Garden City Public Works Information

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. January 8, 2015.  Zan Murray, City Engineer, and Riley Argyle, Public Works Department, reported on the projects currently underway in Garden City.  Bidding on the 150 South Parking lot will begin in February.  They have met with Water’s Edge Development to adjust the parking design to incorporate future driveways and drainage improvements that they wish to make in the future. They are still making arrangements to get all of the easements in place.

The Bear Lake Special Service District is moving forward with the sewer construction and lift station relocation.  The waterline for the Water’s Edge Development has been extended under the highway and east to the location of their meter.

While working on 150 South, it was discovered that there were two homes that had not been metered.  That was immediately remedied.  The quonset hut is gone and most of the trees that had to be removed have been taken care of.  The project there is moving forward.

Riley Argyle noted that UDOT is going to allow the city to cut through the Logan Road in order to lay the water line.  This needs to be done prior to May 1.  At that time, the State will put in a turn lane at that point and will be able to repair the cut.  This will save the City a large amount of money.  The City will have to work quickly to make sure they can meet the May 1 deadline.

The Parking lot of 75 North is done.  Argyle will move the city lights to the parking lot at 75 North in the Spring.  There will be a public hearing on Memorial Day Weekend concerning the gun range.  Not much progress has been made concerning Elk’s Ridge. 

Two more muskrats were shot at Heritage Park Pond.  The staking is done for the culverts on 300 West.  The City needs to measure the amount of water being used from the Heritage Park well to keep the pond full.  These stats need to be collected.

The sander on the snow plow is giving problems.  The workers will try and get by this year, but will definitely need to get a new one for next winter. 

There have been quite a few problems at the pool.  The humidity censor needed to be replaced.  A heater was placed on top of the pellet stove to get better circulation and help make it warmer in the swimming area.  The pool water heater went out and had to be repaired. 

There have been a few water leaks this winter, and there have been three frozen meters. 

Zan reviewed the Shundahai easement and requested some adjustments to allow for the property around the pump houses to be in the City’s name and also provide adequate space for the City to maintain around the buildings and access them for maintenance.  Those changes were recently made by Jeff Hansen on the plat. 

The question was asked concerning the Shundahai tank and the costs incurred to pump water to fill the tank.  A comparison was requested by Bruce Warner concerning all the costs incurred if the Shundahai tank was purchased including pumping expenses and how much a new tank would cost.  He asked that the purchase be postponed until this comparison was completed.

A meeting is scheduled for next Wednesday with some state representatives. Tom Weston, Commissioner, and other interested individuals are invited concerning the enlargement of the Bear Lake Marina.  The State is not interested in another wharf or marina but will consider enlarging the current harbor.  Everyone will need to work quickly in order to have everything ready for this item to be introduced into the legislature the session.

George Peart, the City’s Building Inspector, was in attendance at the Planning and Zoning Meeting.  He noted that several ordinances were approve by the Committee and will be sent to the City Council for their approval as well.  P&Z also had discussed signage issues.

There is a problem with the Stump Hollow Road.  It is a City road and there are some issues.  It should be widened in order to meet ordinance requirements.  It also needs to be fixed.

Brian Burr is having is shop remodeled into a short term rental.  The road going to that location doesn’t meet City requirements, but it is a private road.  George noted that there probably wasn’t anything that the City could do to take care of that problem.  There is no impact fee for fire because there is no change in the footprint size.  However, it is changing from commercial to residential, and there will need to be a change in water fees.