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1st Friday June 2016 - Vol. 21, #4 Each Month SUindependent.com FREE s~ 996 Year 6 1 ~20 201 See Page 7 ALSO THIS ISSUE: June ‘16 ZION NATIONAL PARK SPRINGDALE - VIRGIN ZION GUIDE EAST ZION - KANAB ZionGuide.com HISTORIC ST. GEORGE LIVE TOURS RED ROCK DANCE FESTIVAL BRINGS BRING THE PAST TO LIFE See story on page 13. THREE DAYS OF DANCE TO ST. GEORGE CHECK OUT THE NEWLY - See page 7 - See page 8 EXPANDED ZION GUIDE - Included with every copy! For reservations call (435) 772-3700 or www.switchbackgrille.com • Burgers • Brats • Rice Bowls • Hot and Cold Sandwiches • Breakfast Anytime • Full Bar 1149 Zion Park Blvd • 435-772-3700 Noon to 10pm Daily • switchbackgrille.com citizens deserve to know how we would pay for such a massive debt. June 2016 Volume 21, Issue 4 Here is the statement in its entirety: I have called this press conference today on behalf of the citizens of Washington publisher’s County in the interest of more transparency on the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline project. PERSPECTIVE Today, along with the Utah Rivers by Josh Warburton Council and as was ordered by the Utah EDITORIAL ............................2 BOOK REVIEWS ..................14 Records Committee last Thursday, I am OPINION .............................3 DOWNTOWN SECTION .......15 Recently, I called on the Washington calling for the Washington County Water EVENTS ................................7 County Water Conservancy District to Conservancy District (WCWCD), which GOLF GUIDE .......................19 release important information regarding the MOVIE REVIEWS ...................9 serves under the Washington County WELLNESS ..........................20 planned repayment plan for the proposed Commission, to release its draft payment ALBUM REVIEWS ................11 Lake Powell Pipeline. While some of you may plan. HUMOR .............................12 CLIP-N-SAVE SECTION .........22 have already read the statement or seen the As of yet, WCWCD has refused to video, I thought this spot was a good venue release the model being used to estimate ART ....................................13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS ........25 to reiterate the call. the costs of repayment for the proposed As Washington County has likely 140 mile long pipeline from Lake Powell to ON THE COVER: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY. never seen such a botched job of a proposal Washington County. SEE STORY ON PG 7. and at such an extraordinary cost, I feel Our taxpayers and all of the citizens compelled to stand up against it and instead of Washington County have the legal right, support alternatives to it. Currently, I am as ruled by the Utah Records Committee, to the only candidate for Washington County have this information as per the Government The Independent ~ SUIndependent.com Commissioner taking this position. Records Access & Management Act, Color Country’s Complete Guide To Arts, Music, Entertainment, Culture & More If built, taxes for the citizens of otherwise known as GRAMA. Documents Washington County will go through the indicate that WCWCD has access to this The Independent is published the first Friday of each STAFF roof to pay for it. At an cost of $6–8 billion information, which was contracted for and month. All copies are distributed free of charge at over Publisher: Josh Warburton including financing, which is based on the Managing Editor: Darren Edwards provided by Applied Analysis of Las Vegas, three hundred area locations throughout St. George, best estimates of 20 Utah economists, this Cedar City, UT, Mesquite, NV & surrounding areas. Opinion Editor: Jason Gottfried but is simply refusing to release it despite project will do just the opposite of ensure To contact us please call: (435) 656-1555 or write to: Graphic Designer: Josh Segovia the order from the Utah Records Committee. P.O. Box 3116, St. George UT, 84771. Advertising Director: Scott Dunford economic stability but instead may doom This project has been going on for Located downtown St. George at 40 N. 300 E. #103 Outgoing Office Manager: Flori Wentzell Southern Utah’s economy. over 10 years now and has already cost us Editor: [email protected] Incoming Office Manager: Maggie Stringham Property taxes, state taxes, water taxpayers nearly $30 million! I ask you as For advertising - Publisher Josh Warburton’s email: Distribution Manager: Elliot Lockwood rates, and impact fees will all have to go up, citizens, voters, and taxpayers in Washington [email protected] Photo Editor: Dallas Hyland creating an incredible burden