Davis County Public Works outlines flood, road and fleet needs; seeks match for mosquito-abatement project

Adam Wright, Public Works, told the Davis County Budget Committee that the department is seeking to roll several ongoing capital projects into next year’s budget, is requesting equipment replacements and is asking the committee to consider a change to how the county’s vehicle-maintenance shop is funded.

Wright said Public Works “manages flood control, roads, weeds, vehicle maintenance, trails” and that the division employs 27 full-time staff, maintains “78 pieces of equipment,” and oversees “27 jurisdictional channels totaling over 187 miles.” He told the committee the shop maintains “400 plus vehicles” and that crews have issued 17 flood-control permits so far this year and expect to issue over 40 by year-end.

The presentation emphasized flood-control, road and weed-management work as core safety and infrastructure functions. On flood control Wright said the department permits development within 100 feet of designated channels, cleans channels and culverts, dredges sediment basins and repairs erosion. He listed recent projects that included replacing a large culvert on Holmes Creek at 2050 East and receiving permits to enclose a portion of Holmes Creek near the mosquito-abatement property and to repair an erosion site on Case Creek near a Lake City trail.

Wright described several large state-led transportation projects that…