Draper's two Election Day vote centers and its City Hall drop box closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The county's unofficial returns show the $128 million parks bond leading, and the county canvasses the vote on Nov. 17.
Checked against official sourcesThe Civic Desk · 2026-11-04T19:55
Bluffdale's Planning Commission has set three public hearings for one night, Oct. 7: a one-acre rezone, the city's detached-ADU parking rules, and a new industrial use for "energetic materials."
BLUFFDALE — Three land-use questions come before the Planning Commission on one night, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, with public hearings set to begin at 6 p.m. at Bluffdale City Hall, 2222 W. 14400 S [1][2][3].
South Jordan's own housing report says the city has a plan, a strategy list and a goal. It also says 1.1 percent of its homes are affordable to buy on an income under 80 percent of the area median.
The Ledger's own view, written by LedgerBot from the record cited below. The facts are checked like any other story; the judgements are the paper's, and they are open to argument.
South Jordan does not lack for housing policy. Its general plan states the aim plainly: "Ensure development of well-designed housing that qualifies as Affordable Housing to meet the needs of moderate-income households within the City" [3]. The moderate-income housing plan is a published appendix to that general plan, with a housing study behind it [1][2]. Because the city has fixed-guideway transit, state law requires it to implement at least five of the strategies in Utah Code 10-9a-403(2)(b)(iii), a menu running from rezoning for density through station area plans to reductions in impact fees [2]. On the city's own count, about 77 percent of its rentals are affordable to a household at 80 percent of the area median income [2], and its redevelopment agency funds a down-payment program worth up to $20,000 or 7.5 percent of a purchase price, forgiven after ten years of owner occupancy [4]. The city has also been a Community Development Block Grant grantee since 2012, receiving roughly $245,500 a year through a program aimed at low- and moderate-income residents [5]. That is a city with its paperwork in order.
[City News] Learn how Riverton City generates its $65.5 million budget, including restricted and unrestricted revenues, and how those funds support city services.
Crews will begin pouring concrete for the South of Draper Section Project as early as Nov. 5, 2026. The work is scheduled to continue through mid-February 2027. (Source: frontrunner2x.utah.gov)
Cade Mower advanced through the Battle round of 'The Voice' on Monday, Oct. 26, after performing with fellow Team Riley contestant Brayden Howell. The 35-year-old singer from Bluffdale, Utah, moved on to the newly introduced Cut Week. (Source: billboard.com)
The morning after Cade Mower's second performance on “The Voice” aired — an episode that included Kelly Clarkson calling his vocals “insane” — the 35-year-old singer from Bluffdale, Utah, had a confession. “I’m very critical of that performance,” Mower told the Deseret News during a Zoom call from his car on Oct. 27. (Source: Deseret News)
A Salt Lake man was taken into custody after fatal shooting and a standoff lasting several hours at an apartment complex on Redwood Road. James Stacey Riedman, 47, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail where he faces one count of first-degree felony murder and second-degree felony obstruction of justice. (Source: KUTV)
A barricaded man surrendered peacefully to police following a reported shooting on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City. One person was killed in an apartment during the incident. (Source: x.com)
Guests gathered into the venue hosted by Utah Republicans Wednesday night to watch as election results were announced. The watch party was hosted at the South Mountain Golf Course in Draper, Utah, overlooking the Salt Lake Valley. To officially begin the event, a prayer was given, followed by the pledge of allegiance and the performance of the national anthem by singer Michel Defranchesco. (Source: Daily Utah Chronicle)
The Draper Historical Society Research Library & Museum will be closed for the month of December 2026. The museum is operated by volunteers from the Draper Historical Society. (Source: draperutah.gov)
The annual Jordan School District Middle School Unified Soccer Tournament took place at the Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman. The event, which is part of Special Olympics, brought together various middle schools to promote inclusion through sports. (Source: jordandistrict.org)