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Commissioners postpone Mountain View subdivision; request hydrology tests and clearer easement details
Summary
The Carbon County Commission postponed action on the Mountain View 19‑lot subdivision after hearing concerns about water availability, irrigation access and traffic. Commissioners asked for a hydrologist memo, a well drawdown test and written easement documentation before reconvening July 17.
Carbon County commissioners on June 19 postponed action on the Mountain View preliminary plat, a proposed 19‑lot subdivision of about 57 acres, after an extended public hearing that focused on water availability, irrigation access and road impacts.
Planning staff and the applicant’s surveyor, Corey Wilhelm of Wilhelm Land Surveying, presented the preliminary plat and supporting materials, outlining proposed lot sizes (roughly 2–5 acres), an internal private road (the Neli/Nelly Loop) and a plan to allocate 0.4 acre‑feet of water per lot (roughly 10 acre‑feet total) to qualify new wells as exempt. The application proposes transferring 50 shares from the Orchard Irrigation Canal to a homeowners association for on‑lot irrigation and includes covenants limiting irrigation and requiring…
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