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House debates resolution urging West Salt Lake County cities to preserve highway corridor
Summary
House Resolution 3, introduced Feb. 22, 1996, urged West Salt Lake County municipalities to coordinate on preserving a corridor for a future highway to avoid costly right-of-way acquisition; sponsors cited the Bangerter Highway precedent and warned of displacement, while some members argued the legislature should not tell cities what to do.
House members debated House Resolution 3 on Feb. 22, 1996, a nonbinding measure described in the record as encouraging communities on the west side of Salt Lake County to coordinate and preserve a corridor for a future highway. The sponsor said the step would save the state money long term and reduce painful displacement of residents.
The sponsor (identified in the transcript as 'Armont Evans') told the chamber the resolution ‘‘urges those cities to get together and decide where that…
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