2022-08-24 E-Edition

Fair days begin with concert

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The Box Elder County Fair kicked off last week with an Eddie Montgomery concert that brought the crowd to its feet. The concert, which has by now become the traditional beginning to fair, is a fundraiser to benefit Nucor’s Honor Flight program that pays to send U.S. war veterans to Washington D.C. to visit war memorials. See more photos from […]

BC Council approves property tax hike

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With little debate but an abundance of anguish, the Brigham City Council on Thursday approved a 2022- 2023 general fund budget of $53,181,371, which includes a 17.1% hike in property taxes, the fourth tax increase in as many years. Following a Truth in Taxation public hearing held the previous Thursday that garnered nearly unanimous opposition from the public, council members took […]

Democrats threaten lawsuit over Ferry’s House candidacy

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The Utah Democratic Party, along with Democratic Party candidate for Utah House District 1, Joshua Hardy, are calling on current District 1 Representative Joel Ferry to immediately resign his legislative position and withdraw his name from the November ballot, or face possible legal action. Ferry is currently serving as the acting director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR), […]

County commission hears report on victim services

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Box Elder County Victim Advocate Cheryl Burgan appeared before the county commission on Wednesday, offering her twice-yearly report on crime victim statistics for the first half of 2022. The victims services office is funded in part by a grant passed through the Utah Office For Victims of Crime which is awarded by the Office For Victims of Crime of the […]

Brigham City solar customers get ‘grandfathered’ in for 10 years under old net-metering agreement

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Current solar power customers in Brigham City will get a 10-year reprieve from a change adopted in May to the way the city credits excess energy produced by solar customers. The decision came following a 30-minute work session on Thursday during which Brigham City Attorney Michael Christiansen gave his opinion that the city was not in breach of contracts held […]

Mantua will subsidize increase in sewer costs for one year

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At a time when many municipalities are increasing fees and costs, the Mantua Town Council opted to spare residents a sewer fee hike. Brigham City, which provides Mantua with sewer treatment service, raised its fees by $4.21 per residence. However, Mayor Terry Nelson suggested using $13,000 Brigham City recently refunded to Mantua due to overpayment to offset the increase to […]

County fire marshal reminisces on 37-year career upon retirement

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After serving residents of Box Elder County in emergency fire services at one position or another for the last 37 years, Box Elder County Fire Marshal Corey Barton has stepped down. Barton’s last day as fire marshal was Friday, where he was honored by friends, county officials and coworkers at a reception held in his honor at the Box Elder […]

Working it Out

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Finding balance with resources, consumption and the environment

Natural resources—from water, land, and fossil fuels, to sunshine, wind, wildlife, rock, and gravel—are to be treasured; a blessing some might say. Current exploitation rates of non-renewables are often not sustainable in the long-term and come with harmful side effects. Rabid consumption of some resources needs to be prudently tempered with restraint or conservation. We need to find the optimum balance, […]

Ferry needs to resign, Dems need to relax

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From of the editordesk

This is why we can’t have nice things. That’s my conclusion from all the hubub surrounding the appointment of Utah House Representative Joel Ferry to head the state’s Department of Natural Resources. On the one hand, you have state Republicans explaining why they’re not “slow walking” the necessary Senate approval of Ferry’s appointment in an effort to maintain control of […]