The contest between Utah skiing and Lake Tahoe for the Roaming Gnome is over, and the WINNER is Utah!! According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah won by a slim margin, but it is still a win. The Travelocity Gnome will be coming to Utah for his next ski vacation. Sources have it the the Gnome will be arriving sometime tonight or tomorrow.

Let’s role out the red carpet Utah, welcome the Travelocity Roaming Gnome!! You will love what we have to offer!

The countdown to 2010 begins in downtown Salt Lake on December 29, 2009 and runs 3 days, with the culmination on News Years eve. Visit the Eve Site for more detailed information.

Salt Lake City has requested the following from the residence’s of the city:

As part of the ongoing commitment to making Salt Lake City one of the most open and transparent municipal governments in Utah, Mayor Becker in collaboration with the Salt Lake City Council today released a schedule of public dialogue opportunities regarding the proposed Civic Campus concept and two recently announced sites for a new Public Safety Complex along the 300 east corridor.

“At an early stage in the decision making process we went to the public with two options,” Mayor Becker explained as he announced the opportunities for public input. “We value open government and wish to engage in a healthy public dialogue about the vision for a Civic Campus in our Capital City and the inclusion of a Public Safety Complex as part of that Civic Campus.”

Click here for more details and dates.

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