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Zone change (public hearing): The commission approved a proposed zone change from industrial to commercial for approximately 4.73 acres near 3052 North Iron Springs Road (applicant Country Town USA Properties LLC, owner Sam Williams). Planning staff described the parcel as served by Central Iron County Water Conservancy District and on septic; the planning commission had recommended approval. The motion passed after a public hearing; the transcript records commissioners answering \"Aye\" and the chair declaring \"Motion carries.\" The agenda listed the parcel as Tier 4 under the county general plan.

Filming permit (event permit form): Commissioners approved a filming/event permit for Ultimate Drifting Challenge LLC to capture promotional material on the public Braffetz Creek Road (South Braffetz Creek Road, 3200 Subdivision Phase 2 Road), proposed for Sept. 5–7. The approval included requirements that film organizers coordinate with county law enforcement (sheriff’s volunteer posse was offered as support), avoid filming on private property without permission, and coordinate with contractors working on the road. The county engineer signaled no objection to the permit contingent on those operational conditions.

Janitorial services contract: The commission approved a contract with Made Perfectly Cleaning LLC for maintenance and cleaning of Iron County buildings, effective July 1. Staff explained the start date reflects completion of notice obligations to the prior contractor.

Personnel actions: The commission approved two personnel actions: an internal promotion in the recorder’s office (Aliyah Abbott to cadastral mapper, effective June 8, 2025) and hiring of a part‑time victim’s advocate in the attorney’s office (Holly Peterson, effective June 11, 2025).

Closed session: The commission voted to enter a closed session under UCA 52-4-205(1)(a) \"to discuss character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual.\" Commissioner Robinson made the motion on the statutory citation and the motion was seconded and approved.

Vote details: The meeting transcript records aye/no responses but does not list full roll-call tallies by name for each motion. Where the transcript did record specific recusals (an abstention earlier on the minutes vote), those occurrences are noted in the meeting minutes but were not present for these agenda items in the transcript record.

Why it matters: The rezone will allow commercial uses on a small parcel adjacent to existing commercial and industrial activity; the filming permit authorizes a public-road event that requires law-enforcement coordination; the contract and personnel items complete routine county business; and the closed session was invoked under Utah statute for a personnel/health-related matter.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Iron County Commission Meeting - June 9th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Iron County Commission approved a zone change for 4.73 acres, granted a filming/event permit, ratified a janitorial contract, approved two personnel actions and voted to enter a closed session under UCA 52-4-205(1)(a).","taxTitle","Iron County Commission, Iron County Boards and Commissions, Iron County, Utah","taxId",67566,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6545341,"Proposed donation of land west of county shooting range prompts county review of liability and management",367,5287000,5654000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3728530-0bfca91d0cee4adeb42d907f6d01b813&start=5287&end=5654","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3728530-0bfca91d0cee4adeb42d907f6d01b813/thumbnail_5287000.jpg","/articles/6545341/Utah/Proposed-donation-of-land-west-of-county-shooting-range-prompts-county-review-of-liability-and-management","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545341-57f3172374a10d7c043e4c8e97a1a255/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139312&Signature=GwJ5y-~Z5Sxzc7AQNYut2FEPLektS6Nps2q60c873bnou1RjbGjSqao4yUJbYoY62tCfbXARUbtCPaxv6ewyZlGpEJGG1tYb97kole7i~KWVexCYazInmbVmsvVTQtUaN8DeaJYCBKcyomkGf61LyXQDBdjWoGWrrumj1kYrGG3MhgT68kjyz~CBavyBJN~LCZ5T5Kckdnp1KCxhnqP~usqYBqqfCQ9Gf6zKrM3AaU8Lx1EDyPD-Y9K~f5YEsmWRZJTUQZpzHuES4cd-yfm1Pj-PCkAXctWOF3687j26d~qif8o1IwD0838Z2ET3lP9XwEeOXbpP4U-boyc8jPFnnw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the meeting’s public-comment period, Patrick Brower described a new offer from landowner Frank Nichols to donate a parcel west of the county shooting range to support development of a practical shooting facility.

Brower said the alternate parcel would be easier to access and \"better suited for the project,\" and estimated the footprint needed at about \"two to three acres\" for several bay areas. He described a mixed public-private plan in which Nichols would donate the land to the county while some operational elements could be privately managed. \"Frank would donate the land to the county, so it would still be a county range,\" Brower said.

Commissioners and staff discussed next steps: schedule a meeting with county attorneys and risk/indemnity staff, review existing contracts from other local ranges, and examine insurance, liability and management structures. Parks and recreation and tourism staff indicated they would join planning conversations; a county official said attorneys would be asked to draft or review any proposed agreement.

Speakers referenced model agreements used elsewhere. Brower named Southern Utah Practical Shooters and Red Cliffs (sometimes referenced in meeting as Bridal Cliffs) as organizations whose agreements the county could review to structure management, safety, access control and liability mitigation. One commissioner suggested contacting Washington County officials who oversee similar arrangements.

