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The Uintah County Commission reviewed bids for remodeling work to better suit theneeds of the Community Development Department during Monday’s Commissionmeeting.
The summer months are a favorite for visitors to Flaming Gorge and the Ashley NationalForest is giving a heads up on some upcoming projects. The Cedar Springs Boat Rampwill be closed June 26th at 4:00pm and reopened June 27th at noon.
A Roosevelt event that grows in popularity every year is rapidly approaching. The annualRedmud Run held annually on July 4th is in its 6th year. The event started in 2013 with new fans joining the muddy fun every year. The event started with about 250 participantsand by year 4 there was over 500 participants.
The 4th of July is around the corner which means the annual 4th of July Parade downMain Street in Vernal. The theme this year is “The Spirit of America” and paradeapplications are available at the Chamber Office.
With a feeling of Déjà vu, Uintah County Commissioners grappled again with the adoption of the State recommended Certified Tax Rate. If adopted, the 2018 Certified Tax Rate would increase property taxes by approximately $11 dollars per $100,000 dollars in home value with the county receiving an additional $749,000 dollars in order to provide the county with the same revenue totals as 2017.
Most Uintah County voters now have ballots in hand with time to vote by mail or in person. Clerk Auditor Mike Wilkins has several things he wants the public to know. “If you did not receive your ballot in the mail, please come into the County Clerk’s office,” shares Wilkins.
The Uintah County Library is remembering 120 teens that have been lost on Utah roads, including one of the Basin’s own. The state’s Zero Fatalities Campaign includes a Teen Memoriam of youth who have lost their lives on Utah Roads as a way to put faces and feeling behind the statistics of lives lost.
Keep an eye out for fake bills as their use is on the rise in the Uintah Basin. According to Roosevelt City Police Chief Rick Harrison, Roosevelt Police have seen a noticeable increase in counterfeit currency.
After years of construction and major changes, the Vernal Regional Airport is celebrating its way into the future and has invited the public to join in. “We are doing an airport Grand Reopening for the runway, terminal, and also a ribbon cutting for the new air service,” shares Airport Manager Doug Brown.
A tournament earlier this month helped in the effort to salvage bluegill before Steinaker Reservoir is drained for repairs. According to DWR Conservation Outreach Manager Tonya Kieffer, there were 110 tournament participants.
Thanks to the USU-Uintah Basin Bingham Research Center, local industry has more time to find cost-effective solutions to the local ozone problem regulated by the EPA. Senior research scientist Huy Tran provided evidence that certain high ozone days were natural-caused exceedances and ultimately the research lead to the EPA dropping the Uintah Basin’s non-attainment level from Moderate to Marginal.
Local athletes have been named to the 2018 All-State teams for softball and baseball.