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Daggett County

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Economic Development Advisory Board

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Notice Title

November 10, 2025 CEOAB Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

November 10, 2025 04:00 PM

Event End Date & Time

November 10, 2026 04:15 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

11/10/26 05:00 PM

Description/Agenda

Meeting called to order: 4:15 pm Present: Justin Von Eberstein, Kathi Knight, Peggy White, Martta Bair,Traci Frost Absent: Alena Smith Guests: Approval of Minutes: Unanimous for 9/25/25. New Business: Jesse Platt resigned from the board. Jed Olson was approached by Justin, was interested but so far has not filled out any paperwork. Mayor Knight has rejoined the board as a reinstatement. Discussed meeting in January 2026. Kathi asked about updates on the CEOAB grants. Peggy listed the awardees with a thank you to the board for adding categories to the Rubric. Jana Franz 15k kitchen deli equipment for Grays Market, scored 18 points. Steven Gregorson for a coffee machine. Reverse osmosis, scored 18 points. Traci Frost 15K for upgrades to new campsites, scored 16 points. Adam Ricks Red Canyon Resort 15k for employee housing, scored 16 points. Lisa/Adam Roundy R&R Floral 15K for new irrigation system to increase plant growth and water conservation, U-pic flowers, and possible venue to hold events. Scored 15.5 points. Brian Tedesco FGBC, 14K for a pizza oven for year round service. Scored 15.5 points. Jerry Taylor Lucerne Marina 15K for Pontoon rental boat. Scored 15 points Woody Bair Flaming Gorge Resort 8K for 10 man rafts 14.5 points. Runner ups: Brian/ Jerilyn Smith Rocky Ridge Outpost 15K to complete silo room. 14.5 Donald Pallesen Ropin N Smokin BBQ 15K to upgrade catering equipment. 14.0 Peggy stated that Lexi Taylor still has $5136.00 to be spent. Her contract ends 12/6/2025. Peggy explained that it would stay with the CEOAB board to possibly grant to one of the runners up. Zac explained that if a region has a history of not using the funds the state might want funds back. However this is a very low percentage. Peggy spoke with James Dixon and we can use it on this grant cycle. The county wasn't at fault for not being spent. We allocated for the full 200K. Thirteen applications on this with requests of $190,956.00. Almost double what we had to offer. Applications were very impressive. Only one scored 7 points. Maretta stated that the grant is spreading good feelings about the county. Peggy suggested that since many grant recipients were second time winners that they take a pass on the third year. Justin pointed out that it's our larger business applying and it could be a detriment to the county. Mayor Knight felt that maybe as the grant continues to gain recognition that other businesses may do better in their writing. Peggy stated that an individual in town was stating this grant was a loan. This information was given to a couple of different individuals before that rumor was squashed. Mayor Knight said that she was approached with the same question and asked them to contact us. All of the information stated grant in it. Peggy asked Maretta how to get more involvement from the Dutch John Area. Not one application was received from them other than hers. Currently utilizing the post office, town hall, and The Resort. Do we need to personally put up information? Maretta will help with spreading the word. She is trying to connect with Dutch John to bridge the gap. Maretta suggested asking for volunteer time as part of the grant rubric. Peggy suggested coming up with a volunteer list for all events the time would consist of 3-5 hours. We needed help with just keeping kids in line. JD did an obstacle course for kids and the bounce house needed observers. Mayor Knight asked about a newsletter request for volunteers during the summer for just a couple of hours, the request is in there but very small. Full page for May newsletter. Justin discussed how hard it is to get citizens to any meetings, how do we solve that. Maretta suggested adding to the rubric to raise the score. Zac suggested we need to track time. Peggy explained that any volunteer must fill out a County form for insurance reasons and we can track through that. Mayor Knight asked about the school doing volunteering/internship to receive the county scholarship. This was discussed in April of 2025 but no follow up from the school. Talked of doing volunteer hours on CEOAB Grant to help with grant match. Outstanding project is the restroom, hopefully to be done by end of month. It has been tied to the clinic so it might have a longer wait time. GEOE has been receptive to our construction time frames due to our location and climate. Any thoughts for the next meeting in January. Zac brought up board membership. We need to have a voting member from Workforce Service. He would like to be advisory only. That is the only position we need to fill. Justin questioned who could fill that position. It can be anyone even outside the county if necessary. Traci asked about what qualifications are needed to cover workforce position. Zac gave an example that their by-laws were very restrictive, ours are not. We can use an education background. Justin mentioned that Cordell McCracken might be interested in the position. School CFE instructor would be great. Peggy suggested Shilo Warrick or Melinda Broadbent with the FFA program. Zac recommended reaching out to UBTEC or USU. Mayor Knight stated that the FFA program was helping with welding screens for the sewer ponds, her position supports workforce development. Justin mentioned Brynn Tinker, Zac provided Grand Counties description of workforce development candidate. GOEO was involved in the process. Peggy congratulated the 3 board members on their grant awards. Justin gave us a rundown of the workings of an RO machine for espresso. Meeting Adjourned: 5:00 ___________________________ _________________________ Justin Von Eberstein Chairman Secretary

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Meeting Information

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PO Box 219
Manila, UT 84046
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Matt Tippets

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mtippets@daggettcounty.org

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

July 25, 2026 04:22 PM

Notice Last Edited On

July 25, 2026 04:22 PM

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November 10, 2026 05:00 PM

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