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Residents press commission over RV dump and sewer project safety, costs
Summary
Residents at the May 26 Daggett County meeting objected to a proposed RV dump and related sewer work, saying safety at the Airport Road entrance and costs to county residents remain unresolved; county staff said planning-and-zoning approved the conditional use and compliance steps remain.
Public commenters urged the Daggett County Commission on May 26 to halt or redesign an RV dump and transfer-station being built as part of a broader sewer project, saying the site sits too close to private properties and a high-speed state highway entrance.
"I will be paying for this," said Mike Musselman, a resident who spoke during public comment, arguing the town’s plan would raise his bills, reduce property values and create safety hazards when large rigs enter and exit at speed. Musselman said he and other nearby property owners were not in favor of the location and questioned why the town had proceeded after funding was approved.
County staff and planning officials said the conditional-use permit governing the facility was issued by the Planning and Zoning (PNZ) board under the county code and that PNZ imposed conditions intended to mitigate impacts. Kent, the county planner, said PNZ will review compliance: "If they have not [met the conditions], then they will ... give them 30 days to bring it into compliance," and staff will notify the town and pursue enforcement steps.
Speakers pressed whether the county or the state (UDOT) would be responsible for road changes. Commissioners and staff said any work that affects the state highway will require UDOT review and approval as part of the final engineered plans. The county said engineers have submitted reengineered designs intended to reduce traffic risk; Sunrise, the town’s engineer/contractor, has produced iterations to address egress concerns.
Residents continued to call for alternatives, such as relocating the dump away from backyards or widening the Airport Road approach. County leaders said they had paused construction and corrected sequence errors in the past and that several redesigns had resulted in a safer final project than the original proposal. No final county vote on the dump was recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
