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Show Lack of Planning by State Means PG Boulevard Will Need to be Redone All the work that has gone in to make Pleasant Grove Boulevard attractive . from 1-15 into 2000 West may have been for naught. City Engineer Degen Lewis told the Pleasant Grove City Council in last week's work session that the state wants to widen Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Boulevard which would require the narrowing of the highway dividers. Deon Giles, Director of Parks and Recreation for the city, said his department had worked long and hard to make those center strips attractive at-tractive and to narrow them down would mean doing the work all over again. Me said they would probably not be as attractive as they are now if they are narrowed down. First, they need to find out whether the city or UDOT paid for the center strips. If the city paid for it, Deon said he feels the city should get their money back. More talks with UDOT will be required to get this whole matter straightened out, it was noted. The council also briefly -discussed the need for a storm drain master plan. They have to decide whether to purchase land for the storm drain. The city has compared prices to see whether it would be better to purchase the land or get a loan. The council felt it would be best to buy the land now. Councilman Val Dan-klef Dan-klef brought up the subject of forming a citizen's committee to work with the city on future capital projects. Mayor Bruce Call asked Danklef to write up a proposal on this for the council to look at. |