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Show entities in the Ashlev Vallev are l up project to receive TLt from the "Community Impact " Zi this Thursday during the first ' of board since receivin8 Jgnillion to go to impacted areas of t state. According to Roger Lee, Community j Economic Development Lrtment, the board will review the Ula governing the allocation of the jjoey, and will review project proposals- -j is doubtful they will allocate otrsy at the meeting," Lee said. Hie Utah Legislature approved a bill . j special session last month to jjx-ate $35 million to impacted areas jrscgb the Community Impact Board. 5s money is mineral lease bonus funds inn the White River leases in jctbeast Uintah County. lie Ashley Valley Sewer Board has jested $968,500 from the Community jnpact Fund to be distributed as soon t possible. Tie board has put in an energy sjjest for the funds," said Rolene fci, Sewer Board secretary. He money will be used for cpietion of the sewer lagoons and saad expenses. The construction of pi lines has been left up to each jty as most joint lines have been aclucted, Mrs. Smith said. Venal City has requested $388,500 the Community Impact Fund for a IKitiwaterlinefrom Ashley Spring to ieDoc's Beach treatment plant, about Utleet.Tbecityalso has requested a I dim gallon water tank at $660,000. YM priority requested by the city lisewer trunkline in the north section i jecity which would cost the city 50. The city has also submitted a request for $410,000 for a storm damage control program as outlined in the city's master plan. The Jensen Water Improvement District has requested $1 million for a water line from the Doc's Beach treatment treat-ment plant to Jensen. The Maeser Water and Sewer Improvement District has submitted a request for $1.9 million to upgrade their water system to accommodate 2,300 connections in Maeser and the Painted Hills development. The Maeser and Ashley Valley and Water districts will make a joint informal presentation to the Community Impact Board Wednesday. According to Ed Zeiders, AVWSID manager, the two boards, Maeser and Ashley Valley, met Tuesday to discuss the potential cost of a treatment plant. The two boards are contemplating either constructing a treatment plant at Ashley Springs or in the mouth of Dry Fork Canyon at the Chocolate Rock water tank. "Thursday we won't present anything," Zeiders said. "At the next meeting we will have some concrete figures." Naples City has requested funds for a fire truck, city office, police equipment, road equipment and city park at a total request of $525,000. Naples City hopes to receive the money in a grant rather than a loan, as the Impact Board still has grant money available. The Uintah School District has submitted a request to the board for $8 million for construction of a new high school in Vernal. Total cost of the high school is estimated at $16.5 million. The school board hopes to generate the balance of the funds from energy companies and bonding. Uintah County hasn't submitted any requests for funds from the Community Impact Board, but they are looking at getting a loan for $3.5 million to widen U.S. Highway 40 south of Vernal to the , Davis Ward Junction to a four-lane highway. "We could wait five years for the state to do it or the county could do it in a year and then turn it over to the state," said Commissioner Neil Domgaard. Domgaard said the county would be reimbursed from the State Department of Transportation by them taking over the loan. The State Impact Board will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. at the State Capitol Building. |
