Garden City Council Member Reports

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  August 13, 2015.  Mayor Spuhler reported that he had met a very talented individual who creates musical productions.  He writes the music to fit the story.  The City could then have the musical produced during the summer months.  It would tell the history of Garden City.  A stage could be built and a small ticket price could be collected.  This would give visitors another venue while they are in the town.

Bruce Warner, Council Member, reported that he hopes the city will be able to get a commercial building inspector soon.  He noted that separate water connections are important.

Darrin Pugmire said that the city needs to cut into the water line close to Heritage Park and connect the park to city water.  He said that the park was not getting enough water for the pond, especially during July. He thinks the park needs to tie into the city water line so that the pond will be kept full.

Chuck Stocking has been able to get the water leaking from the canal into a ditch that goes around his home.  However, the water then runs down the north side of the road and out onto Highway 30.  Darrin would like to see the water taken under the road on Hodges Lane and allow the water to fan out on Norm Mecham’s property which is south of Hodges Lane.  This would be a better solution to this water problem.

The sidewalks do need a lot of work.  It will probably cost the city about $30,000 to repair the section of sidewalk under consideration.

Bess Huefner reported that the parks seem to be doing well.  The Farmers Market was held each week all summer.  It was a nice activity, but no profit was made.  The Council may want to look into the activity and determine if it is worth the effort that has gone into this project.

The Tour of Utah was interesting and fun to see.  It was too bad it was raining because there could have been a lot of good publicity result from that race had the helicopters and other media sources been able to capture the lake and area at its best.  Because of the rain, the racers came and went very quickly with very little publicity at all.

Several bids have been submitted concerning a splash pad.  It would cost about $30,000 for a pad 25’ by 25’.  Some of the money from the PTIF fund could perhaps be used if it is decided that this would be a good addition to the park.

If the City decides to create a baseball park, it would cost between $125,000 and $150,000.  Softball and baseball have different requirements so that which type of ball field to build would have to be determined.  There is a TRT grant for $45,000 that could be sought after when decisions of what is really wanted have been made.

Chuck Stocking noted that the library has been considering changing the cost of using the internet because of complaints that have been made by some of the visitors to the area.  Currently, they are charged $5 for two hours.  A library card only costs $30 and lasts for an entire year.  If people don’t want to pay for the internet, they can go to several restaurants that have free internet.  Also, $30 would allow them to come to the library every day the library is open for an entire year.  The members of the Council thought it was a pretty good deal for outsiders.

The library people have worked hard and feel good about the rummage sale results ($5,108.53).  They especially wanted to thank World Mark for their support.

The pool seems to be doing well.