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Council approves April payables and payroll after questions on railroad spur charge
Summary
Soda Springs City Council voted to approve accounts payable and payroll for April 14–30, 2026 after staff clarified a $1,500 annual maintenance charge for a Union Pacific spur and other routine line items.
Soda Springs City Council voted to approve accounts payable dated April 14–30 and the payroll for April 2026 following brief questions from council members about individual line items.
A council member asked about line item 10285, listed as a railroad-related charge. A staff member explained the item covers the maintenance/lease for the switch that serves the industrial spur to Dry Valley. "They charge us $1,500 every year because it's there and they theoretically maintain it," the staff member said, describing the fee as an automatic annual charge tied to the spur's upkeep.
Council members also sought and received a clarification that line item 11291 covered bathroom work at the library. After those clarifications a motion to accept the payables and payroll was seconded and the council voted in favor; no council member registered an opposition during the roll call vote.
The meeting record does not specify the individual who moved or seconded the minutes-and-payables motions by name in the transcript; council practice carried the items forward and votes were recorded as in the affirmative.
