On Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Price City Council met in their chambers at City Hall for their regularly scheduled council meeting. Facing the council in this meeting was the reappointment of members to the city’s Planning and Zoning committee and the declaration of Red Ribbon Week.

First on the agenda was a safety seconds presentation from Council Member Terry Willis encouraged citizens to be aware of the fire hazards present within their homes, especially as the weather continues to cool. 

Next was the reappointment of Kyle Heffernan, Renee Swinburne and Richard Root to the city’s Planning and Zoning committee. The Council Members spoke in support of this and moved that all three be reinstated for another term. Heffernan was the only one present and was sworn in by City Recorder Jaci Adams.

Following this, the council held an open hearing for the Water Treatment Plant Upgrade, which is set to enter its design phase. Public Works Director Miles Nelson addressed the council explaining the need for the project. “ Price City and the surrounding communities in Carbon County have seen a significant shift downward in total employment in the energy industry in recent years. With a local base that continues to be fairly stagnant as compared to the average for the State of Utah. Local resources are limited for funding the cost of the design and construction phases of the project.”

Nelson continued,” Local resources are limited for funding the cost of design and construction phases of the project. Securing the City’s water supply for the future is vital to the City’s effort to grow local capacity and become a more self-reliant community.” This is a sentiment that the council echoed. After closing the public hearing, the council moved to vote on the plan and approved it unanimously.

After this hearing, the next item was from Layne Miller, who was looking to have Nov. declared as Quality Library Month. Miller explained the rationale behind this, explaining that recently for the first time in its history, the Price City Library was recognized as a quality library by the state. Because of this, Council member Miller viewed it appropriate to celebrate the achievement by declaring Nov. as Quality Library Month. The motion was made to vote and in a 5-0 decision it passed.

Price City will also celebrate this achievement on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with a celebration and a presentation of the award to the librarians. 

The next item of business was a potential service agreement between the city and Carbon Ticket. Again, it was Miller taking the hot seat, explaining that the city’s upcoming “Christmas A La Vivaldi” concert was a paid event. As such, the city needed to find a ticket provider. Miller continued, discussing how after a lengthy search Carbon Ticket was found, and with services being offered relatively cheaply it was the best option for the city. The council found themselves in agreement and approved the contract.

Rounding out the regular agenda was another proclamation for Mayor Mike Kourianos to read. This specific proclamation came from the Elks Drug Awareness Program and set Oct. 23 through Oct. 31 as Red Ribbon Week.

When it came time for public comment, Price City Police Captain Brandon Ratcliffe spoke on the appointment of the City’s interim treasurer, Nick Tatton. The Captain expressed concern that Tatton was wearing too many hats with the city, and adding an extra burden onto that could prove troublesome. He added that this concern was something members of the council had also expressed in previous meetings.

After this, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting of the Price City Council is set for Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Price City Hall. To stay up to date with Price City, you can visit their website or Facebook page.