Now, as the Kearns Town Council reconstructs, Mayor Peter Corroon is pushing the concept of team play.

He has created a transition team to shepherd the process of replacing the now-defunct council with a mostly fresh crop of candidates to be chosen by special election Aug. 9.

"They're there to make sure the old town council shuts down," said Jacqueline Murphy, community relations specialist for the county, who notes three members from the old council have registered to run for the new seats. "We're trying very hard to be fair to everybody."

The mayor has called on Alan Anderson, president of Chamber West, and community leader Doral Vance to join Jeff Waters and Jeff Silvestrini, both of the Association of Community Councils Together, on the transition team. County Council Chairman Michael Jensen and Sen. Ed Mayne, D-West Valley City, will act as technical advisers.

In March, Corroon severed the county's ties with the Kearns Town Council over concerns with the council's handling of grants. An ongoing DA investigation involves the Kearns Coalition, a nonprofit that became the fiscal agent for the grants, and the roles of Rep. Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns; his wife, a former Town Council member; and their extended family. According to the DA, no audit had been conducted.

A July 7 registration deadline has been set for candidates for what now will be called a "community council."

Murphy says a "good slate" of candidates has been registered to represent the township's five districts and four at-large slots.

"They're people committed to making things work in Kearns."

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