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VINEYARD Leaders of Vineyard and surrounding communities gathered with Utah transportation leaders Thursday at an empty lot in the center of the city.
While there wasn t much to see there, that won t be the story for much longer. If you know anything about Vineyard and our 10,000% growth rate, you might drive here next week and see some roads, and then a promenade, and then a building and bunch of new faces that we ll be welcoming into this community, said Vineyard Mayor Julie Fullmer.
Yes, much like the community itself, seemingly overnight that empty lot will become a transit hub at the center of a fast-growing city on the shore of Utah Lake.
Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Leaders of Vineyard and surrounding communities gathered with Utah transportation leaders Thursday at an empty lot in the center of the city.
While there wasn’t much to see there, that won’t be the story for much longer.
“If you know anything about Vineyard and our 10,000% growth rate, you might drive here next week and see some roads, and then a promenade, and then a building and bunch of new faces that we’ll be welcoming into this community,” said Vineyard Mayor Julie Fullmer.
Yes, much like the community itself, seemingly overnight that empty lot will become a transit hub at the center of a fast-growing city on the shore of Utah Lake.
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall write that American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan will be good for the community.
He fast-walks through rolling, dun-colored foothills below a solitary ridgeline east of Kabul. Body armor hugs his chest. A heavy ruck jostles against his back, straps chafing his shoulders. At 39, he’s in the best shape of his life, 200 pounds and a sinewy 6-foot-4 counting his wavy, salt-and-pepper hair. The air is sour with burnt refuse and sweat, but Maj. Brent Taylor keeps flashing a toothsome politician’s grin.
Behind him, about 40 Afghan commandos kick up dust. Like every Saturday, they’ve volunteered for this ruck march, a 2.5-mile trot in full kit, with M4s in hand. Brent leads, as usual. He veers off the road, winding over a hill, past some water tanks. His Guardian Angel a 19-year-old bodyguard fresh out of basic and his interpreter stay close, but Brent is among friends. Guys tell stories, lean in for selfies and play American music for each other on their phones. Down the hill, a few Afghans take tea at a tiny table beside the path.