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What makes a city “tick?” How do things work? When I first decided to become more involved in the city, I discovered there was much I...
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Articles by Sharon Gillespie
Sharon stays on top of key issues and has written several articles and editorials offering ideas and perspective.
- Apr 24
Affordable Housing Update: “Is This Really Gonna Work?”
This was the tagline of a recent presentation on the legislation passed during the recent session regarding Affordable Housing. The...
- Nov 7, 2023
What is New on the Housing Front?
“Our house is a very, very fine house…with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard…” A great song for years gone by and now only...
- Oct 5, 2023
Pandora's Box
Many of us have heard this story…and the result. There are many interpretations of this story from Greek mythology and there are times it...
- Oct 2, 2023
Heritage Days! Ready Set Go!
Heritage Days, celebrating the founding of Ivins has been in place (as we recognize it today) since 2012. This year's celebration will be...
- Jul 1, 2023
Once Again..."One Size Doesn't Fit All"
Next Door Post 7-1-2023 I posted a blog about this concept a few weeks ago after the Affordable Housing Talk About. (Being a shopper, I...
- Jul 1, 2023
Commercial Development Talk About?
Next Door Post May 25, 2023: The Mayor held the 4th "Talk About" last night at the Rocky Vista Medical School Auditorium. This one was to...
- Jul 1, 2023
Affordable Housing; One Size Fits All?
Next Door Post April 4, 2023 I am a consumer…a shopper, I love to shop! I am retired now but when I was working, one of the motivators...
- Jul 1, 2023
Water Talk About?
Next Door Post-February 23,2023 I attended the meeting on water last night and had a few thoughts. First, bravo Rocky Vista on an amazing...
- Jun 6, 2023
Horizontal Hotel???
Ivins City recently concluded six nights of Town Hall Meetings with residents to discuss the “Future of Ivins.” Always trying to be first...
- Jun 6, 2023
When it comes to Affordable/Moderate Income Housing
How do we get from NIMBY to YIMBY and keep the state happy? There has been a lot of conversation around housing recently and the one term...
- Jun 6, 2023
How Do Short-Term Rentals Help the Attainable Housing Crisis? By Sharon Gillespie, Ivins UT
Here are just a few of the article titles written on the housing situation in the St George area. “St George Grappling with Housing...
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