Eastern Utah will benefit from projects funded last week by the Community Impact Board. A press release from the Utah Department of Workforce Services lists the water system improvements and road construction planned for the funds. The Tridell-Lapoint Water Improvement District received a $1.65 million dollar grant as well as a $423,000 dollar low-interest loan to make updates to the drinking water system to meet the state pressure and storage requirements. This will include adding a 500,000 gallon concrete tank and replacing 5,300 feet of pipe. During the same meeting, the Community Impact Board also approved a $4.5 million dollar grant to the Uintah Transportation Special Service District for the Ouray Bottoms Road reconstruction, a $1.2 million dollar grant and $200,000 dollar low-interest loan for the Vernal City flood control and storm drain improvements on Main Street, and a $227,000 dollar grant for Daggett County road construction. “The rural areas of Utah are the heart of the state,” shares Naples City Mayor and CIB board member Dean Baker, “and we appreciate the board’s support for these rural communities.”
