SandBox Utah: Deseret News "Results from Salt Lake, Utah county conventions"

via Deseret News:  
"Results of delegate voting from county political conventions Saturday in Salt Lake and Utah counties:

In most cases, tallies are for the final round of voting, after all but two candidates were eliminated in a first or other earlier round. A candidate receiving 60 percent or more in delegate voting bypasses a primary election and will be on the ballot in November.

In some Salt Lake County GOP races, nominees are listed but vote tallies were not available late Saturday...."  (Read more?  Click title)

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SandBox Utah: Moab Times-Independent "Citizens initiate process to change county form of government"

Charli Englehorn:
"Four local citizens recently submitted a petition to begin the process of changing Grand County’s form of government. Jeramey McElhaney, Dave Cozzens, Leon Behunin, and Pat Byrd collected 462 signatures and turned in the petition to the Grand County Clerk’s office last month. The action is the first requirement for a citizen-initiated effort to begin the process, said Grand County Clerk Diana Carroll.

Changing the form of county government involves a lengthy process that requires several steps and multiple voter-approved measures. According to documents provided by Carroll, the first step required is either a resolution from the Grand County Council or a signature petition from citizens asking the county to hold a special election in which voters will decide whether to ask the county to “appoint a study committee to consider a change in form of [c]ounty government.”

“There was a lot of dissatisfaction about the way the council was put together when the form of government changed 20 years ago, and there is more now,” said Cozzens. “Our form of government is not currently legal in the state of Utah, and the elimination of party involvement is not legal anymore.”...."

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SandBox Utah Moab Times-Independent " Calif. company again requests permit for hydroelectric dam project in Long Canyon"

Charli Englehorn:
"Mazzone said the physical aspects of the plan are mostly the same as the 2008 plan, which included the construction of two reservoir lakes to create and store power for the electric-power transmission grid. According to Mazzone, two U-shaped dams would be constructed to create the lakes. One lake would be located at the bottom of Long Canyon near the Colorado River, and the other would be constructed approximately 1,000 feet above on the plateau area of the canyon.

Approximately 2,000 acre-feet of water would be siphoned from the Colorado River into the lower reservoir. Once the water is in place, it would be pumped to the upper lake during the evening when the demand for power is low and there is excess power in the electric grid. Utah Independent Power would buy that power from the power grid to pump the water uphill for storage in the upper lake, where it would remain until daytime, when power demand is high, according to Mazzone. During peak power usage times, the water would be released from the upper reservoir and sent through turbines on its way down to the lower reservoir, creating power that is sent back into the utility grid.

Mazzone said there is likely no cost benefit for the consumer from this form of power, but the daily induction of the hydroelectric power could help reduce the need of utility companies to purchase other forms of energy....."  (Read more?  Click title)

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