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Syracuse approves UDOT maintenance agreements; council raises staffing and cost concerns
Summary
The council approved two cooperative agreements with UDOT to maintain trail lighting and landscaping along the West Davis Corridor but members expressed concern about ongoing staffing shortfalls and the city's financial responsibility for the maintenance work.
Syracuse City Council voted to authorize two cooperative agreements with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for maintenance related to the West Davis Corridor: one for trail maintenance and lighting and another master landscape maintenance agreement.
Councilmembers and staff acknowledged the city has limited staffing in Parks & Recreation and that the agreements impose recurring work the city will need to perform. Staff estimates for the trail-and-lighting agreement were roughly $10,000 to $20,000 per year and about 6 to 10 hours per week of labor. The landscape maintenance agreement was estimated at $40,000 to $50,000 per year and 7 to 13 hours per week.
"We don't have the people for this," one…
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