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Public works reports near-complete paving; commissioners probe cores, culverts and reported oil spill
Summary
Public works staff told commissioners paving and chip-seal work is nearly complete and outlined upcoming projects; commissioners asked staff to check cores painted on a problem hill and raised resident reports that oil from a truck spilled into a yard, requesting follow-up.
Public works staff told the Duchesne County Commission on Sept. 15 that the county is about 99% finished with paving and chip-seal projects in town and outlined plans to pave portions of Tabby Mountain and Park Road.
“Kind of, in the last couple of weeks, we've been pretty much 99% done paving and tabby,” Public Works (speaker 9) reported. Staff described a plan to return to several problem spots, consult a nearby hot-mix plant for material, and perform additional shoulder work when crew availability allows.
Commissioners asked staff to verify painted white circles observed on a hill that might indicate coring or testing. Commissioner (speaker 4) said engineers had appeared on site and had painted circles and urged public works to “look and see if they cored it.” Public works staff agreed to inspect the paint marks and report back.
Several commissioners and community members raised a report that a truck had spilled oil on a roadside and that clean-up activity and photographic evidence suggested the spill had traveled downslope onto private property. “They dumped at least the barrel in over in that dirt in my yard,” one commissioner (speaker 4) said, describing photographs taken after the event. Public works said it will investigate and follow up with appropriate environmental or remediation steps if the report is confirmed.
Staff also described a proposal by an applicant for an aggregate pit that would add heavy traffic on a substandard approach road; staff estimated about 3,000 tons of HMHMA and roughly $400,000 in asphalt and road work if the board agreed to improvements. Commissioners asked to defer final approvals pending a sit-down meeting with the applicant to discuss cost-sharing and requested a site visit to examine culverts and access conditions.
No formal action was taken; staff were directed to coordinate site visits, check for evidence of coring, and provide cost-sharing options at a future meeting.
