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Show Hoe ft SiIiMiDs By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County flood control committee met with representatives from several Davis County cities late last week, and specified additional steps necessary before those projects are finally approved and let out for bid. COUNTY ENGINEER, Glenn Austin said that several projects are moving ahead, but right-of-way problems and cooperative funding must still be worked out-before projects can be let out for bid. The committee learned that one storm drain project, which if approved may ultimately ul-timately solve flooding problems in both Kaysville and Fruit Heights is almost ready to move. They told Kaysville Mayor Gar Elison and Councilman Henry Scheuller to present additional information informa-tion at the February meeting. If funded this project would provide a storm channel chan-nel which would run south along the Kaysville-Fruit Heights border and dump water into Bear Creek. ALSO PRESENT at the meeting was Larry Smith, Clinton city manager and Gayle Starks, Clearfield city manager. Commissioner Glen Flint told Mr. Smith that Clinton city should provide more information in-formation on a storm drain system which could solve flooding problems in both Clinton and Sunset. The plans as presented present-ed by Mr. Smith would call for three holding reservoirs to be completed with connecting waterways and pipes. The plan is for these ponds to hold storm water until it can be channeled into Howard's Slough. The county has levied a two-mill property tax to raise money for flood control projects in the county. Commissioner Commis-sioner C.E. Moss told city officials requesting aid that over $1 million would be available by the end of the year to help finance flooding problems which tie in with main storm channels in the county. MR. STARKS discussed a project at 1450 South and Highway 89-91 which would eventually hook up with a holding pond at the Freeport Center. He said that plans on the project had been stymied since Layton would not agree to cooperate in the project, allowing Clearfield to use a portion por-tion of the Layton drainage system until the Clearfield project can be completed. The committee said they would arrange a meeting with Layton to see if an agreement for a temporary hookup could be worked out. But the committee said they could not make a decision on whether to fund the Clearfield project until the arrangements with Layton were worked out. MR. AUSTIN said that several flood control projects are in various stages of approval. The Bountiful project at 400 N. and 200 West is nearing the approval stages. He said the county has signed an agreement with Bountiful and with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), but before the project can be bid. Bountiful must provide the right-of-way. He said the flood control committee has moved the project to the present m., but added, "I don't know when we'll be the launching pad on that one." ' ACCORDING TO Mr. Austin, the Ck ton project also seems to be nearjn,2 final approval state. During the 8,0Jr committee meeting. Commissioner al Flint told Mr. Smith to prepare the tm engineering plans for the series of holdmi ponds and then the county will adverts the bid. Mr. Smith said he would bring t,, project up to the bidding point am present the final plan at the FebruJ meeting. GENE NEILSEN, flood control com mittee member said the plans are movim ahead to get the Holmes Creek project Lindsay in Layton ready for approval although there are still some right-of-wn problems with the holding pond. He said the county had not yet reached an agreement with Layton on that projejt and will need to establish arrangement! on who will maintain the holding pond which is also planned as an open area Mr. Austin said the committee is proo ing step by step with this project. The committee met with Weber Basj Water Subconservancy District Wednej. day to talk about a cooperat agreement which proposes using an ut i derground drainage system on 2600 South as a part of the storm drain system. Rob Nelson, committee member, said tbai problem may not be solved until ntj . complete negotiations with the Bureau i Reclamation, which is also involved ii tin ; transaction. j MR. AUSTIN said the county might al i be able to move quickly on the Kaysviikj Fruit Heights project which Mayor Bin said is nearing the construction stage. ; Only two small pieces of land must completed before the right-of-way in i acquired. I I Mayor Elison said the cities conic ' provide up to $130,000 on the engineer plans to meet their share of construct! f costs. One of the criteria set by the e I mittee for funding of projects m ' cooperation of the cities in providici, either funds, inkind services or proviso, of right-of-way. I ALTHOUGH THE committee had ' been aware the Kaysville-East Lara project had reached the advanced m ning stage, Commissioner Flint suggfl ed those cities present a final proposal the next flood control meeting. Mr. Austin said all of the projects i cussed are in the negotiation stage, butt this point the county is not ready to beg? I construction on any one project. THE FLOOD control committee k drawn up a list of criteria cities slw-consider slw-consider before requesting projects. Ib list includes the need of the construes of a major trunk facility and the as: preparedness to use the facility. I Other criteria listed are availability) right-of-way, engineering plans at funding. I |