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Today, I’m going to talk some exciting news I read recently. Salt Lake City was ranked the number one trendiest city where you can afford a home!

The National Association of Realtors conducted a survey and the results favored our area. The research tracked 500 different metropolitan areas in the United States. They were then analyzed through the following categories.

• Number of foodie hotspots
• Number of bike shops
• Number of yoga studios
• Number of cultural outlets
• Increased population of 25 to 34 years
• Housing affordability

Particularly, the study noted some of our city’s hipster areas. There’s a new Eccles Theater, a 2500 broadway-style performance center scheduled to open in October. There’s the Sugar House in Liberty Park neighborhoods, where small businesses and restaurants sell locally-sourced foods. Because of these thriving and booming areas, we were named top in the nation for housing affordability.

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We’re the top in the nation for housing affordability.

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What Does the Prison Relocation Plan Look Like?

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Today, we’re talking about the prison relocation in our community. Locally, this has been a pretty hot topic. I’m sure you’ve talked about it with a few people by now.

I attended a town hall meeting recently with the board of Realtors, and I can confirm the prison definitely is relocating. It’s been approved to move from the Bluffdale Draper location to the northwest quadrant of the valley. It’ll be between I-80 and 7200 West. Although the water table is high there, there are plans for the building. They’ve researched it and know they can build something long-lasting and durable. The current building had only lasted sixty years, which was due to lack of maintenance by the state.

It’s relocating because rebuilding in the same location is too difficult. That real estate is too valuable as it sits. They don’t know what the plans are to do with the current site. They’re going to wait a few years and see what the area demands, with all the commercial growth that’s been going on. We have more office space, but we’re not sure if that demand will grow. It’s too early to tell what will replace the current space.

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The new facility will be a 4,000-bed prison.

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The new facility will be a 4,000-bed prison. Other states have done a better job with the type of prisoner rehabilitation, so they’re not returning to prison after their first term. Utah hasn’t been successful with this, so this new facility will focus on prison rehabilitation primarily. There will be quite a few changes because of this, but it’s expected to benefit the community financially.

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