Dear Mayor and Council Members:

I was very pleasantly surprised to read the City newsletter for April 2015 and find an article by Councilman Rob Crawley presenting a candid and different perspective on the proposed need for pressurized irrigation metering in Cedar Hills.  Mr. Crawley’s comments were enlightening and persuasive.

His perspective is in sharp contrast to continued comments by Mayor Gygi and Council Member Jenny Rees appearing in the newsletter over the last few months in their ongoing pieces “Mayor’s Minute” and “City Council Corner”.  Their articles are their personal opinions on issues facing the City that are disseminated on a monthly basis to City residents without an effort to include alternate viewpoints, either from fellow Council members or regular citizens.  In virtually all cases, Ms. Rees’ opinions echo those of Mr. Gygi.

If the stated goal of City leadership truly is honesty and transparency, we as citizens need the opportunity to hear differing perspectives, whether they be from other Council Members or fellow members of our community.  One way to help accomplish this goal would be to replace Ms. Reese as the sole voice of “City Council Corner” and have a different Council Member write that article each month.  Another possible change for the better would be to have the article provide brief, unbiased synopses of City Council meetings from the previous month.

Please consider the above comments and suggestions seriously.  They could be helpful in assisting you as leaders of our community to improve public perception of you as honest, transparent public servants striving to serve Cedar Hills and its residents .  Thank you for your service

Sincerely,

Cato L. Jones

Cedar Hills, UT  84062-8706

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