[{"_1":2,"_105":-5,"_106":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,85,95],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":59,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":65,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6602754,"mediaKeyId","3045313-2025785afc366dedb4a4b8b771adbf9a","parentId",3045313,"title","Antimony officials seek county help on fire station, grants and road issues as commissioners debate ‘Trump Highway’ idea","audioSeconds",268,"startMs",2214000,"endMs",2482000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045313-2025785afc366dedb4a4b8b771adbf9a&start=2214&end=2482","thumbnailUrl","https://d352y6ypj4mjo3.cloudfront.net/AudioPlaceholder.png","articleUrl","/articles/6602754/Utah/Antimony-officials-seek-county-help-on-fire-station-grants-and-road-issues-as-commissioners-debate-Trump-Highway-idea","mediaUrl","author","Garfield County Commission","date","2025-04-14T10:00:00Z","article","Mayor and other representatives from Antimony met with the Garfield County Commission to request assistance on several local concerns, including the need for more space at the town's fire station, help pursuing federal grant funding for apparatus, and questions about road maintenance and a proposed commemorative roadway name.

Antimony officials said their fire station lacks adequate bay space for a longer engine recently assigned to the district and asked whether the county could help with funding or technical assistance. Commissioners suggested pursuing federal grant funding now open through the congressional office; county staff said matching funds could come from local fire-recapture or fire-rec funds if needed and encouraged the town to bring cost estimates and a formal request to the county fire board.

Town leaders also raised road and addressing issues, discussed municipal staff turnover (the town clerk will stay on for another month or two), and asked about a proposal to erect a roadside sign or obtain state highway status for the connecting route. A county official explained that the road was transferred to Garfield County in 1969 and that returning it to state maintenance would require bringing the road up to state specifications; the county referenced a figure of roughly $20 million to rebuild the road to state standards, which would make a state takeover unlikely absent major funding. Commissioners said communities wanting state designation must pursue it and that a special election to ask voters about naming or other municipal measures could be costly (a ballpark figure of about $15,000 for a special election was discussed in a different part of the meeting).

Antimony officials also asked about burning green waste and landfill operations; commissioners advised working directly with state regulators on burn permits and noted that rules depend on the permit type. No county appropriation or formal commitment to change road status was made during the meeting.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","April 14, 2025 Commission Meeting - 04142025","oneSentenceSummary","Officials from the town of Antimony met with Garfield County commissioners to request help on a cramped fire station, explore federal grant funding for equipment, and discuss long-standing questions about upgrading a county road to state highway status — topics that touched on a proposal to name a route \u001ctrump\u001d and local election logistics.","taxTitle","Garfield County Commission, Garfield County Boards and Commissions, Garfield County, Utah","taxId",67555,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602759,"Commissioners discuss Promise Rock development and Tropic Reservoir drainage; state lawmaker to hold interim hearing",225,1019000,1244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045313-2025785afc366dedb4a4b8b771adbf9a&start=1019&end=1244","/articles/6602759/Utah/Commissioners-discuss-Promise-Rock-development-and-Tropic-Reservoir-drainage-state-lawmaker-to-hold-interim-hearing","Commissioners received extended board reports on land-use and water issues, including citizen opposition to the proposed Promise Rock development and concern over actions at Tropic Reservoir that local officials described as draining water below downstream users.

A county commissioner said state Representative Carl Albrecht, who the commissioner described as an advocate for rural Utah despite not representing the county's district, will put the Promise Rock matter on an interim natural-resources committee agenda. The commissioner said Albrecht has asked SITLA officials, including Warren Peterson, to participate and that Albrecht may pursue legislation this interim to protect historical sites like Promise Rock; the commissioner said the bill could move this summer or fall. The county report did not provide text of any bill or confirm sponsors in both legislative chambers.

On Tropic Reservoir, the commissioner said the state engineer had directed the reservoir be drained before reopening a pipe, and that local irrigators and residents are upset at what they described as water being released with insufficient downstream flow. The commissioner said the state engineer agreed to tour the affected reach with local officials and that Representative Albrecht planned to invite the relevant state staff to an interim committee hearing to question their actions. Commissioners described the situation as unresolved and pledged further scrutiny by local and state representatives.

