By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
The Pheasant Ridge Subdivision in Mona has some
problems that continue to get worse and worse, as far as
council members are concerned.
Brian Fleming, a home owner in the subdivision, came
to the council with a water meter concern caused by the fact
that the original grade, established by Painter at Pheasant
Ridge when the subdivision was accepted by the council, is
no longer viable.
"Even in Pat Painter's homeowners agreement it says
that there will be a $50 fine (if the agreement is not
adhered to)," said Allen Pay, city water master.
"If you let Brian (Fleming) change to three-feet above
the double check valve," said Pay, "then there is no sense
in engineering subdivision grades. The elevation was
inspected and it was shot to grade."
Pay said the double check valve was set to grade at
the time the subdivision was approved and the ordinance
reads that a certain number of feet are allowed and then
meters are set.
"I can't set a meter to there because there is a
three-foot extensions on top," said Pay.
Because of the way building has been done, the water
lines are now eight-feet below the earth and that is not
what they were engineered nor laid to be. Any waterline
repair will be made much more difficult because so much soil
has been placed on top.
However, said Fleming, if he is made to take the
extension off, the grade will slope to his house and create
water drainage problems in the future.
Bryce Lynn, mayor, said he thought that the solution,
now that the house has been built, is to have Fleming raise
the double check valve at his own expense so that it can
then comply with the need to have the meter set at a certain
number of inches above the valve.
"This is not the first and it is not the last time we
will see this problem in that subdivision," said Pay.
Lynn said he and Rory Nielson, council member, had
ridden around the subdivision and found there were a number
of problems with landscaping and grade issues.
Harry Newell, council member, said the whole problem
could have been prevented if the grade which had been set
had been observed.
The issue of maintaining the engineered grade should
have been made plain to the contractors building homes in
that area.
"It is spelled out in our subdivision ordinance and
should be followed from now on out," said Cory Squire,
council member.
"We will now just have to go down to the subdivision
and talk to each home owner house by house," said
Nielson.
Homeowners need to understand that they cannot have
plantings nor constructions over the utility lines in the
city streets and that they will have to take out those items
that interfere at their own expense.
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