| UDOT
asks Richmond how to spend 'enhancement' funds for U.S.
91
By Joey Hislop
February 26, 2005 | RICHMOND -- In
its Feb. 15 meeting, the City Council was addressed
by Brad Humphries, project manager for the Utah Department
of Transportation's widening of U.S. Highway 91. Humphries
asked the council for ideas on how to use federal funds
given to the project. According to City Manager Marlowe
Adkins, the federal money is designated for "enhancement
and landscaping."
The project, contracted to finish
in September, has incurred a problem with the possibility
of roadside erosion at White Pine Elementary School.
The land upon which the school sits is high above the
road and has to be significantly dug into.
The council also heard suggestions for events during
the city's Black & White Days celebration. Resident
Dan Miller proposed the idea of moving all booths from
the fairgrounds to the library. Miller said he believes
this would "encourage people to come downtown and also
shop downtown. I think a lot more vendors would want
to participate."
Miller also suggested a "water fight park" for the
kids which would be put on by the fire department. Miller
feels this would be a good way to prevent disruptions
like those caused by teenagers starting water fights
at last year's celebration.
In the only public hearing of the night, the council
passed Robert Borg's request to rezone his 1-acre piece
of land along US 91 from A-10 to highway commercial.
In other business the council granted licenses to
local residents Tamara Peterson and Robert Borg. Peterson
plans to open a new video rental store in town, and
Borg plans to open a shop that will sell and ship parts
for classic motorcycles.
In his report to the council, City Manager Adkins
addressed, among other things, fees resulting from the
Environmental Protection Agency's requirement for storm
water treatment. The requirement entails the treatment
of any storm water before it enters a body that can
consumed or used by humans. This "unfunded mandate,"
as Adkins called it, has been EPA policy for about five
years now but will not go into effect until 2007.
Councilman Allen Lundgreen, in his report, announced
Randy Jones has accepted the council's decision to make
Jones the newest member of the planning and zoning commission.
The addition of Jones was proposed and passed in the
council's January meeting. Other names were considered,
but Jones was the first to accept.
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