It’s August

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August is National Peach Month. August is National Harvest Month. August is National Catfish Month. August means the end of summer and the beginning of School. Hard to believe summer is over. Shorter and cooler days and school starts next week.
Utah residents will spend next weekend hurrying to get a vacation before school starts. And the Seniors will begin to wander back out into America. We should see quite a few visitors next weekend, and we’re ready. Are you?
The Fire Station will get rebid. The three lowest bidders in the first round will get another chance to build the Fire Station No 1 after the Council met on Monday and revised the building to attempt to meet budget and available funding. Construction should start in September.
Skyhoopie Thrift Store donated their profits for 2008/09 to Escalante Elementary School for the walking track. The $1,200 goes with other donations , including the Escalante Lions Club, and hopefully they’re getting close to having enough. Sue Bassett wasn’t at the Skyhoopie Birthday Party, but I understand she thinks they’re close to completion.
Volunteers have been hard at work at the High School getting the sprinkler system in the ground. If the cooler weather begins to prevail it should be good “greening’ up” weather. The School Board meeting is in Boulder this month. Supt. Parks is on administrative leave and the board is to ratify employing a new business manager. I saw the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Little League Field is on the agenda again. I thought it was a “done deal”. There is so much turmoil at the district I’m not sure anything’s a “done deal”.
There complaints about building debris in the dumpsters at the last council meeting. A new Utah Law requires dumpsters at job sites when building or remodeling. Evidently that didn’t happen. The City Ordinance allows use of the dumpsters near the Rodeo grounds for household garbage only. Hotels, motels, BNB’s, restaurants, etc. are to have their own garbage service. If caught using the domestic garbage facilities the fine is $750.00. Hopefully everyone is working together to do their part.
The Council received one letter of interest to serve on the City Council. Lenza Wilson was accepted but won’t be sworn in until next meeting.
Until next week -