Utah State Planning Coordinator Mike Mower serves as a senior
policy adviser to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and coordinates state planning and
public lands initiatives. He also serves as Utah’s American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act lead. He previously served as deputy chief of staff and
communications director for Gov. Jon Huntsman.
Mower is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the
University of Utah College of Law. He also attended Utah Valley University,
where he later served as a member of the board of trustees. He is a former aide
to Provo Mayor Lewis Billings, Utah Gov.Mike Leavitt and Congressmen Howard
Nielson and Chris Cannon.
Summary of Mike Mower's Presentation
- Provo and Utah have some of the highest birth rates in the nation
- 70% of our growth is internal, the rest is in migration
- Provo has demonstrated vision in the past with the library, performing art center, farmers market, office tower, airport, iProvo
- Provo has a lot of people with a lot of kids
- Our families tend to stay local; they like being around each other
- The Provo population projection in 50 years is 185,000
- This population increase will challenge us to consider alternative development patterns - fit more people in smaller areas, density, vertical development, redevelopment
- The size of the older population cohort will continue to grow, as older people are living longer
- Utah County have a population of 1.5 million in 50 years, the State population will double
- Population growth affects all areas - transportation, land use, water, education, etc.
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