When I started this adventure four years ago, I made some commitments that are well underway, and I'd like the chance to see them through to completion. I love Taylorsville and want to help the City achieve the things that will make it an even greater place to live, play and work.

When we started this journey, I committed to create a more business-friendly environment in the City of Taylorsville. Healthy businesses mean lower taxes for residents-- therefore; I have been a strong advocate for business and economic development. This has lead to a culture within the City to proactively assist in economic development, job creation and retail opportunities. During my tenure, the City has had its highest annual valuation of buildings constructed in its history. Since the beginning of my term, over 375,000 square feet of non-residential building has occurred. This expansion will lead to the creation of 600 new jobs in the City of Taylorsville. This is being done during the height of the current economic recession. The result of our economic development efforts is a resilient economy focused upon high tech and medical industries while maintaining our existing local businesses!

I pledged to improve transit opportunities and address traffic congestion on major corridors with the City of Taylorsville. We have worked to improve the overall transportation system within the City. While the number of trips in the City has increased over the years, congestion and travel time has decreased. During my term as Mayor we have greatly improved our relationship with the Utah Department of Transportation ("UDOT") and the Utah Transit Authority ("UTA"). As a result, working behind the scenes and in through existing channels we have secured roadway improvements valued at over $60 million using State and Federal funds. Moreover, there is a commitment from UTA to schedule and construct a Bus Rapid Transit line serving the 4700 South corridor connecting the Salt Lake Community College campus, Sorenson Research Park and surrounding communities to the TRAX light rail line.

I insisted we needed to actively enforce ordinances to rid the community of non-maintained houses, yards, properties and streets, and I feel that even more strongly than before. Under my administration, the City has hired a full time ordinance enforcement officer. The case load has increased over 100% versus the prior system. Ordinance enforcement has become proactive, with over 60% of the cases being initiated by the officer as opposed to solely reacting to citizen complaints. The City has adopted an "Administrative Law" process which expedites ordinance enforcement cases while at the same time keeping our traditional court system free to handle other criminal and civil matters.