Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Laketown Public Hearing
Public Hearing
January 7, 2026
7:00 PM
Notice is hereby given that the Laketown
Town Council will hold two Public Hearings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at
7:00 PM in the Laketown Office located at 10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah
First Public Hearing
The Laketown Town Council will hold a public
hearing to consider a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the drilling of
new culinary water wells on properties where public culinary water service is
available. The purpose of the proposed
ordinance is to protect the aquifer that supplies Laketown’s public water
system by limiting additional private withdrawals
Under the proposed ordinance, when public culinary
water service is available to property, new residences would be required to
connect to the Laketown culinary water system rather than develop a new private
culinary well.
The public hearing will also include discussion of
costs associated with connecting new homes to the Laketown culinary water
system, including applicable impact fees, connection fees, and any fees in lieu
of dedicating a water share or water right.
Following the first public
hearing a second public hearing will be held
Second Public Hearing
The Laketown
Town Council will hold a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the
Town’s minor Subdivision Ordinance. The
proposed changes clarify when a small subdivision may be approved without
recording a formal subdivision plat, while still requiring compliance with the
Town’s subdivision review process
The amendments establish specific eligibility criteria for minor
subdivisions, including limits on parcel size and number of lots, restriction
to single-family residential use, and requirements that parcels do not conflict
with planned public streets or utilities. The proposed ordinance also clarifies
application requirements, including a mandatory pre-application meeting,
utility approvals, zoning compliance, and timelines for determining whether an
application is complete.
The intent of the amendments is to provide a clearer and more
efficient approval process for small subdivisions while maintaining protections
for infrastructure planning, water and sewer services, and land-use standards.
The public
is invited to attend and may give written or oral comments during the public
hearings. All public hearing items will
be discussed and/or approved during the Laketown Town Council meeting following
the public hearing.
On Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM 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 23rd Day
of December 2025 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, on
Monday through Wednesday at least three working days prior to the public
hearing. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 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, Clerk
Monday, December 29, 2025
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Obituary-Roy Dean Smith
Roy Dean Smith was born the youngest of four in Jerome, Idaho on December 30, 1955. Roy grew up in Moore, Idaho with his 2 brothers, 1 sister and widowed mother (his father died when he was 2 years old).
He graduated high school from Butte High School in Arco, Idaho in 1974 where ran track and competed in the hurdle races. He earned his Eagle Scout.
Roy served a mission in Atlanta, Georgia (1976-1978). He attended Rick’s College (BYU Idaho) where he earned an Associates Degree. While at Rick’s, he met his future wife Kim Hoffman and they married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 3, 1978.
They lived in Moore, Idaho for a year and then moved to Randolph, Utah where they raised their family (Ben, Tyler, and Torey). Roy worked for Rocky Mountain Power for 42 years. He completed an apprenticeship as an electrician and then continued his education to learn how to build/connect meters. He took a promotion in 2010 to Cedar City, Utah where he resided for the next 15 years with his wife, Kim.
He served the Lord with his heart for seven years in the St. George and Cedar City Temples. He built the electrical meter for the Cedar City Temple when it was constructed. He held callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a primary teacher and Elder’s Quorum teacher. He served as a scout master and worked tirelessly with his sons on their Eagle Scouts and Order of the Arrow, taking them to Philmont, New Mexico. They went on many campouts and hikes including multiple 50 mile hikes.
Roy loved Disneyland trips and family gatherings, and family reunions in Idaho. He enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren participate in sports.
Roy passed away peacefully in his home on December 26, 2025. Roy Dean Smith was preceded in death by his father Earl Kenneth Smith and his mother Rea Jean Hardy. He is survived by his wife, Kim Hoffman Smith, his children: Ben, Tyler (Sara), Torey (Brady) and his nine grandchildren: Grant, Greta, Gavin, Gemma, Bradan, Gayle, Nathan, Ian, and Brennan. He is also survived by his three older siblings Brian (Patty), Stan (Cindy), and Leah (Tom).
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