Letter to the Editor: In Support of SB49
Last week I read an opinion column in the Deseret News opposing Senate Bill 49, which seeks to expand state incentives to attract film productions to Utah. Oddly enough, as an elected Commissioner…
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San Juan County heads toward potential electoral redistricting: Decades of legal trouble complicate process
“I don’t support the whole concept. I’m not going to be a part of it,” said San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams. Adams, the commission’s lone Republican, voted against a resolution to hire…
San Juan Commission examines redistricting issue
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, the San Juan County Commission voted to approve a resolution that will hire William Cooper, an attorney who previously testified in the Navajo Nation’s redistricting lawsuit against…
Spanish Valley zoning map controversy continues with public hearing – San Juan County Commission Meeting Aug. 18
The San Juan County Commission met virtually for their regular biweekly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Chairman Kenneth Maryboy was absent, tending to his family in the Navajo Nation; Vice-Chairman Willie Greyeyes and…
San Juan County Commission Feb. 18, 2020 Vote Tally
Approving the Bluff Interlocal Agreement Item tabled, with instruction to staff to research other options. Approving TB Prevention and Control Agreement Item passed. Ordinance adopting the rules, procedures, and bylaws for the San…
Challenge to San Juan’s Spanish Valley zoning plans falls short
An attempt to put a set of ordinances passed by the San Juan County Commission onto the ballot has failed after the county-wide referendum effort did not collect the required number of signatures….
BLM moves ahead on Bears Ears, ignoring ongoing lawsuits
Despite ongoing litigation, the Bureau of Land Management has released management plans for the two units of the Bears Ears National Monument, along with plans for each unit of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National…
Spanish Valley health clinic gets funds, despite legal challenge
Funding for a new medical clinic in Spanish Valley was approved unanimously by a state board last week with no comment, despite weeks of legal challenges and contentious discussions about whether the clinic…
Risk or reward? San Juan Commission disagrees on public lands development
Simmering tensions were apparent at a San Juan County Commission work meeting on Feb. 3, as commissioners spoke with San Juan County Public Lands Planning Department official Nick Sandberg. Sandberg reported that the…
Unhealthy competition? Moab Regional Hospital calls for a slowdown on proposed Spanish Valley Clinic
Moab Regional Hospital representatives asked the Grand County Council on Jan. 21 to support their opposition to awarding a state-level grant and loan to the San Juan Health Services District for a clinic…