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Salina council hears UDOT fiber update and approves a $6,144 well repair
At its Sept. 23 meeting the council also adopted a transportation plan ordinance, heard sewer and housing project updates and was told its Flock cameras cannot issue tickets.
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The Salina City Council voted 4-0 on Sept. 23 to buy a new automatic transfer switch control board for the Denmark Well from Precision Power Inc. for $6,144.03, according to signed meeting minutes. Jorgen Mickelson of the city maintenance staff said the power company found its own equipment working properly, the system was switched back to utility power and the well's generator has been out of service for about three months. The well starts automatically if the south tank drops to 148 inches, but in an outage two maintenance workers would have to switch it on manually. [1]
A representative of the Central Utah Fiber Project said UDOT has installed nearly 70 miles of fiber along SR-28, US-50, US-6 and US-89, plus public Wi-Fi hotspots in Nephi, Levan, Gunnison and Scipio, in partnership with Centracom. The minutes describe the project as middle-mile fiber meant to strengthen public safety communications and let internet providers extend service to homes and businesses. [1]
Responding to concerns he had received, Councilmember Earl Taylor asked about the city's Flock cameras. Mayor Brent Beach said they read license plates to identify stolen vehicles or vehicles tied to wanted individuals and cannot issue tickets. [1]
The council also voted 4-0 to adopt Ordinance 200-2026, an updated transportation plan with corrected roadway mileage, and to donate $100 to Toys for Tots. Mayor Beach said all sewer pipes are in the ground and the contractor is repairing soft spots and still needs to repair some collars, manholes and sidewalks, and that the South Haven housing project is moving dirt and its AIB funding package has been approved, with a bid opening for off-site utilities the next day. Concrete has been poured for new pickleball courts at the NS Recreation Park. He asked council members to review budgets because some departments were exceeding theirs in the first quarter. [1]
A motion for a $750 retirement gift for a firefighter passed 3-1. Councilmember Kevin Mickelsen said a firehouse flooring job would cost $10,000, and reported that the Blackhawk Arena has a new director, Ryan Brooks. The August court report showed $2,701.33 taken in, of which $1,322.08 went to the city. [1]
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