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Thi s su mme r ha s r eminded us of bo t h t he s cale of t he challenge s U t ah face s and t he p o w e r of w ha t w e can accom p li s h t oge t he r. A t S t e w a r d s hi p U t ah , w e ha v e al w a ys belie v ed t ha t change come s f r om t he g r o u nd up – f r om familie s ga t he r ing in ci ty p a r k s t o kid s lea r ning st e w a r d s hi p t h r o u gh p la y , f r om neighbo rs knocking on doo rs fo r local candida t e s , t o comm u ni t ie s st anding up fo r t he G r ea t Sal t Lake . The s e la st fe w mon t h s ha v e been pr oof of t ha t belief in ac t ion . We ’ v e made hi st o r ic pr og r e ss on t he elec t o r al f r on t. Fo r t he fi rst t ime in o ur hi st o ry , e v e ry s ingle candida t e w e endo rs ed in t he pr ima r ie s w on . F r om We st Jo r dan t o Hel p e r , Sand y t o Ogden , t he s e leade rs a r e r ead y t o ad v ance clean ene r g y t h r o u gh t he Comm u ni ty Rene w able Ene r g y P r og r am , defend pu blic land s f r om s ho rts igh t ed de v elo p men t , and str eng t hen ci v ic p a rt ici p a t ion . Wi t h y o ur hel p , w e ’ r e no w ca rry ing t hi s momen tu m in t o No v embe r ’ s gene r al elec t ion . On t he p olic y f r on t , w e ’ v e con t in u ed t o str eng t hen P r o sp e r i ty 2030 , o ur ci t i z en - led r oadma p t o c ut Wa s a t ch F r on t emi ss ion s b y 50 % befo r e t he end of t he decade . B u ilding on t he o r iginal f r ame w o r k la u nched b y O ₂ U t ah , w e ’ r e no w r efining i t w i t h s ha rp e r da t a , str onge r coali t ion s , and t he momen tu m of legi s la t i v e w in s like HB 220 , HB 420 , and HB 212 , la ws t ha t a r e al r ead y r e s ha p ing U t ah ’ s ai r and ene r g y f utur e . P r o sp e r i ty 2030 began a s a bold v i s ion ; t oda y , i t i s becoming a li v ed r eali ty. B ut p olic y and p oli t ic s a r e onl y half t he st o ry. Thi s su mme r , w e b r o u gh t p eo p le t oge t he r in p o w e r f u l w a ys , w he t he r a t S u mme r S t e w Fe st , w he r e familie s p la y ed game s t ha t tur ned en v i r onmen t al le ss on s in t o la u gh t e r , o r a t t he G r ea t Sal t Lake Peo p le ’ s S u mmi t , w he r e h u nd r ed s of ad v oca t e s and e xp e rts str a t egi z ed on s a v ing one of U t ah ’ s mo st c r i t ical eco syst em s. We r ai s ed o ur v oice s a t t he A rt & Ac t ion Shindig , blending c r ea t i v i ty and ac t i v i s m , and connec t ed on t he tr ail s d ur ing T w in Peak s T u e s da ys , r eminding o urs el v e s w h y t hi s w o r k ma tt e rs. A t e v e ry tur n , comm u ni ty and jo y ha v e been o ur g r ea t e st s o ur ce s of str eng t h . We ’ r e al s o pr o u d t o be g r o w ing o ur t eam w i t h ne w v oice s and p e rsp ec t i v e s : Bill y Palme r and Rae O qu i rr h Dial joined o ur t eam in J u l y , w hile Saman t ha Pen s a r i and Alma Ba st e mo v ed t o ne w p o s i t ion s w i t hin t he o r gani z a t ion . All of t hem b r ing ne w ene r g y , e xp e rt i s e , and v i s ion t o o ur w o r k . Thei r dedica t ion i s a r eminde r t ha t S t e w a r d s hi p U t ah ’ s mo v emen t i s n ’ t j ust surv i v ing ; i t ’ s t h r i v ing .
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STEWARDSHIP UTAH
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