Southern Utah Leaders Come Together
Southern Utah mayors will combine their efforts to present ‘Doing Our Part: Facilitating Attainable Housing’ on June 27 at Dixie Tech.
The Mayors of several cities and towns in Washington County will converge at Dixie Technical College on June 27 at 8 a.m. for the first-ever Doing Our Part: Facilitating Attainable Housing. This two-hour forum will cover a variety of topics, including:
- Highlighting local successes and trends in attainable housing.
- The infrastructure and public services required to accommodate growth.
- NIMBYism and political challenges local city and town councils face.
- How impact fees are established and what they are used to pay for.
- Sorting through the bevy of legislative changes adopted each year.
- Exploring the challenges resort communities face.
Following a brief introduction, five Mayors will participate in a panel discussion: Michele Randall (St. George), Kress Staheli (Washington), Rick Rosenberg (Santa Clara), Chris Hart (Santa Clara) and Barbara Bruno (Springdale). Following their discussion, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Mayor Staheli will close out the forum with a call to action.
“Too often, the narrative about housing in our state is that cities and towns are impeding supply due to their zoning ordinances and that the State of Utah needs to step in. That simply is not true for us in Southern Utah,” said St. George Mayor Michele Randall. “We have been working hard to facilitate attainable housing, and we are eager to show you the strides we have made.”
