Carbon County commissioners approve training contract, donations and appointments; ratify industrial-park land purchase and enter closed session

Carbon County commissioners approved a series of routine agreements, donations and appointments and ratified a small land purchase on a motion Tuesday, then voted to enter a closed session to discuss ongoing litigation.

Commissioners approved an agreement with Blueprint Creation LLC to provide customer-service and leadership training in March. Tina Grange, who identified herself during the meeting as the county’s tourism contact, summarized last year’s program: Custom Fit at USU Eastern covered half the cost of a two-day session that had 67 registrants and the county’s share came in below the $8,000 budget (actual cost about $7,200). Grange said Brad Anderson of Blueprint Creation will reduce travel costs by coordinating trainings in nearby counties. “We did 2 days of training, 2 sessions a day, opened it up to 80 people within our community,” she said. The commission voted to approve the agreement (motion passed after voice vote).

The panel also approved several appointments and one-time community donations. Shelly Wright, speaking for the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, described five applications to expand the nonprofit board’s fundraising and outreach work;…