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County to add pathway with road extension; homeowner asks for irrevocable easement instead of license
Summary
After a public comment urging an irrevocable encroachment easement for seven affected homeowners, Weber County approved a contract to build an active‑transportation pathway alongside the 4100 North/Fairways Drive road extension, to be funded with trail impact fees and completed by Oct. 1 weather permitting.
A public commenter asked Weber County commissioners on Sept. 2 to consider an irrevocable encroachment easement rather than a license agreement for homeowners affected by the 4100 North road extension; later the commission approved a contract to build a pathway alongside the Fairways Drive road extension that is part of the same project.
John Lemus, introducing himself as a resident of Eden, said during the agenda‑related public comment period that seven homeowners would be affected by the 4100 North extension and asked the county to "consider an irrevocable encroachment easement instead of the license agreement that we're currently working on." Lemus thanked commissioners Harvey and Frower for meeting with residents and praised county staff.
County staff later presented a contract with Asphalt Construction and Excavating Company to build a short pathway adjacent to the 4100 North extension using trails impact fees. Ashley Toman, speaking for the county, said the contractor was procured in accordance with procurement rules, that combining the trail construction with the road project made sense, and that the work should be completed this year by Oct. 1, weather permitting.
Commissioner comments recognized resident concerns over setbacks and encumbrances. Commissioner Jim Harvey said he and Commissioner Gage Frower met with residents and that the county and contractor had already mitigated visual and sound impacts with berms and landscaping; he acknowledged the lack of setback on some properties and said staff would work within county and state ordinances to address mitigation. Commissioners indicated they would work with residents where possible but noted some constraints were legacy conditions from earlier approvals.
The commission approved the contract for the pathway; the motion passed without an extended roll-call recorded in the transcript. Staff said the pathway will be funded with trails impact fees and constructed in concert with the road project.
The record includes public comment asking for an irrevocable easement; it does not show that the commission made a change to the proposed license agreement during the meeting.
