Lindon Planning Commission recommends keeping 1200 East/1000 South connector on city street master plan after contested public hearing

The Lindon City Planning Commission voted unanimously Feb. 25 to recommend denial of an application to remove the remaining segment of a proposed major collector (commonly referred to in testimony as the 1200 East / 1000 South connector) from Lindon's street master plan.

The commission heard more than two hours of presentations and public comment before the vote. City staff described the highway's history and purpose, the city engineer presented a traffic study modeling 2050 build-out conditions, and the applicant, Dave Gardner, urged removal of the corridor from the plan. Dozens of residents testified, most asking that the commission remove the corridor because of noise, wildlife, property impacts and construction cost.

The recommendation reverses neither a final council decision nor immediate construction; it is a Planning Commission recommendation to the Lindon City Council. The council will consider the commission's recommendation at its March 3 meeting.

Why it mattered: The corridor has been on Lindon's general-plan maps in various forms since the 1960s and appears on Pleasant Grove and regional circulation plans. Proponents say leaving the alignment in the plan preserves future options to improve regional traffic circulation, utility connections and emergency access. Opponents — including homeowners whose properties contain construction or slope easements — said the road is unnecessary for local circulation, would burden residents with traffic and noise, risks wildlife and carries a very high construction cost.

City presentation and traffic study: City staff summarized the corridor's inclusion on Lindon's general plan maps dating to 1968 and showed prior…