Change of Date for Candidates The date is the 4th not the 8th of March

 

Tabernacle Music Program Feb. 25 Paris, ID

 

This month, the music program in the tabernacle will be held on Friday, February 25th at 7:00 PM.  This program will feature several individuals from the Paris Idaho Stake. There will be a variety of musical numbers, from organ and piano recitals to choir groups. There is sure to be something you'll enjoy hearing.  Please make plans to attend!

Rich County Sheriff's Office is hiring a new Deputy,

 Rich County Sheriff's Office is hiring a new Deputy, we have been given the green light to add another Officer to the ranks.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be at least 21 years old

Must have a valid Drivers License

Must have a high school diploma or GED

Must be able to pass a background check

Must be LEO certified or able to meet the requirements of certification

Must be willing to submit to and pass random drug screening.

JOB DUTIES:

Enforce state laws as directed

Traffic enforcement

Criminal investigations

Public safety operations, directing traffic, accident investigation

Criminal arrests and booking

Shift work and overtime

Must be on call when needed

Public relations and service

Court appearances and testifying as to evidence and criminal activity

Must be self motivated and have a good work ethic.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit resume to jnichol@richcountysheriff.org

Application can be obtained at www.richcountyut.org

Still time to gird up your loins and make a difference in our County & State

 

Tussle over a rabbit by Louann Christensen

 

Emergency Services by Joey Stocking (Fire)

 I’ll do my educational part first this time and do my story second.

Four different fire districts exist in Rich County - Garden City Fire, Laketown Fire, Randolph Fire, and Woodruff Fire. Each has a Fire Chief and volunteer firefighters who carry pagers & use a smart phone app for incident alerts. Each town has a fire shed that houses firefighting apparatus and equipment. Each district has mutual aid agreements in place, so they can help each other when the individual fire district is overwhelmed. All four districts are setup for structural firefighting as well as wildland firefighting. Some districts also include capabilities such as rope rescue, ice rescue, water rescue, extrication (jaws of life), and hazmat response.

Additionally, our county has a Fire Warden and Deputy Fire Warden who specialize in wildland fires and serves as a liaison between the county and state when additional resources are needed.

In the last few years fire personnel in Rich County have responded to incidents that have included rolled over fuel trucks needing hazmat containment, a 3 level condo fire, a 14,000 acre wildland fire, water rescues on Bear Lake, a rope rescue assisting Cache County, and a townhome fire that involved a fatality. Once or twice a month, month after month, these volunteers meet and train to keep their skills and knowledge current.

Personally, I’m claustrophobic. I do not enjoy wearing the heavy firefighting “turnouts”, the air tank, and having an SCBA mask covering my face. I’m the oddball out on the Garden City Fire District (GCFD). All the others seem to thrive on getting geared up and running into burning buildings or smoky wildfires. I’ll suit up and do what is required to help, but it just isn’t my favorite.

I do, however, love the other parts of being part of GCFD. I love the rope, ice, and water rescues. I thoroughly enjoy the camaraderie with my fellow volunteers. But one thing that I really enjoy is flying the sUAS.

What is a sUAS? Small Unmanned Aerial System. Most people call it a drone. The GCFD drone is equipped with a thermal camera that has proven to be quite useful on both structure fires and wildfires. It even has a spotlight that came in handy in lighting the way for wildland firefighters that had to traverse some rough terrain in the dark to get to a fire. I love technology and the quick advancement in sUAS technology has made for a remarkable tool in firefighting. I think someday soon we will look back and think ‘how did we fight fires before we had sUAS to assist us?' 

Do you have a skill that you think could contribute to your town's fire district? Are you willing to learn new skills? Interested in learning more about what is involved with being a firefighter in Rich County? Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/BLKAuG5o1KWPRZDb9

Check out the below video that shows sUAS's use on a house fire here in Rich County. It shows the hot spots that we would not have known about otherwise and how it helped us to direct hose lines to the needed places. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGq0VufzCgE

Skijoring the Bear

 

Garden City Town Council synopsis Feb. 10, 2022

 

Garden City Town Council synopsis Feb. 10, 2022

3. A.Business License Discussion & Approval ?

4. a. Request to Rezone Clear Water Subdivision from a C3 to a C1 zone. Matt Larsen and Altair Capital LLC.

    b. Request Approval to Rezone Bear lake RV Resort to a PUD and approval of Conceptual Plan. Sun        Communities Acquisitions LLC.

