Richard Higginson is a Bountiful City Council member whose public-service record includes land-use review, public-safety budgeting and special-district representation. In 2014, he served as the council’s representative on the Planning Commission, participating in subdivision and variance decisions. In April 2016, he took part in the Public Safety and Public Relations Committee’s budget review and seconded acceptance of the proposed police budget. He also represents Bountiful on the Davis Mosquito Abatement District’s governing board, according to the district’s current trustee listing.
An Aug. 7 fire destroyed 88 poles on the city's 46-kV Echo hydro transmission line. The council awarded a cleanup contract on Sept. 8 and on Sept. 22 directed staff to tie into PacifiCorp's line, an option staff estimated at about $3.5 million.