for all of us To submit a calendar event go to SUindependent.com County to also call on WCWCD to release who live here if the pipeline were to be built. this information to the public so we can all The opinions expressed herein are those of the writers and may not represent the Please recycle. opinion of this publication or its ownership. This publication may not be reproduced These huge taxes will essentially price many see the math being used to convince us we in part or whole by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. of us out of the ability to live and/or own a need this political boondoggle, which by © Copyright 2016 The Independent Publishing Company, Inc. home in Washington County. I believe the best estimates would cost us taxpayers $6–8 billion once financing is worked in. We all deserve transparency and honesty in our local elected and appointed officials, and when elected I will work to ensure we have a water board that is held accountable. And as the only candidate for Washington County Commissioner promoting alternatives to the Lake Powell Pipeline, I ask you to please consider supporting my campaign to be Washington County’s next commissioner. You can look up my statements on water and the Lake Powell Pipeline as well as seven other critical issues at JoshWarburton.com. IMMIGRATION LAW OFFICES OF REZA ATHARI ABOGADOS DE INMIGRACION' Certified Specialist • Immigration & Nationality Law State Bar of CA • Board of Legal Specialization Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association ALL IMMIGRATION, WORK PERMIT, DEPORTATION, RESIDENCY, ASYLUM, AND CITIZENSHIP MATTERS! 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Were anyone on any end of the locally or abroad and hash it out. for the conservative right. spectrum to be pressed on the matter, they When only one side or one source Kate and I went rounds every would like agree that when only one side exists, this leads to that echo-chamber week, with little exception, for the better owns the debate, that is when only one side effect, and it is demonstratively dangerous. part of the last four years, and although is broadcasted or published and when civil we rarely saw eye to eye on the political discourse loses any and all veracity. And while St. George has come a long way WHY THE spectrum, we were and are, Silencing both, in this arena, it seems intent almost on point of fact, close friends. however? One has to perpetual digression instead of realizing it KATE DALLEY So say what you will. question just what the still has a long way to go. The point here people over there at Canyon Speaking for myself, I owe a debt is an obvious one to most Media are thinking. SHOW of gratitude not only to Canyon Media cities in America but one In today’s MATTERED that Southern Utah seems news environment, the but also to Kate Dalley and Bryan Hyde to be willfully lethargic importance of stories is for having me as a regular guest on their By Dallas Hyland in grasping. In order for being weighed with search shows. The market value of that exposure is Canyon our democratic institution engine optimization and not lost on me. Media, with little to thrive well, we must advertising influence. or no notice to the by way of the protections Not unlike the politicians listening audience afforded us in the First reported on for being — or even the Amendment continually swayed not by the people show’s host, for that have rigorous and but by corporate lobbyists, matter — cancelled meaningful dialogue about the companies that the Kate Dalley elected and appointed generate news content are Show yesterday. officials in said democratic more often web marketing While I am in no institution. This imperative task is set engines disguised as news sources. position to question at the feet of not only the common citizen Don’t misunderstand, here: No the decision, I but also the reporting journalist — and the sales equals no source. Keeping the lights on identify with the disappointment felt in political commentator. in any business is predicated by generating the listening community. The Kate Dalley I, like Kate, mostly operate in profit. But the conundrum seems to be, Show show mattered. that third realm. We have found that we “Which is more important, and to whom?” The show ran from 1 to 4 p.m. have much more to say than what the rigid What Kate’s show did was provide But a special and heartfelt Mondays through Fridays. I have been a protocol of a news-writing environment a medium that bridged that gap. It was farewell goes out to my friend and part-time regularly scheduled weekly guest on the allows for.