- Born in Idaho Falls
- Graduated high school in Gilbert, AZ
- Served 2-yr mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Served 5 years in the US Army
- Cryptologic Linguist (MOS-98G)
- Tactical Signal Intelligence Collection
- LLVI team (Low Level Voice Intercept)
- Combat Lifesaver
- Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Specialist
- Primary language: Korean; Secondary: Spanish
- 125 MI Battalion
- 25th Infantry Light, Schofield Barracks, HI
- BA, English & Professional Writing; Spanish minor; Idaho State University
- MFA, Creative Writing and American Literature; Texas Sate University
- PhD, Technical Communications & Rhetoric; Texas Tech University
- Taught at Angleo State University, TX; US Air Force Academy and Prep School, CO; currently teaches at BYU Idaho
- Married
- Six children
FY 2026 Budget The city council passed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026, which begins October 1st. (City budget fiscal years run from October to September.) It's a good budget, and I think the council and mayor are doing a good job keeping track of how our taxes and other public monies are being used. As normally happens, some fees were adjusted. (Of course, most of the time that means they went up when the government and businesses are talking.) The city has to hold public hearings for any fee increases above 5%. We only had one fee increase above 5% and it went up because of the increased cost of postage at the post office: the Paper Utility Statement fee went up to $1.09. The utility fee increases are listed below and compared with the fees from last year (or currently until October). Costs for maintenance, repairs, and capital projects demand that we increase fees each year to keep up with inflation and rising costs, overall. None of us like utility fees to increas...
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