Position statements needed for Community Preservation voter guide

With the passage of SB 199 —Community Preservation—residents of the unincorporated County will have the opportunity to participate in a historic election this November to decide their form of government. In preparation for this election the County and community leaders are preparing a number of educational materials to help voters make an informed decision.  One of these educational pieces will be a voter guide which will include position statements from community members on the ballot questions.

The County is now soliciting position statements from community members to be considered for publication in this voter guide.  Below are guidelines to be followed for all position submissions.  All position statements must be submitted by 5pm on August 31st, 2015 and should be submitted to ktrevino@slco.org.

Township Position Statements
Township (Millcreek, Copperton, White City, Magna, Kearns, Emigration) position statements will be accepted related to the following ballot questions:

1. Position statement for the township becoming a city
2. Position statement for the township becoming a metro township
3. Position statement for joining the Municipal Services District
4. Position statement for not joining the Municipal Services District 

Unincorporated Island Position Statements
Unincorporated island position statements will be accepted related to the following ballot question:

1. Position statement for remaining unincorporated
2. Position statement for annexing into the designated city (to learn which city has been designated to appear on the ballot for each island please visit http://slco.org/community-preservation/Maps/)

Position statements must meet the following guidelines to be considered:

• Submissions must include the author’s full name and not include more than five authors for one submission (anonymous submissions will not be considered)
• There are no limits to the number of submissions one author may send
• All submissions must be sent in Word format
• Submissions should not exceed 500 words (if a submission does exceed this word count the County Council has the authority to shorten the submission)
• All submissions must be sent by 5pm on August 31st, 2015 to ktrevino@slco.org  
• Position statement authors do not need to live in the area they are submitting a position statement for
• Information should be factual and accurate 

After review of all position statements the County Council will select the submissions that will be included in the voter guide.  If you have any questions related to voter guide position statements please contact the Community Preservation hotline number at 385-468-7199 or communitypreservation@slco.org.