Hey everyone! Welcome back to another week of news here on Summit in Six! We have a quick episode for you today covering some important voter registration news, the Summit County RAP Tax Grant, and some community engagement opportunities for you to get involved in! Let’s get into the news. 

TOPIC 1 – Voter Registration 

Did you know? If you haven’t voted since the last Presidential election, your voter registration becomes inactive, meaning we won’t send you a ballot in the mail. Each year in the United States, millions of eligible voters find voting a challenge because of easily prevented issues like forgetting to update their registration. 

Check your voter registration status (and change it to active if needed), register to vote, or change your address at voter.utah.gov today so you are Vote Ready for the November 5, 2024 Election. 

TOPIC 2 – Speaker Series 

Learn from experts in our area about new and existing strategies to make sure farmers and ranchers find success even in times of extreme weather and drought on Monday, September 19 at the DeJoria Center in Kamas! 

This is a FREE event open to anyone who has an interest in learning and supporting themselves or those in our community that ranch or farm on land both big and small. Refreshments are provided.

Our panelists include: Summit County Residents Colby Pace of Half Circle Cross Ranch, Craig McKnight of Bill White Farms, Gregg Simonds of Open Range Consulting, and Leah Trapp from the USDA. To register and learn more visit: summitcounty.info/speakerseries.

TOPIC 3 – RAP Grant 

Applications for the Summit County Recreation, Arts and Parks (aka “RAP” ) Grant are available now through Monday, September 30th at 5:00 PM. The recreation grant applies to any publicly owned or operated facility that is used for recreational purposes. The term “recreational facility” is defined in Utah Code to mean “a publicly owned or operated park, campground, marina, dock, golf course, playground, athletic field, gymnasium, swimming pool, trail system, or other facility used for recreational purposes.” 

The grant fund application specifies that ONLY those uses qualify for funding with RAP/Recreation taxes. Please visit the Summit County website summitcounty.org/grants for instructions regarding grant eligibility and to complete the application. For additional information, contact Amy Jones, at (435) 336-3042. 

TOPIC 4 – Connect with your County 

If you’re listening to this podcast, thank you for connecting with us every week! Did you know there are several other ways you can receive information from Summit County too? 

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2. In times of emergency, like fire, flood, major interstate closure, and other significant events, Summit County can send you alerts straight to your phone via text. You can sign up to receive emergency alerts from us at summitcounty.info/getalerts.
   
3. If you want to receive text updates specifically on Summit County’s fire outlook and conditions, Red Flag Warnings, prescribed burns, active fire updates & more text SCFIREINFO to 888777.
   
4. And, finally, we also have a monthly e-newsletter where we round up the month’s most important news our residents should know and send it straight to your email inbox. Sign up to receive these emails at summitcounty.info/getemails. 
   

Connecting with us on these various platforms is a great way to help us involve YOU in the decisions and actions of your local government. When we can provide you with information on what’s happening in Summit County and HOW you can get involved, we are ultimately better able to address YOUR values, needs, and concerns while also ensuring transparency and accountability.