The Salt Lake County Council voted 6-2 this morning to declare 80 acres of North Salt Lake City-owned property as open space if North Salt Lake succeeds in disconnecting the property from Salt Lake City. Please see: www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4699944
This is the epitome of hypocrisy. Salt Lake City has butchered the hill along Beck Street for years with the literal removal of all moveable dirt and gravel from the mountain side, exposing great gashes for all to see when coming into the City from the north. Salt Lake City, in a successful attempt to block the extention of Bountiful Boulvard into Salt Lake City, allowed the gravel pit operations to move up the hillside, thereby removing the bench where the proposed road would be placed. The South Davis County Legislators including Sheryl Allen tried without success to change this through State intervention. They failed... So much for Sheryl's ability to carry the day.
North Salt Lake City wanted to add some homes and a cemetery on the property in addition to placing most of the property in park and trails. What could Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County see in this evil? ...especially after what they have allowed to happen to the nearby mountain side...
This would be a great return on investment for North Salt Lake City, and would be a benefit to its citizens. The property in question is also not directly accessable from any point within Salt Lake City or Salt Lake County. This is just bad government, where the powerful exert their will on the weak.
This is something that our new representative in District 20, Paul Neuenschwander; longtime District 19 Representative Sheryl Allen; and Senator Dan Eastman should be pushed into action on. Let's see how they respond. Committe meetings have been occuring on the hill the past couple weeks. Do you think this has been discussed?
Bountiful City Manager Tom Hardy should also be showing support for his sister city. We wonder what his thoughts on the subject are? Let's see how he helps with North Salt Lake City when their chips are down. He sure expects the other cities in South Davis County to always help and follow him.... Want to bet that we will hear narry a peep?