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Provo Council approves Slate Canyon public infrastructure district over resident objections
Summary
The Provo City Council voted 5–1 to create the Slate Canyon Public Infrastructure District to finance roads, utilities and debris-flow mitigation for a Lennar Homes development; residents raised concerns about parking, trail access and long-term impacts.
The Provo City Council approved the formation of the Slate Canyon Public Infrastructure District on April 8, voting 5–1 with Councilor George Hanley the lone no and Councilor Travis Hoban excused. The district will allow private bond financing and assessments on property within the district to pay for public infrastructure tied to the Buckley Draw/Slate Canyon development.
Proponents, represented by attorneys from White Bear (Betsy Fowleressen) and Lennar Homes (BJ Ryan), said the PID is a financing tool that allows infrastructure — roads, water, sewer, grading and a debris-flow channel — to be built earlier in the project schedule instead of being deferred until the end of construction. Fowleressen said a PID is a “sandbox” that must be…
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