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ST. GEORGE — The Virgin Town Council in Washington County is wrestling with water issues and whether to adopt a temporary zoning ordinance to pause development for up to six months.
Residents and developers voiced opinions for and against halting development during the council's special meeting last Thursday. Included in these comments, which came from the city attorney and two council members, covered discussions they had with Zachary Renstrom, general manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy District.
The council will decide on the moratorium on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and directed its attorney Heath Snow to begin negotiations with the water conservancy district and determine exactly how many water connections the town has. The attorney also will ask if Virgin can exchange its water connections to waive the fees the district charges to join its water pooling agreement.
"We have an oral resolution to our town attorney to go to the water conservancy district and begin some negotiations," Mayor Jean Krause told St. George News. "The main thing we need to know from the water conservancy district is how many connections we have and the minimum number of connections they would consider from us to let us into the current water pooling agreement."
