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Community group briefs Moroni council on proposed North Sanpete recreation special service district
Summary
A formation committee representative asked Moroni City Council to support outreach for a proposed North Sanpete Recreation Special Service District that would match school-district boundaries, allow grant applications and eventually govern recreation services for several nearby towns.
A volunteer committee seeking to form a North Sanpete Recreation Special Service District briefed the Moroni City Council on June 19 and asked city halls to allow signature-collection sheets during summer events, the meeting record shows.
Lacey Rosenloff, speaking as a representative of the formation committee, said the proposed district would cover the same boundaries as the local school district and would create a single governing board modeled on school-board representation. She said the effort is at an early stage and that the committee is seeking signatures needed to trigger formation and wants feedback from local city councils.
Rosenloff said the committee’s preferred formation route requires signatures equaling 10 percent of a relevant voter base; because the population is small she described the number informally in the meeting as “about 8 or 3 signatures,” and noted the exact required number was being confirmed with the lieutenant governor’s office. The committee plans to collect signatures at summer events and explore grants and other funding if the district is established.
The presenter told the council the district would not be a taxing entity “right away” and that steps would be required to add taxing authority later. Rosenloff also said the committee has reviewed bylaws used by other recently formed special service districts and is considering mirroring portions of those documents.
Council members asked whether the proposed district would replace school-board oversight; Rosenloff replied the proposed recreation board would be a separate, elected or appointed board with districts matching school-board representation, not a takeover of the school board.
Council members offered logistical support: one council member suggested placing signature sheets in city halls for public access, and council staff exchanged contact information with Rosenloff for follow-up.
Ending
Rosenloff said the committee is awaiting formal guidance from the lieutenant governor’s office about signature collection and hopes to collect signatures during summer events; she left a contact number with city staff to coordinate distribution of signature forms at city halls.
