Garden City Council Reports

Anita Weston

GARDEN CITY, Utah. December 10, 2015.  Pat Argyle, Council Member, reported that she is working on ideas to make Heritage Park more attractive.  She thought putting granite stones next to the pathway around the fish pond with metal plaques on them giving a history of the area and what kind of animals and plants live here would add to the park.  Perhaps adding small bronze statues of the various animals would also be good.  Bronze may be too expensive, but she is looking into costs. 

Argyle noted that the metal windows that were put in the bowery at the city park are really nice.  It might be less expensive to get Mr. Gomez to make some metal animals and other metal items.

She has been looking into the possibility of getting some kind of grant that could be used for the park.  However, everything she has found so far uses most of the money for advertising and not enough for actual things that would enhance the area.  She said she will continue look for new ideas and would certainly consider any suggestions that are made.

Darrin Pugmire, noted that he had already reported on most of what he has been involved with.  He noted that the gun range seems to be moving forward and that approval has been given to purchaser up to $25,000 in sand needed for the range.

Bob Peterson, City Ordinance Officer, noted that the library board would like very much to give a Christmas bonus to the library employees.  Mayor Spuhler said that the library workers are City employees that work in the library.  None of the other employees in the City receive a Christmas bonus, so the library personnel should not receive a bonus either.  That would not be fair to all of the others that work for the City.

Peterson also reported that Chuck Stocking is working hard to try and get the computers in the library to work.  Hopefully, he will be successful in the near future.

Currently, the library reports on all new patrons.  However, they fail to remove patrons who no longer use the library.  They will change the way the report library patronage so that the figures will be more in line with what is really occurring.  This will get the number of patrons back into balance.

Mayor Spuhler noted that individuals living outside the city will have to pay $5.00 to use the pool, and individuals in the City will continue to pay the $3.00 charge.  This can be enforced by checking the list of homeowners that live within the City.  The library may also have to charge more for library cards for those living outside the City limits.