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Daggett County Commission previews draft park hours and juvenile curfew, schedules public meeting
Summary
The Daggett County Commission discussed draft park-hours rules (a proposed 10:00 p.m. closing) and a county curfew for juveniles under 18 in unincorporated areas, set a public meeting for 5:30 to gather input, and agreed to delay publishing two draft items so commissioners can review redlines.
The Daggett County Commission on Tuesday discussed draft changes to park rules and a proposed juvenile curfew, and scheduled a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. to gather community input before publishing the drafts.
Commissioners and members of the public said the aim is clarification rather than punishment. "This is an effort to ... put some guidelines in place, some policies in place, so that there is clarification," said Speaker 3, describing the proposal as a way to remove ambiguity about acceptable behavior in county parks. Speaker 5 described the park-hours measure as an hours-of-operation ordinance and said, "We're proposing to close it at 10:00," adding that sanctioned county events would be exempt if approved in advance.
The commission also discussed a separate proposed curfew ordinance that would apply to juveniles (under 18) in the unincorporated parts of the county and include language intended to protect students and staff on school property from harassment. Commissioners emphasized jurisdictional limits: the county does not have authority to impose a curfew inside incorporated town boundaries, and towns could choose to adopt county language by ordinance if they wish.
Members of the public and law-enforcement contributors pressed for fairness in enforcement. Speaker 2 asked whether curfew hours would differ in summer when tourists arrive; Speaker 5 said current draft text distinguishes weekdays and weekends rather than school-year versus summer schedules and promised to consult the sheriff and bring input to the commission. Public participants also urged educational and family-based deterrents, with Speaker 5 recounting earlier enforcement experience and saying parental standards are a key deterrent.
Commissioners agreed the draft language should be reviewed before formal publication. Speaker 3 proposed tabling items 7 and 8 until next week to allow commissioners time to review offline, and Speaker 5 agreed to provide clean copies and redlines for review. The drafts will remain unpublished while commissioners and staff complete reviews and incorporate public input.
Next steps: the commission will hold the public meeting at 5:30 p.m. to solicit comments and will not publish the current drafts until commissioners have time to review redline versions. No formal adoption or vote on the ordinances occurred at this meeting.
