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What House District 69 candidates say about costs, water and government trust

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This edition of The Times-Independent also includes voter guides for the three Grand County Commission races. Guides for the sheriff and clerk/auditor races will be published in the next edition. House District 69, the largest district in the Utah House by area, covers all of Grand, San Juan, Garfield, Wayne and Kane counties, along with part of Emery County.

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