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Wallsburg Council hears timeline for Main Canyon Road, CDBG stormwater projects and water-pay application
Summary
Council received updates from a project representative that Main Canyon Road should be advertised for bids after state and commission approvals; CDBG awards for a piping project and a town master plan are expected within 7–10 days, with work to begin July 1; the town expects to submit a final water pay application this month.
Troy Assel updated the Wallsburg Town Council on the Main Canyon Road reconstruction and on pending Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards for two stormwater projects, and council members asked for clarification about the town water project closeout.
Assel told the council the town requested additional state funding in February and that the technical subcommittee approved that request. He said a joint highway committee will meet a week after the council meeting and he expected it to accept the subcommittee recommendation. "They have never turned down the recommendation of the subcommittee," Assel said. He said, if approved by the joint highway committee and then by the transportation commission in an amendment on May 8, the project would be advertised in the paper and a contractor could be selected by about June 15. Assel said the project is scheduled to be completed by October and described work that includes base-course treatment, new asphalt, drainage fixes and chip sealing in the project area.
Assel said he has been coordinating with county staff and that Wasatch County has set aside a matching contribution; the exact county match amount was not specified. He also outlined the public-advertising and bid timeline: three consecutive Saturdays in the local paper followed by approximately a month for the bid evaluation and low-bid concurrence.
On the CDBG projects, Assel said the town has applied for funding for a piping project at First East and First North and for a townwide stormwater master plan. He said the town is “on schedule” and staff expect award letters within the next week to 10 days. If awarded, Assel said CDBG funds would be available to the town starting July 1 and no engineering or construction work would begin before July; the projects would extend into fall 2025 with the remaining time through 2026 for completion. He added the master plan would identify future stormwater steps for the town.
On the separate town water project, council members asked about remaining payments and the project closeout. A council member said the town will submit its final pay application this month; Assel confirmed the town is turning in its last pay application this month but did not provide a specific final closeout date. Council members also noted some outstanding asphalt repairs and seeding the disturbed areas after pipeline work; Assel said he would follow up with the contractor.
Council members asked a series of clarifying questions about bid timing, county match, and project scope. Assel said he would provide the county-match figure by text and that he will attend the joint highway committee meeting to represent the town and answer questions.
The council also received a brief update on an unrelated broadband/fiber effort during department reports: a town representative said a private company the town had worked with will not begin construction this year because additional environmental work and contract steps remain; a town consultant suggested exploring a town-owned fiber utility, but council members said they would consider that option and discuss further in a work meeting.
No formal council action was taken on these project updates during the meeting.
