BIG Land
Mike Petersen, Jeff Egly, Dennis Sampson and I travelled to Blanding, Utah yesterday. We had meetings this morning to discuss the future of network connectivity in San Juan County. I spoke briefly about the demographics of this county in a blog last week.
For a refresher. San Juan County is a land mass approximately the same size as Massachusetts. Slightly more than 13,000 individuals reside in this large area giving the county a population density of less than 2 people per square mile. This is in contrast to the number of indian ruins per square mile, 25.
Mike, former CEU President, pointed out that it is farther from Price to Blanding than Price to Logan. Something that is a bit amazing for those of us who have frequented these locations and know the terrain. Some of the residents point out that a trip to Navajo Mountain (the farthest school south) from the DO (located in the north central part of San Juan County) takes a bit more than 4 hours one way and involves some time on Arizona highways. San Juan County is a big, empty place.
Representatives from the local School District, CEU, USU and UCAT all participated in the meeting. We are looking for options to improve connectivity to all of the sites in this area. First step: get everyone talking.........
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