The commissioner also discussed grazing-allotment and water-development matters tied to the federal Grazing Improvement Program and said local ranchers should apply for water-development funding; he noted that those projects typically require collaboration with the Forest Service or BLM to complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) steps. No binding county action or appropriation on Promise Rock or Tropic Reservoir was taken at the meeting.","Commissioners heard updates on community opposition to the proposed Promise Rock development, local leaders' efforts to involve the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA), and mounting concerns about Tropic Reservoir drainage after a state engineer directive.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602763,"Commission adopts resolution recognizing Garfield County as an America250 community",392,3260000,3652000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045313-2025785afc366dedb4a4b8b771adbf9a&start=3260&end=3652","/articles/6602763/Utah/Commission-adopts-resolution-recognizing-Garfield-County-as-an-America250-community","Garfield County commissioners voted to adopt Resolution 2025-2, formally recognizing a Garfield County America250 community committee and authorizing county partnership with the state America250 Utah commission.

The resolution directs county staff to support a local committee that will plan events and signage tied to the United States' 250th anniversary and to apply for state grant funding. Commissioners said they expect the committee to coordinate banners and events across county municipalities and to seek state matching or grant funds for promotional materials and tourism-related programming.

The motion to adopt the resolution was moved and seconded; the board voted \"aye\" and the chair signed the document during the meeting. Commissioners noted the state has detailed rules governing use of the America250 logo and that local volunteers had already begun to organize. The county indicated it will publish the signed resolution and forward it to the state to unlock eligibility for available grants.","Garfield County commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-2 recognizing a local America250 committee and authorizing partnership with the state's America250 Utah program to pursue grant funding and events for the nation's 250th anniversary.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6602768,"Commission ratifies action to add one school resource officer amid statewide mandate, cites budget shortfall",93,311000,404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3045313-2025785afc366dedb4a4b8b771adbf9a&start=311&end=404","/articles/6602768/Utah/Commission-ratifies-action-to-add-one-school-resource-officer-amid-statewide-mandate-cites-budget-shortfall","Garfield County commissioners on the record ratified a decision to pursue hiring one school resource officer after the sheriff described changes in Utah law that he said now mandate school resource officers and expand SRO duties.

The sheriff told the commission the new Utah law requires school safety provisions that could, because of Garfield County's dispersed schools, have required seven to nine officers and cost \"a million plus dollars,\" a sum he said the county cannot absorb given that roughly 87% of local property taxes go to the school district. Commissioners moved and seconded a motion to pursue hiring an extra FTE in the sheriff's public-safety division; the motion passed with the board voting \"aye.\"

County leaders said the sheriff requested only one SRO be funded by the county for now and that the officer would have authority to train potential guardians at schools under the new law rather than placing an SRO in every school. The commission also said it plans to invite Garfield County School District officials to the next commission meeting to record on the public record why the district declined to participate in funding SROs.

The action taken was described as a ratification of a decision discussed in executive session and as contingent on budget realities. Commissioners and the sheriff characterized the discussion as a direction to pursue the hire and related budget adjustments rather than a final multi-year appropriation. No specific dollar amount for the one position's salary, benefits, or implementation timeline was specified at the meeting.

The commission did not adopt a new tax or reallocate a particular line item at the meeting; commissioners said the cost would come from the general fund if the school district does not share expenses. The board recorded the motion and vote during open session after holding the personnel discussions in executive session.

Looking ahead, county staff said they will place the school-district invitation on the next agenda and that further budget work and potential requests for school-district cost sharing will follow as staff and commissioners refine the estimate for the new position.","Garfield County commissioners authorized pursuing an additional full-time equivalent in the sheriff's office to serve as a school resource officer after state law changes that could otherwise require multiple officers and add roughly $1 million in local costs.","actionData","errors"]

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Antimony officials seek county help on fire station, grants and road issues as commissioners debate ‘Trump Highway’ idea

Commissioners discuss Promise Rock development and Tropic Reservoir drainage; state lawmaker to hold interim hearing

Commission adopts resolution recognizing Garfield County as an America250 community

Commission ratifies action to add one school resource officer amid statewide mandate, cites budget shortfall