Hiring Trust Lands Specialist for Richfield Office
The SITLA Surface Management Group is recruiting for a Trust Lands Resource Specialist in its Richfield Office. Trust Lands Resource Specialists administer and manage all aspects of the grazing program for the southern half of the state, which encompasses 12 counties. This employee also has responsibilities over the Agricultural Leasing, Small Forest Product, and Noxious Weed […]
SITLA Land Auction Earns $673K For Public Schools
The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) sold six trust land parcels at its public auction October 28, earning $673,500 for Utah’s Permanent School Fund. Two parcels in San Juan County sold for a total of $345,000; a 640-acre parcel in Millard County sold for $300,000; and three one-acre parcels in Garfield County sold […]
David Ure Selected to Replace Retiring SITLA Director Kevin Carter
Governor Gary Herbert announced today his concurrence with the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees (SITLA) on the appointment of David Ure as the next SITLA Director. “David Ure is a well-known public servant who has long demonstrated the principled, aggressive, hardworking character one would expect in a fourth generation dairy farmer from […]
Monument Designations May Impact Utah Education Funding
Public education leaders are voicing concerns over the long-term impact of national monument designations on classroom funding as Utah Senate Minority Leader Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake City) reportedly traveled to Washington, D.C. to encourage President Obama to designate national monuments in Utah. “Monument designations would inevitably capture hundreds of thousands of acres of school trust […]