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The Junction to see construction begin on three more buildings

OGDEN -- Despite frigid temperatures, construction will heat up at The Junction next month when work starts on a trio of long awaited buildings that will house 29,000 square feet of retail space and 93 residential units.

The buildings are expected to be finished next year and will complement The Junction's high adventure Salomon Center and Megaplex 13 cinema, said Richard McConkie, the city's deputy director of community and economic development.

"Entertainment has been a key component at The Junction. That's what has attracted attention," he said. "But to have a residential and retail component is very important as well. It creates a 24 hour presence downtown so you don't have a situation where they roll up the sidewalk at 5 p.m."

Two 9,000-square-foot buildings will be located off Kiesel Avenue and another 11,000-square-foot dwelling will be built off Washington Boulevard. The buildings will range in height from two to five stories, with retail space occupying the bottom level and some residential rental units on top. There will also be some ground level townhomes.

Morgan leaders consider hiring council administrator

MORGAN -- Because the daily duty of running Morgan County has outgrown the capabilities of the seven-member part-time county council, the council is looking into the possibility of hiring a council administrator.

"As the county continues to grow in population, this will be a bigger problem for council members. The county council should play a limited role in day-to-day operations," Council Chairman Bruce Sanders said. "We feel like it's (now) a full-time role."

During budget proceeds late last year, the council considered the need for an administrator and accounted for it in undistributed funds.

At the request of County Attorney Jann Farris, the administrator's job responsibilities would not include executive and legislative duties. Instead, the position would equate to a "liaison between the council and elected officials," Sanders said. "It would allow us to focus on legislative actions."

Protected prairie dogs vex land developers

PAROWAN -- The population of federally protected Utah prairie dogs has again stalled some land development projects in Iron County.

It's an annual issue. The county allows a certain number of prairie dogs removed from property for development. But the number of prairie dog removals allowed never seems to come close to the number of requests.

This year, for example, the county has requests that would cover the taking of about 700 prairie dogs. But the allocation is about 65.

The county deals with prairie dog requests in the order submitted.

Commissioners Monday allocated about half the available prairie dogs while waiting to see what the spring population is like.

-- Standard-Examiner staff and wire services

Read complete coverage of these stories and all the day's news in the Standard-Examiner, or check back later on StandardNET.

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