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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Enterprise zones, grants and summer concerts


Bobbie Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.   May 1, 2019.  Mitch Poulsen, Bear Lake Regional Commission, asked the County to adopt a resolution for an enterprise zone to help with economic development.  Enterprise Zones are areas created by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development to encourage economic growth and development in specified areas by providing tax breaks to development projects within these boundaries. The unincorporated area of the county will be considered as an enterprise zone. The Governor’s office will be asked to designate it. This is a five  year designation.  The County did adopt the resolution.

CIB (Community Impact Board)  has a $20,000 grant for developing a comprehensive plan for Rich County.   The last plan, according to Poulsen, was completed in 1996.  It is a matching grant.  The County’s portion for  the match could be the money already given to BLRC.  Poulsen said that he could write the grant and do the plan since the BLRC needs money.  Commissioner Bill Cox said there is a program out of BYU which is looking for counties that need to do comprehensive plans and have them developed by students.   He thought that it would  cost about $14,000.

Poulsen said he has been approached by Nate Parry for a Special Events Permit  permit for a summer concert series on the weekend at the Sweetwater Golf Course on the driving  range.  The  concerts will be given by Lone Peak Entertainment every week during the summer and must be over by 10 p.m.

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