Council hears boulder‑reuse proposal, Main Street plan and introduces dark‑sky draft; agrees to conditional utility reconnection

Preston Arnoldson, owner of Rob Arnoldson Construction, told the council that large boulders uncovered during recent road and infrastructure work are being buried and proposed a low‑risk pilot allowing licensed contractors to apply to the city to collect, process and resell those boulders with a city revenue share. "It only applies to boulders that are already being unearthed as part of permitted city construction projects," Arnoldson said, adding contractors would assume responsibility for collection, sorting, transportation and safety.

Council members and other area contractors raised questions about logistics, including the typical boulder sizes (two to three feet commonly used for landscaping), truck volumes, designated haul routes, staging areas outside residential neighborhoods and coordination with the contractor performing the water project. Several speakers said using a staging site north of town could reduce neighborhood truck traffic; no formal action was taken and council asked staff to take the idea up in follow‑up discussions.

Representatives of Spring City Main Street described organizing the local Main Street program and urged the council to pursue an updated general plan and a Main Street master plan so the city can seek grants and technical support. James Baker noted the Main Street application had been accepted by the state to include the full city and asked the council to address reported sign‑permit and enforcement issues on Main Street; he volunteered to help convene citizen input on a master‑plan vision.

The mayor introduced a draft dark‑sky ordinance (modeled on ordinances in Moroni and Helper) for council and public review. The draft would require downward‑directed fixtures on new lights and suggest a multiyear compliance window for existing fixtures. Council directed staff to post the draft and gather feedback ahead of a future work session.

On a separate item, the council considered a resident’s delinquent utilities account after a public comment by Misty Peterson and others. After discussing precedent and sanitary concerns during winter, council voted to allow water and electricity to be turned back on if the resident paid required deposits and new account fees and agreed to make current payments; council agreed to revisit the account monthly and indicated penalties might be reduced only if the account becomes current.

No ordinances were adopted at the meeting; several items (boulder‑reuse proposal, annexation mapping and the dark‑sky draft) were left for staff follow up and future work‑session discussion.