The Five County Association of Governments Proudly Serves the Citizens of Southwestern Utah
Telephone: (435) 673-3548 --- Fax: (435) 673-3540
The Five County Association of Governments is a voluntary association of local governments from the five southwestern counties of the State of Utah. The five counties in southwestern Utah that comprise the Five County Association of Governments are Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington.
The year 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the formal establishment of the Association, although informal cooperation amongst the five member counties and municipalities has happened for more than half a century.
Farsighted leaders of the past envisioned the time when our world-class scenic landscapes, mild climate, beautiful communities and hard-working people would foster the evolution of a major regional center in the West. That time has arrived. Southwestern Utah has come into its own. The Five County Association of Governments is a key player in aiding locally elected officials in coping with regional challenges.
The Association has office locations in St. George City and in Cedar City. More information on the Association, including our Vision and Mission, can be viewed using the "What is The FCAOG" link on the "About" tab above. Our office addresses, as well as maps to locate them, are found using the "Contact" tab above.
Five County News
2012-02-08
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT LIST PRIORITIZATION MEETINGS
In response to a November 2, 2011
notification letter, the Community and Economic
Development staff received back Capital
Improvement Lists (CILs) packet from many counties, cities, towns and
special
service districts in the Five County region. Data provided from
the updated Capital
Improvement Lists is incorporated by our staff into the Utah Permanent
Community Impact Fund Board (CIB)
prioritized project lists. These documents are used for funding
decisions by the
Community
Impact Fund Board.
We will be holding a meeting in each county in late February and early March to prioritize the 1-Year CIB Project lists by consensus of the attendees. They will be held on the following dates and times: Feb. 21, 11:00 a.m. Beaver County Administration Building (Commission Chambers); Feb. 21, 3:00 p.m. Cedar City & Brian Head Visitors Center (Conference Room); Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m. Kane County Courthouse (Commission Chambers); Feb. 28, 3:00 p.m. Panguitch City Library (City Council Chambers); Mar. 1, 2:00 p.m. Five County AOG Bldg. in Tonaquint Center, St. George (Conference Room). Notice of these meetings will be mailed to all eligible entities in the Five County AOG region.
For additional information (including the addresses and telephone number) to particpate in these scheduled meetings, please click on this LINK.
For information on the Capital
Improvement Lists, and to view last years submitted lists and to print
out
blank copies, please click on this LINK.
In response to a November 2, 2011
notification letter, the Community and Economic
Development staff received back Capital
Improvement Lists (CILs) packet from many counties, cities, towns and
special
service districts in the Five County region. Data provided from
the updated Capital
Improvement Lists is incorporated by our staff into the Utah Permanent
Community Impact Fund Board (CIB)
prioritized project lists. These documents are used for funding
decisions by the
Community
Impact Fund Board. We will be holding a meeting in each county in late February and early March to prioritize the 1-Year CIB Project lists by consensus of the attendees. They will be held on the following dates and times: Feb. 21, 11:00 a.m. Beaver County Administration Building (Commission Chambers); Feb. 21, 3:00 p.m. Cedar City & Brian Head Visitors Center (Conference Room); Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m. Kane County Courthouse (Commission Chambers); Feb. 28, 3:00 p.m. Panguitch City Library (City Council Chambers); Mar. 1, 2:00 p.m. Five County AOG Bldg. in Tonaquint Center, St. George (Conference Room). Notice of these meetings will be mailed to all eligible entities in the Five County AOG region.
For additional information (including the addresses and telephone number) to particpate in these scheduled meetings, please click on this LINK.
LATEST EDITION OF ASSOCIATION'S NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED
Every two
months the Five County
Association of Governments publishes a widely circulated and
informative newsletter entitled "FIVE
COUNTY NEWS FROM 'R' VIEW". The latest edition was just published.The newsletter, in hardcopy form, is mailed via first class U.S. mail to county, city and town leaders and other individuals in our five county region, as well as to other regional, state and federal agencies. You can also conveniently view the newsletter on this web site.
Click HERE
to go to the Association's newsletter page to view and/or download the
latest edition of the newsletter. (You can also view all
past editions of the Association's newsletters on that same page).
KANE
COUNTY
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE COMPLETED
The
Community and Economic
Development Division staff of the Five County Association of
Governments has completed work with Kane County on an update of the
Kane County General
Plan which was created in 1998. A general plan provides for the health,
safety and general welfare of both residents and visitors to Kane
County. A
seperate WordPress-based web
site has been created where the Plan Update process followed is
explained and the adopted documents are presented.
Click HERE to go to the Kane County General Plan Update WordPress website. Be sure to bookmark this Five County AOG home page as a "favorite" so you can easily return here.
CITY
OF ST.
GEORGE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
** FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN
EXPENDED. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2012 **St. George City has a Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP) for first-time home buyers. A zero interest loan can provide up to $6,000 toward down payment and closing costs and is available for homes located in St. George City. St. George City has elected to utilize Community & Economic Development division staff here at the Five County Association of Governments to administer this program for the City. Because funding for this program comes from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding received by St. George City, this program is only available for homes that are located within the St. George City limits. The most notable changes to the program from last year are: 1) the maximum DPAP lending amount has been reduced to $6,000, and 2) If the home is not sold or refinanced within 10 years then the loan becomes a grant and is forgiven. Funding for this program is made available each July and the program continues until all of the allocated funding is depleted.
Information about
the Down
Payment Assistance Program as well as an application is available to
download/print (as PDF files):
Applicant
Instructions and
Application
Form
For
additional information please contact: Darren
Janes, Community Planner,
Five County
Association of Governments, at (435) 673-3548 (ext. #
117) or via e-mail: djanes@fivecounty.utah.gov
As required by
Utah Code the Five County Association of
Governments publishes all of its public meetings on the "Utah Public Meeting
Notice" (UPMN) web site. You can search for our
meetings by
date
or subject keyword. To locate all of the meeting
announcement postings published on the UPMN site by the Five County
Association of Governments you can use this
link and use the "Advanced Search" tab. You will need
to type in the word five into
the "Entity"
box, highlight the "Five County Association of Governments" link that
comes up, select a date range you want to view and then click on the "Submit"
button. It will then show all upcoming meetings scheduled by the Five
County AOG in the date range you selected. Alternatively, you can use
this LINK, choose to Find a Notice,
and select "Special Districts" for Government type, choose "Five County
Association of Governments" for the Entity, and you will see the Public
Body list with links to each of them. Shown above are only the most recent announcements and/or news. To view all of the other news and happenings, please click HERE or on the 'News/Events' link found on this or any of our web pages. You can also use the link provided directly below:
Click Here for more info on news and happenings at the Five County AOG.
