Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. September 12, 2013. Danny White, the City
Administrator, was ill. He, however, was
at the meeting by telephone and reported his activities to the Council. White reported that the Army Corp of
Engineers is concerned about the wet lands.
These areas need to be identified and delineated for mitigation. They need to be considered clear through the
final designs on any projects undertaken.
He noted that the rock needed
to finish the Kiosk has been difficult to obtain. It should be available this coming week so
that this project can be completed.
White has been working on an
update of the City’s General Plan. He
has requested input from the members of the Planning and Zoning Committee. He also requested that the Council Members
also look over the new draft and give him any feedback that they have. He will try and get the final plan ready in
the near future.
There is going to be a
meeting concerning roads and trails during the next month. Cindy has been working on getting an EDA
grant. However, there have been some
complications in submitting the grant.
It has been decided to hold the paperwork until December. Additional studies need to be completed prior
to the submission.
The gun range seems to be
moving forward. There are graphs and
illustrations but plans are not completely set.
There is still plenty of time for ideas and thoughts. Input would be appreciated
from anyone interested in this project.
So far, the comments have been in favor of this project. There are no negative comments at the present
time.
People have expressed
dissatisfaction concerning beach access. There are not enough access points to
accommodate the numbers of people who are coming to the lake. The only satisfactory responses that have
been received are from people who actually have homes along the shore. Fifty-five percent of the responses are in
favor of opening more access points to allow individuals to get to the
water. These responses will be given to
Govern Herbert and Senator Hillyard.
The Waters Edge Project is
moving forward. Danny met with Bryce
Nielson and Norm Mecham this past week.
One of the wetlands on this site will be impacted. Mecham claims that one section of wetlands is
an isolated wetland and would thus not be under the Army Corp. of Engineer’s
jurisdiction. However, this area
eventually drains into the lake and is an adjacent wetland.
Planning and Zoning would
very much like to give approval for the conceptual plan. However, it is most important that the
wetlands delineation be done prior to such approval. Authority is given to Planning and Zoning to
request any studies they feel are needed prior to giving approval. Jim Stone had the ordinance reference at the
last meeting noting that several studies really need to be completed.
The results of filling in any
wetlands can result in jail time–so the City needs to be very careful in
proceeding with this subdivision. The
City needs to make sure they get a letter from the Army Corp of Engineers prior
to giving approval. A traffic study
also needs to be completed prior to approval.
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