Hooper council debates Smith's-linked development, funding options; no final vote

Hooper City Council spent the bulk of its June 24 work meeting discussing a proposed commercial development anchored by a Smith’s grocery and a related housing plan that would require changes to the city’s general plan, zoning map and a development agreement. Council members aired competing views on whether Hooper should participate in a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) or require the developer and future builders to cover infrastructure through impact fees or pioneering agreements; the council did not take a formal vote on those questions.