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Council approves revised XEL pipeline exhibit that avoids two shooting ranges
Summary
After several prior appearances, XEL Resources presented a revised pipeline route that avoids the Cowboy Action and 200‑yard ranges; council approved the updated exhibit and directed staff to complete legal review before final signing.
XEL Resources returned to the Roosevelt City Council with a revised pipeline alignment that avoids two shooting‑range facilities and generally follows road right‑of‑way where possible.
"The original route we proposed was…we were asked to move it further away from the sewer locums," the XEL representative said, describing multiple prior iterations. The presenter told council the new alignment avoids both the Cowboy Action Shooting Range and a separate 200‑yard range and stays closer to the road to limit impacts to properties and planned construction.
The company said the pipeline will be a flex‑steel product coated internally and externally. "It's rated for 2,250 pounds, but we are going to be governed by the state to probably only get up to about 1,500 pounds," the presenter said.
Council members asked staff and the company's engineers to confirm that the proposed alignment avoids areas where the city has active construction or federal grant obligations; staff indicated shape files had been shared with the city and that the engineering team had coordinated on avoiding the clay‑pigeon and 200‑yard ranges.
A council motion to approve the revised exhibit and continue with nonlegal counsel review passed after a second. The exhibit will be checked against the signed surface‑use agreement language; council directed staff to return with the final contract for signature to ensure parcel and lot descriptions match the updated route.
Mayor (speaker S1) emphasized the need to make sure the pipeline placement does not conflict with current construction or grant‑funded projects, noting the city has already submitted federal grant paperwork that could be impacted if the alignment interfered with funded work.
