Midway water board recommends 1.32 acre-feet culinary water for Philpot garage

The Midway Water Advisory Board recommended on July 6 that the Midway City Council require the owner of 95 East 250 North to turn in 1.32 acre-feet of culinary water to serve a proposed accessory garage, the board said.

Planner Michael Henke presented the Philpot Garage project to the board, describing the parcel as R-1-15 zoned and 1.22 acres in size and noting the applicant is requesting a culinary connection to serve a bathroom (toilet, shower, sink). Henke said the lot is a confirmed lot of record and that the board applied the same water-requirement calculations used for the Springer Farm project.

Midway Irrigation Member Brent Kelly moved that the board recommend to city council that the Philpot property be required to turn in 1.32 acre-feet of water for the proposed garage at 95 East 250 North; Irrigation Member Hylton Haueter seconded. Chair Steve Farrell solicited further questions and the motion carried unanimously.

Board members noted the parcel has been historically irrigated and that the water turned in for this application would exceed immediate requirements; Henke said any excess water turned in now could be applied to a future home if the property owner later sought to build. Treasurer and board secretary Jennifer Sweat will retain records of water shares when they are turned in. When resident Kathy Philpot asked how the share-transfer process would work, Chair Farrell said the share should be turned in to Mike Kohler, who would issue a new certificate to Midway City while any remainder would remain in the owner’s name.

Earlier in the meeting the board approved the General Consent Calendar — including the agenda for July 6 and minutes from May 4, 2026 — on a motion by City Councilman J.C. Simonsen with a second from Brent Kelly. Applicant Jeremy Clark asked that the item for the Cottages at Memorial Hill be removed from the July agenda and placed on the August 3 meeting; the board agreed. The board also agreed, by discussion, to move future meeting start times to 5:30 p.m., subject to occasional delays when a prior irrigation meeting runs long.

The board’s recommendation on the Philpot Garage will go to the Midway City Council; no council action was recorded at this meeting. Co-Chairman/Mayor Craig Simons moved to adjourn at 6:19 p.m.; J.C. Simonsen seconded and the meeting ended.