Citywide Development

Below is a portion of a letter that I recently sent out highlighting some notable additions to West Valley City.

Greetings! As we all prepare for the holidays I want to send you and yours some well wishes and a sincere thank you for allowing me to serve you and the community that I love. I also wanted to make you aware of a variety of new retail establishments recently opened, under construction, or planned to open in West Valley City in the near future. Below is a highlighted list of these:

  

  

Highbury Centre (Target):

 

Kneaders (open)

Dunkin Donuts (open)

Firehouse Subs (open)

Noodles & Company (open soon)

Freebirds World Burrito (open soon)

Marshalls (under construction)

Maurices (under construction)

Cinemark Movie Theatres (under construction)

Zaxbys (planned)

 

*various other stores  are in final lease discussions including a restaurant, hospitality, clothing store, etc. 

 

Shoppes at Lake Park:

 

Ross (under construction)

Rue 21 (under construction)

Zupas (open)

 

Valley Fair Mall

 

* 5 stores in final lease discussions including a restaurant, jewelry store, mid-box variety store, etc.  However, until leases are final they do not want the actual names to be released.

 

Also, CVS Pharmacy is ready to build on 3500 South and CHOW TIME BUFFET on 5600 West is to be open soon.

New Granger High Groundbreaking

On Friday I was privileged to represent West Valley City at the half-time groundbreaking for the new Granger High School. The game happened to be Granger's homecoming game, so the stands and sidlines were full of past and present students. With me on the field with golden shovels were members of the school and school district and individuals representing the team that will do the construction work. The new school is scheduled to open in three years. In the meantime the old school will stay operational and when when construction is completed on the new building, the old one will be demolished and turned into additional parking and sports fields.

This will be a nice addition to our City, but we will need to replace Granger Park somewhere in the community. The park and school have been cornerstones of the community and we need to make sure that the traditions and institutions are carried on through the new facilities.