There was actually a lot of discussion and some colorful comments about the building height/tree news I referred to, and if I remember correctly there was even a thread all about this, but it may have been back before you joined last year, maybe it was discussed a year and a half ago. When I think about it, it was just an idea that someone on the city council had.
I don't recall anything on this forum about St. George, but in those predominately LDS towns where the temples are center stage, there are all kinds of rumors that the temples have to be the tallest structures in the towns...like Idaho Falls, St. George etc.