By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
A piece of county-owned road will be developed as part of
a subdivision and then will be turned over to Mona but it
will not be turned over to the developer.
George Smith, a developer who wants to build a
subdivision in Mona, needs the roadway and needs it to be
finished in order to provide an interior road into his
proposed project.
"Rick Schnurr, city council member, called me about this
agenda item," said Mike Seely, county administrator, "and he
said the council is not interested in having the county deed
the road to the city."
Nonetheless, said David Leavitt, county attorney, the
town will be willing, in all likelihood, of accepting the
road from the county once the improvements are made by Smith
as the developer.
The property where the proposed subdivision is located
has been annexed into Mona but the roadway still is county
property. Approximately one-quarter acre is not being used
as a road, though it leads from a developed road and would,
logically, be the continuing path of a roadway.
The road is identified as being 100 East and 300 South in
Mona.
"An agreement can be prepared which will, basically,
state that Mr. Smith will develop the road and the county
will donate the road to the city when it is completed," said
Leavitt.
The county will also agree not to object to the
construction as long as the road is built according to Mona
Town standards.
"If the project fails, after the road is improved, the
county will retain the road," said Leavitt. "If the project
is not completed, then the road will be left as it is but it
will still be county property."
There is another way to handle the matter, said Leavitt.
The county commission could declare the property surplus and
call for a bid. The property would then be sold to the
highest bidder.
Commissioners directed Leavitt and Smith to work together
and come to a workable agreement. After the agreement is
drafted, commissioners will review and sign it.
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