MAG‑funded West Side interagency plan presented; Fairfield invited to July joint meeting

Consultants from Avenue Consultants provided Fairfield councilmembers an update on the interagency action plan for sustainable growth on the West side of Utah County, a planning effort funded by the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG).

Kevin Croshaw of Avenue Consultants summarized the project scope: inventorying adopted plans, identifying misalignments between local goals and actual development, and producing an implementable regional action plan. He described three types of misalignment the study will address: internal (town goals vs. local implementation), external (misalignment with neighboring jurisdictions such as Eagle Mountain), and process (timing and sequencing of plan updates). The consultants used active transportation as an example: Fairfield’s general plan mentions active‑transportation goals but the town lacks an adopted active‑transportation plan; additionally, neighboring jurisdictions (Eagle Mountain) show active‑transportation lines that intersect Fairfield, creating external coordination needs.

Croshaw invited the mayor and council to a joint meeting with neighboring city councils, UDOT and UTA to set shared priorities; the consultants suggested the last Tuesday in July or early August for that meeting and tentatively proposed the Ivory Barnhouse as a venue. MAG funding was described as easier to secure for projects that demonstrate regional coordination rather than single‑city studies.

Councilmembers asked about schedule and next steps; consultants said they will prepare materials and await the town’s priority list ahead of the joint session.