Wayne Pennington

For Ivins City Council

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Wayne Pennington

Ivins City Council Candidate

Ivins City is holding elections soon. There are four candidates for two positions on the City Council. You will be asked to vote for up to two candidates of your choosing.

This website is intended to provide you with information about myself, Wayne Pennington, one of the candidates for City Council. In the pages linked above, you will first find a “highlights” section briefly describing my views on some subjects and background. You will also find an “About Wayne” section, which provides more insight into my personal history and general thoughts for the City of Ivins. Additional “posts” are often added on a number of subjects of interest to Ivins residents. These include Water, Growth, Financial, and other matters.

This site is not intended to be flashy, but informative. My views on subjects are explained thoroughly, but short summaries are also provided for most items. I hope you read them and compare them with views expressed by other candidates.

There are several ways to learn about candidates. One way is to host a “cottage meeting” for several of your neighbors, and invite a candidate to attend. I enjoy meeting Ivins residents in these forums, and hope you will invite me.  Feel free to use the contact form below to let me know of your interest (or email me at wayne4ivins (at) gmail.com).

Mail-in Ballots Will Begin Arriving October 14 for Election Day November 4

We encourage you to vote and mail in your ballot as soon as possible but it must
arrive by the end of Election Day.

You can also drop your ballot in any ballot drop box or at a polling place until
polls close at 8p.m. on Election Day.

If you plan to be away from your Ivins address when ballots are mailed,
make sure you have gone to vote.utah.gov to change your address!
Ballots will not be forwarded!

Wayne's Positions on Issues Facing Ivins Voters:

Wayne’s Position on Growth

Zoning should be governed by the Land-Use Plan, which needs to be updated to reflect contemporary issues. New “affordable” housing should be planned in conjunction with small commercial districts such that it is near local grocery and other stores, public transportation, and parks, requiring more coordination among the City and developers (and SITLA/UTLA) than currently takes place. That planning must take place with considerable input from residents, fully informed of tradeoffs between amenities and cost.

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Wayne’s Position on Water and Conservation

I have a deep history regarding water issues for Ivins City; most of this involved the proposal for a reuse water reservoir in Dry Wash, containing partially processed wastewater (not fresh water or fully purified water), at a location equivalent to roughly 800 W. The design called for a reservoir that occupied 66 acres when…

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Wayne’s Position on Taxes and the City Budget

First, a summary: Ivins has not had a tax increase in dollar amount since 2010 or earlier. Its taxing rate (the percentage value of a residence) has indeed gone down in that time, as housing values have risen. (See Note 1.) In the meantime, inflation has devalued the buying power of that dollar amount by…

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Volunteer to Help Elect Wayne or Send us a Message!

Fill out the contact form below if you would like to help with Wayne’s campaign, host a cottage meeting, or just send him a message:

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