Highland signs agreement for new east/west road

Check out this article on the east/west road and the interlocal agreement.
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/highland/article_d85a3265-6040-5349-9de7-b5c6a42269b7.html

Water Banking

Here is an article from the Daily Herald that talks about Highland City banking water. http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_7e51c4ab-1d08-519d-98a1-93714113a328.html I guess the question is, how will this affect our irrigation water levels? Do we need to be concerned about this?

Interlocal Agreement for Mudock Connector

The city council was recently asked to sign an interlocal agreement between Highland City and Utah county in connection with the Murdock Connector road. The agreement would limit the amount of money the County would contribute to the road. Read more about it on this link:
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/highland/article_dcd95198-b442-11df-aeef-001cc4c002e0.html

Stalled no more, canal piping moves ahead

Here is the link to an article in the Daily Herald dated March 11, 2010 about the canal going through a "high-end Highland neighborhood". Steve Cain says the pipeline is going through Pheasant Hollow. "It is kind of like a fact of life, like the sun coming up." http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_8a8c348b-ed05-5e8d-af0d-0be31d3f46cf.html

Highland Councilman drops bid to halt regional trail

The Daily Herald published an article on March 4, 2010 about the City Council meeting on March 2, 2010. Here is the link: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/highland/article_f21e6f23-4506-5a5e-84e4-60628188f858.html

There was also an article in the Tribune on March 4, 2010 about the Murdock Canal. It mentions that Ames Construction has been awarded the bid to enclose the Murdock Canal and the project will start next fall and take 4 years to complete. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14506780?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com

The pipeline will go through our park and neighborhood and will not be moved south to align with the road.

Senator Bennet comes to Highland

Senator Bennett came to Highland and met with citizens who asked for help with the Murdock Siphon and the Drug Rehab house in a residential neighborhood.

Here is a link to the story in the Daily Herald: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/highland/article_5c1577a9-c226-59de-b434-273b9e85f8cd.html

Highland City Council Fires Lobbyist

This isn't road or siphon news, but interesting anyway that the City Council fired the Lobbyist that they were paying $5000 a month.

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_aebb4455-21b1-581b-a853-19ea8f63c65a.html