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Beaver council agrees new EV charger requests will be told the city lacks capacity
Beaver's council discussed its electric capacity after losing hydroelectric generation this summer. It decided new electric-vehicle charging requests will be told the city lacks capacity and that developers must provide the infrastructure.
Beaver council favors a FEMA consultant paid on delivery after the county declines a shared $8,000-a-month contract
After Beaver County declined to share an $8,000-a-month consulting arrangement for federal disaster aid, Beaver's council voiced support for a FEMA specialist paid only when federal funding is delivered. No contract or vote is recorded.
Beaver approves about $47,900 water advance for Baker Canyon line, structured as a loan
Beaver's council approved a Drinking Water Hardship Fund advance of about $47,900 to plan and engineer repairs to the culinary waterline damaged at the base of Baker Canyon. The agreement is a loan for now; the city intends to seek conversion to a grant.
Around town
- Crime & safety
Two California residents face dozens of charges after I-15 stop in Beaver County
Court records say a Utah Highway Patrol stop led to allegations of forged checks, fake IDs, drugs and gold coins.
- Politics
Federal disaster aid approved for Beaver, Piute counties after fire and floods
A joint assessment found at least $47 million in possibly eligible damage from the Cottonwood Fire and the flooding and mudslides that followed.