Top issues facing Bountiful include being able to provide for the health of Bountiful families, according to O'Hara. Redevelopment is also an issue.

"The city of Bountiful is quickly running out of open spaces, which makes development, or the redevelopment of any existing neighborhoods or business districts, a very important issue," he said.

• Tom Tolman, 62, is semi-retired. He operates a digital imaging business and calls himself the "history nut" of Bountiful. Tolman has served the past four years on the Bountiful City Council. His goals are to see the history of Bountiful recorded and a new city museum built.

The top issues facing Bountiful, he said, include economic development.

"We're a bedroom community to Salt Lake," Tolman said. "We always have been. We don't have a real commercial base . . . and we're kind of losing out on that a little."

• Phill Wright, 44, is a mortgage loan officer. He is an active member of the Davis Chamber of Commerce and serves as co-chairman of the Davis County Cultural Alliance.

The top issues facing Bountiful include rising utility costs, threats to water rights and crowded parking at local school and sports events, he said. Local businesses also need more financial incentive in order to promote commerce.

"I believe that I can make a difference in promoting, protecting and preserving the way of life we all enjoy in Bountiful," Wright said.

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