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Monday, June 29, 2026
Celebrate the 4th of July in Garden City with Starship
Garden City July 4th & Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas
July 4 @ 4:00 pm-11:00 pm
Garden City invites you to come experience a great 4th of July weekend with fireworks at Heritage Park with a concert by Starship featuring Mickey Thomas!
Bring your blanket and chairs and enjoy live music. Enjoy food trucks and family activities. Free Entry!
Family Activities start at 4pm. Concert begins at 7:00pm. Fireworks begin at 10pm.
GARDEN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
GARDEN CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE & AGENDA
The Garden City Planning Commission will hold a Public
Hearing on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Garden City
Lakeview Building, located at 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Building C.
AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Discussion - Commercial
Condominium Subdivision/Amended Subdivision, Preliminary – Clear Water
Commercial/Lakeshore Land Subdivision
The proposed subdivision is
to split the 4 existing buildings into 11 units. This will change from one tax
ID to nine tax IDs.
Location:70 N 395 W – Parcel #41-20-020-0002
Applicant: Matt Larsen
3. Discussion - Conditional Use Permit – Pickleville
Storage
The
applicant is proposing a boat and recreational vehicle (RV) storage facility.
The proposed facility will be approximately 60 feet by 300 feet in size.
Location: Parcel #36-04-000-0063
Applicant: Nick Wilcox
4. Discussion - Rezone –
Phelps/Tippitts
The applicant is proposing to
rezone the property from Recreational Residential to Highway Commercial.
Location: 665 S Bear Lake Blvd
Applicant: Kim Tippetts/Phelps
5. Discussion - Preliminary
Subdivision Phase 2 – Sweetwater Resort
The applicant is proposing a
subdivision with 64 single-family lots on approximately 20 acres. Phase 2 of
the Sweetwater Townhomes subdivision.
Location: Parcel #36-04-000-0055
Applicant: Tyson Lund, Bear Lake Towns, LLC
3. Ordinance Discussion
a. Ordinance #26-19 – An ordinance updating the lodging house definition
b.
Ordinance #26-20 – An ordinance
updating the C3 Zone conditional uses
4. Adjournment
The public is invited to
attend the meeting, listen by phone, or give written comments. The
conference phone number is #1-866-347-5097.
There is a 2-minute limit
on those commenting during the meeting.
In compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations
(including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting
should notify the Garden City Office at (435) 946-2901 on Mondays through
Fridays, at least 3 working days before the meeting. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Posted this 18th day of June 2026.
Laketown Town Council Agenda
July 1, 2026 6:00 PM Notice is hereby given that the Laketown Town Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 PM on Wednesday July 1, 2026. The Town Council meeting will be held 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 6. BUDGET REVIEW 7. APPROVAL OF BILLS 8. CURRENT TOWN ISSUES/UPDATES - Town Council 9. ACTIVITY COMMITTEE - Heidi Hodges 10. UPDATES FROM CLERK'S OFFICE (Lisa) The Town Council will not begin discussion on the following agenda items before 6:30 PM 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 - Chairman Duane Robinson a. Lorna Wahlstrom Building Permit Clearance Form - house reroof 13. ITEMS OF BUSINESS a. Fire Restrictions/Statewide fireworks band and potential vote on fireworks within city limits b. Discussion and vote on Ordinance 2026-04 The purpose of this ordinance is to establish a fee in lieu of dedication of required water shares and/or water rights c. Discussion on 1/2 acre and 1 acre building lots d. Discussion on water source protection e. Discussion on assigning council members' responsibilities 14. COUNCIL BUSINESS: a. Water Updates - Burdette Weston b. Roads & Streets Updates - Kirsten Gash c. Park & Recreation Updates - Denise Johnson - Update on Pavillion Remodel d. Rodeo & Arena Updates - Kris Hodges - Raspberry Days Rodeo Planning 15. MAYOR'S REPORT: a. Bear Lake Regional Commission Report b. Finalize plans for the Laketown Community 250th Celebration 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 June 29, 2026, at 2:00 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 Laketown.utah.gov. 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 29st Day of June 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
Utah State Forester's Order Issuing a Statewide Fireworks
Utah State Forester's Order Issuing a Statewide Fireworks Ban. Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, coupled with Governor Cox's Executive
Order 2026-04 declaring a state of emergency in the State of Utah due to the imminent threat
of a fire disaster caused by the July fireworks season, and in consultation with the Governor's
Office and the Department of Public Safety, the State Forester has determined additional
measures must be taken to prevent the ignition of forest and rangeland fires.
Findings
Pursuant to Utah Code § 65A-8-212, the State Forester finds the following:
1. The State of Utah is in an unprecedented drought presenting "extreme" and/or
"extremely hazardous conditions" under the National Fire Danger Rating System;
2. Under these extreme conditions, there is an unusually high risk of devastating fires
resulting from the discharge of fireworks;
3. For the purposes of this Order, the "fireworks" subject to the statewide ban are all
fireworks falling within the definition of "Division 1.4G common state approved explosive(s)".
See Executive Order 2026-04; Utah Code § 53-7-225(3); Utah Code § 53-7-202(5).
