Public Works Report

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  August 13 2015. Riley Argyle, the Public Works Supervisor, reported that Raspberry Days went well, but takes a lot of time and effort in getting all the required equipment setup and all the preparations completed.

A lawn at Heritage Park around the pond has been seeded.  Someone has already taken a 4-wheeler and made deep ruts in the area.  The workers will go back up and try to rake and smooth out the ruts and reseed that portion of the lawn.  It has to be watered several times a day to keep it damp.  Apparently that area holds the water very well and doesn’t require as much as was recommended.  The City has installed some new sprinkler heads at the park.  Moss killer is being put in the pond every day.  It seems to be working. 

All of the seasonal workers will be finished this coming Saturday. 

There are several new tables that have been purchased.  They were used at the Pancake Breakfast.  They will be moved up by the pond at Heritage Park.  Third West road needs to be closed for safety reasons.

The City has plowed quite a bit of the beach this summer.  It makes a tremendous difference.  The deer flies were sprayed which made the beach more enjoyable as well.

There are several areas along the bike path that needs to be repaired. At 350 South and at Fay’s RV Park on the north, collection boxes will need to be put in place.  Overlaying additional asphalt is more expensive but the problem by Ray’s Lutz’s home as well as the low area near Buttercup entrance will require asphalt overlays.  There would be approximately 50 feet of overlay required.  This will cost about $10,000.

Johnson Construction will be doing the cuts and overlays and must bring a paver over in order to do this work.  If there are other places where the paver should be used, they should be put on a list so that they can all be completed while the paver is in the vicinity.

There are some leaks in the line in the treatment plant.  As soon as Labor Day is over, repairs here will be attempted.  It will be done at night, and the plant will be back up the next day.

Additional power was needed for Raspberry Days.  A bigger breaker and spider box with 220 volts that steps down to 110 volts was installed.  This was quite expensive.

Argyle noted that he will take some continuing education training at Layton as he is able to get away.  Glen will be going to St. George for some additional training.

The road on 350 was cut through.  A service line needed to be run from the meter to the main line.

There was a leak in front of the post office.  In order to repair this leak, the water will be turned off for several hours and will affect quite a few homes.  This is another road patch they should be put on Johnson’s list.  Also, when the road is cut, the drinking fountain there should be turned on.  If the Post Office doesn’t want to pay for that water, it should be put onto the City’s water usage bill.

There are quite a few pot holes that need fixing.

There are a bunch of metal rods at the Church.  They are canopy rods that go with the tent that was purchased for Raspberry Days.  The city is waiting for the connectors that are necessary to assemble the tent.  When everything arrives, the tent will be put up and painted so it will be easy to set up in the future.  It is just a bit late for use this year.

There are several places where the City needs to pick up the garbage.  The garbage container in Pickleville was and is really full.  The container at the fish pond as well as the one at 75 north also needs to be picked up.  Riley was asked if he would make a route for the city workers to follow so they don’t overlook any of the containers the City is responsible for.

A new water meter was installed at the Inn at the Lake.  There was a pinhole leak that was difficult to locate.  The meter had been buried when the work was done along Logan Road.  All meters should be exposed, not buried.  Also, every homeowner should have their own shut off valve outside their home for water.

UDOT is going to roto-mill the road from the Logan intersection and Bear Lake Blvd. south to the rest area (Lady Bird Park) just north of Laketown.  This is scheduled for next summer.