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Originally Posted by delts145

A lot of excellent points Projects. Another critical factor, perhaps more bottom-line than any other, is the city having the capacity to collect tax revenue from these commercial/mixed centers. For many decades Murray was the envy of many communities in the Valley. It's centralized location made it a perfect draw for large commercial centers, which in turn collected a hefty tax income for the benefit of its 35,000 plus residents. Those residents all enjoyed some of the most excellent and affordable city services, yet at the same time had one of the lowest property tax levels of any city in the metro. No community, not even an Alpine or Eagle Mtn. a Highland, Herriman or Draper can afford to be solely a bedroom community. The residents demand convenience, as you pointed out, and a tolerable tax burden.

I don't think anyone deserves to live out there in the first place. If you choose to live in BFE then you deserve to pay the price. Communities that are closer to the core have all of their infrastructure in place. Herriman or Eagle Mountain would deserve to have higher taxes and utility costs. The tax burden should not be placed on developed/established communities.