Kane County commissioners on June 30 handled a range of administrative and policy items, approving contract awards, funding allocations and ordinances intended to maintain county services and support economic development.
The commission awarded a countywide parcel redraw contract to Pro West following an RFP process and authorized staff to execute the contract (project duration ~24 months). Commissioners also accepted an amended firefighter response agreement with Kanab City that extends the existing contract through the end of 2026 while longer-term service coverage is finalized.
On county signage, staff proposed prioritizing signs for county facilities (including the Criminal Justice/Children’s Justice Center) and recommended a funding mix from the Municipal Building Authority (MBA), Tourism (TRT/TRCC), seniors fund and opioid fund. Commissioners approved a spending package of approximately $130,000 and directed staff to convene a short work group to finalize designs before bidding.
The Economic Opportunity Board recommended and the commission approved two grant allocations drawn from state rural economic development funds: $25,000 to continue the downtown façade/tenant improvement/signage program and $26,490 to support Duck Creek Village infrastructure work (parking, entrance grading, and a 400-amp electrical service to enable future events and facilities).
On federal-forest related funding, staff presented Secure Rural Schools (SRS) options and the commission elected to receive the SRS payment (estimated about $104,000), retaining the local distribution split that allocates 85% toward schools and roads and 15% to Title II/III forest and search-and-rescue uses (staff recommended 12% search-and-rescue and 3% forest projects).
The commission also adopted an ordinance clarifying water-hauling and septic issuance rules in unincorporated areas: new commercial water-hauling systems (including vacation rentals classified as commercial) will not be allowed and no new subdivisions may be approved that rely on hauled water; residential hauled-water systems from approved sources remain allowed subject to public-health percolation and lot-size approvals.
Finally, the commission approved several zoning and plat housekeeping items that realign recorded roads with on-the-ground conditions and rezoned discrete lots in Vermillion Cliffs and Little Ponderosa subdivisions as documented in the staff reports.