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Virgin council backs application for state recreation grant to upgrade BMX track; neighbors raise lighting and water concerns
Summary
Council agreed to proceed with a state Outdoor Recreation grant application to fund BMX-track improvements — including power, a starting gate, timing system and dark-sky lighting — while residents urged careful planning on lighting, water and traffic impacts.
Virgin Town Councilors on Feb. 18 authorized staff to pursue a Utah Outdoor Recreation grant to fund upgrades at the town’s BMX track, after hearing an economic analysis and comments from the track operators and nearby residents.
Council members and staff described the improvements under consideration as: running electrical service to the track (Rocky Mountain Power estimated a single-party cost of about $48,000 for service extension), installing a new starting gate (estimated $25,177), adding a timing system (about $10,000) and replacing lighting with dark-sky-compliant fixtures (estimated $15,000). Meeting materials and a resident-prepared economic analysis presented to the council estimated combined scope costs in the roughly $100,000–$125,000 range depending on final design and bids.
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