More funds needed to fix North Salt Lake hill, officials say

More funds needed to fix North Salt Lake hill, officials say

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NORTH SALT LAKE — City officials here said it will cost about $2 million to shore up the hill where a landslide destroyed a North Salt Lake family's home in August and threatened several others.

But it will take significant financial contributions from property owners and those interested in developing the property for the work to go forward, city officials said.

"Without additional funding sources, the remediation will, in all probability, not go forward," the statement reads. "We continue to speak with affected parties to try to raise these funds."

City administrators said they are optimistic their plan, or an alternative one, will be put in place to eventually make the hill structurally safe, but claim they have received no significant alternative proposals from property owners who have not signed on to the city's current strategy.

"To date, not all of the landowners have agreed to the city’s recommended remediation plan. The city has agreed to consider plans that meet the safety factors required if funding can be identified to implement them," the statement reads.

"We have seen no such plans, although we have made numerous requests for them to be presented. In addition, we continue to negotiate with affected property owners to obtain permission to remediate the slide," it continued.

City officials warned they would not pay the bill entirely on their own, though they have "agreed to consider participating" in sharing the financial burden.


Without additional funding sources, the remediation will, in all probability, not go forward.

–Statement


North Salt Lake City Manager Barry Edwards said Monday that the city has put out an offer of $200,000 during negotiations so far and is hoping other "stakeholders" can put together other funds toward the $2 million estimate.

The bid selected by the city would improve the slope from a 1.9 ratio to a 1.33 ratio — a significant improvement, Edwards said. A ratio of 1.0 or less results in landslides and a 1.5 slope ratio is optimal, he said.

The hill will never reach optimal stability at 1.5, according to Edwards.

Contributing: Brianna Bodily

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