The Vernal City Council's Oct. 21 agenda listed a presentation of Community Block Phase 1 plans, approval of a design/build vendor for the Community Block adventure playground, and a decision on parking for a family entertainment center at 291 S Vernal Ave.
The new 500-kilowatt-hour battery at the Uintah Basin Campus is the university's first large-scale storage system, and part of it is reserved for Rocky Mountain Power.
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Vernal's council on Sept. 16 awarded the 500 South mill-and-overlay project to Burdick Materials for $1,599,895, the low of three bids and below an engineer's estimate of about $2 million. Councilmember Randel Mills recused himself, citing a conflict of interest.
Vernal's council voted in June to let projects already under construction apply for downtown façade grants. Minutes say about $1 million remains of roughly $2.25 million first made available. The fiscal 2027 budget sets aside $200,000 for the grants, drawn from the downtown fund's balance.
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Between June and September 2026, Vernal's council approved three change orders and a work change directive on Condie Construction's 100 North water and sewer contract. Change Order 1 alone raised the contract from $4.84 million to $5.40 million. The engineer agreed to credit the city's share of a design error.
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Vernal's council approved two bond resolutions for one water and sewer project in 2026: a June resolution pledging sales tax and an August one pledging utility revenues. By the Sept. 2 hearing, staff described $4,517,000 in grants and $1,937,000 in bonds at 0.5% over 15 years.
The new 500-kilowatt-hour battery at the Uintah Basin Campus is the university's first large-scale storage system, and part of it is reserved for Rocky Mountain Power.
The Vernal City Council's Oct. 21 agenda listed a presentation of Community Block Phase 1 plans, approval of a design/build vendor for the Community Block adventure playground, and a decision on parking for a family…
The Vernal City Council's Oct. 7, 2026 regular meeting approved a $158,316.35 water-system SCADA contract with Dorsett Controls and a $501,562 airport terminal design task order, and approved a clock and bell tower…