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Commission approves Rural Housing exemptions but withholds three Southwell Palms parcels pending development
Summary
Utah County Commissioners approved continued property tax-exemption status for most Southwell Palms rural housing parcels but excluded three parcels (0049, 0114, 0070) after staff said they lacked evidence of irrevocable development; applicants were directed to meet with staff and may pursue a county-level abatement process.
Utah County Commissioners on April 20 approved continued property tax-exemption status for most parcels held by Southwell Palms, a rural housing developer, but voted to exclude three larger parcels—serial numbers 0049, 0114 and 0070—after county staff said those tracts lacked evidence of development.
The exclusions came after a lengthy presentation from Brad Bishop, executive director of Southwell Palms, who described progress on several subdivisions and said two of the three disputed parcels have utilities stubbed into them while the third in Payson faces an unresolved environmental review. Bishop said the Payson parcel had been purchased about three years ago with HUD funds and that the organization has…
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