At our Rotary meeting on April 7, Michael Hathorne listed problems such as urban sprawl and excessive driving that result from our present system of single-use and single-density zoning. He assured us that this can be changed by supporting officials willing to investigate multiple-use and mixed-density zoning systems for new developments and for remodeling commercial areas such as shopping centers. This is now happening in Orem's University Place and will soon begin in Provo.
Sven Wilson visits Rotary
Our speaker this week was Sven Wilson, professor and chair of the Political Science Department at BYU. Sven is also the visionary and founder of the Character First movement as highlighted on the Doug Wright show on KSL radio . For this week's meeting, Sven focused his thoughts on rejecting the populist movement circulating in today's politics and spoke about the necessity of a strong leader who shows compassion and isn't afraid to admit when he or she is wrong. Just another way to keep politics civil and promote goodwill in all aspects of life.