Comments about ‘Marketing firm recommends name change for South Salt Lake’

I don't usually comment on stories, but...the article says that:

"The city is already pinching pennies in trying to balance its 2009-2010 budget. City employees will get no raises this year and some vacant positions have been eliminated. The city is also cutting back on capital expenses after shelling out about $800,000 for its own ambulance service."

And yet they think its necessary to hire a design and marketing firm to help them change the name of the city?!? Ridiculous!

If a community needs a name change to make it self more appealing, it is some underlying cause that makes it unappealing, not the name.

Wouldn't it make more sense to attack the root cause? or else the new name will soon grow stimigmatized too.

South Salt lake is a city of industry and of people of moderate means. There is nothing wrong with either and a name change will change neither of these facts.

If several hundred thousand is to be spent, planting greenery or a tax cut might be a better choice to make the city a better place to live.

Didn't "Best Valley City" try this a few years back??? What a waste of money.

How about North Murray?

i could think of a more appropriate use of that kind of money. Name Change?? REALLY???

This is a prime example of the brainless city council, they focus so much on their image with the rest of the county, and care less of what image they portray to their own citizins.

I hope to see a follow up story of what happens when the citizens get a chance to voice in on it. Or will their Police Gestappo silence the citizens once again.

City Council - Mental Note - Your image is bad because you're always in the news for Crime, your city codes are not enforced so it looks like trash. Try starting there, Then South Salt Lake will actually mean something. A name change won't fix the real problems.

"Salt Lake City"

Rather than wasting money in lame attempts to establish separate identities, let's combine as many of the suburban towns INTO Salt Lake City.

This will combine resources, eliminate duplication, and allow a focus in the valley.

Right now, everyone wants their own "downtown". Well, they have it already. Lots of crumbling little strips every five miles along State Street.

There's only ONE "downtown", and as soon as everyone starts supporting IT and waking up to reality, the better everyone will be.

Look at Jacksonville, Florida as an example of success. One city encompassing an entire county, and getting better all the time.

How about we call it Check City? After all, signage is already taken care of since the Check City logo appears about every 20 feet in South Salt Lake.

It is amazing how politics and people who nothing to do but figure out ways to spend money foolishly spend there time. Lets use the money wisely.

North Murray was my choice. CCOW. Crime Capital of the West?

Just three days ago I told a friend I've long thought the following cities need a name change: South Salt Lake, North Salt Lake, North Ogden, South Ogden, West Jordan, South Jordan (either one, name one Jordan, the other something else). How about getting your own name? What's with the lack of creativity and piggy-backing on another city's name?

The problem occurred when the cities were first named and it's time to remedy it. To name an area by a geographic coordinate is one thing, to formalize it by naming a city that way is just lazy and lame.

Whoever thought of this one must have nothing better to do. If that is the case, get off your duff and start cleaning up some parts of South Salt Lake. This type of money could be put to better use than a name change, especially when some people don't know where their next meal is coming from. I have known South Salt Lake since I was a kid. LEAVE IT ALONE, WE LIKE IT THE WAY IT IS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE MY SAY!!

Used to live in West Pittsburg, CA. Had a bad reputation for crime, poor schools, etc. An earlier historic name was Bay Point. We voted to change the name. Spent the next ten years explaining to people where we lived. Gradually as people became aware of the change, our town got a new nickname. "Gun Point".

As other posters have already commented - you want change you have to start somewhere else. Just changing the name doesn't mean anything.

thats the estimate they gave you? anywhere between $6500 and $600000? yikes thats like the cable guy saying "oh ill be there anytime between 8 am and 10 pm."

How about South Central Salt Lake?

Given all the shady businesses in SSLC, how about "Gomorrah?"

pleasantville.

or peasantville.

or little TJ.

Like the Delta Center ... I mean, Energy Solutions Arena, the city council ought to look at ways to generate revenue from this deal.

What about DORITO Village? CIRCUIT CITY City? Or my favorite: SUPERDELL Totally Aweseome Township?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. "North Murray"? Don't associate the best run, most aesthetically pleasing city in the valley with South Salt Lake. It would only degrade the name of the beloved home of my ancestors.

. . . "Not Salt Lake City?" That seems to go straight at the real issue.