West Valley City, Utah West Valley City, Utah City of West Valley City The Maverik Center in West Valley City, home of the Utah Grizzlies ice hockey team.
The Maverik Center in West Valley City, home of the Utah Grizzlies ice hockey team.
Official seal of West Valley City, Utah West Valley City is a town/city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S.
4 West Valley City Fire Department The town/city began to experience rapid expansion in the 1970s, when the region that is now West Valley City consisted of the four separate communities of Hunter, Granger, Chesterfield, and Redwood.
During the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, West Valley City was the official venue for men's and women's ice hockey.
On May 19, 2011, the town/city unveiled an official plan to problematic a downtown region for the town/city over the course of 10 years, building on plans and evolution that already existed.
The center will include a civic center (consisting of town/city hall, a courthouse, police headquarters, and a library), an eight-story Embassy Suites hotel, a plaza, and residentiary development, as well as the end of the TRAX Green Line, and a stop on the 3500 South MAX bus rapid transit line.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 35.5 square miles (91.8 km ) of which 35.4 square miles (91.7 km ) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km ) (0.17%) is water.
West Valley is positioned on the northwest side of the Salt Lake Valley between Salt Lake City on the north, South Salt Lake on the east, Magna Township on the west, and Taylorsville and Kearns Township on the south.
The Oquirrh Mountains loom over the town/city to the west, while the Jordan River marks the easterly boundary.
Elected officials of West Valley City as of 2012 West Valley City has a nonpartisan, strong town/city manager form of government, which means that the town/city manager is analogous to a corporation's CEO, while the mayor fills a part similar to chairman of the board, with the City Council acting as the "board".
The West Valley City Council meets each Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM, except fifth Tuesdays.
In the Utah State Legislature, West Valley City is in Senate Districts 1, 3, 5, and 12 represented by Democrat Luz Robles, Democrat Gene Davis, Democrat Karen Mayne, and Republican Daniel Thatcher and House Districts 30, 31, and 33, represented by Republican Fred Cox, Republican Sophia Di - Caro, and Republican Craig Hall.
Federally, West Valley City lies in the 2nd and 4th congressional districts, represented by Republican Chris Stewart and Republican Mia Love. The West Valley City Police Department is administered by Chief Lee W.
With "194.5 sworn officers" and 45 civilian employees, the West Valley City Police Department responds to more than 110,000 calls for service annually, As of 2016. In 2013, the town/city police's narcotics unit was disbanded due to rampant corruption among its officers. These officers were found stealing small items from seized vehicles, taking evidence, and placing tracking devices on potential suspects' vehicles without warrants.
West Valley City Fire Department The fire department responds to more than 10,000 calls for service each year. The department has five strategically positioned fire stations to respond to medical emergencies, fire emergencies, and various other calls for assistance. WVFD is dispatched by Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center.
A stake center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Valley, Utah.
Companies based in West Valley City include Backcountry.com, CR England, Franklin - Covey, and USANA Health Sciences.
According to the City's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, these are the top employers in the city: A continuous-flow intersection on the Bangerter Highway in West Valley City.
West Valley City is on the same address grid fitness as Salt Lake City, and therefore also follows the same street numbering system.
I-215 runs through easterly portions of the town/city alongside to I-15, which lies farther east of the city.
The SR-201 motorway lies along the northern border with Salt Lake City and continues west into Magna as an expressway.
Bangerter Highway, which runs south from Salt Lake City International Airport, traverses the approximate center of the town/city as well on its way to serving the quickly growing and southern ends of the valley.
The town/city also is served by a several bus routes directed by the Utah Transit Authority, and an intermodal transit hub positioned in the town/city center near Valley Fair Mall and the Maverik Center.
In addition to small-town bus routes, the West Valley Intermodal Hub is serviced by TRAX light rail and MAX bus rapid transit (BRT) lines.
West Valley City is home to the Maverik Center and the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL.
The Eastern side of West Valley City comprises of the Redwood, Chesterfield and East Granger neighborhoods.
This region of West Valley City has a median homehold income of $42,512, which is lower when compared to the rest of the town/city and region.
West Valley City creators are presently developing a prepared mass-transit anchored Downtown region near the Valley Fair Mall with the emergence of the Fairbourne Station as a gathering place and revitalization of the mall. The Central portion of West Valley City comprises of the West Granger and Hunter, south of 3100 South, with the Lakepark and Westlake Business Park commercial and office developments taking up the majority of the space north of 3100 South.
This region of West Valley City has a median homehold income of $55,087, which is typical for the state of Utah and Northern Salt Lake County.
The portion of West Valley City comprises of the West Hunter, Woodhaven, and Oquirrh neighborhoods.
This region of West Valley City has a median homehold income of $64,356, which is slightly higher than the median for both the state of Utah and Salt Lake County.
Much of West Valley's residentiary architecture is based on 1990s and 2000s prepared developments.
The city's master plan calls for a Hunter Town Center evolution near the intersection of 5600 West and 3500 South, but no structures have yet been advanced specifically for this. This side of West Valley City is also home to USANA Amphitheater, though it technically shares the 84118 zip code with Kearns and Taylorsville, clean water West Valley City.
West Valley City has presented the Key to the town/city to a several visiting dignitaries.
Past recipients have encompassed Mayor Yeah Samake of Ouelessebougou, Mali; Governor of Chiapas Juan Sabines Guerrero; and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The key was awarded to Tongan Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata aho Ahome e on July 28, 2011, when she attended the town/city for the rededication of the Tongan United Methodist Church. It was also presented by Mayor Mike Winder on December 14, 2011 to Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses when they performed in the Maverik Center the day after it was reported that the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. West Valley City has sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Salt Lake City urbane region (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p.
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