Feb. 2025 | Vol. 12 Iss. 2
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SOUTH JORDAN STATE OF THE CITY: ‘EXCITING AND TRANSFORMATIVE TIME’ By Tom Haraldsen | t.haraldsen@mycityjournals.com
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hen Dawn Ramsey became mayor of South Jordan in 2018, the city’s population was about 60,000. Fast forward seven years, and more than 100,000 residents are now part of the city. With that rapid growth have come a myriad of changes and improvements, many of those outlined by participants in the community’s second annual State of the City program held Jan. 15 at the South Jordan Community Center. Among the mayor’s invited guests were Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson; Amanda Covington, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for the Larry H. Miller Corporation; Beth Holbrook, Utah Transit Authority Trustee; and Susan Pulsipher, recently retired Utah State Legislator who represented the city. “This is an exciting and transformative time in South Jordan’s history,” Ramsey said. “I am sincerely grateful for the trust placed in me and our other elected leaders, and for the expertise of our amazing staff as we work tirelessly to preserve what makes South Jordan so special, while creating opportunities to make it even better.” She praised the work of the city council members, all of whom were in attendance, along with city employees.
Each of the four powerful women leaders on stage discussed specific projects they’ve worked on with the community. Wilson spoke of the proposed South Valley Performing Arts Center, where ground will be broken in 2026 in South Jordan thanks to a partnership between the county and the Larry H. Miller Family Foundation. She said the Miller partnership pledged $25 million to build the new center. “We take our arts and culture very seriously in Salt Lake County,” she said. “Had it not been for Larry H. Miller and the city working in partnership, you would have been waiting another 8 to 10 years for this.” Ramsey said the county did a feasibility study to determine the best location for the center, and South Jordan was the choice. Wilson also spoke on a three-way partnership between the city, county and Jordan School District that will bring new lap lanes to the South Jordan Fitness and Aquatics Center. Though she says she’s not a swimmer, she “is willing to take a dip into those new swimming facilities when completed. We’re excited to be working with the city and schools on this.”
South Jordan Mayor Dawn Ramsey spoke of the tremendous growth and development at the second annu-
Continued page 4 al State of the City. (Tom Haraldsen/City Journals)
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