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Come and get to know your County Commissioners next week at the Chamber Connect Luncheon. \;
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\nCommissioner \;Alan Gardner: \;will talk about public lands in Washington County and Utah\, along with the status of the effort to transfer public lands to the State of Utah.
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Commissioner Zachary Renstrom: \;will talk about the County Budgeting\, its status financially\, and some of the current on-going issues that the county is actively involved in.
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\nCommissioner Victor Iverson: \;will play a short 2-3 minute animated video explaining what many of the various services are that a county delivers. He will speak about some of his assignments including mental health\, public health\, etc.\, and about how the RAP tax will roll-out and be collected and distributed.
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\nWe are very proud of where we live and work. Washington County is known for warm winter weather\, snowbirds\, and beautiful red rock scenery. It has been known as Utah'\;s Dixie since pioneers settled here in the 1850'\;s. Championship golf\, tennis\, walking paths\, biking trails\, hiking\, warm\, snow-free winters and year long low humidity all make life attractive here.
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In the mid 1960'\;s the county'\;s population was about 10\,000\; today\, it is well over 140\,000. In fact\, our population has nearly doubled each of the last three decades!
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We are home to the world-renowned Snow Canyon State Park and the Tuacahn Center with its 1\,200 seat outdoor amphitheater and the magnificent Zion National Park. The county has the benefit of a large\, ultra-modern convention center\, the Rosenbruch World Wildlife Museum\, and the 1200 seat Cox Performing Arts Theatre that is on the Dixie State University \;campus.
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