Kaysville Irrigation Company Reservoir

The dam in the Kaysville Irrigation Company Reservoir, located east of Fairfield Road between Boynton Road and 700 North, is being repaired. This earthen dam was constructed in 1914 and had developed a leak. The reservoir was drained and design and reconstruction of the dam began this year and will cost approximately $1 million dollars. The work on the reservoir will continue into next summer with reconstruction hopefully being completed about one year from now. Next summer crews may dredge the bottom of the reservoir and remove about 14' of silt. Kaysville Irrigation is getting water to all users, however, there may be some limits on operation of ditches. Occasionally, the channel above the reservoir may be dry. When there is water in this reservoir, hundreds of geese fly through this area and sit on the water. That's an absolutely beautiful site and we hope the geese will return when this project is completed.

Cool Cars and Cold Cones

Gordon Christensen with Mayor Roundy

On September 10, 2008 hundreds of citizens enjoyed the City's Cool Cars and Cold Cones event which was held on Main Street. Every year the City celebrates the invention of the ice cream cone. This tradition was started by Gordon Christensen about 30 years ago. He used to give away ice cream cones at Hods Hollow Park for children in his neighborhood and he would tell them about the invention of the ice cream cone. This event is now a City-wide tradition held annually in September. Thanks Gordon for beginning this event in Kaysville.

H. Arthur Johnson

Kaysville's 29th Mayor, H. Arthur Johnson, who served as Mayor from 1994-1998, passed away today. We send our heartfelt sympathy to his family. Art was a great Mayor. He deeply loved Kaysville and worked diligently for the betterment of this City. The City staff are glad to have had the privilege of working with him. He had a great impact on Kaysville. He was a firm believer in the City staff and stood by us as we worked through the every day operations of the City. Art was an honest, fair, and upright man. We are better people for having known and worked with him.

Kaysville Firefighters

On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. the City Council will honor Kaysville firefighters who assisted with the tanker fire in 2005 on Highway 89 in Fruit Heights City. What began as a collision between a tanker carrying 13,000 gallons of butane and a van ended in the highway being closed and evacuation of hundreds of homes in the vicinity. The tanker, which was carrying two tanks of butane, flipped onto its side. The main tank cracked during the roll, leaking butane onto the ground and into the air. This was a very dangerous situation for emergency personnel from various agencies who responded as well as for neighbors in the vicinity. We appreciate the firefighters and emergency personnel who handled the situation so professionally. Citizens are welcome to attend this Council meeting and express thanks to the fire crew that assisted that evening.