San Juan County needs to move on, and the state of Utah needs to help.
This week’s ruling from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals gave full blessing to the forced redistricting of the county commission and school board to erase a gerrymander that kept San Juan’s American Indian residents out of power.
It was an unambiguous ruling, with the county losing on all of its arguments. It delivers a finality that all county residents must accept, even if some still don’t.
But the end may also come with a balance due. As is often the case, the winning party — the Navajo Nation — is seeking attorney fees from the losing party, San Juan County.