Questions about how long it takes to pull in to the Resort. Answer: Most of check-ins are done on line. What is the length of stays? Answer:  4-7 days. There will be 4 check in lanes of 500 feet.

Question: In the study are the words vehicles based on cars or truck and trailers? David Alger is the UDOT contact for this project. The RV sites are back in sites. There are 360 back in sites. 20% of Park Models are planned.

Question: How many employees might there be? Answer: maybe 100 in peak season?

Question: Is there onsite housing? Answer: No, still looking for a site for housing.  Suggestion: Perhaps there could be work camper hosts like at KOA. Martel questioned some of the sections of PUD’s. Both sections enable mixed use developments. PUD’s accentuate Lodging, food component, main street store fronts, coffee, burritos, hats & t-shirts, picnic baskets prepared for guests. Martel asked about public amenities. Answer: Sun Communities will offer day passes for locals for pools and sports courts.

What are the guarantees for these questions? Answer: These will be on the plat. Ken Hansen discussed the large vehicle parking. The group has reviewed the large vehicle parking area in revised plans. They will have regulations. Guests will have a 40’ X 70’ lot. Ken also asked if they have planned to work with Paradise Parkway plans. They are willing to meet with anyone or a committee.

Question: Will razors be allowed in the park? Answer: No, they are looking more towards golf carts. Would the guests have to trailer up to the parking area up Hodges Canyon or the Forest? Answer: Yes.  Mayor Mike said that Paradise Parkway needs to be fully built out instead of just the parts adjoining Sun Community.

Will funding be available in the next 12 months for Paradise Parkway? Mayor Mike said yes. The grants are being worked on. If the City goes ahead with the rezone then the City is giving up 300 feet by 800 feet of Commercial Property plans along SR 30. Pat reminded the Resort that they need to be very aware of employee housing as it is a major problem.

Question: Will you sell any park models? Especially for winter use? Not in the foreseeable future. Mike asked it there could be a rental for the season. The resort said yes. Motion by Martel to deny the PUD. Motion died due to lack of a second. Ken made the motion to accept the PUD overlay and approve the conceptual plan. Pat seconded the motion. Motion passed.

5.

a. Preliminary approval for Phase 5 Waterdance. Rezoned as a PUD so no commercial on 3^rd West. Motion approved.

b. Request for approval on final plat of Phase 7 of the PUD-Water’s Edge Resort at 35 E. 150 S. Storm water situation has been approved. All Units are ADA accessible. Elevators, showers, and doorways are accessible. Question asked how many employees are planned to support the resort? Future Planning for housing. Time frame build out for Hotel & amenities 18 months. Spring of 2024. Some employees are at the Lodge. Motion passed to approve the final plat of Phase 7 at Water’s Edge.

6.

a. Request for final approval for Phase 2 at the Villages, Kent Fisher. Reviewed the length of the driveways are 27.5 feet. Changed the locations of the dumpsters. Planned for extra parking spaces. The roads will be 26 feet. The water shares will be turned over to the City. Need CC&R’s for phase 2. They have been recorded. According to the City Lawyer they need a current title search. The property was originally owned by Spiers. Lot owners are current in their taxes. The homes allow for Short Term Rentals. There is a County Road from the Pickleville Store to Kimball Road. Motion to approve Light House phase 2.

7. Public Comments: Several comments about the Council not doing things in order or according to the law. They were referred to the city lawyer.

8. 12 Short Term Rentals a-L approved.

