Commissioner Greg Miles, Commissioner Jeff Chugg, Commissioner Tracy Killian, Deputy Attorney Tyler Allred, Public Works Director Mike Casper, Public Works Deputy Director Clint Curtis, Economic Development Director Deborah Herron, Human Resource Director Judy Stevenson, Treasurer Stephen Potter, Emergency Management Director Josh Phillips, Emergency Management Secretary Shelly Felter, Wildland Fire and Mitigation Specialist Levi McKee, Chief Deputy Clerk-Auditor Lexie Clayburn, Assessor Traci Herrera, Deputy Assessor JR Hyde, and Commission Executive Assistant Melissa Hughes is taking the meeting minutes.

Chairman Miles welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Public Works Director Mike Casper gave an update on upcoming and existing projects. River Road and Killian’s Hill have been milled; they are expected to be paved next week. The paving project at the Pinon Forest Well is complete. They started the project in Hanna, where they are widening Tabby Swale Road. The shoulder project in Talmage is about complete. They are preparing the trucks for the winter season. The salt hauling is about a week behind.

Public Works Deputy Director Clint Curtis presented a residential approach permit. The parties discussed approach permit A25-054. It is located north of the Cotton Creek area, off Highway 121. Commissioner Chugg made a motion to approve approach permit A25-054 as presented. Commissioner Killian seconded the motion. Commissioner Chugg voted aye, Commissioner Killian voted aye, and Commissioner Miles voted aye. The motion passed.

The parties discussed other approaches that Burdick Materials plans to pave and the requirements for commercial approaches.

Emergency Management Director Josh Phillips presented the mitigation map and explained that they are working on the 17-acre plat owned by Duchesne County. They plan to rework the areas completed by a contractor in the last few years. He is waiting for the burn window to open so he can burn the prepared piles. A map of the mitigation projects through 2027 was displayed, with areas in red representing the current focus, green indicating completed projects, blue indicating projects scheduled for the following year, and black indicating projects planned for the year after. The costs performed by a contractor are as follows: 2022 - $136,175.00, 2023 - $157,787.50, 2024 - $81,462.50. Total Cost - $375,424, Cost per acre - $18,771.50. The average cost per acre should be $10,000. There were 12.6 acres treated on Sams Wash Road, 4.9 on Old Pinion Way Road, totaling 17.5 acres. Work performed by Duchesne County Mitigation in 2025: 31.74 acres worked thus far, with an average cost per acre of $6,773.78, and hours worked were 724.5. The parties discussed mitigation measures and the posting of signs in the completed project areas. Some residents have asked about using the cut trees for firewood. Director Phillips said the logs are piled separately, and the residents are welcome to come and gather wood as long as the piles are left ready to burn. The Commissioners expressed their pleasure with the mitigation work completed and appreciated all the work that the department has done.