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Utah County Commission reviews Alpine School District survey, assigns initial school board term lengths by lot
Summary
County staff presented results from a public survey on the newly created Alpine School District, commissioners accepted the maps and used a public lot-drawing process to assign initial three- and five-year board terms; key dates for filing and elections were set.
The Utah County Commission on March 26 reviewed results of a public survey about the newly formed Alpine School District and set initial school board term lengths by drawing lots for each board seat.
Rich Pyatt, Utah County communications manager, told the commission the office received 4,516 responses to a two-week public survey showing strong participation in the process. “All we did was give them an opportunity to weigh in,” Pyatt said, adding that respondents were asked which draft map (A, B or C) they preferred and given an open box for comments.
The survey and subsequent public outreach were presented as a final step in the county’s role in redrawing school-board boundaries after state law required the split. Commissioners and staff said the process included committees, local school districts and public comment. “I just wanna take a minute to thank the commission, for the way this process has come out,” said Mac Sims…
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