Show County Planning Is Proving Most Important Here Hereto to Successful Expansion of All Ill Communities How does county p pi l a anning n n i n g effect my community How flow can canall canall canall all communities wit within hi n the county benefit from one city's 5 successful u c c e s s f u I efforts How can f fir fire i r e and police protection be co co 0 r din ate d within the com communities m unit 1 e s to get help where it is needed the quickest way possible Could we bring TV into the county on a wide county-wide basis rather than a community basis at less expense Could the communities communities communities com com- be districted to solve their garbage problems These are just a few of the questions discussed during the past year by the Summit County Council of Governments an organization dedicated to helping helping helping help help- ing city county and other local officials to coordinate t the their he i r activities for tor community pro pro- gress EXECUTIVE BOARD The Council of Governments consists of the Board of Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners mayors of each city and a key citizen who represents represents represents each incorporated un- un uni i n cor p 0 rat e d area They meet on the third Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day of each ach month from September Septem Septem- ber through May to coordinate activities pertaining to county and community development to discuss resources that are available for development to implement the Summit County Comprehensive Plan and update update up update up- up date and improve county and community planning The Council meet as an executive group and utilize the resources of each area such as schools churches civic organizations organizations organizations organ organ- existing agencies and committees They also rely on resource people from the Ex Extension Extension Extension Ex- Ex tension S Service e r v ice Government Agencies and other organizations organizations organizations in an advisory capacity Their purpose is to aid the growth and progress of each community and the county as a whole Or Organized ga ni zed officially in October 1967 under the direction direction direction tion of Dr Wesley Maughn Utah State University Extension Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Community Development Leader the Council is one of the first of its type in the state It n took regular meetings and extensive planning by Dr Maughn J J. J Reed Moore Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit County Extension Agent and the Summit County Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Commis Commis- during the summer of 1967 to get the Council organized and the community leaders ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to serve During its first year m many items were discussed which lead to improvements to-improvements within the communities Among those discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed were Stanley M M. M Smoot Chairman of the Davis County Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion talked with the Council as asto asto asto to how a similar organization has helped community development development development develop develop- ment in that county Morris Johnston ProCessional Professional Professional Planner who has aided in setting up Summit County's Master Plan explained how County Planning Is Important in the progress of oC a county J. J Reed Moore discussed Tourism and its impact and importance to each community Mayor Larry Dearden and J J. J Reed Moore discussed Henefer's Henefer's Henefer's Hene- Hene fers fer's beautification project what learned thet in organizing and how similar projects can beset beset be beset set up lt iu 11 other ther communities Executives from the Sl State te Tax TaxI I 1 Commission explained the pro pro- gram of oC tax evaluation survey and how it is being implemented in the county The County Commissioners discussed the their i r plans and ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts to bring new industry into the county and the Council discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed a wide county-wide communications communications com com- up set-up for police and fire firo protection This is just the first years year's progress by an organization which will reach out and effect each and every citizen in each community As the importance of such a coordinated effort is seen by the citizens as well as the community leaders the executive council expect to see even better cooperation The time when each community community community com com- was sufficient self is past the past the old saying United we stand divided we fall could re refer refer refer re- re fer to Summit County's Council of Governments FUTURE PROJECTS In a recent meeting discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion was made on projects each community is interested in for further study The Commissioners are presently presently pre pre- i interested n t ere s t e d in Zoning educational TV and a countywide countywide countywide county- county wide TV up set-up beautification the four-corners four projects and how they can be utilized here tourism roads garbage disposal disposal disposal dis dis- Po and keeping the public informed of county projects Park City Mayor William Sullivan Sullivan Sullivan Sul Sul- livan discussed their problems as including sewer system beautification w water a ate t e r system and streets Kamas Mayor Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don Taylor brought out their need for a sewage system and b beautification ea u t if i c a on Coalville's needs as outlined by Mayor Copley W a alker l I k e r Include beautification beautification beautification beau beau- gar garbage bag e disposal city par park k improvements and zoning Summit Park leader Sam F. F Soter explained they need garbage garbage garbage gar gar- bage collection and disposal a mobile library a volunteer fire department water and sewer systems Peoa leader Dan L L. L listed their needs as better TV system mobile library community park beautification and roads Woodland representative Carlisle Knight cited their problem problem problem pro pro- blem de dealing a 11 n g with the water system TV and beautification Oakley according to Mayor Sam Wilde is in need of TV sewer system and tion Wanship's needs as listed by their representative William R R. R Judd are a sewer system TV beautification and the traffic problem caused by the freeway exits These are just a few of the projects which will be discussed during the coming year by the Council W While h il e they do not expect to solve all of them they can pool their knowledge and combine their efforts for the betterment of oC the entire county Also included in the Council are Mayors Clarence Mitchell of Francis Larry Dearden of Henefer Community Leaders Lyle Peterson of Marion Glen of Hoytsville Wayne Jones of oC Upton Lewis Dillree of Echo and Albert Peterson of Samak Park These men work with the Commissioners and the Extension Extension Extension Exten Exten- sion Service as well as as all organizations and agencies inthe In Inthe inthe the county which are interested in progress It is an organization tion where all cooperate to work on projects that fill fm ily lly the needs of all an organization tion which w will ill serve to co coordinate coordinate coordinate co- co ordinate the planning and progress progress progress pro pro- gress of the county |