Rich County Commission business

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter

Rich  Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  January 2, 2019.  Commissioner Sim Weston took his seat as a new county commissioner.  He and Commissioner Bill Cox, who was re-elected this term, were sworn in by Clerk Becky Peart.

Sid Winters, South Eden Ranch Development, and Mitch Poulsen, Rich County P&Z,  showed commissioners the development agreements and plats for South Eden Ranch.  There will be eleven lots in the first phase with road access off of Cisco Road. Fire access roads were discussed and a secondary egress was proposed.

Winters wants plat approval from the commission.   All necessary road improvements will be made and there will be a cash bond of 125% of the cost as determine by the county engineer to insure that the improvements are made.

There will be a HOA and the subdivision has private roads so the county does not have the financial exposure of county subdivision, Winters explained.  But Commissioner Norm Weston said that when a HOA goes down it comes to the county.

 

Winters said their proposal has an escrow account guaranteeing the project makes the improvements for the HOA.   The title company will disperse funds after the roads and other improvements are made.  The commissioners accepted the escrow agreement.  Now the P&Z must look it over and Winters must get approval from the P&Z.

Rob Johnson, Financial Director, Bear River Mental Health, said that the auditors gave BRMH a clean and unmodified opinion on their audit.  There is $52,000 in reserve for matches and more Medicaid money coming in this year.