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City departments have outgrown Murray’s City Hall. Plans are moving forward to find a new location so construction can begin on a new city hall in late summer.
Plans Underway For a New City Hall
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here are only so many upgrades that can be done to an 80-year-old building before it comes tumbling down. That’s a big concern to Mayor Ted Eyre as city leaders design a new home for Murray City Hall. The current city hall, located at 5025 South State Street, was built in 1934 and is not considered structurally or seismically sound. Although it’s been updated as much as possible, the mayor is concerned for the safety of employees and residents who visit the site. “The building houses our first responders,” Eyre said. “They’re going to be at a disadvantage if anything happens, and all of their equipment is stored there as well.”
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Additionally, the city offices have expanded to meet the needs of a growing community, with departments spread out across the city. Eyre would like to house all the city’s departments in one consolidated location. That would include bringing the court system, the building department and other services back on site at city hall. City leaders are looking at two potential locations for the new building. The first place would be on the west side of State Street between 4900 South and 5th Avenue. Because the city already owns most of that area, it wouldn’t have to purchase additional property.
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A New Murray Face On The Hill
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Rep. Bruce Cutler will be the voice of House District 44 during the next legislative session. Cutler was elected in November after former representative Tim Cosgrove stepped down from the position.
t the end of January, the 2015 Utah legislative session begins, and Murray’s new legislator, Bruce Cutler-(R), will be right in the middle of it, representing House District 44. Although he’ll be a rookie on the Hill, Cutler has been working for the best interest of city residents for several years on the Murray School Board of Education and the Murray Library Board. As a board member, Cutler felt the legislature imposed regulations on school boards that were intrusive, cumbersome and unnecessary. He likes the idea of granting local boards the ability to make decisions without the interference of state government and has made public education his number one priority. “We need to work on taking care of our children and our greatest resources: our teachers,” he said. “I don’t think there’s a lot of happiness in the education community right now. I think there’s lots of frustration.” Cutler grew up in the Holladay/Cottonwood area, attending Olympus and Bonneville Junior High Schools and graduating
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