Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon

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I had the great pleasure of seeing Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon talk at our company's quarterly meeting. Just like the counties web site says "You might be surprised at the number of services we provide. Take a look around SLCo.org to learn more about current events, community programs, or rewarding volunteer opportunities."

I was surprised at the scope of Salt Lake County Government, I always thought of it as the caretaker to those areas that have not incorporated yet.

Salt Lake County's Budget for 2008 is $800 Million Dollars, which is a lot of money. Salt Lake County has 40% of the State's Population and 60% of the jobs, 20 Libraries handling 1 Million items per month, while proudly boasting over 30,000 volunteers. As I see it, Mayor Corroon handles most of the work and leaves some for the Governor

Utah has enjoyed 6 straight quarters of job growth and is outpacing the country, although it is slowing down.

Transportation is still an issue especially on the west side of the county. Vehicle miles have doubled over the population. There are four new light rails in the works and the Mountain View corridor to help deal with the growth.

Salt Lake's is a small business economy. There are over 30,000 business licenses with 72% of them with ten or fewer employees, with 80% of the new jobs from small businesses.