Ark Valley News - Park City to build new city maintenance facility

Park City to build new city maintenance facility
By Taylor Messick
Last Updated: September 21, 2018

On Sept. 11, the Park City council voted in favor of a new maintenance facility for staff. It also voted to accept an offer for the old maintenance shop.

Staff has outgrown their current maintenance shop and has designed a new facility that will allow for up to 20 years of growth. Council inquired about the possibility of expanding the current location, but utility lines and other circumstances will not allow for growth on that property.

Lou Robelli frequently does business with the Park City and has benefitted from tax breaks while bringing a large amount of new development to the city. That relationship led Robelli to donate a piece of his own property near 61st Street and Prospect Street to the city for this project. The council unanimously accepted and also voted to hire Robelli for the construction of that new facility at a cost of $394,567, which was the lowest of three bids.

City Administrator Jack Whitson noted that the project would increase in cost if they chose to wait a year or two; but ultimately, he said this is something the city would have to do within a couple of years. Council unanimously expressed their desire to pay for the project with cash rather than using bonds and accruing interest.

Council then unanimously voted to accept an offer of $98,000 for the old maintenance facility. That property was recently appraised at $100,000.

In other business, the council:

•Unanimously approve items pertaining to a 2014 bond issue for Prairie Hills phases three and four.

•Unanimously approved an ordinance changing the zoning classification of a property at West 61st North and the Wichita-Valley Center Floodway from single family to light industrial.

•Discussed the possibility of a rental housing code.

•Approved a request for staff to send an RFP to design landscapers for the Indian sculpture on 61st Street with a 6-2 vote.

All members of the council were present.