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Developers and county discuss Mountain Green town‑center layout, transmission line routing and infrastructure funding
Summary
Developers, landowners and county commissioners met to pursue a joint development concept for Mountain Green's town center, discuss Rocky Mountain Power transmission-line plans and identify next steps on sewer, water and a potential federal grant application.
Developers, landowners and Summit County commissioners met to discuss a joint concept plan for the Mountain Green town center and to coordinate infrastructure needs, including sewer, water, access and Rocky Mountain Power's proposed high‑voltage line. The meeting produced a plan to convene engineers and prepare a concept map for a future work session.
The participants said the discussion matters because existing town‑center (TC) zoning requires 35 percent commercial land and current parcel boundaries and development agreements prevent the parties from placing all commercial acreage in a single clustered center. Participants also raised aesthetic and right‑of‑way concerns about Rocky Mountain Power's proposal to upgrade wooden poles to taller high‑voltage structures through private parcels, and discussed options to bury the line if feasible.
Developers and county representatives spent the bulk of the meeting on three interrelated topics: how to consolidate commercial acreage and densities across adjacent parcels; how to secure and size infrastructure (sewer, water and road access) so multiple properties can develop and connect; and how to respond to Rocky Mountain Power's transmission upgrade through the area.…
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