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Cottonwood Heights Swears In Mayor Gaelynn Bennion; She Cites Budget Strain, Water Conservation and City Center Plans

Cottonwood Heights City Government · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Gaelynn Bennion took the oath at a Cottonwood Heights ceremony and used her inaugural remarks to warn the city has run down reserves for seven years, pledge weekly office hours and urge water-conservation and planning for the city center and other development.

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Gaelynn Bennion was sworn in as mayor of Cottonwood Heights at a public ceremony at City Hall in front of residents, elected officials and community leaders. City Manager Jared Gerber opened the event and former Utah Sen. Karen Morgan served as emcee.

Bennion used her inaugural address to lay out immediate priorities for the administration and to warn that the city's finances need attention. "For the past 7 years, we have been running into our reserves to to make our balance sheet even at the end of the…

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