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Monday, March 2, 2026

Laketown Town Council Agenda

 Laketown Town Council Agenda

March 4, 2026
6:00 PM

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Laketown Town Council will hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00PM on Wednesday February 4, 2026, in the Laketown Town Office located at 10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah.

1.	CALL TO ORDER - MAYOR BRANDON WILLIS
2.	OPENING CEREMONY - TBD
3.	ROLL CALL
4.	APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5.	APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES (February 4th and 23rd, 2026)
6.	BUDGET REVIEW
7.	APPROVAL OF BILLS 
8.	ACTIVITY COMMITTEE REPORT - Chairman Heidi Hodges
9.	UPDATES FROM CLERK'S OFFICE (Lisa)
a.	Building Permit Report
b.	2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget
c.	Authorize vacation days/sick days/Holiday Days/Comp time pay for the year for Lisa
d.	April 6-10, 2026, and April 22, 2026, Town Office will be Closed
e.	Xpress Bill Pay/Credit Card payment Information 


The Town Council will not begin discussion on the following agenda items before 6:30 PM

10.	SCOTT ARCHIBALD/Sunrise Engineering - Update on Town Water

11.	QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL: 
Any person wishing to comment on any item, not otherwise on the agenda, may address the town council at this point by addressing the mayor and town council and giving his or her name and address for the record. Comments should be limited to not more than three (3) minutes, unless additional time is authorized by the mayor. Citizen groups will be asked to appoint a spokesperson. This is the time and place for any person who wishes to comment on non-agenda items. Some items brought forward to the attention of the town council will be turned over to the clerk to provide a response outside of the town council meeting.

12.	PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REPORT- Chairman Duane Robinson

13.	ITEMS OF BUSINESS
a.	Business License Application - Benchmark Survey's LLC/Shelton Taylor
b.	Resolution 2026-01 - Pledging Town Council support in applying for FY27 Community Project Funding (CPF)
c.	Demolition Derby Information - Max Massey 
d.	Travis Hobbs - Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code & Ordinance adoption
e.	Ordinance 2026-01 Adopting the 2006 Utah Wildland Interface Code and Laketown Wildland-Urban Interface Map
f.	Josh Oldham/Gary McKee - Waterline connection for Subdivision (loop line - Main St and 200 East)
g.	Discussion on delaying the annual 3% increase in the water fee
h.	Discussion adding an attorney with general expertise

14.	COUNCIL BUSINESS: 
-	Water Updates - Burdette Weston
-	Roads & Streets Updates - Kirsten Gash
o	Yield and stop signs
-	Park & Recreation Updates - Denise Johnson
o	Update on Park Bathrooms and Pavillion Remodel Project
-	Rodeo & Arena Updates - Kris Hodges
15.	MAYOR'S REPORT: 
-	Bear Lake Regional Commission Report
-	Other Town Issues:
16.	EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed) 
17.	 ADJOURN 
NOTE: The Town Council may vote to go into an executive session pursuant to the Utah Code 52-4-205 
On Monday March 2, 2026, at 1:00 PM a copy of the foregoing notice was posted on the Utah Public Notice website at  http://pmn.utah.gov and on the Laketown website at www.laketownutah.com. A copy was posted in conspicuous view inside and outside the Laketown Town Office in Laketown, Utah, and inside of the Laketown post office and at Dee's Service Station. DATED THIS 2nd Day of March 2026 in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this public hearing should notify the Laketown Town Office at (435) 946-9000, 10 North 200 East, Laketown, Utah, at least three working days prior to the public hearing. The office hours are Monday and Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call the Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah 1-888-346-3162. 

	/S/Lisa Johnson, Laketown City Clerk

Monday, February 23, 2026

Congratulations to Bear Lake High School Girl's Basketball 4A Champions 2026


 

Bear Lake State Park

 Partly Cloudy

Low Temp:23° F
High Temp:48° F
Water Temp:38.3° F
Water Level:5915.85′

Rich County School Calendar

 

Wed Feb 258:00 AM – 8:30 AM
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
Thu Feb 26All Day
All Day
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat Feb 2810:00 AM – 10:30 AM

RICH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 4, 2026

AGENDA

 • All start times are ESTIMATED. • EXECUTIVE SESSIONS may be called for personnel or litigation reasons. • NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION: Youtube.com/@richcounty

 • NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals requiring special accommodations, including auxiliary communicative aids and services, during this meeting should notify the Rich County Clerk, Anneliesa Peart, at 435-793-2415. 

* PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

10:00 Lyn Weston, Landfill Supervisor Landfill Fees & Hours Quarterly Methane Monitoring 

10:15 Clayton Webb, Veteran Veteran Memorial Display Update 

10:30 Heidi Roskelley, Blue Water Cleaning Business License Approval 

10:45 Kim Wilson, Assessor Ambulance Financial Recovery Program 

11:00 Ben Willoughby, Attorney PUBLIC HEARING: Short-Term Rental Ordinance Amendment 

11:15 Travis Hobbs, Fire Warden Wildland Urban Interface Code Discussion 

11:45 COMMISSION BUSINESS URS Roth IRA Service Agreement – 2026 Move the April Commission Meeting from April 1st to the 8th Approve Expenditures Approve Minutes 

12:00 Dale Stacey, Sheriff Executive Session: Personnel Discussion 

12:30 Adjourn

Friday, February 20, 2026

Laketown Planning & Zoning Commission


February 25, 2026  7:00 PM  

10 N. 200 E., Laketown, UT 84038

       Welcome
1.	Pledge of Allegiance
2.	Minutes
3.	Beau Dean building permit
4.	Greg Jolley building permit
5.	Dallin Willis building permit
6.	Hal Weston Subdivision
7.	Discussion on septic tanks from Bear River Health
8.	Report from City Council
9.	Other
10.	Around the Room

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Trails Meetings This Week

 Come and give your input about trails in Rich County. There are two opportunities to attend this week, Wednesday in GC, Thursday in Randolph.