Current water situation
As you know, the water situation isn’t good. We need more rain and snow. The snowpack is lower than we hoped. Everyone needs to conserve water. Notice in the charts, the storage level of two of the reservoirs that serve Clinton are tracking a little lower than last year, so that’s disappointing. Echo is the…
New voting precincts
Here are the new voting precincts for Clinton. Go to vote.utah.gov to look up your voter registration. Caucus nights are coming up… United Utah Party — March 8 at 7:00 — go to Syracuse library or on Zoom. Visit http://www.unitedutah.org. Republican Party — March 8 at 7:00 — all Clinton precincts go to Clearfield High…
Annexation disapproved
We argued before the Davis County Boundary Commission yesterday in protest of an annexation proposal that would have given everything in pink to West Point. We laid out our legal standards and asked the commission either to deny the annexation or amend it. The commission denied the annexation. This ruling requires everyone to go back…
Utah may mandate meters
I have been following a bill at the State Legislature that has the potential to raise our secondary water rates substantially. It is the Jekyll and Hyde of bills. On the one hand, the bill requires all secondary water connections to be METERED by the end of 2029. There will finally be data associated with…
Clinton’s golden foundation
Throwback Thursday — is that still a thing? Today it is! These cute smiles belong to Glen and Marvetta Saunders, who built their home on 2000 West in Clinton in 1962. They are still there today, going strong, even if they’ve slowed down, Marvetta told me. They are two special Clinton residents who helped form…
Thinking of our youth
Vaping, alcohol, marijuana. Those are the most concerning areas of substance abuse among youth from schools in northwest Davis County. Sometimes it’s a combo. Youth are vaping marijuana concentrates, for example. We’ve pinpointed four risk factors that appear to be at play in our region: -Depressive symptoms -Family conflict -Low commitment to school -Low attachment…
Labor shortages and pay increases
The City Council recently voted unanimously to restructure the pay scale for our police department from 19 steps to 12. The move included a 10% pay increase for all sworn officers. This will cost about $215,000 per year in ongoing funding. We also approved a 5% pay increase for all other city employees, who remain…
Active shooter drill
When it was all over, I was breathing heavily. Much more heavily than I expected. As I exited Voyage Academy, the crisp night air surrounded me and unlocked the heat trapped and simmering under my clothes. Chasing down an active shooter while dodging M-16 gunfire is a workout. Even when it’s only a drill. It…
Vandalism at the parks
They ripped a toilet off its bolts and yanked the sinks off the walls. They slathered the walls with feces and slicked the floors with urine. They lit a trash can on fire, because, why not? They tore a wifi router off the bowery and shattered the windows. They unraveled roll after roll of toilet…
Campaign questions
My answers to a resident’s questionnaire: 1. Why are you running for city council and why should residents vote for you? I love civic engagement. I have a bachelor’s degree in both political science and journalism. So between the two, my personality is very geared toward research and inquisitiveness, specifically regarding politics and government. I…
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Marie Dougherty 