4. These existing or historical hazardous environmental conditions necessitate controlled
use of any ignition source, including fireworks;
5. Based on the extreme fire danger posed statewide, the discharge of fireworks
anywhere in the State of Utah, including within municipal boundaries, creates a significant
and material risk of a fire disaster;
6. Utah Code § 15A-5-202.5(1)(b) authorizes the State Forester to prohibit fireworks on
state land and private unincorporated lands in areas that are: (a) mountainous,
brush-covered, forest-covered, or dry grass-covered areas; (b) within 200 feet of waterways,
trails, canyons, washes, ravines, or similar areas; (c) in the wildland urban interface area; and
(d) in a limited areas outside these hazardous areas to facilitate a readily identifiable closed
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7. Utah Code § 65A-8-212(1)(a) authorizes the State Forester to prohibit fireworks on
broader areas beyond what is specified in Utah Code § 15A-5-202.5 when it is determined
"extremely hazardous" conditions exist;
8. Pursuant to Utah Code § 65A-8-212(5), the only non-federal limitation on a geographic
area where a statewide fireworks ban is cannot be imposed within the "municipal boundaries
of a city or town";
9. Utah Code § 53-2a-209(4) authorizes the governor to suspend the enforcement of a
statute during a state of emergency if the statute is directly related to the emergency and
suspension is necessary to address the state of emergency; and
10. Executive Order 2026-04 temporarily suspends the operative effect of Utah Code §
65A-8-212(5) and, within the duration of Executive Order 2026-04, the State Forester is
authorized to prohibit the discharge of fireworks within municipal boundaries.
Order
Based on the aforementioned findings, the State Forester issues the following Order:
1. As a result of the unprecedented drought that is worsening under current conditions, I
determine all areas within the State of Utah qualify as "extremely hazardous conditions"
under the National Fire Danger Rating System requiring restrictions and/or limitations on
certain human activities.
2. For the duration specified in this Order, in addition to the closures or prohibitions
specified within Utah Code § 65A-8-212, and subject to the exceptions specified herein, the
discharge of fireworks is banned throughout the State of Utah, including within the municipal
boundaries of Utah cities and towns.
3. The duration of this statewide fireworks discharge ban shall be from July 2, 2026
through July 5, 2026.
4. The only exceptions to this statewide fireworks discharge ban are for municipalities
designating "municipally designated areas" within a municipal boundary that are selected for
the discharge of fireworks and that comply with each of the following conditions:
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a. "Municipally designated areas" shall be areas jointly identified for the
discharging of fireworks by a municipality's mayor and fire chief. In any circumstance where
the mayor is unavailable, or there are questions or concerns regarding compliance with this
Order based on the governing structure of a particular political subdivision, the municipality
may consult the provisions within Utah's Disaster and Recovery Act for guidance. Utah Code
§§ 53-2a-203 et seq.
b. Each municipality wishing to create a "municipally designated area" shall
notify the State Forester, in writing, of those intentions and provide a map or coordinates
depicting the exact area within the "municipally designated area".
Written notification may
include an executive order, letter, or equivalent.
Written notification may include, in addition
to the location of the "municipally designated area," the specific fireworks period to be
allowed if divergent from the Independence Day fireworks period. Written notification and
any associated map(s) shall be submitted through the State Forester's designated
communication channel.
C. The deadline for a municipality to notify the State Forester of a "municipally
designated area" shall be the close of business (5:00 p.m. MDT) on June 30, 2026.
d. If a municipality complies with each of the conditions listed above, then this
Order prohibiting fireworks is lifted for the area within the "municipally designated area".
5. In addition to municipalities promptly and properly designating "municipally
designated areas," firework displays and related performances licensed by the Utah State Fire
Marshall Division and permitted by a Utah municipality, county, or fire district are excepted
from this Order.
6. All laws, statutes, regulations, restrictions, or ordinances not in conflict with this Order
remain in full force and effect.
Effective Date: June 26, 2026
Jamie Barnes, State he Forester Baphes
NOTICE OF 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION-Get out and VOTE! YOU STIll Have the REST of The DAY
The 2026 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. All active, registered voters within the Republican Party who have not opted out of receiving a mail-in ballot will receive a ballot by mail after June 2, 2026. All ballots must be received by 8 PM on Election Day, June 23rd.
24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Locations (open until 8 PM on June 23rd): •
69 N Paradise Parkway, Bldg B, Garden City • 10 N 200 E,
Laketown • 20 S Main St,
Randolph • 195 S Main St,
Woodruff *
All locations are ADA Accessible Early Voting Center (June 9th - June 22nd) • ADA Accessible
• Available In-Person Voting • Open Mon-Fri 9 AM to 5 PM • Rich County Clerk’s Office: 20 S Main St, Randolph
Election Day Voting (June 23rd) • ADA Accessible • Available In-Person Voting • Both Locations Open 7 AM to 8 PM Rich County Clerk’s Office 20 S Main St, Randolph Voter Registration Deadline
Garden City Town Office 69 N Paradise Parkway, Bldg. B, Garden City Online or by mail: October 12th by 5:00 PM.
You can also register in person during early voting or on Election Day.
You must meet certain requirements to register to vote in Utah.
You must be: • A US Citizen; • A resident of Utah for at least 30 days before the election; • 18 years old on or before the day of the general election on November 3rd; •
Not currently serving a jail or prison sentence for a felony conviction
*If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can pre-register to vote. If you pre-register, you will automatically be registered to vote when you turn 18 years old. Dated this 18th day of May, 2026. Anneliesa Peart Rich County Clerk
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