Independence seeks applicants for a council seat as a dissolution petition waits

The Town of Independence in Wasatch County is taking applications for a recently vacated Town Council seat. The appointee would serve the last 13 months of the four-year term. Applicants must live in the town, be U.S. citizens and be over 18, and the deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, according to a notice the town posted Oct. 25. ^[1]

The opening follows two appointments in September. At its Sept. 2 meeting, the council accepted the resignation of Councilmember Tracy Sabey after 18 years of service. It then voted unanimously to offer Rylee Allen and Billy Hansen the two open seats for the remaining 15 months of their terms. ^[2] The Oct. 14 agenda listed both being sworn in. ^[3]

The council is also following a petition to disincorporate the town. At the Sept. 2 meeting, town staff member Jodi Hoffman reported no word yet from the 4th District Court on a motion to intervene, and no ruling on the petition itself. Mayor Pro Tem Bonnie Wilson said postcards with information about the town were going to residents. ^[2] A "Town Disincorporation & Community Outreach Update" was on the Oct. 14 agenda, and minutes for that meeting have not been posted. ^[3]

Also on Sept. 2, the council asked staff to invite the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office to a later meeting about Flock license plate cameras installed on Heber Light & Power poles inside town limits. Hoffman said the cameras were not yet turned on. ^[2]