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Cities, developers and nonprofits offer competing plans for North County Equestrian Park; users urge keeping it public
Summary
Four proposals were presented for the North County Equestrian Park: a Rimrock HOA purchase that would make the equestrian amenities private, a joint American Fork/Lehi cities plan to buy and maintain the park as public, a Wadsworth joint venture to preserve open space with mixed development financing, and a proposal emphasizing therapeutic riding research and indoor facilities. Users and mayors urged preserving public access.
Four competing proposals to repurpose or preserve the North County Equestrian Park drew presentations from private developers, two neighboring cities and nonprofit proponents and prompted sustained public comment urging county retention or public‑oriented transfer.
Mark Hampton of Rimrock (Speaker 12) initially proposed a cash purchase and an HOA‑governed residential community that would make the equestrian facilities private amenities for residents. Hampton acknowledged the proposal would remove public access and said replacement facilities could be funded from the sale proceeds; after public and city objections he rescinded the offer and recommended the commission…
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