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Commission advances Lehi-area trail project, agrees to cover $1.7 million funding gap
Summary
The Utah County Commission approved item 2 to advance a MAG-funded trail aligned with Lehi's Point Express Parkway. Staff said the original $1.1 million MAG grant is a decade old, current costs are about $2.8 million, and roughly $1.7 million in additional funds would be sought to complete the project.
The Utah County Commission on March 25 approved item 2 to advance a trail project that will parallel the Point Express Parkway extension in Lehi and run alongside a TSSD sewer line.
A county staff member summarized the proposal, saying the project was originally funded about 10 years ago with $1,100,000 in MAG funds but has been delayed by wetlands issues and a TSSD sewer relocation. "We have $1,100,000 of MAG money that is going towards that trail project," the staff member said, and added the current estimate is "about 2,800,000.0," leaving about $1.7 million to identify from fourth-quarter funds.
The staff member told commissioners the county plans to capture an economy of scale by coordinating the trail construction with Lehi's Point Express Parkway extension and by working with Lehi on environmental review. A committee member noted the Forest Service has increased its in-house law enforcement presence, a separate item the commission highlighted earlier in the meeting.
After the presentation, a commissioner moved to approve item 2 and a second was offered; the commission voted by voice and the chair declared the motion approved. The transcript records commissioners responding "aye," but does not provide a roll-call tally. The action advances project approval; staff did not provide a final implementation schedule or a detailed breakdown of the additional $1.7 million during the discussion.
The commission then proceeded to routine business and closed public comment.
