Garden City Public Works Report

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. July 10, 2014. Riley Argyle, Public Works Department Supervisor, reported that a dock had been put in place at Heritage Park.  The hay at the park will be purchased by Bill Cox.  A sprinkler pump has been ordered.  Some additional larger lights have been purchased and will be placed on the decorative poles.

The sound testing at the proposed gun range was completed and came out very good.  Ambient noise is actually louder than 22 gun shots.  Some larger guns will, of course, create some louder noise, but nothing that will interfere with this project.  Logan City’s gun range has built some brumes that have a deadening effect on sounds.  Argyle wants to see how much difference this has made in Logan as another way to cut down on gun noise at the proposed range here.  

Glen got the necessary certifications for a spray license and will be starting to do the needed spraying for the City. 

UDOT will not allow cutting through the Logan Road where Third West will connect to that Road.  That means the town will have to bore underneath the road to put the water pipes through.  This will be expensive because the pipes are so large.  Argyle suggested it be done before UDOT begins work on the turning lane that will be required in that area.  The city will only have to get the pipes through a section approximately 20 feet wide now.  If the town waits until UDOT puts in the turning lane, they will have to bore up to a distance of 50 feet.

Argyle reported on several miscellaneous items.  He noted that water meters are need for the City Park and the city building complex.  A beach gate will be needed for 75 North.  Two trees at the pond at Heritage Park have died and will need to be replaced. 

Argyle reported that if the city buys land in a tax sale that has tax liens levied on it, the liens will be forgiven.  Several questions were asked concerning this item.  It was decided that additional information needs to be obtained. 

Power has been installed at the kiosk, and the Ipad has been purchased and is ready to be installed.  Several sidewalks have been replaced and others have been repaired along Bear Lake Boulevard.  Mowing has been done down 150 South.  As the lake goes down, more mowing will be done.  The parking at this location was increased this past week.  The city will continue to make the parking area larger as the water recedes.

Councilwoman Bess Huefner asked that some weeds on 75 North be killed.  She also reported that two service projects will take place this next week.  A group of girls will be here on Thursday.  They will be sweeping gravel from sidewalks and the bike path.

The other group will be here on Monday.  They will be working at the State Park on the south end of the lake in cleaning the beach.

There are items being left on the beach.  What should be done with these items?  It was indicated that it is sovereign lands, and they can take care of that matter.

Argyle noted that this is an especially busy time of year.  Everyone is doing their best to keep up.