Midvale voters turned out Tuesday night to elect three people to four-year positions on the City Council.
David A. Nicol, 25 percent, Kevin F. Jorgensen, 24 percent, and Keith Lee Alexander, 18 percent, all emerged victorious in their quest for seats on the city council.Alexander edged out incumbent John M. Kniffen by just 14 votes. Jolene M. Davis, 14 percent, was also defeated in the race.
Alexander, 53, is director of education at Bryman School/American Technical Center and serves on the Midvale Arts Council.
Jorgensen, 37, and the only incumbent to retain a seat, manages a sprinkler supply company. He wants the city to continue with plans to redevelop and improve the old downtown area but cautions that other areas of the city must not be neglected.
He favors countywide animal control and opposes light rail "as presently proposed." Jorgensen is married and the father of three children.
Nicol, 49, the top vote-getter in the race, is a career counselor at Granite High School. He is a graduate of the University of Utah.
He listed the removal of the contaminated tailings from the Sharon Steel site as the most pressing issue facing the council. He says he wants to work on attracting businesses to the Old Towne area and along 7200 South.
He believes the city should be concerned about the effects of a light-rail station in the center of a residential area - specifically what safety hazards it would pose to children.