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Midway City Council approves conservation easement package for Lunding property
Summary
The Midway City Council approved a package of conservation documents for the Lunding property — including a purchase agreement, the conservation easement, a trail and access easement, escrow and a water-share security agreement — and authorized the mayor to sign, subject to Wasatch County approval and final exhibit checks.
The Midway City Council approved a set of agreements on June 24 to protect the Lunding property, authorizing the mayor to sign the conservation easement and related documents after Wasatch County signs off and staff complete a final review of exhibits.
The council approved a package described at the meeting as a conservation purchase agreement, the conservation easement itself, a separate trail-and-access easement (trail provisions were removed from the main easement), an escrow agreement and a water-share security agreement. Corbin, the staff member who reviewed the materials for the council, said the group had been exchanging edits up until shortly before the meeting and asked that approval be conditioned on a final check of exhibits. “We do have documents that everyone has approved,” Corbin said, adding, “We removed all of the stuff about the trail and put that in what we're calling a trail and access easement agreement.”
Corbin told the council the only missing packet item was an exhibit with deed requirements for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and he asked to have the council’s approval be subject to his confirming those exhibits were correct. “Because I was hurrying so fast to try to get everything printed, we approve these subject to me double checking all of the exhibits to make sure that the exhibits are exactly correct,” he said. Corbin characterized the final check as searching for exhibit errors or missing files rather than substantive changes.
Councilmember Lisa moved to accept the listed documents and to allow the mayor to sign and carry out the requirements of the agreements; a councilmember seconded the motion. The motion, which councilmembers confirmed should be explicitly “subject to the approval of Wasatch County” and Corbin’s exhibits review, passed by voice vote with those present recorded as saying “Aye.” The transcript records the motion as approved and the chair described the outcome as “good news.” The record does not list a full roll-call tally in the transcript beyond affirmative responses.
Council members also clarified how payment and escrow would be handled. One councilmember asked whether a check would be written; the council confirmed the funds were in the city’s operating account and that staff would complete the payment and escrow steps. “Jennifer's got it handled,” a councilmember said during the discussion.
The approval clears the way for the mayor to sign final documents once Wasatch County completes its review and Corbin confirms the exhibits are complete. No amendments were proposed during the meeting and council members characterized recent edits as minor and non-substantive.
The council then adjourned the special session.
