Blog – Wayne Pennington For Ivins City Council

Wayne’s Position on Growth

Wayne's PositionsBy Wayne Pennington July 26, 2025

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

Wayne's PositionsBy Wayne Pennington July 17, 2025

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

Wayne's PositionsBy Wayne Pennington June 19, 2025

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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Wayne’s Position on Growth

Wayne’s Position on Water and Conservation

Wayne’s Position on Taxes and the City Budget

Wayne’s Position on Public Lands

Wayne’s Position on Roads and Transportation

Wayne’s Position on the Environment