On
Monday, March 13, members of SGR heard from Kurt Ivie, a newly named Washington
City Councilman who provided an update on what’s happening in Washington City
which 25,000 residents now call home.”
Among other issues, Ivie said the council is trying to blend people and
heritage in the county’s first city established in 1858 and is also working
hard to find ways to fairly regulate overnight rentals. “It’s a really HOT topic,” notes the
councilman, “but no taxes are being paid on these accommodations so the city,
the county and the state are losing millions in revenue.”
Growth
is also an issue Ivie addressed in his city where the new Crimson High School
will open for the 2019 school year in the area around Staheli Farm. Crimson Hills Middle School will open in 2018
and there are already unhappy neighbors with major concerns about traffic in
and out of Warner Valley. “But, we must
build and hope they will come … we can’t not build because we know they are
coming!”
Washington
City has a new state-of-the-art police station with amazing technology designed
to keep both residents and officers safe; and, the city has recently entered a
joint venture with Hurricane City to service the Coral Canyon area and the east
side of the Washington City.
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