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Police report on crash and staffing; Council asks staff to draft no-parking ordinance for 300 North
Summary
Police Chief Theron Fielding reported a significant truck crash, an officer injured by an unmarked core-sample hole, recent resignations and potential officer loss over pay, and unauthorized parking on 300 North. Council asked staff to draft a no-parking ordinance before the Fourth of July and to follow up on Granite Ridge slope and retaining-wall permitting.
Police Chief Theron Fielding told the Council the department recently responded to a significant traffic crash on 750 North Main involving a large truck and trailer. He also reported an officer injured her knee after falling into two core-sample holes left in a roadway by UDOT; the officer was placed on light duty. Chief Fielding said two part-time officers had resigned recently and that the department risks losing a full-time officer to another agency because of pay differences.
Chief Fielding raised an enforcement issue involving unauthorized parking on 300 North, where residents park on the road to reach a fishing area on foot; because construction-era no-parking signs are gone, officers currently lack enforceable authority. The Council asked staff to draft a no-parking ordinance or resolution for 300 North with priority to have it in place before the Fourth of July.
Separately, City Planner Madison Brown and City Manager Jeremy Kimpton reported continued concern about the Granite Ridge development's exposed rock slope. The mayor pressed staff to verify whether geotechnical work, retaining walls and erosion controls had been properly engineered and permitted; City Attorney Amy Hugie reiterated the city's focus on ensuring the retaining wall is properly permitted and engineered while noting related waterline disputes are civil matters between private parties.
