Hooper planners table proposed elevation change after technical debate over 4215 vs. 4220 standard

Public Works Director Jared Hancock told the Hooper City Planning Commission that the proposed change to the city's elevation policy was intended to protect drainage and underground utilities, not to move the regulatory flood threshold. "This was never intended to alter, redefine or move that 4215 elevation line," Hancock said, arguing the change would ensure storm drains, meter boxes and curb-and-gutter sections would function above the historic 4215 level.