The Salt Lake City Council decided Tuesday to make funding for a proposal to refurbish the most plentiful drinking water well in Salt Lake City contingent upon a report from the administration on alternatives to the current plan.
Residents in the quiet historic neighborhood just south of the entrance to Memory Grove and City Creek Canyon thanked the council for the move later that night during a public hearing on the budget. But a large number continued to express concerns over the possible effects of the Fourth Avenue Pump House project — including noise pollution, a loss of green space, a potential decline in property values, plans to chlorinate the well’s water on-site and the building’s modern design.