The city is using its legal power to acquire land needed for water tanks and roads. They hope to settle with owners without going to court.
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The project will cost approximately $26 million, with Washington City responsible for about 15% of the total.
All residents and businesses in the Washington City power service area will benefit from increased grid reliability and capacity.
The property owners whose land is being acquired.
The city is considering joining the Utah Inland Port to help pay for the expensive Purgatory Road bridge project. This would use future tax growth from industrial areas to fund the road, rather than raising local taxes.
The city is planning a $26 million upgrade to local substations to handle growing power needs and prevent summer outages. This project will be funded through bonds issued by UAMPS.
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