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Holly H. Daines
Holly Hubbard Daines was elected to Logan City’s Municipal Council in 2009, and has served on many city committees and boards including the Economic Development Committee, Parks & Recreation Committee, Water & Sewer Board, Light & Power Advisory Board, Renewable Energy Board, Library Board and the Audit Committee. She also serves on the boards of the Downtown Alliance, Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization (CMPO), County Trails Committee and has served on the CacheArts Board of Trustees.
Daines grew up in Cache Valley, attended Logan High School, graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University and received a masters degree in Arts Administration from the University of Utah. She worked for arts organizations in Salt Lake and New York City, returning to Logan with her husband Peter in 1989. Prior to her election to City Council, she volunteered extensively with local schools while she raised her three children, served on the Cliffside Parks Committee, the Dean’s Advancement Council for USU’s College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, and was a Founding Trustee of the Eccles Theatre/Capitol Arts Alliance. In her spare time, Holly enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, skiing and spending time with her family.
GOALS
1. Be Fiscally Responsible
- Be prudent with tax dollars
- Maintain city’s strong financial position
- Prioritize investment in infrastructure
2. Address Issues of Growth
- Work with Planning Commission, citizens and staff to strengthen core neighborhoods, better define Town Center development and address parking issues near the campus residential zone.
- One of our biggest challenges will be how we manage growth. Logan’s current population is about 50,000. That number is projected to grow to 117,717 by 2060.
3. Focus on Transportation, including Main Street
- Main Street is a state road controlled by Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). Logan City must partner with UDOT to create workable long-term solutions to Main Street traffic problems. Initiate Phase II of the One-Way Couplet Study.
- On other city streets, we must update data to prioritize and install needed stoplights within budget constraints. For example, a simple stoplight costs $250,000. A stoplight at a railroad crossing costs $2 million. A roundabout costs about $500,000.
4. Economic Development
- Continue to partner with the Chamber of Commerce to attract new businesses to Logan, including targeted support of site-selectors for mid-sized companies, particularly those focused on the technology sector.
5. Streamlining Government
- I understand every city department and will make sure they work effectively for our citizens
- Manage the city’s excellent staff to build on the tradition of customer-friendly service, including:
- Wonderful parks and trails
- Professional police and fire protection
- Orderly trash and recycling collection, landfill services
- Excellent street maintenance, both summer and winter
- Reliable and reasonably priced power
- Assistance with planning and zoning
- Proactive maintenance of sewer lines,
- Efficient waste water treatment
- Quality drinking water, and the infrastructure to store and deliver as needed
6. Support a Vibrant Downtown
- Continue efforts to further beautify city “gateways” and our historic downtown.