Orderville Town Park project to hire civil engineer

The Orderville Town Board met at the town offices on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Board members Marianne Leigh, Shaun Shar­key, Rory Hatch and Susan Esplin were in attendance. Mayor Lyle Goulding called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Minutes from the previous meeting and bills presented for payment were unani­mously approved.

Trey Riser from TEXTMYGOV, an on­line platform that al­lows municipalities to text residents for emer­gency notifications and other uses, provided a remote demonstration of the service for the town board. After some discussion, a decision about next steps was tabled until the August meeting.

A zone change from Agricultural to Agri­cultural Residential for Parcel 0-4-2C An­nex requested by For­rest and Susannah Barnard was unani­mously approved, as were a $2500 donation to the Leon Brinkerhoff Team Roping event taking place on August 23 at the North Event Center, and a business license for Alicia Burn­ham and Rising Sun Horse Service.

A bid from Spencer Asphalt for repair and patches on Center Street was unanimous­ly approved, and a de­cision on changing the town logo was tabled for further discussion.

A lengthy discussion around progress with the new town park, specifically around the need for a better understanding of the amount and cost of fill needed for leveling and expanding the space for an additional ballfield, resulted in a unanimous decision to hire a civil engi­neer to consult on the project before moving forward.

Finally, the board addressed a written complaint about de­bris and other items blocking the public right of way located at 109 W 100 S. After a spirited discussion between the neigh­bors and the property owner, Town Board member and Mayoral Candidate Shaun Sharkey, Mayor Lyle Goulding stated that a notification requir­ing a clean-up of the area, and a deadline for completion of the clean-up, would be written and sent to the property owner immediately.

A motion to ad­journ at 8:41 p.m. was unanimously ap­proved by the board.

Orderville Town Board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the basement of the town offices. Agendas and minutes can be found on the Utah Public Notices website at utah.gov/pmn/.