Daggett County Commission adopts GPS layer to add Sears Canyon Road to county map

Speaker 2, an unidentified meeting participant, moved that the Daggett County Commission adopt a GPS-derived shape file for Sears Canyon Road to amend the county road map; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting.

The change adds a GPS-tracked alignment—created by Mike Cook and described during the meeting—to the county's existing road shape file. Commission participants discussed differences between the GPS alignment and earlier, estimated lines drawn from aerial photography, and agreed the GPS line should replace the estimate as the authoritative map layer.

Why it matters: The commission said the segment was omitted from a prior "2477" complaint and that historical documentation suggests the route is a built road with use predating 02/04/1977, which is relevant to how county and state procedures treat motorized-access routes. Commissioners noted challenges in locating witnesses who could verify use prior to 1977 but said there is sufficient documentary evidence to proceed with the map amendment.

During discussion, Speaker 1 (an unidentified meeting participant) and Speaker 2 reviewed the GIS workflow: the GPS layer will be merged into the county's original shape file rather than recreating vertices manually, and staff will adjust line styling so the new segment matches the county's road symbology. Speaker 2 asked whether a land-status layer (BLM vs. county) was included; Speaker 1 said that layer was not present in the version shown during the meeting.

The commission recorded the motion as follows: "Adopt the GPS coordinate map/line to be added to the county road map to reflect the real-time GPS on the road where the prior pink line was an estimate based on aerial photography." Speaker 2 made the motion; the recording did not clearly identify who seconded. After a voice vote in which two affirmative responses were recorded, Speaker 2 declared, "Motion carries and the map is as we speak, amended." Staff were directed to provide the adopted map to Carrie (planning) and to prepare a version with a signature box and approval date for the clerk's office; it was not determined during the meeting whether the map must be recorded with another office.

The commission also discussed procedural follow-up: the amendment will be treated as an amendment to the Daggett County resource management plan and the map file will be provided to staff for inclusion in official records; the commission noted the amendment may be ratified at a subsequent meeting if additional formalities are required.

The meeting concluded with no additional business and the chair closing the session by affirmation.