Commissioners opt for plaque over building name

Too few buildings and too many good employees.

That appeared to be the reasoning given by the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) during their October 5 meeting when they revisited the idea of naming a county building after a former county employee. As was reported previously (see “A building by another name?” on page 1 of the October 6 Saratoga Sun), Encampment resident Gary Jacobsen appeared before the county commissioners to consider naming the road and bridge building in Encampment after long-time employee Dave Acord.

Acord worked for Carbon County Road & Bridge for 44 years and h...