Municipal Well Protection

RANDOLPH, Utah November 6, 2017,  Terry Allen, Bear Lake Water Board, Ken Hull, Sweetwater Hillside HOA, Riley Argyle, Garden City and Scott Archibald, Sunrise Engineering, told the County Commission that it was necessary to have a county wide ordinance to protect the areas around wells.  Source protection Zone 2 is required when a new municipal well is drilled.  The Bear Lake Water Board, Laketown and Garden City will be drilling wells this summer.

Archibald explained that Zone 2 is 250 days of travel for one drop of water.  There should not be septic tanks, commercial use of herbicides, pesticide storage or fuel storage in that area.  There should be no big commercial usage in these zones.  Engineers can model topography of the soil to see how wide the zone should be.

Right now if  a new municipal well is planned,  100% of property owners in that zone must sign off on it, which is impossible as many people have moved without leaving contact information.

 

However if the county declares a county wide zone then it protects it without having all the signatures and it expedites the process.  Building inspectors know the rules for septic tanks I Zone 2 when it is a county wide ordinance.  

In 1999 all water source ordinances for public water systems were put into place, but Rich County doesn’t have a water source protection ordinance.  Commissioner Bill Cox said they have talked with other counties, Box Elder County recommends having the property owners sign off perhaps not at 100%.  Archibald said that there should be language put in the ordinance for  the public system to work with existing property owners and have new property owners notified that they are in a zone two. 

Allen said “It would not be a great cost to new home owners, it will not be a big issue now but as Sweetwater and Laketown build out it will become a priority.  It is a tough issue, because the way we are now is that 100% have to sign and there are just some people who won’t sign and then we cannot build a well and provide water to the citizens.”

Commissioner Tom Weston said the county attorney would be asked to move forward with creating an ordinance for a Zone 2.  Cox will discuss it with the  Utah Division of Drinking Water and the Bear River Health Department. 

Garden City Election Results

The results of the Garden City Election with over 70% of eligible voters voting in the municipal election are as follows:

Mayoral Race

Darin Pugmire      72
*Mike Leonhardt 137

Town Council Race

*Howard Pope 141
*Ken Hansen   121
Travis Hobbs     73
Dan Kurek         63

Good Stuff

Mexican Hummus

By John Brown

I have been giving a new way of eating a go for the last few months. It’s high-fat, medium-protein,

low-carb (HFLC).

Zoinks!?

High freaking fat, you exclaim. Has he gone mad! Well, possibly.

One thing I do know is that I’ve lightened the load my godlike thighs have to carry by about twenty pounds, which is a nice thing. Oh, and by the way, I’ve paired this with intermittent fasting. Horrors!

Yes, it is Halloween. Or was a few days ago.

In a few more months, when I’ve giving this method a good long test, I’ll explain exactly what this is all about. But I’ll tease you by saying that it seems the scientific community isn’t immune to bias and jumping the gun. Not even close. We’d like to think they are, all those men and women in their white lab coats, but they aren’t. In fact, there are a number of doctors and researchers right now demonstrating that the advice we’ve been getting about fat and carbohydrates since the late 1970s was wrong. Like 180 degrees wrong.

Let me point you to two presentations you can watch about this right now.   Jason Fung, MD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcLoaVNQ3rc&t=299s    Sarah Hallberg, MD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ

Okay, so with that lead up, who’s up for a delicious, high-fat meal? Here’s one of my favorites.

I call it “Mexican Hummus.” I found it in Always Hungry? By David Ludwig, MD, PhD. He calls it “Cheesy Pinto Bean Dip.” Which isn’t a bad name, but isn’t inspiring. You might call it modern refried beans, but that sounds like something out of a can or glopped onto the side of your dish. But Mexican Hummus, that has some class. A little zip.

Whatever you call it, it tastes great.

MEXICAN HUMMUS

Eat as a side with almost anything or use as a dip for red, orange, or yellow bell peppers cut into strips. I like it with baked chicken thighs. It’s also good with fajita veggies—sautéed peppers and onions cooked with lots of butter, salt, and a bit a chili powder—and some slices of avocado.  

