Utah names new director to oversee its state parks

Jeff Rasmussen has been selected to lead the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, filling the shoes of Fred Hayes, the division’s director who died in March.Rasmussen has worked for the agency overseeing the state’s park system for 25 years, serving as deputy director under Hayes.He was named interim director after Hayes died.Since taking the parks’ helm in 2012, Hayes and Rasmussen retooled the agency to attract more visitors and achieve solvency after a long period of heavy