Couple seeking help with impact and utility connection fees for proposed Canyon Road event center

Aaron Richardson and a co-applicant asked Beaver City Council on Aug. 26 for assistance with utility and impact fees for a planned four-season event center on Canyon Road.

Richardson said the applicants have completed county approvals and donated two water shares to the city to secure an outside-the-city water connection. He described projected usage as modest — “two events a month, maybe three” — and said the operation would not include overnight lodging.

“...we're humbly asking the city if they could help us with the impact fees and for the electricity and the water,” Richardson said during public comment.

Council members asked staff to compile the relevant fee schedules and connection charges so the council could consider the request. City staff said they would work with public-works and utility staff (Brandon, Dave and Brad were mentioned) to assemble estimates for meter, connection and impact fees and to determine the cost of electrical service. Richardson said the applicants had scaled back from three-phase service to single-phase and planned to use a generator if three-phase power were needed; they estimated the line extension and pole/wire work for electrical would be in the $15,000–$20,000 range, while the natural-gas charge and water-connection amounts were not yet known.

Because the applicants provided water shares the acquisition fee likely would be negated, Richardson said, leaving impact fees, meter and connection charges as the principal outstanding costs.

The council directed staff to gather the fee information and return with estimates so the council could “have an intelligent conversation” about possible assistance. No formal commitment or vote to waive or fund fees was recorded in the meeting.

Ending: City staff will present fee schedules and cost estimates at a future meeting so the council can consider any assistance or fee waivers.