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Neighbors press Utah County on special service district to share gas-line costs as CUP pipeline nears completion
Summary
Residents along Powerhouse Road urged commissioners to pursue a special service district to share the multi‑phase cost of installing a 4-inch gas line, citing estimates from $76,500 to $122,000 for later trenching if not done during current roadwork; county staff advised application timelines and legal constraints may make a pending district impractical before contractor work completes.
Residents from an East Bench neighborhood asked the Utah County Commission to consider a special service district to share costs of installing a 4‑inch natural‑gas line along Powerhouse Road while a county/third‑party road project is underway.
John Byrd (Speaker 5) told the commission about roughly 10 existing homes that would be served and additional properties farther down the road; he presented a cost estimate of approximately $76,500 to serve the immediate neighbors and about $90,000 to reach a farm property farther down the line (SEG 615–627). Byrd said residents would prefer the county or developer coordinate utilities now to avoid repeated trenching; he proposed a special service district apportioning costs by parcel square footage and reported…
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