9.

a. Ord. 22-04 Change from 9 foot to 10’ by 24’ and parallel parking from    to. Approved.

b. Ord. 22-05 Change STR Parking Requirements 10’ by ?

c. Ord. 22-06 adding Items to final plat by adding addresses to the mylar. Make an addendum on the side. Our code said that we had to have it on the mylar. This was confusing and the group will check it out with the County.

d. Ord. 22-09 Changing Commercial set-backs. 5’ to allow foot travel on the sides if not it should be 20’. Burger Barn wants 0’ set-backs. He is doing an awning where people can order. Blue Water Clothing was allowed to do this. Back to the P & Z for reconsideration.

10. Board member appt.

11. Public Entity Resolution-new account signatures for new council members according to the state law.

12. Miscellaneous: The Schedule for water usage is inequitable and arbitrary. Ken said that he would like to see it done in a fair way.  Residential use is 4.5 outdoor use is using ¼ of your lot and some use zero scape. Put the discussion on the future plans. Bring in a water share per lot or the equivalent and an impact fee. A water share is $12,500. You don’t have to bring in a water share for every home, but several homes may come per share. Swan Creek has 11,000 feet of water. Question:  can you share your water share with any place? Garden City has an agreement with Swan Creek for their water storage. Canal information is a little different. They have to transfer at point of diversion of the canals.

Martell wanted to talk about STR with an idea for Affordable Housing. Much discussion was held about this. The City talked about whose responsibility is this. Is it government or people with property? Could there be a fee on STR that the government could purchase the property and it would then be purchased by the homeowner?

Discussion about a road next to the Pickleville Store. Dustin Hansen owns the store. He wants to build employee housing. Or are there other possibilities?

 

Garden City Fire District Public Hearing and Board meeting held February 8, 2022

 

Garden City Fire District Public Hearing and Board meeting,  February 8, 2022

Leonard O’Reilly, Reporter

Randall Knight presided - All board members present

Six citizens were in attendance and a good discussion was had concerning the proposed new impact fee that is to be charged on developments of mobile home and RV parks. Chairman Knight explained that it doesn’t affect existing units but is only for future developments. And, that it is a one-time charge, not a monthly fee.  All of the board members participated and after a lively discussion, the guests all left and the board addressed the other items on the agenda with further talk on the wording of the impact fees.

Further updates to the employee handbook and procedure manuals were considered and voted on.

The responses for the month were:

1 - Structure Fire

3 - Carbon Monoxide Call

10 - Medical Calls

23 - Inspections

Rich County School District is hiring for a para-professional Classroom Aide

 January 31, 2022

Rich County School District is accepting applications for the following position:

Para-professional Classroom Aide at NRE   7 hours per day

Applicants must be willing to submit to a background check.

Interested individuals must be 18 years old, be a high school graduate or equivalent, have the ability to communicate effectively and help others, have a valid Drivers License, and be willing and able to transport school age children in a district-owned vehicle. Must also be able to lift 50 pounds. Applicants should have the ability to work with children, perform routine record keeping functions, and establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, teachers, students, and the public.

Application can be found online at www.richschool.org, employment

Send application to: Rich Middle School

Principal Kip Motta

P O Box 129

Laketown, UT 84038

Phone: 435-946-3359

Fax: 435-946-3366

Email to: kmotta@richschool.org

CLOSING DATE: This position will remain open and applications accepted until a qualified candidate is hired.

P. O. Box 67, Randolph, Utah 84064,  Phone 435-793-2135,  Fax 435-793-2136

Burke A. Christensen Legacy Scholarship

I am extremely proud to announce that the Eastern Kentucky University Risk Management & Insurance (EKU/RMI) academic program of which I was a faculty member and Director for awhile has just been recognized as one of the best in the United States and #1 in some categories. While this recognition has come since I retired, I hope it did not come because I retired.

At my retirement, the Burke A. Christensen Legacy Scholarship was created to help students in the RMI program - especially those who come from families with limited resources and are the first member of their family to go beyond high school. It is my hope (and my wife's) that I will survive all these runs so that the scholarship does not become the Burke Christensen Memorial Scholarship.