Well, it's almost July and still no announcement.
Anderson said this past week that he's still struggling to make up his mind.
"I really do love the job and I love being able to address some of these challenges," he said, in the midst of pitching his plan to build a Major League Soccer stadium at the Utah State Fairpark. "I just want to get some time to really weigh everything out. I want to do what's best for the community. I love this place."
But there's still no love for Councilwoman Nancy Saxton, who is running for mayor.
In the next breath, Anderson added this to his anti-Saxton file: She opposed placing flower baskets on Main Street because it's presumably going to be under construction as the LDS Church renovates the Crossroads Plaza and ZCMI Center malls.
Anderson was reminded of the vote earlier this week when he held a news conference to point out the 96 ground planters and 59 hanging baskets on Main Street.
Besides Saxton, other names floated as possible mayoral contenders are City Council members Dave BuhÂler, Eric Jergensen, Carlton Christensen and Jill Remington Love; County Council members Jenny Wilson, Joe Hatch and Randy Horiuchi; legislator Ralph Becker; former City Councilman Keith Christensen; and former mayoral contender Frank Pignanelli.
Don't let the door . . .
Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) has settled on a Riverton site for its next state liquor store.
State lawmakers have barred cities from refusing to let the liquor outlets open up within their borders. It's no secret that Riverton leaders weren't happy about the choice - after all they requested DABC reconsider in an official resolution.
Everything was cordial during a City Council meeting earlier this week as DABC mapped out its plans. But at the conclusion, Mayor Bill Applegarth couldn't resist one last jab.
"Thank you. We appreciate you coming," Applegarth told DABC officials. "Well, I say that in a friendly way. I wish you hadn't come."
Real proving ground
As power brokers continue to posture over where to place a Major League Soccer stadium, Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson poses this solution: Keep Real Salt Lake at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
"We need a period of time for Real to prove they're viable and for the community to rally around the team," Wilson says.
Her position is not new - Wilson called for the same thing last year.
County leaders could kick in more to pay off Rice-Eccles' remodeling bond, she suggested, and in return, the University of Utah could offer a new - more favorable - five-year contract for the team.
Wilson is setting up meetings with soccer insiders to mull the move.
"Let's do what we can as a county and a state to keep the team where it is," she says, "and pull the trigger on a stadium at a later date."
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