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Antimony leaders ask county to add honorary 'Donald J. Trump Presidential Highway' designation to Johns Valley Road; commissioners ask for city concurrence and,
Summary
Antimony Mayor Casey King asked the county to add a commemorative designation to Johns Valley Road. Commissioners said they would consider adding the designation if Bryce Canyon City requests it as well; the discussion also covered confusing addressing in the Johns Valley/Black Canyon area and emergency services access concerns.
Mayor Casey King of Antimony asked the Garfield County Commission to revisit an earlier proposal to add an honorary designation — “Donald J. Trump Presidential Highway” — to Johns Valley Road, saying the town hoped the designation would increase traffic and help revive a struggling community.
"We had our town board meeting... a majority of them feel like just anything, anything can help our we're dying over there," Mayor King said. Commissioners responded that they would consider adding the designation to the existing Johns Valley Road name (rather than renaming the road outright) and asked that Bryce Canyon City formally make the same request because the route connects the communities. One commissioner said the earlier attempt failed partly because it sought to change the road name; the board preferred adding a designation to the existing name.
The public comment also raised safety and service issues tied to inconsistent addressing along Johns Valley/Black Canyon Road, which can cross county lines and complicate emergency response. County staff and speakers described confusion for 911 dispatch and responders when addresses and jurisdictional boundaries overlap. The commission advised that addressing corrections begin with the county recorder’s office and that coordination with neighboring Paiute County may be needed.
Commissioners noted that state law requires an ordinance and a public hearing for formal name changes or designations; staff advised another public hearing would likely be necessary. The board asked the Antimony mayor to secure a formal request from Bryce Canyon City and for staff to prepare the ordinance and public‑hearing materials if both communities proceed.
