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Council moves to remove language inviting development in Slate Canyon area from parks master plan
Summary
The Provo Municipal Council voted unanimously to direct staff to proceed with an amendment to remove a master-plan bullet that could be read as allowing parcel sales or residential development in the Slate Canyon future-park area after robust public opposition to development proposals.
The Provo Municipal Council unanimously directed staff on Oct. 21 to begin the process of amending the Parks and Recreation Master Plan to remove a bullet listing that had been interpreted as allowing consideration of city parcels in Slate Canyon for residential development to raise park funding. The motion passed 5–0.
Analyst Kevin Martins summarized the proposed change: remove the second bullet under the Slate Canyon plan in Chapter 7.1 that referenced potential development of parcels in the Slate Canyon area. Martins said the proposal was sponsored by Councilor Bogdan and Councilor Christiansen and grew out of substantial neighborhood opposition to a private proposal…
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