Laketown Planning & Zoning

August 26, 2026   7:00 PM  

10 N. 200 E., Laketown, UT 84038

       Welcome

1.	Pledge of Allegiance
2.	Minutes
3.	Crossroads Café Teardown for nightly rental
4.	Zoning Map Revision
5.	Report from City Council
6.	Other
7.	Around the Room

Cisco Sonar

 

Box ElderBugs

One of my true nemeses, the Box Elder bugs are here since they never left this summer. They are commonly known by entomologists as "scentless plant bugs" which is a misnomer because the can release a pungent odor to repel predators.  They are around all the time feeding on plant leaves but are not seen in large numbers until fall when the adults start to seek out areas to overwinter.  They are also known (Bobbie Coary will love this) as "Democrat bugs" because they show up in October near the elections.  They came out for the primaries this year.  I have never seen so many in the past 52 years.   They love to suck the fluid of the seeds of Box Elder trees and other member of the Acer family which include maples and there are plenty of where I live in Bridgerland.  They can fly up to two blocks so forget about cutting down trees to minimize their numbers.  This fall I noticed huge concentrations feeding on the seed pods of my lilac bushes.  I promptly sprayed them with Permethrin which kills them immediately and is safe to use around everything else.  I then sprayed around the house foundation and under the vinyl siding which seems to be a preferred wintering site.  They love warm south facing buildings.  Their numbers are highest after hot, dry summers and frost-free fall which means to me that the prettier the leaves the more Box Elder bugs. Unfortunately, the lack of a cold winter has allowed their numbers to increase beyond belief.   Now, even though it's hot, they're out by the thousands landing on you and being in the house, car and everywhere else. Not sure what it will be like when we finally get a cold snap and they must find a place to go.  I would love to tell you that my pesticide treatment (for the chemophobes use a vacuum) solved the problem but it didn't. They continued to arrive.  Now I can deal with them outside, but when I pour a cup of coffee in the morning and find one swimming in the cup my mood changes.  Not much we can do but tolerate and cuss them and hope for cold weather which I really don't want to do. The ones lucky enough to find a crack to stay in will survive and the others will perish.       

 Bryce   

Town of Randolph

 

Town of Randolph

Planning & Zoning Agenda

September 2, 2026 @ 7:00 PM

 

 

Russell Thomson – Shed

Fun Activities at the South Shore Barn (some charges)

 

Bear Lake State Park

 Mostly Sunny

Low Temp:47° F

High Temp:86° F

Water Level:5912.75′

 Water Temp

71.2° F

Come have a little ball fun at the Fields on Paradise Parkway

 

Rich Rebel Football vs Milford (credits to Deseret News) Aug. 21

 Rich (2-0) dominated Milford (1-1) in a decisive 65-19 victory in their rematch of the 1A 8-player state championship game. Rich's explosive second half was marked by 27 points in the third quarter alone. Wilkes Weston led Rich with four touchdowns, including runs of 34 and 59 yards, and connected with Wyatt O'Mealy for a 4-yard touchdown pass. Jasper Johnson contributed with a 74-yard fumble recovery in the first quarter and a 38-yard run in the fourth. Milford struggled to keep pace as Rich's defense held the Tigers scoreless in the final quarter.

• Rich — (8:03 1Q) Jasper Johnson, 74-yard fumble recovery (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
• Milford — (2:04 1Q) Haze Marshall, 5-yard pass from Braxton Hansen (kick from Maddix Alger)
• Rich — (0:57 1Q) Brayden Stokes, 76-yard run (kick failed)
• Milford — (3:21 2Q) Braxton Hansen, 1-yard run (kick failed)
• Rich — (2:38 2Q) Wilkes Weston, 54-yard run (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
• Rich — (10:36 3Q) Brady Cornia, 70-yard run (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
• Rich — (10:13 3Q) Wilkes Weston, 34-yard run (kick failed)
• Rich — (7:48 3Q) Wilkes Weston, 59-yard run (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
• Rich — (4:40 3Q) Wyatt O'Mealy, 4-yard pass from Wilkes Weston (kick from Paxton Nicolodemos)
• Milford — (1:54 3Q) Braxton Hansen, 1-yard run (run failed)
• Rich — (10:14 4Q) Paxton Nicolodemos, pass from Wilkes Weston (kick failed)
• Rich — (9:43 4Q) Brayden Stokes, 15-yard run (kick failed)
• Rich — (6:44 4Q) Jasper Johnson, 38-yard run

Rich Rebel Sports Broadcast @ Iron Peak Media

 

RICH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  RICH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION
DISTRICT OFFICE
TUESDAY, AUG. 25, 2026
6:00 P.M.
Join Zoom Meeting:

https://richschool-org.zoom.us/j/86336076059?pwd=xNCCH4cEPSxEMb0iUa03cbJ1RP1NU6.1

