Huntington City council receives assignments

By GARY ARRINGTON Staff Writer

At the January, Huntington City Council meeting, three new councilmen attended their first meeting of the council and Mayor Hilary Gordon handed out their assignments for the current year. Lamar Guymon, Joe Ward and Leonard Norton joined with Mark Justice and Laneea Cowley in receiving those assignments. Justice is over streets, the rodeo grounds and planning and zoning. Cowley is over the youth city council, beautification and Easter. Guymon is over parks and recreation and will be in charge of the annual turkey trot event and assumes a spot on the county recreation board. Ward is over the cemetery, the fire station/department and the Christmas party. Norton is over animal control, the CERT program, the dumpster site, LEPC and the crossing guards. All council people have a responsibility with Heritage Days, Huntington’s annual celebration centered around the Fourth of July.
The Mayor re-appointed Ronni Torre the City treasurer and Jenene Hansen the City recorder and appointed the new councilmen to the Municipal Building Authority board. Robert Baker was thanked for his years of service on the planning and zoning commission.
A business license was approved for Hernandez Estates, a mobile home park and RV park located on Center Street. This was the location of the old DanDee mobile home park.
The Council approved designating Huntington an Enterprise Zone in conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and with the Emery County Economic Development office. This allows qualified businesses to obtain tax credits from the state of Utah.
Lori Ann Larsen made a presentation on a Coal Miners Memorial that her group wanted to install near the Crandall Canyon Memorial at the cemetery. The cost to Huntington City should be zero with the exception of maybe a concrete pad. Similar memorials are going up in Helper and Scofield.
Mayor Gordon reported the City will be going to LED street lights as the current lights need replacement. These should shine brighter and be much less expensive to operate compared to those installed now. They are more expensive though for the original cost.