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More photos on page 9 COREY BAUMGARTNER 2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY Vaping added to Cedar City park restrictions FLAG DAY by Kelsey KEENER public areas, the ordinance update is IN CEDAR CITY IRON COUNTY TODAY the first step. “Right now, we’re mostly address- Members of Iron County Teens ing the problem that people don’t Against Drugs proposed an ordinance know that our parks are smoke free T HE CEDAR CITY HOSPITAL AND amendment to include the use of in general,” she said. “So that’s why we THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (DAR) Cedar City electronic cigarettes as prohibited want to add the additional signage. By Chapter, helped to honor our grand behavior at public parks, which was adding vaping (to the ordinance and old flag and our country's symbol of approved by City Council last week. signage), we’ve seen it work in other pride and freedom, with a special During the May 15 council meeting, communities. We just met with a display at the library and an honor members of the group presented their bunch of other coalitions like ours for ceremony at the hospital. ideas on new signage and updating different counties and they’ve seen it the ordinance to the council. Since change, if they’ve had it on bus stops then, they have worked with City … or at large community events, so Attorney Tyler Romeril to determine that’s the kind of change we want to the language of the proposed update. make here.” When the change to Chapter The changes to the Prohibited 27a-8 of the city’s ordinances was Behaviors ordinance are in paragraph proposed during the June 5 meeting, E: “electronic cigarette” was included ICTAD President Jessica Anderson in the smoking prohibitions, with addressed the council again. She said the addition of defining that as “an the change to the ordinance would electronic device used to deliver or make it the same at the current state capable of delivering vapor containing law regarding electronic cigarette nicotine or other substance into an usage in parks. She said although individual’s respiratory system.” they are still working on producing The ordinance changes were the signage to add the parks and approved during last week’s meeting. KELSEY KEENER COREY BAUMGARTNER IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 3 Leigh Hill water tank resolution tabled by Kelsey KEENER graduated from Cedar High School to the youth, so they know this in together like we have on other tough IRON COUNTY TODAY and was an athlete. remembrance of a time; a very proud issues in this city, like short term “I’ve also come to realize that time in our community when it rentals, the student housing district, The proposed resolution to our society has changed a great deal was a sign of respect to the Native and dogs,” he said. “We have gotten designate the city’s Leigh Hill water from when I was in high school,” he Americans as well the pride of Cedar together and we’ve talked it through tank as a Redmen monument was said. “…The biggest thing is the water High School.” and we’ve looked each other in the tabled during last week’s city council tank and that is owned by the city. Councilman Craig Isom expressed eye and we’ve respected each other’s meeting. We have not had any complaints his concerns about overstepping opinions. And I would like to see that Discussion on the resolution or any comments to remove the the bounds of what a city council is happen before we put a punctuation began with Councilman Scott Redmen logo off the water tank.” responsible for, and said the dis- point or a period on this discussion.” Phillips, who asked that amendments He suggested tabling the course with respect to this issue was Councilwoman Terri Hartley be made to the resolution should resolution. another large concern for him. explained that the treatment of the it be approved. He also addressed “I would just suggest that we “We can have common courtesy two students who spoke during the concerns that were raised about his June 5 meeting was disappointing. stance on the resolution during the “It got me thinking, ‘who really is June 5 meeting. important in this discussion: is it us “I believe that no matter the issue in this room or is it our students?’” we face as a nation, as a state or as a she said. “I think that we’re leaving community, we solve our differences them out of the equation. Our through civil dialogue and mutual students’ ability to choose their understanding,” he said. “I believe mascot and what they want on that that way we agree to disagree, but water tank is every bit as important that everyone should be respected as what our views in this room are. I and heard with civility and humility. think with anything that we consider, I believe in protecting our past we should put the students and and cherishing the hard work and our children in our community at dedication of those that came before, the forefront of everything that we MeB M ERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSS the importance and future of the iconic and I believe that we should foster Redmen symbol on the Leigh Hill water tank. decide if it has to do with their high and respect change.” school.” Phillips added that the youth of KELSEY KEENER Hartley also stated she has had the community are important as well. table it. There’s been nobody (ask- and civility in our discussion and that several interactions with community “I believe that our young people ing) us to remove it, that way it stays part of all of this bothers me as much members that are fearful of express- are the future leaders of our great there,” he said. “I’m talking about as anything else – the fact that we ing their opinions in public. republic, and we must allow them the tabling it indefinitely until maybe have not had that kind of discourse,” “There are teachers who will not same opportunities to learn and fail at a future date the high school Isom said. “… A wise man once said come to this meeting because they’re as we have experienced,” he said. “… decides on their (mascot) and then never let a problem to be solved be afraid of the repercussions from and I believe this community must come approaches it, then we may have to more important than any person expressing anything in opposition,” together and we must move forward open the discussion again, but in the involved.” she said. or we are surely to step backwards. meantime it would sit there.” Isom stated he wants the com- Council voted 4-1 to table the … I believe the future of Cedar City Councilman Paul Cozzens urged munity to come together on this resolution until the July 17 work belongs to all of us, regardless of making a decision due to the current issue. meeting in order to find a more race, age, gender, social status, sexual state of the water tank. “I would like to get the sides inclusive solution. orientation, religious affiliation or “I worry about this tank, (it’s) in disability. That’s what guides my disrepair as far as the aesthetics of decisions in these chambers.” it, it’s been neglected for 30 years,” Councilman Ron Adams said that Cozzens said. “We need to make a although he was out of town during decision up or down. The school the June 5 meeting, he still watched district’s made their choice, we and listened to the meeting and the own the tank. We’ve decided to put concerns that were raised. He said he the dates on it so it’s not confusing CEDAR CITY 2019 MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Council (3) 4-year terms Notice is hereby given Stephanie Flores Adam Hahn that the following individu- Don Oswald Stephen Gwin als have filed a Declaration Carrissa Smith Brittanie Parry of Candidacy and have Barry Evan Short T.J. Penrod met the qualifications to Danny Strand Chris Dahlin be candidates in the 2019 W. Tyler Melling Craig E. Isom Municipal Elections: Terri W. Hartley 4 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2019 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY OP INION A DMINISTRATION Thought R . 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