I left the meeting feeling that all this interest and growth is going to cost us dearly in higher taxes and our country lifestyle. And with all this growth and Federal money comes a whole new set of problems, rules, regulations and hooks. We need concerned citizens to be involved and informed!

The School Board combined the Capital Levy tax and the Debt Service tax into one account, the Capital Levy account. The good news is that there won’t be any more of those pesky bond initiatives, the bad news is we’ve lost our voice and handed over a blank check.

Spending works like a ratchet, it moves in one direction. The Washington County School District has been on a multi-year spending blowout that will lead to higher taxation in the future if it’s NOT scaled back.

Is the theme-park-proposal the lipstick on an RV-park-pig? In Hurricane, after the developer pulled out, their city council admitted that a proposed project they supported was just a ruse to get land rezoned to commercial to increase its value. Is this proposed project a way to get land rezoned to sell?

Besides an introduction to the Toquerville Sentinel and Toquerville Readiness classes to begin Sept. 14, there were many issues discussed which left me with an array of questions which require further research. Among these are grants to FEMA, land swaps, public infrastructure districts.

This short meeting included a change order for the Toquerville Parkway, more fine-tuning of the Nightly Rental Ordinance, and mention of an August 5 highway cleanup.

Some of Toquerville’s neighbors in Leeds have recently been debating whether housing should be built over former uranium mines. A brief background and deadlines for radiation exposure compensation might be of interest to Toquerville residents

There will be a hearing July 17 on a 3rd zone change application for the Shangrila valley. The application suggests that residents want tourists in this area, do we?

So I went to the show. I went to see what I might expect in Toquerville should a similar event happen here.

The City Council passed budget Resolutions. Of the most interest to this writer was the verdict on RV parks in Toquerville.

Has the city been too focused on new development rather than looking after the needs of the people already living here?

The only business item at this June 7 meeting was passing a resolution to recognize Amateur Radio Week.

Toquerville holds 363-acre feet of culinary water rights—the second lowest volume behind Ivins. The remaining water Toquerville requires is wholesaled to the city and those water resources are at risk.

Our city government needs participation and involvement from those of us who live here. While the town of Toquerville was founded in 1858, the government of Toquerville is young. It was only incorporated in 2000.

The city may limit short term rental permits to 5% of existing water hookups. That number is currently 721 or about 35-40 permits. Beyond that, prospective short term rental properties would be placed on a waiting list.

Toquerville cemetery offers a wonderful view. Similar to Grafton’s. However, the view will only be available to your friends and family.

I did not think a team of wild horses could ever drag me back to another city council meeting.

Driving south from I-15, just past the cemetery, you’ll see Toquerville’s most beautiful view.

That is the question. Or it often seems to be the question, especially because Toquerville attracts residents who don’t want the congestion of St. George.