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Springville Mayor’s Message
When the first settlers of Springville came, they were met with tall meadow grass, a beautiful babbling stream and a captivating mountain vista. Ahead of them in the beautiful valley were food shortages, cold winters and much work to build a place to live. However, these pioneers were not short on drive or desire to work. They knew it was up to them to do what was needed to survive.
And this they did; indeed, they worked hard.
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Over the years, additional people have come to Springville to add to their initial efforts in making Springville an attractive place to live and raise a family. In essence, we are all immigrants to Springville. We have all fallen in love with its beautiful streets, unique culture and, most of all, its people.
The people of Springville are proud of what we have built together.
We are proud of the culture we have created. We are proud of who we are and what we stand for.
Springville citizens are independent in their thought and their can-do attitude. If something needs to get done, there are no better people to do it than the town’s citizens. From the employees of the city to the volunteers who staff the Santa house, we all take pride in what we do and how we do it.
The city has continued to grow from the original few covered wagon boxes and dirt dugouts to the cultural community that it is today. The growth will continue as more and more people come to our town and fall in love with what we have all built. Just as we have all been welcomed, we want to do the same and receive them respectfully. We all have so much to give, and together we can continue to make Springville the best place to live.
We do not want to lose sight of what attracted us to Springville nor get lost in the growth of the future. As we continue to grow, we will have challenges and issues. Those challenges and concerns need to be addressed publicly and collectively as a city.
It is the look and feel of the community. It is the volunteerism of our citizens. It is the small businesses that are the backbone of our community and the backbone of our country.
Culturally, we are changing as a city and as a country. Many of our workers are now working from home, and it has become essential for us to provide the services they need to accomplish their jobs.
We are seeing more and more people from around the globe navigate to our welcoming community with the same desires as all of us: to be accepted and to become contributing citizens of our town. What unites us together is the fact that we are all immigrants to this land. Looking back far enough in our family lines, we can find our family members who immigrated to this land. This fact unites us as a community; we all came here for the opportunity to find success and freedom. We need to give that same opportunity to those who come to our community from different cultures and lands.
Springville has a bright future, and, collectively, we can continue to make it the place we are proud to call home.
