Editing Mendon, Utah (section)

==History==
Mendon was settled in 1859.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson]]. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. p. 488.</ref> [[James G. Willie]], leader of the ill-fated [[Mormon handcart pioneer]] company known as the Willie Company, was one of the early settlers of Mendon. He served at times as mayor and postmaster of the town.

The [[Forster Hotel]] is one of nine sites in Mendon listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cache County, Utah|National Register of Historic Places]].

Mendon made national news in 1974 when the city council ended the century-old tradition of paying the mayor a salary of $15 per year and council members $10 per year, the figure that had been set at the time of Mendon's incorporation in 1870. The mayor's salary was increased to $300 per year— roughly $5.75 per week— and the council members were to be paid $5 for each of the 18 council meetings.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-mendon-utah-pay-r/134124216/ "Officials Get First Pay Hike in 14 Years"], UPI report in ''Los Angeles Times'', May 8, 1974, p.I-A-11</ref>