Category Archives: Politics

Out With The Old

Mayor and City Council | Santaquin News

The end of the year will see three councilmen depart It may not have been the ending they hoped for, but three of Santaquin City’s five councilmen will officially finish their four-year terms by week’s end. Councilmen Martin Green, Filip Askerlund, and Brent Vincent served a combined 18 years on the council; Eight years for…

Original Vote Overturned!

Recount overturns vote in Santaquin

Proposition 1 passes after official recount shows counting error   Flipping the original vote tally completely, Proposition 1 passed today with 698 votes in favor to 695 against after new totals were released from the official recount. County officials were called in to conduct the voter-initiated recount  which saw both propositions pass by narrow margins….

Matt Carr: Looking Forward to the Challenge

Candidate elect Matthew Carr

Newly elected councilman ready to “get down to business”   Matthew Carr feels right at home in Santaquin. A town famous for its agriculture and abundant orchards, Carr decided five years ago that Santaquin is where he wants his young family to be. Originally from Southern Utah, Carr’s parents owned a peach and apple orchard….

Keith Broadhead: A return to service

Councilman Broadhead

After a ten year absence from elected office, councilman Broadhead is back and ready to be the voice of the people Firefighters are a tough breed. So are mayors in Santaquin. Keith Broadhead has been both. As one of the captains of the Santaquin Fire Department, he’s faced life or death situations. As the former…

Richard Payne: Positioning Santaquin for growth

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Garnering the most votes with 744, Payne repeats victory from the primary election Richard Payne is no stranger to growth. Fourteen years ago, Payne and his wife Diane moved into a modest house on 500 West in a little town called Santaquin. At the time, Santaquin had an approximate population of 3,000. The Payne family…

Voters swarm to the polls

Early numbers reflect high turnout as Santaquin residents cast votes in crucial election By 5:00 p.m., numbers from the primary election had been surpassed. Santaquin residents came out in force to vote today for three city council seats and two major propositions. Tuesday is election day all over the county, but due to a major…

Will Santaquin outgrow its infrastructure?

Rumored growth to the west weighted against stalled local growth is making it difficult for voters to decide who to believe On the brink of an election that could determine the future of Santaquin, candidates on both sides of the hot button sewer issue are using growth projections and history to strengthen their arguments. Rumored…