October 31, 2007 by Todd Christensen.

I promised to get out an update that the City Council received from the various UTOPIA representatives from last week.  We had various individuals from Tetra-Tech construction, Packet8, Mid-States Consulting, etc, provide a status report and update as to where the project stands in regards to our community here in Perry.

 Currently the construction crews are working along the north east side of town.  There are about 5 crews on the job with another 8 crews coming online this week.  With that many crews, almost the entire east side of Highway 89 will be in the construction phase for getting the conduit and necessary ground work done for UTOPIA.  The lines will be put in using a variety of methods, over the air - from pole to pole or underground.  Most of the city will be connected via underground cabling.  The underground cabling will be installed in 1 of 3 methods:  underground bore, an air hammer guided missile or open trench.  Most of the underground installations will be using the bore and guided air “missile” that has minimal impact to the surrounding areas and reduces the amount of ground that gets disturbed. 

So far in the UTOPIA project city-wide - there has been 6,000 feet laid of the 133,000 feet of duct anticipated for the entire city.  That’s close to 25 miles of cabling!  All of this cabling will go into the easements on the city streets and park strip areas.  Ron Sikes, one of the TetraTech Vice Presidents, reported that Perry City is a part of Phase 2 of the UTOPIA project that encompasses over 7 million feet of cabling.  Phase 2 is twice as large as phase 1 and when done will be enough cabling to put an entire fiber ring around the state of Utah!

The construction is being monitored and audited by Mid-States consulting.  Patrick Warner is the consultant that is present in Perry watching over how the construction is going and is also handling all complaints and questions regarding the construction.  He was kind enough to offer his cell phone should anyone in Perry need to contact him directly with any issues having to do with the construction near or around their homes or businesses.  His cell is: 435-660-1909.

In some fashion or other, all of these various agencies are keeping the City involved as they meet weekly with Paul Nelson and Lorin Gardner, the representative from our City Engineering firm.  This is really an exciting time for Perry City residents as we are seeing fruits of several years of planning and involvement now coming to a realization.  The construction will continue through the winter with services most likely available for homes and businesses to sign up for starting the first part of May of 2008.

For more information, please visit http://www.utopianet.org/.

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October 25, 2007 by Todd Christensen.

Scheduled on the agenda for Thursday, October 25, 2007 is an update to the UTOPIA project for the city.  Construction crews are now entering the city for the construction and build out phase for the new fiber optic lines for Perry City!  The City Council meeting begins @ 7:00pm in the Perry City Offices.

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September 27, 2007 by Todd Christensen.

The agenda for the City Council meeting to be held on September 27, 2007 has been posted to Perry City’s website.  Please click here to read the agenda.

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August 4, 2007 by Mayor.

Hello again this has been a great summer. I hope everyone is enjoying the heat (laugh). My grandmother used to say life begins at 95…..degrees. Once again we would like to invite everyone out to city council. We meet the second and fourth Thursday of each month and the room is air-conditioned so if nothing else come and enjoy the cool air and wonderful conversation. Also if you’re running for a city council seat it is a great way to get ahead of the game. We have seen several of you there so keep up the good work.
I would like to extend an invitation to all volunteers. We are working on parks and trails so if you would like to make them better and get involve and get some good exercise let me know. Thanks for all you do and make sure you come to the “Meet the Canidates Night” at Perry Elementary Tuesday the 21st of Aug.

Mayor Nelson

Our hearts and prayers go out to our fellow Utah citizens in Huntington. We hope for the best.

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July 27, 2007 by Todd Christensen.

I wanted to post some comments regarding our meeting last night, but at the same time clarify that my comments aren’t the official record of the meeting, nor are they to be used for anything official such as the purpose of the actual meeting notes that get reviewed and adopted by the city council each meeting.  Here is a link to the agenda of the meeting last night from the main Perry City website (www.perrycity.org).

Anyway, that being said, last night’s city council meeting went really well I think.  Through the course of the general comments section that is a part of each meeting, there were a handful of comments regarding the big rainstorm on Wednesday night.  The mayor commented that he was out and about in the south end of the city seeing various neighbors out helping each other.  Quite a bit of rainfall came down in a short period and caused a lot of dirt and mud to be moved down the hillsides in various places.  There were several comments later in the meeting thanking everyone in the community and in Willard who helped out with the sandbags in providing help and assistance in activities related to the rainstorm.  Most of what was talked about indicated that the storm drainage system withint the city was functioning as planned - but also outlined the importance of maintenance of drains and continued system upgrades and improvements.  The City Council recently adopted some much needed changes to the storm drain impact fees accordingly to help keep the city roads and drainage areas updated and properly sized for the growth in the city.

The agenda item that covered the parks and recreation impact fees was tabled since it’s quite a complex issue and the council felt that we needed some more information and input before passing any additions to the park impact fees.  Another work sessions will be scheduled in the future for the City Council to go over the proposed fees and discuss what the best options are for the community.

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July 26, 2007 by Todd Christensen.

Tonight there is an open planning meeting held under the direction of the planning commission with UDOT.  The discussion is covering the funds available to upgrade and address traffic flow and safety issues along Hwy 89.  As it stands now, UDOT is planning on starting @ 1100 South in Brigham City and head south as far as possible.  They hope to be sending out to bid the construction specifications sometime around November 2007.  Depending on whether or not there are needs or requests for additional features such as curb and sidewalk on both sides of the road - all will go into determining the length of Hwy 89 that will receive the updates.

UDOT is looking to work with the city and community to determine the scope and needs of this project.  This is all exciting news for the community as we can now hopefully address some of the issues that have arisen over the past with the growth of the community and increased traffic.

 And for everyone’s information, UDOT is planning a 2nd follow up meeting next week to meet again with the planning commission, city council and anyone else interested.  It will be Thursday, August 2nd @ 5:30pm at the City Offices.

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