Garden City Updates

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  October 9, 2014. Gary Cox, Garden City Administrator reviewed work done on 350 South and 75 North.  He also noted that 150 South will go out to bid in the next couple of weeks.  The culverts for 300 West have gone out to bid.

Elk’s Ridge easements are moving slowly.  The next meeting will be held in November.  Water impact fees and the Shundahai tank are the reasons for the public hearing.  Action will be taken on these items after the Public hearing has ended.

A cage for runaway dogs has been purchased.  Currently the camping ordinance and the sign ordinance are under review. Enforcement is always difficult, especially when the ordinances are not written clearly.

Garden City Park and Boardwalk parking expansion has gone out to bid.  The TRT grant application for the Heritage Park playground has been submitted.  The sidewalk and improvements around the Heritage Park pond are well worth a trip to see how work is progressing there.  The privacy fence for the dumpsters at Heritage Park is nearing completion.

The CIB grant application has been turned in for Beach Improvement and Planning money.  Envirocentric Design has completed the field work for the wetland delineation and Bio-West is completing the mapping of the ditches at this time so all will be ready before winter.

Cox noted that he has been working with local businesses and individuals in the community in order to better promote the advantages of our area when it comes to the benefits of tourism in Garden City.  Currently he is recruiting customers for the Christmas Holiday and during the Sundance Film Festival.  He noted that researching the possible benefits of the shuttle service and how it can benefit the community is moving forward.  Looking into and obtaining grants that can help pay for entertainment at Raspberry Days along with other artistic and performance possibilities are also being checked out.

Joey Stocking is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in the area.  He is writing a grant to help add more information, maps, and so forth to the kiosk as well as getting similar information that is at the kiosk into several of the local businesses.  The grant will require a match from the City.