Carbon County Commissioners approved a Community Impact Board priority list for Fiscal Year 2019 at the regular meeting of March 21.
Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments Planner Michael Bryant said, “This is an annual process that the Community Impact Board requires each county to do, to adopt a capital improvements list for short term and medium term.”
An ambulance for East Carbon City tops the short term priority list, followed by a rescue fire truck for Helper City, public safety radio infrastructure improvements for the Carbon County Municipal Building Authority, a fire truck for Wellington City, and at number five, a water and sewer line replacement project on 300 East for Price City. There are 13 applicants on the short-term list totaling $22,340,870.
Commissioner Casey Hopes used a slide show presentation in response to some questions about a recent county purchase. The purchase was made with funding from the Recreation and Transportation Special Service District for what was described in the March 7 meeting agenda as a “snowplow.”
Commissioner Hopes said the question was, “Did we spend $200,000 on a snowplow? The answer is, “Yes, but it’s not just a snowplow – its also a dump truck. It will be used ‘year-round for multiple purposes.” He said the Road Department uses the trucks to plow snow on 448.5 lane miles every time it snows in the winter, and in the summer they are used to haul gravel and chips to road projects around the county. “We put a lot of miles and wear & tear on these trucks,” he observed.
With slides showing broken frames and other problems that make some trucks in the fleet ‘unroadworthy,’ Commissioner Hopes concluded, “So that’s the reason why we went to the Rec. Board and asked for the trucks. Instead of kicking the can down the road, this is an option that we have to try maintain and keep current what we can on our equipment.”
Commissioner Jae Potter emphasized the expenditure did not come out of the General Fund, nor the B & C Road Funds, nor anything related to the Road Department. “This funding came from the Special Service District,” he reiterated.
Several appointments were made to fill vacancies on County Boards, including Kraig Christensen to fill one of three vacancies on the Career Service Council. There were also three vacancies on the Planning Commission. Gary Taylor was appointed to the regular position, with Spencer Loveless and Kurt McFarlane named alternates. Daniel Allen was appointed to the Water Conservancy District, Division 1, and Kerry VanDyke was named to the Southeastern Utah Health Board.
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