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Midvale Council waives wastewater service to speed Jordan Bluffs annexation
Summary
The council unanimously passed Resolution No. 2024-R-52 to waive statutory notice and decline wastewater service so Sandy Suburban Improvement District can annex and serve the Jordan Bluffs condo project — a move city attorneys say avoids an expensive lift station.
The Midvale City Council on Nov. 12 voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. 2024-R-52, a procedural step that will allow the Sandy Suburban Improvement District (SSID) to annex the Jordan Bluffs condominium development and provide wastewater service. City Attorney Garrett Wilcox said serving the northern third of the project from Midvale would require an expensive lift station that the developer and city would need to build and maintain, and that routing all wastewater service through SSID avoids those costs.
"If the entire project was served by SSID, the existing grade would allow Holmes and Gardner to develop the project without constructing expensive wastewater infrastructure," Garrett Wilcox, Midvale city attorney, said during the council discussion. Wilcox explained state law requires annexation by the district and that by waiving notice and declining to provide service Midvale could shorten the annexation timeline by up to 40 days. Council Member Dustin Gettel moved to suspend the rules and approve the resolution; Council Member Heidi Robinson seconded and the roll-call vote was five ayes.
The resolution applies to property owned by Holmes Jordan Bluffs, LC and Gardner Jordan Bluffs, LC, which comprise the Jordan Bluffs Condo Project. Wilcox said the arrangement would save the city ongoing maintenance costs for a lift station while letting SSID serve the project. The council record shows the motion was made, seconded and approved unanimously.
