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Show ,-; ; i -m- i ; nun j U Cedar Hills City Contests Utility Relocation Bill Bunker didn't say whether the sleeve was responsible for the rise in costs and neither did a letter from PRWUA's General Manager Keith De-nos. De-nos. Denos said the invoice reflected a high estimate of costs, which can't be determined deter-mined yet because the work isn't far enough along for that. The high estimate is meant to "avoid, if possible, unpleasant surprises in the later invoices." The letter, with its accompanying accom-panying reimbursement agreement, agree-ment, calls for the invoice to be paid over three successive fiscal years with $54,250 due June 1,2011. Council Member Ken Kirk said he thought $80,000 was reasonable, but $217,000 is not what the city agreed to. Mayor Eric Richardson recommended paying nothing until PRWUA meets with the city and justifies both the in-, creased costs and why Cedar Hills wasn't included in the decision. Perry so moved, and the whole council voted aye. cil on June 22 that the initial ini-tial estimate last Fall was $60,000. In Winter the estimate es-timate rose to $80,000, and on May 10, the city got a notice no-tice for $217,000, with the city's portion estimated at $162,750. Council Member Jim Perry asked Bunker about the sleeve. It's a pipe wider than the sewer line. If repairs are needed workers won't have to dig under the canal. Instead, they can slide the line out of the sleeve. by Harlow Clark The Provo River Water Users Association's (PRWUA) decision to pipe the Murdock Canal will give Cedar Hills and other communities a nice trail, but may add a lot to Cedar Hills' utility relocation costs. Piping the canal required lowering the sewer line where it runs under the canal, which involved putting put-ting in a steel sleeve for the sewer line to run through. City Engineer David Bunker told the city coun- |
