Derek Dowsett is the Producer of the County Seat. Now entering his 11th season of the program, he has received what he considers a "Crash Course" in County Government.

Our topic today is the value and the future of national monuments in the state and their impact on counties. so far we have covered an attempt to make a monument a bit of historical background with our discussion and we have introduced the idea of land-use planning bills as an alternative. Is the designation of monuments an antiquated method to land planning? Do they still have a place?