The Saratoga Springs City Council approved an intent‑to‑annex for Sitlas Saratoga Springs Annexation 3 (Canons), a proposal of roughly 1,209.952 acres located approximately near Grandview Boulevard and Stillwater Drive and along the current and planned Mountain View Corridor right‑of‑way.

Staff presentation showed the annexation area outlined on the council’s display and noted the application anticipates the Mountain View Corridor will extend through the property. Staff explained that an intent‑to‑annex starts a required noticing period (a minimum of 30 days) and that the earliest the council could hold a public hearing and consider final annexation would be Dec. 2, 2025, though the hearing could occur at a later date.

During the public‑input portion of the meeting, Caleb Buswell (address given in the public record) spoke against annexation of what he called the “Silo land,” saying he had been blindsided by the application and expressing concerns that the project would add some 3,500 homes, increase traffic dramatically, strain water and sewer, and that the timing appeared designed to overlap holidays and a change in council membership. Buswell named Larry H. Miller by criticism as driving large‑scale development in the area.

Council discussion at the item focused on the need for a development agreement to address phasing, infrastructure commitments and conservation easements. Council members said they expect substantially more detail if and when the applicant seeks annexation approval and emphasized that an intent‑to‑annex alone does not bind the council to approve an annexation or subsequent development applications. Staff advised the applicant will submit a revised community plan and development agreement materials and that a work session was tentatively scheduled for Nov. 18 to review those materials.

A motion to approve the intent‑to‑annex application (recorded as Resolution R25‑56) passed unanimously.