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This is Fred Ball for Zions Bank, speaking on business.
Cottonwood Heights is one of the newest cities in Utah and the newest in Salt Lake County. It was officially incorporated January 14 of this year after residents of the previously unincorporated area voted to become a city in a special election last May.
Starting a new city isn't easy. Just ask Liane Stillman the city manager for Cottonwood Heights. She is responsible for much of the work required to get the new city up and running. She works with Mayor Kelvyn Cullimore and city council members.
Mayor Cullimore tells me preparations began for the new city more than three years ago. In fact, he was on the incorporation committee that laid the groundwork. After the residents voted for incorporation, things really took off. They elected a mayor, and the city council hired Liane as city manager. She in turn selected a city treasurer, finance director and city attorney in consultation with the city council. Those officers were sworn in with Liane at the first official city council meeting immediately after the incorporation.
Liane is not new to the task of establishing cities. She was the first mayor of Holladay, another city in Salt Lake County that was incorporated in 1999. As mayor, she helped develop that city's general plan, a task she is now undertaking with Cottonwood Heights.
Mayor Cullimore has served the community in many different capacities and is also a leader in the business community as president and CEO of Dynatronics. His company served as unofficial city offices, where all the city council meetings were formerly held.
Both Liane and Mayor Cullimore tell me the citizens of Cottonwood Heights have been very involved and interested in the development of their new city.
To keep the citizens involved, the city offices at 1265 E. Fort Union will open tomorrow with a great celebration complete with tours, speeches, musical selections and a ribbon cutting. The entries in the city's logo and motto competitions will also be on display.
For Zions Bank, I'm Fred Ball. I'm speaking on business.