1. Mix the following in food processor for 30 seconds or until smooth
1. 1 C cooked pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2. 4 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
3. ¼ C water
4. ½ tsp chili powder
5. ¼ to ½ tsp salt
2. Mix in ¾ C shredded cheddar cheese (you want cheddar cause it melts well)
3. Heat in microwave or on stove until cheese just melts. Stir.

I don’t like the chili powder you get in the stores—it’s too strong, overwhelms everything I put it into, and gives me heartburn. So I found a recipe that’s awesome and make my own.

HOMEMADE CHILI POWDER

Mix the following together. Choose the amounts in the ranges shown based on your tastes.

• 2 tablespoon paprika
• ¾  to 1½ teaspoon onion powder
• 1½ to 2 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½  to 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1½ t garlic powder (optional)
• ½ to 1½ teaspoon cayenne (optional, I put in barely a pinch; I do NOT like it spicy)

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS
This has got to be the easiest recipe on the planet for chicken. 

· 6 to 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 pounds)
· 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
· 1 to 2 teaspoons dried herb blend (Italian herb mix, poultry mix, lemon chicken mix, or chili powder above)
· ½ to ¾ teaspoons of salt
· ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish with butter or some extra-virgin olive oil
3. Put chicken skin side up in baking dish
4. Brush with the olive oil
5. Sprinkle on the herb blend, salt, and pepper
6. Bake for 45 minutes.
7. If you want, you can baste a couple of time through the cooking by spooning the juices in the baking dish over the thighs.

Bon appetite.

Night In Idaho

Photo by Karen Slagowski Matthews, Paris

More Storage Sheds In Garden City

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  November 1 2017. Homeberg and Steward, developers, came before the Planning Commission with a plan to build some storage sheds in Garden City.  Homeberg owns the property and is intending to sell the west side of the property to Stewart.  This requires splitting this property into two separate parcels.  This property is located just west of the City Offices and goes up to the canal.  It goes from the new KOA Campground on the north to the Logan Road on the South. 

Stewart will buy the west part of this property which will place the storage sheds some distance from Highway 89.  This plan was pleasing to the Planning Commission because the Commission is trying to put small businesses along the property next to the highway making the area look nicer than a lot of storage sheds as some of the first things anyone coming into the City would see. 

They will make a road from the Logan Road up to the piece of land Stewart is going to purchase.  The Commission asked that there be trees planned along the property line to give that area an even nicer look.

Homeberg noted that he had already been in contact with UDOT and has been given permission to enter and exit the property from Highway 89.  There is variance process that must be followed, but he didn’t see any problems in getting that done because there will be very little traffic on this area.

The Commission asked that the storage sheds be fully fenced, that the area should be lighted with downward type lighting; and hopefully, there will some precautions to make sure the facility is secure.

The Commission told Homeberg that a lot split must be done.  He wanted to divide the plot into three lots—one for Steward, and then let the road going up to the storage sheds divide the bottom part of the parcel of land into two pieces.  The Commission informed the two  that a lot may be divided into two parcels, but that it couldn’t be divided into three.  There is a five-year time necessary prior to dividing the bottom half of the property.  The ordinance allows a lot split into two parcels.  If an additional spit needs to be made, a waiting period of five years is required.

The Commission noted that the zone where the storage sheds will be built will either have to have a zone change or there will need to be a conditional use permit given.  There will also be a required utility easement across the property.  The electrical right-of-way will need to be between 15’ and 20’.  Water and sewer can be placed along the side of the road going across the property.

The Conditional Use Permit, if granted, always stays with the property.  It was also noted that all architectural standards must be followed.  In other words, there needs to be wood or stone on at least one side of each building.

Glen Gillies, the City’s Commercial Inspector, asked that the City Ordinance concerning architectural standards be updated to require every structure in the City be required to follow the architectural standards as written in the Ordinance.  Currently there are a lot of storage pods coming into town.  They are very distracting and take away from the look desired by the City and its citizens.