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Show 7500 So. improvements explained By PAUL CHALLIS I News Editor BOUNTIFUL Only a handful of residents I turned out recently, expressing little opposition, I at a public hearing held to introduce a proposed I $500,000 road construction project on 1500 I South in Bountiful from Five Points to Orchard I Drive. City Engineer Jack Balling said the project of I curb, gutter, sidewalk and street resurfacing I needs to be done to the area because of deteriora-I deteriora-I tionand damage after 40 years of wear and tear. I furb and gutter on the north side and 15 per- I cn the south needs to be replaced,' Balling I said. Other improvements will include water line repairs, 170,000 square feet of concrete, sprinkl-I sprinkl-I ing system, manholes, and lighting. I B ailing said the bids will be opened on Feb. 25 I and the project is scheduled to begin on March 15 and last for 90 days. "The project should be I done by July 1." I The improvements will be completed in three major time periods, with the first one from Five Points to 50 West on 1500 South. The second part will be from 50 West to 75 East on 1500 South and the third installment from 75 East to I Orchard Drive. As each segment is in progress, local traffic t will be cut off for two weeks and then reopened. Residents will have to find places to park their vehicles during the closed periods. During the sidewalk and curb and gutter repairs, residents will be allowed back on the street after seven days of curing of the concrete. "We do have some flexibility in the construction construc-tion and will keep the streets open as much as possible not to inconvenience the residents," Balling said. The residents will voluntarily be paying for the improvements to the sidewalks and curb and gutter as specified in an ordinance approved by Bountiful in 1973. The policy calls for 50 percent per-cent of the project to be paid by the city and the other 50 percent by the residents. "If the residents refuse to pay for their share the city will be forced to call for a special service district (SID) and which will legally bind them to the project,' Balling said. "We hope it won't get to that point for a SID. Most of the residents involved are willing to work with the city and see a need for the improvements. ' ' He added that all residents in the proposed project area have been contacted by the city and most are willing to cooperate. Most residents will be paying between $500 and $750 for improvements in curb and gutter and sidewalks. Resident Frank Wright didn't oppose the pro ject, but he told the council that he hopes the contractor con-tractor will use good fill dirt under the new sidewalk concrete. "The company that did it before did a sloppy job and the sidewalks dropped. I don't want it done if it's going to be that way again!" Balling assured the resident that the fill will be quality dirt and the compact of the under soil will be to 95 percent Other residents asked about the street being lowered to avoid flooding and Balling told them that the new surface will be crowned about a foot lower to correct that old problem. Kay Cleverly asked about the garbage and how it would be handled during the construction of the road. He was told that special arrangements arrange-ments on back streets will be used to handle the garbage collection. In other action, the council approved ordinance or-dinance 92 1 which annexed property as requested re-quested by Jack Bangerter at 1400 North between be-tween Main Street and 200 East. A public hearing hear-ing wasn't necessary to advertise the annexation because it was less than an acre to be incorporated. incor-porated. The council also released a utility easement between lots 24 and 25 of the Newport Heights Plat A Subdivision so a resident could build on both lots. |