Five County News
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![]() Click HERE
to view the Final Budget
Revisions for FY2023 that ends June 30, 2023. (note: this is a PDF file)
Click HERE to view the Beginning FY2024 Budget (for the
period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024). (note: this is a PDF file)
![]() The Five County Association of Governments,
the governing body of the Association, will hold a public hearing on the
Final Budget Revisions for the FY2023 Budget (for the period July 1, 2022
through June 30, 2023). The Steering Committee will also hold a public hearing the Proposed Budget for FY2024 (for the
period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024). These two hearings will be held on
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 during the Five County Association of Governments'
Steering Committee meeting which begins at 1:30 p.m. The two
public hearings will be held at Festival Hall in Combined Rooms 5 &
6; 96 N. Main Street; Cedar City, Utah.
Copies of the Proposed FY2024 Budget, and FY2023 Final Budget Revisions, are available here on this webpage for public review (see below) or can be viewed in person during regular business hours (9am to 5pm MDT M-F) at the Five County Association of Governments Office, located at 1070 West 1600 South, Building B, St. George, UT. The Public Hearing Notice for these two hearings was published in The Spectrum & Daily News Newspaper on both Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (LINK TO LEGAL AD) (note: this is a PDF file). The notice is also posted on the Utah Public Meeting Notice website (UPMN LINK) as a public hearing. NOTE: The Budgets are available directly below: Click HERE
to view the Final Budget
Revisions for FY2023 that ends June 30, 2023. (note: this is a PDF file)
Click HERE to view the Beginning FY2024 Budget (for the
period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024). (note: this is a PDF file)
![]() Please click on THIS LINK to view/print that presentation (which was originally done as a PowerPoint presentation). This is a PDF version of the presentation.
![]() Five County Association of Governments, (Owner) is requesting Bids for the remodel of, and freestanding addition to, the Five County Association of Governments Office Building in St. George, and other related site work. Bids for the project will be received at the office of the Five County Association of Governments located at 1070 West 1600 South, Building B, St. George, Utah until 3:30 pm MDT on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. At that time, the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Obtaining Bidding Documents: Information
and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated
website: www.fivecounty.utah.gov (You are here! SEE THE YELLOW BOX BELOW).
The designated website will be updated with addenda, plan holders list, reports,
and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project.
The Issuing Office
for the Bidding Documents is: Campbell Architecture, 46 North 200 East, St.
George, Utah 84770. Submit all questions regarding the bid documents to Kim
Campbell at kim.c@campbelldesign.us
Pre-bid
Conference:
A pre-bid conference for the Project was held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 3:30 pm MDT at the project site. Attendance at the pre-bid conference was mandatory. Instructions to Bidders: For further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. The Owner may reject any or all bids submitted. Issued by: Owner: Five County
Association of Governments, By: Gary Zabriskie, Deputy Director; Date:
May 12, 2023
![]() The purpose of this Statewide Plan is to unify the goals and direction of State government with those of seven regions in the State of Utah. This involves, among other things, aligning each region’s existing Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) developed by each of the state’s Association of Governments (AOGs). The overarching objectives are to optimize growth and expand prosperity throughout all counties. The unified approach to economic development requires the State and regional interests to work together in harmony to advance mutual goals. The Coordinated Action Plan for Economic Vision 2030 document can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on this LINK.
![]() Working regionally the AOG develops and maintains a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The goals, objectives, and strategies identified in the comprehensive strategic plan, support the economic development goals of the region, as well as those of the counties and communities that comprise the region. To further its strategic goals the AOG developed an agreement and partnered with the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) to implement an Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) for its five member counties and produce a final summary regional report. The May 2023 Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) is an economic development tool that identifies the most desirable and compatible industries for a single community. To View/Print the ASAP Report please click on this LINK
![]() There is currently one open position
at the Five County Association of Governments as a Early Childhood Specialist.
Are you a
fun, energetic, outgoing individual who enjoys working with children? Are
you interested in helping local childcare providers enhance their business
and learn the best science-based practices for teaching and caring for children?
Apply today! The Five County AOG is an equal opportunity employer, currently
looking for the right person to join our dynamic team as an Early Childhood
Specialist.
Click HERE to go to our Human Resources page to view the
complete job announcement and position description,
as well as specific instructions on how to apply for this position.
![]() The FY2022 Audit Report is available for public review as a PDF scanned copy of by clicking on THIS LINK.
![]() Fraud tips can be submitted four ways: Website: www.lighthouse-services.com/uciputah (available in English or Spanish) Toll-Free Telephone: • English – (877) 410-0007 • Spanish – (800) 216-1288 E-mail: reports@lighthouse-services.com (must include our Association's name with report) Fax: (215) 689-3885 (must include our Association's name with report)
![]() A provision from the tax cut legislation
passed by by
Congress in 2017 may have positive economic
impacts in southwestern Utah, with investors
incentivized to develop businesses
in some of the area’s lowest-income neighborhoods.
Large swaths of Washington, Iron, Beaver
and Garfield counties are among the places
across Utah identified this summer as federally-recognized
“Opportunity
Zones” — areas
designated where investors can avoid some taxes
in exchange for funding new development.
The hope is that development creates jobs, reduces poverty and sets the groundwork for further economic growth in areas largely being left behind by the state's overall job growth. This region, including even fast-growing Washington County, still ranks overall as a distressed regional economy, based on federal guidelines, thanks to low wages and a limited mix of businesses. Click HERE to go to view a PDF map of this region's Opportunity Zone areas. Click HERE to go to a web page with an interactive map of the nation that you can view all Opportunity Zones.
![]() This update was done through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Once adopted as a "guidance document" by each entity, the 5-year plan will be valid for that entity until 2027. If there are any questions on the Plan update, please contact Mr. Nate Wiberg, Senior Planner, at (435) 673-3548 ext. 105, or via e-mail to nwiberg@fivecounty.utah.gov Click on this link: https://hazardmitigationplan.org to go to the special web site developed to present the plan to the cities, towns, counties and the public.
To view the Directory, please visit the H.E.A.T. and Community Action website at this link: http://fivecountycap.wordpress.com
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![]() The Southwest Utah Microloan Program, established by the Five County Association of Governments, focuses on loans of $50,000 or less with most being $25,000 or less. The importance of these loans lies in their ability to offset the difficulty that businesses experience in receiving traditional bank financing. To
find out more
about the loan fund, please contact Gary
Zabriskie, Director of Community and Economic
Development at: gzabriskie@fivecounty.utah.gov , or
phone (435) 673-3548
ext. 126
![]() 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 "Associations
of Governments" 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.
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