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Candidates highlight job attraction as key to reducing commutes and lowering taxes
Summary
Mayoral and council candidates said attracting employers and preparing shovel-ready sites will reduce commuting to Salt Lake, increase local jobs and help hold down taxes.
Candidates at the Tooele City forum emphasized bringing employers and “shovel-ready” industrial sites to the valley as the primary means to create local jobs and reduce long commutes.
Marissa Manzion described the city's recent development gains in economic terms and said, “We have brought over $850,000,000 in business development...we have brought over a thousand new jobs.” She said redevelopment agency work focused on readying city-owned land and…
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