Clearfield council highlights two hotels, Crush entertainment venue and Montessori for Legend Hills development

Council speakers at a Clearfield City Council presentation described a series of planned commercial projects in the Legend Hills area of the city, saying the work will add two hotels, a Crush entertainment venue, more retail and a Montessori school with an auditorium-sized space available for lease.

The council speakers said the developments will broaden the city’s business base east of the freeway and "drive our tax base" while providing more retail and leisure options for residents. "We have the first of not 1, but 2 hotels coming into Clearfield," one speaker said, adding a Crush venue — described as similar to Topgolf — is planned for the west side of the development. "If you don't know who Crush is ... Think Topgolf," the speaker said.

The remarks emphasized the city has held vacant pads open to attract commercial uses rather than immediately building housing. "This field has sat vacant since they built the buildings at Legend Hills," another speaker said, and council members said they had delayed development to wait for business types they considered catalytic.

Speakers identified a Montessori school planned for the site, saying it will include a sizeable auditorium and leasable event space, and they said additional retail is already planned for the area. One speaker noted an existing successful hotel operator in Clearfield and said the city welcomes competition. "I encourage competition. I love competition. I think it makes us all strive a little bit harder," the speaker said.

Council speakers also flagged roughly 8.5 undeveloped acres adjacent to RC Willey and asked residents for input on potential uses. "We want you as the residents to talk to us, to engage us," one speaker said, asking the community for ideas and concerns for the parcel and urging unified input.

These remarks were presented as descriptive updates and invitations for public engagement; the transcript does not record motions, votes or formal approvals tied to the projects. The speakers framed the developments as part of a broader city economic development strategy but did not provide timelines, binding commitments, contract awards, approval milestones or funding amounts. Details such as project ownership, development agreements, permits, construction schedules and any land-sale terms were not specified in the presentation.

The council presentation combined promotional description of planned uses with a request for community input on an adjoining 8.5-acre tract. Council members repeatedly emphasized the intent to balance housing and business development across Clearfield and said the projects would complement downtown and main-street efforts.