Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in the Rich County Courthouse, 20 S. Main Street in Randolph. The Rich County Board of Commissioners is considering a RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE SANITATION FEE FOR ALL RESIDENCES AND FOR DUMPSTERS.

The Rich County Board of Commissions is considering raising the sanitation fee for residences and for dumpsters. Section 2 of the Rich County Refuse Ordinance states that "a refuse service fee may be established by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners." In February, the Board held a separate public hearing on the possibility of raising the sanitation rate for residences being operated as short term rentals. The sanitation fee was last adjusted in 2008. The proposal would increase the sanitation fee for a residence from $126 per year to $140 per year. The Board is also seeking public input on the possibility of raising the rate for dumpsters, although no amount has yet been proposed. This increased fee is intended to offset the increased costs to the county for providing sanitation services.

The Board of Commissioners is soliciting the public's comments on the proposed fee increases. Those attending the hearing will be invited to provide their input. Those wishing to comment, but who are unable to attend the hearing may also submit written comments to the Rich County Clerk prior to the hearing. The County Clerk, Rebecca Peart, can be reached at (435) 793-2415.

Eighteen Wheeler Philosophy

We Focus on What Matters Most.
By Mel Hansen

My pretty little wife and I just returned from Logan with my oldest

granddaughter, Gidge. We’re hoping she’ll spend the night with us, it’s the first time.

Whilst over there I spent a few hours visiting with my dad at Maple Springs. He’s doing great! He loves to look out his West window with his binoculars to watch the construction workers building apartment buildings, and to look at the mountains also. He says they’re not like looking at Swan Peak and the east mountains here at home, but he’s thankful he can see them and watch them change with the seasons.

My dad has spent his whole life outside. I feel for him now to have to mostly watch it through a window. He asked me if I could re-adjust his binoculars for him, somehow he manages to get them out of focus and it’s hard for him to focus them again. So I focused them for him and he was like a child at Christmas to be able to see clearly through them again! It made his day! “I have a hard enough time as it is to see clearly, but now I can see more clearly the things that bring me joy!” is what he said.

When Gwenda and I left him we looked up at his second story room and he was still looking through his binoculars, he did pause long enough to wave goodbye to us.

We drove through USU campus on our way out of Logan. I was amazed at the amount of students walking with their heads down staring into their phones totally obvious as to what was happening around them.

On the ride home I couldn’t help but think about how much life has changed in my Dad’s lifetime.  How bad he feels when he struggles with his vision at his age to not see things around him clearly, like Mother Nature, that has/still does bring him so much pleasure! And then to see the young generation walking around, their heads down, not really seeing in focus what my Dad now struggles to see.  God’s Creations!

I guess it’s a good thing there’s Google.  They can Google, Mother Nature, up on their phones and still see it with their heads down.

Ice Islands

Photo by Carol Ann Dyer

Garden City Planning & Zoning

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. March 6, 2019. There were two items for discussion on the agenda. The first was a discussion/approval of a PUD development plan for Waterdance located at approximately 185 South 100 West. It will be a rental home community with single family, multi-family, and condo units, together with associated amenities such as parking and open space. It will be on 15.92 acres and is owned by Norman Mecham.

As the Commission looked at the plan Mecham had given everyone, it was noted that it could only be a conceptual plan since there was a lack of information. There were no measurements to determine how large or small any of the buildings would be. In addition, there were no estimates of approximately how many people would be housed in this PUD. There were a few spots indicating where parking would be, but no numbers of spaces or sizes of the spaces. Mecham had requested that his PUD be divided into 15 phases. The phases were not marked on the plan.

Mecham said that he would like to complete one phase at a time. The Commission asked that he keep to that plan and make sure one phase is completed and left neat and landscaped prior to moving on to the next phase.

It was shown that there were areas where dumpsters would be placed. However, it was suggested that perhaps cans would be better to use. Also, it was noted that if the dumpsters are where people can see them, they will be filled by more than those living in this PUD. Also, the dumpsters need to be placed so that the garbage trucks don’t have to back up onto the main roads.

The City is responsible for the road on the north which connects First West with Third West near the development. It will be completed in the future and will be an asphalted road.

The Commission requested that Mecham get the preliminary plan for phase one drawn up so that all can see how and when it is going to be completed. The motion was made that he gets this information to the Commission in the next week so that they can make better decisions concerning phase one.

The question was asked by one of the Commission Members if First West wouls be widened. Currently, it is quite narrow and could become congested when the PUD is completed. It was also noted that bike path is right along the front of Waterdance. It was suggested that this item be looked into as well.

The next Item was a discussion concerning food trucks. Mark Smoot has offered some land that could be used for a year or two in order to see if food trucks could be successful in Garden City. This land is located on the corner of Bear Lake Blvd. and 200 North. The ingress/egress will be from 200 North. The trucks could be placed in a semi-circle, with parking behind. There is plenty of parking. This, however, is part of Smoot’s development and could only be used for the one or two years. After that, if the food trucks were successful, another location will be needed. If food trucks are allowed, a temporary food truck zone overlay would have to be placed over the current zone.

There will need to be a public hearing next month to see if the members of the community would like to see food trucks in Garden City. The hearing will allow them to give their opinions on this possibility.

Gabe from the Lazy D which is owned by Deloy Hansen was at the meeting. He wanted to know if a conditional use permit would be required for some new homes that will be built. They will, however, be built in areas where other buildings have been taken down. Members of the Commission said that if the buildings were no larger than the buildings that are being replaced, they would not need a conditional use permit.