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Highland City Council: votes on zoning, trails, elections and local projects — April 15, 2024
Summary
The Highland City Council on April 15 approved motions to deny a private PO‑zone text amendment in favor of a city‑led rewrite, approved a trail‑design change order and several construction and election items, and directed staff to return with revised park and field reservation policies.
What happened: The Highland City Council held a meeting April 15 that included multiple formal motions and votes on consent items, zoning direction, trail design work, municipal election administration and small public-works contracts. The council voted on minutes and consent approvals, directed staff about a long‑running Professional Office (PO) zone text‑amendment application, approved a design change order for the Mitchell Hollow Trail design, and approved bids and an interlocal agreement for the 2025 municipal election.
Why it matters: The votes affect local zoning direction that will shape future commercial development, authorize additional engineering work for a multi-million-dollar trail project and confirm the city’s working arrangement with Utah County for election administration. The Mitchell Hollow decisions also included a new design fee and prompted resident requests for fencing and neighborhood safety mitigations.
Key votes (at a glance):
- Consent: The council approved consent items 3B (approval of meeting minutes for April 1) and 3C (ratification of large purchases). Motion made by Council Member Kim Radella and seconded by Council Member Doug; electronic vote passed 5–0.
- Minutes (03/04/2024): The council approved amended minutes for March 4 after a requested…
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