Answer: There is always more we can do and the city has a significant role, but not the only role. As a council member, I believe that we could better use our resources in being more collaborative to other state and local agencies, including the school district to better achieve the goals that need to be obtained. The area in District 1 has a long history in welcoming different groups to the United States, from post World Ward II with those coming from Europe, to the 70's with those coming from Asia as refugees from the Vietnam War. The demographics will undoubtedly change but the situation is not much different than the German population that came to the U.S in the 19th Century and the issues that accompanied them. Today 40% of Americans have German heritage and we are all the better for it. I believe the same will be true for the Spanish speaking immigrants of today. They have and will continue to contribute much to our community and we should work together to make that a more positive transition.

Question 4: There has been much talk about developing the city's Northwest Quadrant, which lies west of the airport. Some see this area as a place where tens of thousands of residents could eventually live in master planned communities. However, there are some concerns. Some want the area preserved as natural open space. Others say it's too costly to put homes way out there. Police and fire services in the city are already stretched thin and putting houses five miles west of downtown would further strap public safety and other services like public utilities. Still, proponents maintain the city needs to add more residents so it remains Utah's largest city and keeps it's political clout in the face of other rapidly growing municipalities. What's your vision for the Northwest Quadrant? If you favor development how will the city pay for it?

Answer: I favor development in a responsible way, where development pays for itself, is well planned and long term goals set. To not look at the development as an option for our growing population, just sends people further west, south, or north and makes it more costly to enable them to commute to our city. Additionally, setting aside the most critical elements of that land are important and it will entail the need to bring all the interested parties to the table. Some of that has already been done through the county's Open Space Master Plan recently completed, but it needs to be refined through the city's process. Ultimately the open space nature of the area, will also be a draw for those living and choosing to reside there. While it may be five miles from downtown, it's also next door to over 50,000 jobs in the adjoining industrial area and has the potential for putting people closer to their jobs that they commute to now. Many overlook that the International Center employs over 22,000 workers alone and the industrial land to the south is growing at an increasingly fast pace. We have built into our impact fees (and will need to refine when the master plan is complete) the cost of providing not only public infrastructure to the area, but for public safety as well.

If Salt Lake City is to take its fair share of future population growth, it will need to expand by nearly 100,000 residents. This area may only be - of that, requiring infill and other redevelopment areas to accommodate the other 75,000 residents over the next 30 years.