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Council discusses 2026 curb, gutter and drainage projects for Castle Valley special service district
Summary
Council members reviewed proposed 2026 work for the Castle Valley special service district, including curb-and-gutter on one block, piping an old culvert to improve drainage to the highway, and potential power-pole and streetlight adjustments; they placed project priorities on a wish list for next-year funding.
Clawson councilors reviewed planned 2026 construction proposals for the Castle Valley special service district, focusing on a curb-and-gutter installation on a single block this year and related drainage repairs to prevent future flooding.
Speaker 2 outlined the district's usual approach of staging work by block: "This year, curb and gutter, I think, all we're getting is from Spradley's house down to the next intersection," and said the asphalt typically follows in the next year. Councilors discussed moving one power pole near a driveway approach that several speakers said had been struck in accidents; Speaker 1 said the pole's location creates a safety and liability concern.
During work to move poles earlier this year, crews drilled into an old pipe, revealing a buried culvert and prompting a proposal to pipe drainage from the town to the highway and install collection boxes to handle flows when the road is widened. "We could pipe this clear to the highway, put it for drainage," Speaker 2 said, describing a plan to replace an open ditch with concrete pipe to better control runoff.
Members also raised other requests for the wish list, including bike-path connections and hydrant upgrades; speaker comments referenced available grants and the possibility of using different surface treatments (oil-and-chip) where appropriate.
No formal vote to adopt a specific 2026 project list is recorded in the transcript. The council indicated it will finalize priorities when the formal project submission is prepared next week.
