Bobbie
Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic
Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah.
June 12, 2014. The studies and
drawings for expanded beach access and parking have been completed by JUB
Engineering. With the widening of 75
North, 150 North and 350 North there will be an increase of 300 parking places
for people wanting to use the beach. The
parking places will be striped at 45 degree angles and there will be trees
along the roadway and walkways for beautification.
350 South has room for significant parking. There will be 42
parking spots to where the walkway will hook onto the boardwalk into the beach.
The property is owned by Gloyd Sprouse but the city has an easement for a
walkway.
The City plans to start building the parking and turn-arounds
on 75 North and 350 North in the next thirty days. The road improvements will go to bid on July
1. It will take $500,000. Over half of that money will be used to
improve 150 North. This makes access to
beach convenient and easier. For less
disruption, 150 North will be worked on after labor day.
The city is considering buying two used buses to have them running
through the city in the summer on weekends to shuttle people to the beach and
to the downtown. City Councilman Bruce Warner does not want to add anything to
the sales tax to run it but wants to run it out of the existing budget. Mayor John
Spuhler suggested that it might have a fee for use, but others countered
that the city wants the bus to encourage visitors to use it to do more shopping
in town. Warner said, “we are taking on a new continuing expense we should be
able to pay for it out of existing funds.”
Sphuler said the visitors will use it the most and the visitors increase
sales tax. The sales tax passes the cost
to the visitors, but Warner said it affects our citizens here too. Spuhler said that every time the city gives
visitors something to do it causes an increase the sales tax.
The tourist kiosk is being finished. Power will be there this week with the signs and
maps coming in the next week. The kiosk will have the interactive computer
installed soon.
The jetty boat launch idea is getting a lot of
support. Mayor Spuhler said he will be
meeting on July 12 with several legislators to get support for the state to
build and own it. It would be a resource
for Rendezvous Beach. The Director of
Wildlife Resources said he liked the idea because it creates a fish structure
as well as providing a launch.
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