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Brigham City Council weighs preliminary talks to lease Manaway Reservoir to Utah State Parks; no deal yet
Summary
Council heard staff briefings on preliminary negotiations with Utah State Parks about leasing Manaway Reservoir as a state park. Staff said water rights would remain with the city, noted a large gap between forecasted launch fees and maintenance costs, and emphasized that no agreement has been signed.
Brigham City officials spent the meeting’s longest discussion reviewing preliminary conversations with Utah State Parks over whether to lease Manaway Reservoir as a state park — a proposal staff described as early-stage and nonbinding.
City staff said the governor included $2 million in his proposed budget for planning related to the possible designation, and that the conversations to date are focused on whether a lease would reduce the cost burden Brigham City now carries for operations and maintenance. Staff described the transaction as a lease of real property, not a transfer of ownership, and repeatedly emphasized the city would retain its water rights and control over water operations…
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