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Originally Posted by Future Mayor
So until Planning Commissions and City Councils
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Draper will never do the right thing because of WHO is on the planning commission and City Council. I had a friend that did commercial real estate in the Salt Lake Valley (He's moved on to other places now) The crap that was thrown at him by Draper city was quite shocking sometimes. He quite all his leases in that city because of it. This was 8 years ago.
Vista Station it's-self is a controversial development and the fact the developers said all these great things about what they think their development would be just to shut people up. Then sheepishly announce this is a nice joke on them and everyone that let them develop this land.
Do not think one second that if and once the prison is moved that Draper will find developers (which they probably already have) that will say amazing things about what they will build and then ... poof they build Thanksgiving Point Lehi all over again.
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Originally Posted by Future Mayor
vision for more compact development and the needed retention of agricultural land
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I think in 30 or so years, cities will regret developing so much of the once farm land they had. As their food prices go up because of it and as California is finding out ... how a drought takes their supply out because of too much localized agriculture. Davis County, Weber County and Utah County still have some time to save their selves from this.
Development is not bad, bad planned development is whats bad and that falls onto the people that can affect it the best, city offices. I have yet to be impressed with any new development built on the Wasatch front since I've lived here and that's 15 years.
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