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FBI National Academy graduate Bill Merritt returns to WVCPD with fresh focus

Mar 29, 2019 11:15AM ● By Travis Barton

If you look hard enough, you can find FBI in WVCPD.

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‘We are Salt Lake County: We are here for you’
 Mayor Jenny Wilson’s State of the County Addresses
 regional growth, communication, challenges and successes

Mar 27, 2019 09:09AM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

A speech that lasted 23 minutes boiled down to 10 words, according to Mayor Jenny Wilson: “We are Salt Lake County. We are here for you.”

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WVC Fire unveils new search and rescue trailer

Mar 26, 2019 02:57PM ● By Travis Barton

Response times to severe emergencies should diminish with WVC fire’s newest trailer.

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Animal lovers crusade ends with new pet exception permit

Mar 19, 2019 09:57PM ● By Travis Barton

If you want a third cat or a fourth dog, WVC now provides an exception permit residents can apply for. Meet the residents who made it possible.

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Newly-minted County Mayor Jenny Wilson 
talks about staff, strategies 
and her favorite words 


Mar 08, 2019 11:41AM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

Salt Lake County has a new mayor – Democrat Jenny Wilson. Wilson seeks to buoy Salt Lake County with her version of “The Great Salt Lake County Dream.” Wilson has a new staff in place and seeks to bring priorities of air quality, housing affordability, and growth management to the fore for 18 cities comprising the county. “Benchmarks” and “Best Practices” are part of the Salt Lake County tool box to synch development.

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In-house pet surgeries proven successful at West Valley City-Taylorsville Animal Shelter

Mar 06, 2019 12:13PM ● By Carl Fauver

An experiment by West Valley City-Taylorsville Animal Services — to bring pet surgeries in-house, at the animal shelter — has proven to be a success after one year.

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West Valley council to vote on pet ordinance March 5

Mar 05, 2019 09:58AM ● By Travis Barton

Current West Valley City code allows residents to own up to two cats and two dogs. That could change under newly proposed code.

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When wildfires blaze, these West Valley firefighters respond

Feb 25, 2019 11:41AM ● By Travis Barton

WVC has 38 firefighters trained to fight wildfires. Over the past two years, crews have been sent to every major fire in California and the Bald Mountain Fire near Payson.

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Women’s Leadership Institute 
encourages Utah women to ‘Step Up and Run’

Feb 21, 2019 02:20PM ● By Jennifer J Johnson

Women bring unique perspective to politics. The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) encourages women to step up and run for office by providing them with political savvy. The group also encourages men to step up and become enduring allies in the process. The result is better communities and a better state.

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Utah Housing Gap Coalition raising awareness about housing affordability

Feb 21, 2019 12:57PM ● By Justin Adams

Utah is expected to double its population by 2050 and the question is: where are all those people going to live?

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