Why it matters: Commissioners and staff signaled political willingness to pursue the donation if legal and liability concerns can be addressed, which could expand infrastructure for events such as the Utah Summer Games and provide a managed public shooting facility.

Meeting evidence includes the public-comment record and commissioners’ responses indicating a follow-up meeting to review agreements and legal requirements.","At the commission’s public-comment period, Patrick Brower said landowner Frank Nichols offered to donate land west of the existing Iron County shooting range. Commissioners and staff agreed to meet to examine access, insurance, management and model agreements used by other ranges.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6545346,"Economic development director: seven industrial projects committed, small-business grant program draws heavy interest",1117,525000,1642000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3728530-0bfca91d0cee4adeb42d907f6d01b813&start=525&end=1642","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3728530-0bfca91d0cee4adeb42d907f6d01b813/thumbnail_525000.jpg","/articles/6545346/Utah/Economic-development-director-seven-industrial-projects-committed-small-business-grant-program-draws-heavy-interest","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545346-6aa784a9b652378a961c047fa60cc3ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139312&Signature=Xm1RfZ20OrZGw4vMv9hdUJ3W44HflXxSxcNSEok-03VWOrHWOpqFerk-W2p~Trsh740IIMHyXWtlukXdDkCiqielXep7b5M9Vg2bpEOvbZRM8iaJSAIyxVr8MBqsRebLxog14tfZXmJ8XgiQTsDmZ3p3UYRRkqHbYyM6ebrK7jxRjYRHAbwy8JvATLeuCi5EDmJierNB377cD~JUTPACLPTAOXzo4Nrp3h6fRE0iH2kNj6Kqya5wn~-c0~IaPg57EfqHAAJS3AqDzcSB4kFfo7hil07njm9WrbfjmrBNFwMooLpq-CiAj-BTI1sfrDttdAW9JCh3gXe0QR~aQs3oIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","David Johnson, Iron County economic development director, told commissioners at their June 2025 meeting that his office has seven industrial projects that have committed or purchased property and that the county’s small-business grant program is generating heavy demand.

Johnson said the county’s small-business grant program received \"three quarters of a million dollars\" in requests last year from 44 businesses; finalists asked for about $132,000 while the county budgeted roughly $65,000 for awards. He identified three past winners by name: Fire and Smoke Barbecue (opening in Cedar), Ganache Brownies and Lone Wolf Precision.

The director framed the work as a mix of proactive outreach and responses to state requests for information. \"Twelve of 14\" new-business site tours, he said, came from the county’s proactive efforts rather than state RFI responses. He named several active projects with limited public detail because of confidentiality agreements: Project Hive (a rotational-molding plastics manufacturer expected to bring about 30 jobs at Silver Hills), Project Bird (a food distributor planning a larger facility), Project Fabian and Project Road Candy (both advanced enough to have held site meetings), and Project AMPAC/American Pacific, which Johnson said announced a large capital expansion.

Johnson described the expanded Utah Inland Port area — which he said grew from about 900 acres to roughly 2,300 acres when Silver Hills and Linkside industrial areas were added — and said the port functions like an RDA-type incentive zone where incentives apply to newly generated revenue. He also noted collaborative outreach with BZI Innovation Park staff, the governor’s office (which provided seed funding), and regional partners; he said the county and partners traveled to a National Site Selectors Guild event to promote the area to industrial recruiters.

On logistics, Johnson highlighted RailSync, the transload operation that he said had moved 580 rail cars and removed the equivalent of long-haul truck trips from roads, and a geothermal project being developed in the region that county staff are trying to link to industrial sites for direct power supply.

Johnson also described the Iron County Economic Development Board membership and recurring grants: \"Each year the governor's office gives rural counties, Iron County included, dollars — $200,000 — to help invest in economic development initiatives,\" he said. He said much of the 2024 allocation supported the innovation center and makerspace (SUU, Southwest Tech, SBDC and local partners) and that the SBDC received $50,000 for three years.

Asked about retail and construction trends, Johnson said gross taxable sales in the fourth quarter of 2024 rose 8% and matched Washington County’s growth; he said nonfarm jobs grew and that construction had the highest local unemployment by industry in 2024, a trend he planned to investigate.

Why it matters: Johnson characterized the results as both recruitment and retention wins that could create local short-haul driving jobs, manufacturing jobs and broader retail activity. He asked commissioners to consider touring local manufacturers with the economic development team to build retention relationships.

Evidence spans in the public meeting include Johnson’s presentation and Q&A with commissioners; his remarks lasted the bulk of the departmental reports portion of the meeting.","At the June 2025 Iron County Commission meeting, Economic Development Director David Johnson reported regional outreach that produced seven industrial commitments, continued small-business grant demand and expanded regional marketing via the Utah Inland Port and Southern Utah cooperation.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: rezone approved; filming permit, janitorial contract and personnel actions approved; closed session entered

Proposed donation of land west of county shooting range prompts county review of liability and management

Economic development director: seven industrial projects committed, small-business grant program draws heavy interest