Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. July 1, 2015. Brian Carver from Bear River Association of Governments
reported that all counties in the State of Utah are being required to create a County
Management Plan. This plan will then
become part of the County’s General Plan.
The state legislature set aside $50,000 for each county to begin getting
this plan in place. The Utah Association
of Counties is trying to raise some additional funds to assist counties with
this plan.
Some counties in the State have already started this
project. The plan will be similar to the
State Plan. These completed plans can be
used to help other counties move forward.
Having such a plan will make it possible for counties to have greater
input into Federal land decisions.
According to the Federal Plan, the federal government must consider all
state and county decisions. There needs
to be consistency among these various levels of government—federal, state, and
county. Currently, County General Plans
have not had the level of detail that would allow for local and state input
into the federal decisions. More data is
needed, particularly at the county
Level
Brian Carver noted that he will be willing to help in any
way he can to make sure the project moves forward. The deadline is July 1, 2016—not much time
for the size of the project. There are
some specific areas that need to be included such as air, water, and energy. Each county will need to identify
the various areas in the county where specific activities take place such as
grazing and so forth. The state has made
five consultants available to the counties to assist with this project as well.
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