Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah.
March 12, 2015. During the public
comment portion of the city council meeting, one member of the audience asked
what agenda item number 11 meant. It
reads: “Discussion of
acquiring/constructing storage and building mobilization facilities for the
water system and obtaining associated easements, Norm Mecham proposal.” It was noted that moblilization facilities
was referring to additional water storage.
It could be obtained by buying existing facilities or building new
ones. It had been discussed during the
staff meeting. It was noted that Norm
Mecham had made a new proposal to the city to sell them his tank that is
already in place or the City could build their own additional water storage
facilities.
Norm Mecham noted that he had lowered his price by $100,000,
and he is currently working on the required easements to go along with the
tank. In addition, the property where
the tank is located is included in the sale price.
Zan Murray, the City Engineer, has gone over the
numbers. Currently the difference
between buying the Shundahi Tank from Norm Mecham or building a new tank is
about the same price. The Council
determined that the Shundahi Tank would probably be the best deal. The City Engineer will check to see where the
City can tie into the system and determine what will work to the City’s
greatest advantage.
The Council asked Bruce Warner to get the financing in
place. The deed for the tank will need
to be transferred to the City. The
easement will need to be finished and signed to make the transaction complete.
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