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By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret News WEST JORDAN -- She wears the garb of a succulent plant -- spiny, yet feminine -- with a hose for a lasso. She occasionally appears in West Jordan's water bill, reminding residents to conserve water, and city employees say Cactus Kate is making a difference.

By Olson, Debbi When Kennecott Land Development (KLD) unveiled its plans in 2005 to create a master plan for the future development of the 144 square- mile West Bench, news and excitement about the project spread fast, creating unrealistic expectations that the Oquirrh Mountain range would quickly be transformed into a new metropolis that would more than double the current population of the Salt Lake Valley.

By Amy K. Stewart Deseret News Children in Jordan School District can look forward to a new $17 million elementary school slated to open summer 2009. The 80,000-square-foot structure is the last building to be constructed with the $280 million bond funding that voters approved in 2003.

By Steve Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune Jun. 14--RIVERTON -- For most city officials, a group field trip usually means a drive down the road to a barren field or a city park or a historic building.