KUER A majority of Garfield County is federal land. Garfield and Iron counties passed resolutions opposing President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
Iron and Garfield counties
passed resolutions this week against President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management. They
The resolution the counties passed raised concerns about things like Stone-Manning’s past connection to a radical environmental group and her stance on grazing.
The BLM
manages around 42% of land in Utah, and a majority of both counties. Iron County Commissioner Mike Bleak said they work very closely with federal leadership.
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The federal freeze on most evictions is scheduled to expire Saturday. The U.S. Census estimates more than 11,000 people in Utah are at risk of eviction and foreclosure. This story and more in Friday evening s news brief.
Friday evening, July 30, 2021
State
Utah Elections Director Justin Lee Steps Down
After 11 years in state government, Utah’s elections director Justin Lee is stepping down. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson announced the departure in a press release Friday. Lee has been in the role since 2017, after serving as deputy director of elections for five years. He helped the state in its transition to mostly mail-in voting several years ago. He is leaving to become the director of government of affairs with the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Henderson will lead the search for Lee’s replacement.
Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards Apartments near Southern Utah University, as well as other nearby residences and businesses, flooded Monday because of heavy rain. Around 200 students were displaced.
Cedar City was hit Monday by what local leaders are calling a “once every 500-years” flood. Within an hour, nearly two inches of rain fell leaving businesses and homes damaged.
Rodrick Ward moved into his apartment Monday ahead of his senior year at Southern Utah University. He plays football and was living
on the lowest level of an apartment building near campus.
His family was there helping him earlier in the day. After they stocked his fridge and got his furniture in place, his father, Rodrick Ward Sr., said they started driving home to California. An hour and a half into their trip, Ward Sr. said he got a call from his son.