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Lehi offers to maintain and upgrade Willow Park, seeks long-term lease or purchase

Utah County Commission · January 22, 2020
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Summary

Lehi officials proposed taking over maintenance and improvement of county-owned Willow Park, offering either a long-term lease (city suggested 100 years) or purchase and committing to upgrades including an expanded dog park, maintenance facilities and improved canoe/kayak launches. Commissioners raised concerns about enforceable investment commitments and state limits on lease length.

Lehi city representatives presented a proposal to assume maintenance and make substantial improvements at Willow Park, which is currently county-owned. The city’s presenter said Lehi would treat Willow Park as a regional facility and either accept a deed transfer or enter a long-term lease, proposing upgrades such as an expanded dog park with gravel base and drainage, a maintenance shed and staging area, RV-park improvements, new picnic shelters and revegetation along the Jordan River. “This is not a Lehi Park,” the…

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