Why the Kane County water district is building a golf course
Critics fear it may be part of a plan to pursue water from the Lake Powell pipeline.
(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) This July 14, 2016, file photo shows then state Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, watching Interior Secretary Sally Jewell as she speaks at a public meeting with San Juan County Commissioners in Monticello. The Kane County water district that Noel heads is proposing to get into the business of golf, and Noel says recreation fits with the taxpayer- and user-funded district's mission.
| Updated: Dec. 20, 2020, 6:56 p.m.
Mike Noel is looking to get into the golf business and is seeking to harness public money to do it.