Public Works Department Report

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. February 11, 2016. The grant for assistance with improving the City’s water system deadline was February 4. It has come and gone.  The City was unable to work out the difficulties in obtaining deeded easements to the city’s water tank with Elk’s Ridge.  Since no development can take place in that area unless water is available, development of that area cannot occur until some kind of an agreement can be made.  It would actually be the developer’s advantage to work with the City, especially if he does want to develop that area.

The City will continue to work with the developer.  There is still one more deadline date that could possibility be used to submit the grant.  The City will continue to try and smooth out the problems that currently exist.

One of the HOA’s north of Garden City is asking to place water shares into the City.  The City will manage these shares for this HOA.  An application needs to be signed with the state allowing these shares to be moved into the City.  If and when the HOA pulls the shares out of the City, they will give Garden City ten percent of their shares in payment for managing their water.

Bids will be let this next month or so for making a beach access available at 350 South.  The bids will include using either asphalt or cement materials in building this walkway. 

Riley Argyle reported that the new snow plow truck will be finished tomorrow.  They will need to add a sander into the back of the truck.  He reported that the fish pond is going down.

Glenn Gillies will be taking his commercial inspection exam in a couple of weeks.  When he obtains this certification, he will be the part-time commercial building inspector for Garden City.  Tom Peterson, another worker for the City, will be sent to St. George to become certified to work with the water treatment plant.

Riley Argyle, Public Works, noted that there have been some water leaks this winter.  He will be changing the current copper standard for the poly brass standard that holds up better in this area.  He noted that many of the leaks were a result of the copper failing to hold up. 

The two turbidity meters have been installed in the water treatment plant and seem to be working well.  There is still a problem with the water treatment plant when there is a power brown-out.  The equipment goes down and won’t automatically come back.  When the power goes off completely, the equipment will power back up; but apparently is unable to do so with a brown-out.