Garden City Council Reports

Anita Weston

GARDEN CITY,  Utah.  October 13, 2016.  Pat Argyle, a council member, noted that she has drawn up a plan for the development of Heritage Park.  There will be several gazebos placed at strategic places around the park.  There will be a path around the entire park.  The creek from the pond will meander throughout the park with arched bridges going over the creek.  Bathrooms are important and will be built.  Since the park is called Heritage Park, she feels that everything should probably follow a western theme.

Jennifer Huefner said she is doing a study to add more trails to the City’s general plan.  She wants a bike trail along Paradise Parkway and will plan a way that will connect it the current bike path.  In addition, she would like to get an ordinance changed that would require developers to initiate possible walking and/or bike paths along their subdivisions or within their subdivisions. 

When this ordinance is changed, it was determined that conduit should be required of developers the same as water, sewer, electricity, and roads.  Currently internet prices in Garden City are extremely high, especially when the speed is so slow and is overloaded during the summer months.  Having conduit in the ground would make it much cheaper and easier to enhance communications.

Bob Peterson reported that Jim DeGroot, Manager of World Mark, has been replacing the current TV sets in the condos.  The money collected from the sale of these TVs will be given to the Garden City Library.  It was requested by the Library Board that this money be used to buy new computers.  Currently there are only two computers that are functional at all.  The software also needs to be upgraded.  Hopefully, this can be done in the near future.  The Council agreed that the money could be used for new machines and software.

Mayor Spuhler noted that progress has been made on getting water problems solved on Elks Ridge.  Mayor Spuhler also noted that he has become more active in meeting and working with Utah legislators.  He indicated that he has enjoyed meeting and becoming acquainted with these individuals.  Personally interacting with these legislators has resulted in them becoming more aware of Garden City and the problems the City faces.  He feels this will result in better response from the State when requests are made to them.