[{"_1":2,"_104":-5,"_105":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,74,84,94],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":59,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":65,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},"mediaId",6574828,"mediaKeyId","3379691-bc804a25074317543c62c807ce91fd02","parentId",3379691,"title","Utah Well-being Project: Emigration Canyon ranks high; residents flag noise, traffic and bike infrastructure","audioSeconds",689,"startMs",4694000,"endMs",5383000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3379691-bc804a25074317543c62c807ce91fd02&start=4694&end=5383","thumbnailUrl","https://d352y6ypj4mjo3.cloudfront.net/AudioPlaceholder.png","articleUrl","/articles/6574828/Emigration-Canyon/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Utah-Well-being-Project-Emigration-Canyon-ranks-high-residents-flag-noise-traffic-and-bike-infrastructure","mediaUrl","author","Emigration Canyon Emigration Canyon Council","date","2025-04-22T19:00:00Z","article","A Utah State University researcher presented a community well-being survey that showed Emigration Canyon respondents reported among the highest levels of personal and community well-being compared with other participating Utah towns, but also raised concerns about noise, traffic and cycling infrastructure.

Courtney Flint, director of the Utah Well-being Project, reviewed results from 45 local respondents (about 11.7% response rate). \"The well-being project really, defines well-being as everything that makes up a good life,\" Flint said, explaining the broad survey approach. The canyon averaged 4.42 on a five-point personal well-being scale and ranked near the top among 51 participating jurisdictions.

Survey results highlighted strong scores for living standards, safety and connection to nature. Areas with comparatively lower relative ratings included education, social connections, transportation and cultural opportunities. Environmental issues topped residents' concern lists: water supply and quality, climate change, air quality and open space were cited most often. Motor‑vehicle and motorcycle noise, and the adequacy of bike lanes and paths, also appeared repeatedly in open-ended comments.

Flint said respondents who attended community events reported higher levels of community connection. The research team noted demographic patterns: longer-term residents and males reported higher connection scores; the sample underrepresented residents without a college degree.

Ending — Flint said the project hopes to fund another survey in 2026 and noted the value of repeated surveys to create a multi-year baseline. Council members discussed whether to budget a modest contribution to continue the project and use the data for planning and outreach.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Emigration Canyon City Council Meeting - 04-22-2025 Emigration CC Audio","oneSentenceSummary","Utah State University's Well-being Project presented results from a resident survey showing high overall well-being in Emigration Canyon but concerns about noise (motorcycles), road maintenance and lack of bike lanes and trails.","taxTitle","Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",79985,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6574832,"UDOT and council discuss bike-lane environmental review; WFRC funds can’t pay for environmental work",163,3728000,3891000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3379691-bc804a25074317543c62c807ce91fd02&start=3728&end=3891","/articles/6574832/Emigration-Canyon/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/UDOT-and-council-discuss-bike-lane-environmental-review-WFRC-funds-cant-pay-for-environmental-work","The council discussed the multi-agency process and funding for the proposed bicycle-lane project and whether UDOT or the municipality would manage the environmental review.

Tamara Woodland and other council members said UDOT had described procurement options and the environmental process. Eduardo Moreno, senior environmental program manager for UDOT, told the council that WFRC (Wasatch Front Regional Council) funds typically cannot pay for the environmental document: \"It is true that WFRC funds cannot be used for the environmental process, and it is true that this will be done as a categorical exclusion,\" he said. Moreno added that when a project has potential controversy, the environmental process requires public engagement and that the municipality should expect to pay for and advertise the environmental procurement when WFRC funds do not cover it.

Council members discussed procurement routes: the standard UDOT approach is a request-for-proposals pool or a request-for-letters-of-qualification; UDOT said it can accept an RFP if the township prefers, and UDOT said it could expand public outreach in the environmental work if the council wants that included — but doing so could increase costs and might require local match funding if the grant budget is exceeded.

Council members also asked for copies of prior traffic studies and noted they want all previously completed work folded into the procurement and outreach. Staff said they would circulate the memo and any studies they have; UDOT staff agreed to clarify if the project's environmental status is a categorical exclusion or a more detailed review and to specify which entities would pay for which tasks.

Ending — Staff agreed to request the written memo referenced in the meeting, to confirm whether the environmental review is a categorical exclusion, and to work with UDOT on procurement and public-engagement options before bringing a formal contract or scope to the council.","Council members asked whether the proposed bicycle-lane project can proceed under the regional grant while ensuring public engagement. UDOT staff said the agency will manage procurement options but that WFRC funds cannot be used for the environmental document, which must be paid and procured locally if required.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6574837,"Council reviews proposed Emigration Canyon engineering standards; mill-and-overlay rules debated",527,2526000,3053000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3379691-bc804a25074317543c62c807ce91fd02&start=2526&end=3053","/articles/6574837/Emigration-Canyon/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Council-reviews-proposed-Emigration-Canyon-engineering-standards-mill-and-overlay-rules-debated","Emigration Canyon engineering staff presented a draft set of local engineering-standard drawings and exceptions and asked the council to review them before formal adoption.

Tamara Woodland, the township's engineering manager, said the draft recommends adopting three industry standards—APWA, AASHTO and the (Utah) MUTCD—and adding a cover-sheet clause that the city automatically adopts the latest revisions. \"We are recommending adopting these 3 engineering, industry standards, the APWA, AASHTO, and MUTCD,\" Woodland said, adding that she recommends the Utah MUTCD variant because it aligns with UDOT guidance.

