Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

216 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 infrastructure district to actually pay for the sewer, because we are going to have to increase the sewer needs in that area. We felt strongly that this cost should go on the developers and not necessarily on the existing residents of South Salt Lake, because we just have a very small sewer system that serves our residents.” Weidenhamer explained how the State of Utah and taxes factor into this. “Historically,” he says, “we haven’t had a huge tax base, so that meant neither a huge property tax base, nor a sales tax base. Now we do have some, but because of that confluence and how the State’s sales tax was structured, we haven’t historically built a lot of what I call amenities—public amenities for infrastructure, like recreation. We have always relied on Salt Lake County to provide those for us.” He continues that the city boasts a great number of local parks that are known for their high quality. This includes several facilities wherein the City provides community programming for families. “We don’t have fancy ice rinks or stadiums or regional facilities, per se,” as Weidenhamer points out, but what the City of South Salt Lake does have, it handles very well indeed. Wood reveals that the city triples in size during the day, with the influx of workers coming in. Getting more such people to actually call the city home is a future goal. With it being such a charming and convenient place, why not? As in real estate, a city’s biggest advantage is often its location. Wood says the word is out about South Salt Lake. “We are 20 minutes away from everything,” she says Wood, “We’ve finally made it to the big leagues!” PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n MLD https://mld.com/