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Director outlines Alcova study RFP, trailer-park notices and other park updates
Summary
Parks director reported contractor punch-list items for the Casper Mountain trail center, an Oct. 11 open house, a consultant RFP and pre-proposal schedule for an Alcova cabins/water study with submittals due Sept. 24, and an Oct. 15 water shutdown implementing a new disconnection policy for the Alcova trailer park. A resident suggested privately funding a test well for Lot 14; staff said approvals and a county moratorium could affect use.
During the Sept. 11 meeting, the parks director reported a bundle of operational updates: a contractor punch list from an 11-month warranty review of the Casper Mountain Trail Center (minor sidewalk cracks and exposed geofabric to be addressed by the contractor), an Oct. 11 open house with user groups invited, and several ongoing site projects including Hellsap Acre boardwalk footings and Rotary Park signage updates.
On Alcova Reservoir, the director said sidewalks in the trailer park are being repaired and staff has hand-delivered notices for an Oct. 15 water shutdown to implement a new disconnection policy. The director said staff will follow up by phone with households that did not receive notices and aims to present a draft lot-permit update at the next board meeting.
The director also described an RFP for civil engineering and environmental consultants for a study related to Alcova cabins and water. A pre-proposal site meeting was scheduled, consultant submittals are due Sept. 24, and the director said he expects to convene a review team and recommend a contract award at the Oct. parks board meeting.
During public comment, resident Tom Reeder suggested privately funding and permitting a well on Lot 14 to supply water for fire protection and an outhouse and to provide a testing well for the county study. Reeder said he already obtained a state drilling permit and estimated a drilling cost of about $810,000 (as he stated). Board members and staff cautioned there is no guarantee a drilled well could be used for the planned purposes because approvals from the health department or other agencies, and the county moratorium, would still apply. The director said he will contact the Bureau of Reclamation and health officials to clarify requirements.