Meeting ID: 863 3607 6059
Passcode: 332007


	REQUEST TO SPEAK
			RHS students that qualified for High School National Rodeo
			
	CONSENT ITEMS
			Minutes
			Expenditures

	ACTION ITEMS
			Ratify the updated USBE Policy Manual
			Policy FGAB/Cell Phone Policy Updated (Adopt)
			Approve Fall Sports Schedules
			Ratify Fee Schedule with Updates from E-Sports
			E-Sports recommend being on Lane D.  Also need to open the position
			Staffing - New Laketown lunch workers & new special education staff
	INFORMATION ITEMS		
			Policy Training -10 minutes -Brian	
			Literacy Initiative
			Summer Projects
			Safety Update
			Iron Peak Media - How can RSD use this to promote our school programs
			USBA
			Bridgerland
			USBA
			UHSAA
	*May require closed session

Rich County LEPC Agenda & Notice Location (Get informed-be involved)

 Rich County LEPC Agenda & Notice Location: Garden City Fire Station & North Rich EOC Small Training Room 145 W Logan Rd, Garden City UT 

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 4pm 4:00 

Welcome and Introductions

 4:05 TRT Grant Opportunity Discussion 

4:25 Bear Lake Special Service District- Power Shut Off Discussion

 4:45 MCI Training Discussion- Joey Stocking 

5:00 Nominations/Elections of new Chair and Vice Chair of LEPC 

5:15 Member Reports 

5:30 Adjourn 

Rich County LEPC Travis Hobbs, Chair Jon Carver, Vice Chair Joey Stocking, Emergency Manage

Garden City Town Council

 

The Garden City Town Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 13th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Garden City Office, located at 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Building C.

 AGENDA

1.	Roll Call
2.	Approval of Minutes
a.	Approval of minutes of the regular Town Council Meeting, July 9th, 2026.
3.	Public Comments - 2-minute limit
4.	Business License Discussion/Approval
a.	Kensington Fresh Bear Lake, LLC dba Magleby's Fresh 88 S Bear Lake Blvd. David Doty
5.	Subdivision Discussion/Approval
a.	Osprey Heights PUD, Phase 1, requests preliminary approval parcel #41-28-000-0126, 41-29-000-0037, 41-29-000-0025, and 41-29-000-0053. Changes from previously approved plat: widen the entrance and add 4 lots at the beginning of Osprey Heights, Blvd. Norm Mecham.
6.	Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m.
a.	Ordinance #26-21, An Ordinance Amending Business License Renewals
7.	Ordinance Discussion/Approval
a.	Ordinance #26-21, An Ordinance Amending Business License Renewals
8.	Council Member Reports
9.	Miscellaneous Discussion/Approval
a.	Ordinance #26-22, An Ordinance Amending Exceptions to Height Limitations - DISCUSSION ONLY
b.	Short-term Rental sign discussion (see GC Code 11C-600)
c.	Selling city property discussion
d.	Gas station discussion
10.	Payment Vouchers
11.	Adjournment

	NOTE: 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 Town Office at 435-946-2901 during the office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 69 N Paradise Parkway, Bldg. B, Garden City, UT 84028 at least three days prior to the hearing. Individuals with speech and/or hearing impairments may call Relay Utah by dialing 711. Spanish Relay Utah: 1.888.346.3162.

Bear Lake State Park

 Slight Chance T-storms

Low Temp:43° F

High Temp:83° F

Water Level:5912.95′

More Conditions Information

Live Water Temperature  71.3

71.1° F

Splash Back by John Holman

 

A Little Rain...and a REALLY Big El Niño? August 15, 2026

This Splashback will be a bit longer than usual. I've uncovered some interesting material...so bear with me please. July finally brought some precipitation back to the Upper Bear Basin after an exceptionally dry late spring and early summer. The rain was welcome, but it was not enough to erase the moisture deficit that developed after the snowpack disappeared unusually early this year. The Upper Bear Basin received approximately 1.7 inches of precipitation during July, about 200% of normal for the month. That was a clear improvement over June, when the Basin received only about 0.6 inches, roughly 43% of normal. By August 1, water-year precipitation had improved to approximately 97% of the 1991–2020 median, compared with about 90% at the beginning of July.

Precipitation Upper Bear Basin The graph below shows the YTD precipitation of the Upper Bear Basin. Although we are at 97% of median we had a very dry June 2026.

So July appears to have stopped the deterioration rather than reversed it. The additional moisture moved the Basin somewhat closer to normal for the water year, but we still entered August with a cumulative precipitation deficit. The timing of the rain is also important. Our mountain snowpack melted away roughly a month earlier than normal this year. July rain helps soil moisture, vegetation and may temporarily reduce irrigation demand, but it cannot replace the slow release of water from a mountain snowpack that normally supports Bear River flows into late spring and early summer. As I reported last month, despite reasonably good total precipitation earlier in the water year, the very dry April-through-June period combined with the early snowmelt left streamflows throughout the Upper Bear Basin very low.

Bear Lake Continues to Fall Bear Lake continued its summer decline during July. The lake was approximately 5914.76 ft on July 1 and [5913.4 ft on August 1, a decline of about 16 inches during the month. The lake began falling in mid-May as snowmelt runoff ended and water was released for downstream irrigation. By July, inflow from the Bear River into Bear Lake was essentially zero. Last month's Splashback reported a lake elevation of 5914.38 ft on July 10. A July decline of roughly 16 inches is large but not out of the ordinary the past 4-5 years. The rate of decline should begin to slow as we move toward the end of the irrigation season, but where the lake bottoms out this fall will determine how much stored water we carry into the next water year.