Kanarraville board approves trial increase to falls tickets, OKs $5,000 donation and ordinance codification funds

The Kanarraville Town Board on Dec. 11 voted to allow up to 250 daily tickets at the town’s falls for the coming season, approved routine expenditures and donations, and signed off on additional funds to finish online codification of local ordinances.

Supporters said the modest increase was manageable if staff continue current operations and if parking and oversized-vehicle routing to a secondary lot are enforced. Unidentified Speaker (S3), who moved the ticket increase, said, “I’ll make a motion to take all the suggestion to raise it to $2.50,” and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally. The board emphasized the change will be reviewed after the season and can be rolled back if residents report problems.

The vote followed an extended discussion about parking capacity, the original limits negotiated with federal and state land managers, and how the town will handle increased visitor impacts. Board members recalled earlier negotiations with the Bureau of Land Management and state trust lands over earlier caps and stressed annual review; one member suggested splitting ticket availability into morning and afternoon slots to ease peak congestion.

In other actions, the board approved the town’s annual donation of $5,000 to Iron County Search and Rescue. The clerk told the board the program runs on a calendar year and that the town has made similar donations previously; that motion also passed by voice vote. The board also authorized up to $3,000 in additional funds to pay vendor fees for finalizing the town’s ordinance codification and approved final verbiage for a code-enforcement compliance process that staff will convert into a formal ordinance for next month’s agenda.

Administrative business included approval of the December monthly expenditures and of minutes from Nov. 13 and Nov. 18. The clerk will publish the 2026 meeting schedule and hold a second meeting each month from January through April to focus on budget and capital planning. Staff (Holly) said she anticipates roughly $200,000 in possible renovation work related to revenue changes and will bring details to the board in January.

Mayor/Chair (unidentified) reported that the town completed escrow paperwork on the Rogowski property and scheduled a final walkthrough; the town will obtain and present its water-test reports after a county official (Commissioner Cousins) cited a regional study. The mayor said the town’s retests of culinary water showed acceptable results and intends to raise the issue at the five-county meeting to correct what the mayor described as a mistaken characterization.

Finally, with Steve Rogowski moving off a local appeals/cable authority seat, the board nominated and approved Brandon Johnson as the town’s replacement. The board adjourned following customary closing motions.

The board did not record individual roll-call vote tallies in the transcript for the decisions above; minutes or official records should be consulted for roll-call results and any formal ordinance language produced in coming weeks.