By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Juab County Commissioners agreed to turn the two bids the
high school rodeo had obtained for the indoor arena
improvements over to Bob Day, county buildings and grounds
superintendent, for his further investigation.
Ashlee Kay, Tyrel Memmott, Traci Worthington, and
Jerry Shepherd, president, met with the commission to
discuss the assignment they had been given to find out what
the costs might be for taking out the hardpan soil in the
arena and replacing it with sand.
Both West Rock and Nephi Sandstone had submitted bids
for the project and had bid on a variety of sand-types, such
as reject sand, washed concrete sand, and screened sand.
"The rodeo club will go in and take out the panels and
will get the arena ready for the work to be done," said
Kay.
Commissioners agreed they were most interested in the
sand which would provide the best surface for riding in
order to avoid any future accidents such as the one which
had threatened the life of Kay.
"We want to make certain the best sand is used to
prevent another horse from slipping and causing the kind of
head injury you received," said Joseph Bernini,
commissioner.
Reject sand has soil in it, said Robert Steele,
commissioner. It may just pack down and create a hardpan
subsoil. "That wouldn't be an improvement over what you
already have there. I think washed sand would be the
best."
The difference between two of the sands suggested
would be the screening process, one would be finer than the
other. Steele said the commission wanted to make certain the
best sand was used for the job so that rodeo and 4-H club
members would be better protected against injuries.
"We just used the specifications of the indoor arena
in Richfield," said Kay.
Day said he wanted to see samples of the sands offered
by the two companies before any decision was made as to
which company should be used as a supplier.
As for using B-road equipment to help with the
construction process, said Wm. Boyd Howarth, commission
chair, it could not be done because it would be illegal.
"The use of B-road equipment is set by law. We
(commissioners) can hire them to do some work if we pay them
out of other funds."
All of the subsoil, or hardpan, needs to be removed
from the arena by heavy equipment. The arena then needs to
have the base prepared and the new sand placed on top.
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