Midway committee hears updates on Burgi Lane repairs and planning for Kem Gardner Legacy land
April 28, 2026 | Mendon, Cache County, Utah
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The Midway City Parks, Trails & Trees Committee on April 28 received an update on infrastructure work along Burgi Lane, a planning grant application for the Kem Gardner Legacy land, and environmental-testing requirements for the Hamlet easement.
Committee members heard that contractor BD Bush has been replacing water lines on Burgi Lane and has used the southern portion of Burgi Park as a staging area with the city’s permission. Work has been slowed by the need to drill through potrock. Officials said the project will include repaving, and BD Bush will remediate the portion of the park it used for storage and complete additional park improvements when its work is finished.
Nancy O’Toole, a committee member, said she has consulted Midway engineers and Utah Open Lands as part of a planning-grant application for the Kem Gardner Legacy land, a parcel described in the meeting as roughly 40 acres on the east side of South Center Street near Tate Lane. O’Toole said anticipated improvements under the planning grant could include miles of soft-surface trails, a train-depot hub and a south-side arch welcoming visitors to Midway; the grant process would include public outreach for ideas and feedback.
O’Toole also reported walking the Hamlet easement and advised that, given prior uses on the roughly 13-acre site, testing will likely be required. She said there is a possibility of clay fill and that state and federal requirements must be met before improvements can proceed.
The committee also reviewed a recent Midway Open Space Open House (April 11) that was organized with partner organizations including Utah Open Lands, Summit Land Conservancy and Preserve Midway. Attendance was lighter than the prior year, the committee said, but comments from attendees indicated continued interest in conservation efforts.
The committee approved its March 24 minutes by a motion from Nancy O’Toole, seconded by Rachel Harvey; the motion passed unanimously. The committee closed the discussion with no immediate decisions on the planning grant or specific remediation dates; next steps include the grant planning process and any required environmental testing and remediation timelines, which were not specified at the meeting.
Committee members heard that contractor BD Bush has been replacing water lines on Burgi Lane and has used the southern portion of Burgi Park as a staging area with the city’s permission. Work has been slowed by the need to drill through potrock. Officials said the project will include repaving, and BD Bush will remediate the portion of the park it used for storage and complete additional park improvements when its work is finished.
Nancy O’Toole, a committee member, said she has consulted Midway engineers and Utah Open Lands as part of a planning-grant application for the Kem Gardner Legacy land, a parcel described in the meeting as roughly 40 acres on the east side of South Center Street near Tate Lane. O’Toole said anticipated improvements under the planning grant could include miles of soft-surface trails, a train-depot hub and a south-side arch welcoming visitors to Midway; the grant process would include public outreach for ideas and feedback.
O’Toole also reported walking the Hamlet easement and advised that, given prior uses on the roughly 13-acre site, testing will likely be required. She said there is a possibility of clay fill and that state and federal requirements must be met before improvements can proceed.
The committee also reviewed a recent Midway Open Space Open House (April 11) that was organized with partner organizations including Utah Open Lands, Summit Land Conservancy and Preserve Midway. Attendance was lighter than the prior year, the committee said, but comments from attendees indicated continued interest in conservation efforts.
The committee approved its March 24 minutes by a motion from Nancy O’Toole, seconded by Rachel Harvey; the motion passed unanimously. The committee closed the discussion with no immediate decisions on the planning grant or specific remediation dates; next steps include the grant planning process and any required environmental testing and remediation timelines, which were not specified at the meeting.
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