Council approves Mountain Bay subdivision water deal; developer to secure 11 acre‑feet from conservancy district

The Willard City Council approved a subdivision water improvement agreement for Mountain Bay Subdivision that secures 11 acre‑feet of culinary water annually from the Bear River Water Conservancy District. Staff explained the Mountain Bay development cannot connect easily to existing city water and that the developer arranged allocation and infrastructure via the conservancy district; the developer will construct required infrastructure and pay impact fees.

Staff emphasized the agreement separates which improvements the conservancy district will own and which improvements the city will own; exhibits attached to the agreement outline legal descriptions, estimated costs, escrow certificate and a bill of sale for future transfer of the conservancy district improvements to the district. Staff stated the developer will dedicate certain completed infrastructure to the Conservancy District and other improvements to the city. One staff summary line: “the developer is gonna be responsible for the impact fees as well as constructing all the infrastructure.” The council moved to approve resolution 2026‑14; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote recorded in the transcript.