Archives for November 2014

November 26, 2014 By Derek

Newly elected officials – elected officials – Utah Association of Counties

There were lots of new faces at the Annual Convention of the Utah Association of Counties this year.

It was good to meet many of the newly elected officials as I worked on the story for this week’s show. At the same time I’m going to miss meeting those of you who will be moving on next year.

We had the opportunity to tape a show during the convention, where we discussed the role that Utah Association of Counties plays in getting elected officials up to speed on the many issues that impact county government.

Adam Trupp, the new CEO of UAC; Alan Gardner, Washington County Commissioner; and Shawn Milne, Tooele County Commissioner were on our panel this week. They covered the role of UAC from the county level on up to the federal level.

Our feature story covered the newly elected officials and their reaction to what I like to call a crash course in County Government. I think most of you understand what that learning curve looks like but for the benefit of people who haven’t served before (including myself) it is best described as a straight vertical line.

Please let me know if I’m misrepresenting anything here.

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November 25, 2014 By Derek

Newly Elected Officials Promo

What happens after your campaign and you are elected?

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November 25, 2014 By Derek

Urban Farming The County Seat

Highlights:

:15 The Program Starts out talking about the Growing Focus on Locally Grown Foods

10:30 What programs are available to Urban Farmers?

17:03 CSA’s, Community Gardens, converting grass to Greens

23:20 Refugee Farming Programs

We sat down with Jed Christensen, from Utah’s Own; Julie Peck-Dabling, Urban Farming Manager Salt Lake County; and Jim Bradley, Salt Lake County Councilman, to talk about Urban Farming.

So what is the difference between Urban Farming and more traditional Farming?

It seems to be the size of the operation and in many cases homes, highways, or Home Depots surround all four sides of the plot.

We will talk about what Salt Lake County has done to put non-productive land back into production. What programs are available to the public? Along with looking more broadly at the growing focus on local food.

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November 14, 2014 By Derek

Payment In Lieu of Taxes

What happens when you don’t pay your property tax?

The answer is pretty simple (at least for those you understand county government), after five years the property goes to the May tax sale.

It’s a little different when the property owner is the Federal Government, an entity that owns nearly 70% of the land in Utah.

The Congress recognized the problems created for local governments who are unable to tax the property owned and managed by the United States. The payment in lieu of taxes, PILT was created to help counties offset the burden created by large tracts of public lands within counties which are unable to be taxed.

The problem with PILT is that it is funded at different levels from year to year. For the last few years there has been uncertainty that PILT funding will even happen.

We will talk to a number of County Commissioners around the state about challenges to Counties created by PILT. Particularly when Counties are unable to rely on PILT as a funding source.

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November 8, 2014 By Derek

Associations of Government – Programs and Services Provided by Counties

” It’s not the lack of resources, it’s the lack of resourcefulness that stops you ”
-Tony Robbins
What does that have to do with this weekend’s program? A lot.

We will be looking at the Associations of Government around the state and talk about how they help counties that are tight on resources to be more resourceful.

Our feature story will follow a recent trip that the Six County AOG (Association of Governments) took in Wayne County. The group talked about the challenges of organizing a timber sale in an area where a fire had broke out two years prior in an area designated as roadless by the United States Forest Service among other issues on public lands. We will look at the value created by bringing representatives from the State and Washington DC to the issues on-the-ground.

We will also catch up with Chad Booth in Richfield, Utah as he meets with board members of the Six County AOG to talk about the programs available to citizens through Associations of Governments.

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