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South Salt Lake candidates all hope to entice businesses

By Kersten Swinyard

Deseret News

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005 9:24 p.m. MDT

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• Losser, 52, is seeking another term as mayor to fight for South Salt Lake's sales-tax revenue. The Legislature is considering tweaking the sales-tax distribution formula in a way that Losser said "is potentially the most devastating concern facing our city." Losser wants to repair city infrastructure — curbs, sidewalks, gutters, parks and other facilities — and also wants to purchase new vehicles for the fire and police departments. He worked previously as a construction site manager and has worked as a tile setter and in a family business.

Marshall, 49, is an industrial mechanic and a 12-year City Council veteran who now wants the mayor's seat. Marshall wants to improve housing in South Salt Lake as a way of improving the city's image; he also favors cracking down on graffiti to "keep our city clean and safe for all who live here." Marshall supports community policing, which is what he calls a proactive public safety model.

City Council candidates

District Two:

• Lonny Casey did not respond.

• Rea Goddard, 70, said she wants to better enforce laws and ordinances. "I will help these issues by being an independent voice for the residents," said this retiree. "I will make crime-free neighborhoods our No. 1 priority."

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• Wendy Losee, 39, said that South Salt Lake's reputation as a business and industrial community belies its "tight community" with a "small-town feeling." Losee, who works as a secretary, said that she wants to show what South Salt Lake has to offer "not only to businesses, but to families as a place to raise their children."

• Edna Ruth Soderquist, who declined to give her age, said South Salt Lake's crucial issues included zoning conflicts, school locations, and interacting with surrounding cities. "Resolution of these issues will be done by the voice of the community," Soderquist said. "My job, if elected, would be to spend a major amount of my time researching options for any given issue."

At Large:

• Betty Bates, 53, said she wants to create a safe future for children and take care of senior citizens. "A person in the council at-large seat can help all our citizens in the council seats in all areas of South Salt Lake," she said. "To have a city to be proud of is a tough job, and I can help you do just that."

• Scott Cameron did not respond.

• Casey Fitts, 29, is concerned foremost with the city's police and fire departments, and said he wants to work on adequately staffing the departments so they can respond to complaints. Casey, who works in retail sales, also wants to attract more businesses to South Salt Lake. "This is a step that will help to stabilize the . . . city budget, and also allow the city to provide higher levels of service in the future," he said.

• Larry Young did not respond.

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