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Show Commissioners Want P.C. Meetings Four-year Summit Counly Commissioner-elect Cliff Blonquist says, when he takes office in January, he will propose the commission ers hold at least one regular meeting a month in Park City. He also told the Record he will propose the board meet at least once a month in the Kamas area. Two year commissioner elect Ron Perry says he also favors the proposal. Blonquist said he will approach hold-over commissioner commi-ssioner Gerald Young with the proposal within the next few weeks. Currently, the Summit Board of Commissioners meets each Tuesday at Coalville, a practice that has alienated Kamas and Park City area residents, according accord-ing to Blonquist. Blonquist said, while campaigning cam-paigning last month, he found many Kamas and Park City area residents felt removed from county government gov-ernment because all business busi-ness is conducted in Coalville. Coal-ville. "I feel by holding meetings in Kamas and Park City once a month we can bring county government closer to the people and hopefully involve more people in the county government process," Blonquist Blon-quist said. Both Blonquist and Perry defeated their Republican opponents by substantial margins in the recent election. elec-tion. Blonquist defeated incumbent commissioner-Carl commissioner-Carl Ovard and Perry out-polled out-polled county Republican kingpin Al Cooper. The strong Democratic vote represented rep-resented a break in tradition for Summit County voters, who have voted heavily Republican in the past. Both Blonquist and Perry said the . vote indicates Summit County Coun-ty residents want a change in county government. |