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Show Standard Front Page wysiwyg://4/http://www.standard.ne ... ?sid=OOO I0812232159522696-'- cat=news Servic.es . , StandardNET Store , StandardNET_Gear, , .;-.:, Y.. .' Emai.1to;gin'~""<l , ""'l"" Pas~word .; ' P t"" ~; \0' ...... New users I Login ' .sjgn UD,! Main and State streets, The district is the only such area in Davis County registered with the National Historic Registry. "The city is concerned with . . . claims that excessive hauling will damage historic structures located along the ... haul route," the Aug. 9 letter written by City Manager Max Forbush said . Forbush, as well as Mayor Greg Bell and Councilman David Connors, who directed the city manager to write the letter, could not be reached for comment. The letter recommends that by Aug. 27, UDOT contractor Fluor-Ames Kraemer discontinue hauling through the historic district, and instead use the Lagoon Drive frontage road . The date was selected based on when Lagoon will revert to its off-season operating schedule. Farmington resident Chadwick Greenhalgh, owner of one of 14 homes along the historic route, said the letter was a start, but fell short by not ceasing use of the route immediately. "We"re really happy that the City Council and the mayor are being supportive of us," Greenhalgh said. "1"m a little concerned as to why the city didn"t ask UDOT to use the Lagoon Drive frontage road full time. But any support we can get from the city is really great for us." Residents and other historic preservationists claim that Legacy planners violated state and federal laws established to protect historic districts. Roger Roper with the Utah Historic Preservation Office said UDOT should have submitted a report to state and federal agencies informing them of its intention to haul trucks through the historic district. While Roper said the Historic Preservation Office has no enforccment power, it does advise contractors of ways to mitigate damage to historic structures. "UDOT can pretty much do what they want, is what it comes down too," Roper said. "But the whole process is there to make everyone think twice so that there arc no unplanned bad consequences." While no damage has been reported , the historic buildings, which include the Haight Hotel and the old LDS Rock Church, were built of unreinforced masonry, making thcm vulnerable to damage caused by vibrations, Roper said. Legacy Parkway project manager Byron Parker said UDOT is currently conducting vibration tests that will be used in a report to the state historic agency. Because the haul route was detennined latc in the planning process, Parker said the report could not have been completed any earlier. 20f3 8/ 13 /2001 8:35 AM |
