AGENCY: Big Water (Utah)

SERIES: 24186
TITLE: General plan
DATES: 1996.
ARRANGEMENT: by topic.

DESCRIPTION: The Big Water town council and planning commission, in conjunction with the Five County Association of Governments, created Big Water's general plan according to guidelines established in Utah's "Municipal Land Use Development and Management Act" (Utah Code, 1992, 10-9-301-306). In this plan, adopted 16 January 1996, Big Water's municipal government envisions that after, "rising from the desert as a construction camp for workers erecting Glen Canyon Dam, Big Water has grown and developed into a gateway to Lake Powell." The plan states that the town council intends to provide law enforcement, fire protection, and basic community improvements. The plan, which was intended as a decision-making guide for municipal government and Big Water residents, identifies goals to be achieved by the year 2010. The body of the plan is divided into eight elements, and for each element the plan identifies current state, desired state, and means of achieving the desired state. The most prominently stated goal in the Big Water general plan is obtaining title to BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land within incorporated city limits.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

The Big Water general plan contains historical, demographic, and economic information about the town. It more importantly identifies the goals and values of the town council.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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