council members would be dedicated to the service of St. George residents and those in surrounding communities with a continued spirit of cooperation with other agencies and State and Local elected officials.
We have all been correctly taught that ATTITUDE is most important in all that we do, be it interpersonal relations or in addressing assigned duties and responsibilities. So it is that we are able to appreciate the tone that has been set by Mayor Pike and now made evident in the demeanor of Councilwoman Randall by her seeking to quickly learn all aspects of her newly attained position. Councilman Bowcutt has equally adopted and displayed an attitude commensurate with the motto of service declared by our mayor. Joining this orchestration is Councilman Almquist and Hughes, who are acting to support the direction the Mayor is taking.
My Friends... The future REALLY looks and sounds promising. Especially when one stops to appreciate the words uttered by the Mayor in which, he invites the public to come forward; “communicate your concerns” to the Council, “put US to work,” we want to be open and Very Transparent as we move forward. The mayor emphasized the point by stating “You are the stockholders. We are just the board of directors”.
The Stage is set and the performance begins.
January 9th
The mayor, true to his word and seeking to hit the bricks running on this first fully calendared meeting asked that the Council’s first act be to establish, as promised…The Veteran Advisory Committee.
Councilwoman Randall is to represent the Council on this committee which is expected to meet regularly in its efforts to promote the health and welfare of veterans who may be in need of assistance and while doing so also serve the interest of the community at large. “A PROMISE MADE AND A PROMISE KEPT”
Mayor Pike then moved to relinquish his position on the St. George Housing Authority and appointed Councilman Hughes as his replacement on this very important Board.
My Friends, towards the end of this Council Meeting time was taken to recognize and praise the accomplishments of Larry Bullock, Director of Public Works who is to retire next month having completed 35 years of service.
Mr. Bullock has planned retirement activities all of which will be absent of required date of completion and budget considerations.
KUDOS to Mr. Bullock for a job well done! Thank you for your years of service to the City of St. George.
The Council agenda included many other items and will in future articles be presented in the Senior Sampler.
One such item that is considered very important to the development of the Downtown Area was the Public Hearing to consider approval of an amendment to the City Zoning Regulations, Title 10, Section 10-10-5.K and 10-8-7.G to allow the City Council to waive the ground floor commercial requirement in MIXED USE projects subject to certain conditions.
Detailed discussion of this meaningful change is expected to take place at the next City Council Workshop Meeting.
Please feel free to forward me your concerns,
Thank You. -Ed
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