The presentation focused heavily on APWA Plan 255, the mill-and-overlay policy for roadway excavation. Woodland described how the plan typically requires a mill and overlay extending 48 inches past a trench, but she proposed a local amendment to reduce unnecessary work for roads slated for full projects. Her recommendation: do not require full mill-and-overlay when a major project is scheduled within two years; require full‑width mill-and-overlay for roads newer than three years and phase in requirements for roads between three and seven years old.

Council members asked about the interaction between the local Emigration Canyon code — which currently requires wider repaving zones for new roads during a three-year moratorium — and the proposed APWA-based standard. \"Your code is more stringent than the 255 and has time frames associated with it,\" Woodland said, and she asked council members to provide written comments before she returns to ask for adoption at the next meeting. She also said the planning commission must review the standards under land‑use rules; she will present the item at the planning commission on May 8 and return to the council for adoption.

Council members discussed whether toeing the local code to APWA or keeping the stricter local width and moratorium rules made more sense; one council member recommended calling out the existing municipal code in the new cover-sheet language to avoid conflicting standards.

The council asked staff to remove a proposed clause that would have given the city engineer authority to approve exceptions, and Woodland agreed to strike that language so exceptions would come before the council.

Ending — The council did not adopt the standards at this meeting. Staff will submit the draft to the planning commission and return on May 27 with a revised draft and clarifications about exceptions and the mill/overlay thresholds.","New engineering standards were presented for adoption, recommending APWA/AASHTO/MUTCD and a graduated mill-and-overlay approach tied to road age and scheduled projects; staff will take standards to the planning commission and return to the council.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":97,"_43":98,"_45":99,"_47":100,"_49":50,"_51":101,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6574841,"Skycrest residents press council for answers on culvert project, access and utility coordination",4017,136000,4153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3379691-bc804a25074317543c62c807ce91fd02&start=136&end=4153","/articles/6574841/Emigration-Canyon/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Skycrest-residents-press-council-for-answers-on-culvert-project-access-and-utility-coordination","Skycrest neighborhood residents told the Emigration Canyon Council at its public comment period that they are concerned about how a planned culvert replacement will affect access, utilities and emergency response.

Residents said the 75% design plans they received from the Municipal Services District (MSD) show construction starting in August and that the planned replacement would remove an existing corrugated metal pipe and install a precast concrete box culvert, creating a roughly 50-foot-wide trench in the roadway. \"This project would propose to remove the existing culvert, which is about a 5 foot in diameter CMP,\" said Naomi Keeson, a Skycrest resident. She added that the plans indicate the contractor \"will provide access to the residents in non working hours by backfilling and plating the trenches,\" which neighbors said is not feasible and risks life-safety access for older residents.

Skycrest residents told the council the culvert directly impacts four properties and that the county/MSD will need permanent easement documents plus temporary construction easements that require surveying, appraisal and negotiation. \"We'd like to know, what it's gonna take for how long, how it's gonna be repaired,\" said Jason Klopas, an engineer who lives on Skycrest Lane. He and other residents asked for a neighborhood-wide meeting with MSD to review construction sequencing, staging and how emergency and daily access would be preserved.

Lisa Fitzgerald, president of the Spring Glen Water Company, told the council she believes a main waterline is not shown on the current plan set and asked MSD to confirm the location of laterals to the homes. Residents said unclear mapping of utility laterals increases the risk of service interruption and complicates easement negotiations.

Several speakers also urged the council to coordinate the culvert replacement with planned utility work by Rocky Mountain Power. Lisa Fitzgerald said Rocky Mountain Power told the neighborhood it has no plan to coordinate its trenching with the culvert work: \"If by the grace of god it happens, it happens, but there is absolutely no plan for them to coordinate,\" she said. Council staff and residents noted Rocky Mountain Power planned a public meeting for early May in the canyon to discuss its undergrounding work.

MSD engineering manager Tamara Woodland told the council she has spoken with consultants and contractors about Skycrest access and said a weekend shutdown was proposed as a minimally acceptable option, though she said she prefers other access plans. Woodland said she will return to the council with more information on access, temporary-construction-easement footprints and contractor sequencing at the May 27 council meeting.

Residents asked the council to require a contractor staging, sequencing and access plan in bid documents so residents and emergency services understand how access will be maintained during construction. \"I would be a huge advocate for we're making sure that cars can access across that during construction,\" said TJ Winger, a Skycrest resident who emphasized ambulance and fire access concerns.

The council did not take formal action on the culvert at the meeting. Staff said MSD and the county are the project managers for design and construction and that the council and MSD would continue outreach and follow-up on the questions raised by residents.

Ending — The council agreed staff will continue to press MSD for clearer mapping of utilities, streets staging plans, and a timeline for easement negotiations, and that staff will present a more detailed update at the May 27 meeting.","Skycrest neighborhood residents told the Emigration Canyon Council they have safety and logistics concerns about a proposed culvert replacement that would require permanent and temporary easements, likely close the only access for 13 homes and may overlap other utility work.","actionData","errors"]

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Utah Well-being Project: Emigration Canyon ranks high; residents flag noise, traffic and bike infrastructure

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