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CEDAR CITY — The “Redmen” name and logo will stay on Cedar City’s Leigh Hill water tank, the City Council decided Wednesday night.
By a 4-1 vote, the council members approved a resolution that recognizes the historic Native American heritage behind Cedar High School’s use of the symbol from 1942-2019 and indicates that volunteers will be responsible for giving the tank a fresh coat of paint at least once every 10 years.
The resolution, which is nonbinding, was worked out after the City Council’s July 17 work meeting, which council member Terri Hartley missed due to her flight being delayed in Salt Lake City.
Although absent the day of the work meeting, Hartley had suggested adding language regarding a second water tank on the north end of town, which is adorned with the school colors and mascot of Canyon View High School. Her resolution and fellow council member Paul Cozzens’ original one, with modifications, were later blended into one document by city attorney Tyler Romeril.
The combined resolution was essentially the same version that was approved Wednesday night, with a single change in the wording: Instead of citing a “special interest group, led by Paul Cozzens,” it now says that “Paul Cozzens and other interested parties” will be responsible for aesthetic maintenance and upkeep of the Leigh Hill water tank.
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