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Big debate over Kimball Junction proposals: council weighs RFP unit mix and ties to UDOT SR-224 improvements
Summary
Councilors debated a draft RFP and public-private partnership for county-owned Kimball Junction land, arguing over an up-to-210-unit cap, unit mix, county ownership vs. sale, and tying housing delivery to SR‑224 UDOT funding; staff will convene a developer work session before issuing a final RFP.
A lengthy council-wide discussion on Oct. 23 addressed competing proposals for county-owned parcels at Kimball Junction and a simultaneous public-private partnership (P3) proposal from Dakota Pacific Real Estate. Councilors and staff debated the RFP's scope, allowed development models, unit counts, affordability targets and the project's dependency on UDOT SR‑224 improvements.
County staff presented an RFP draft that asks respondents to evaluate several delivery models—sale, long-term ground lease, public-private partnership or a master development agreement—while proposing an up-to-210-unit cap with a preliminary product mix (10% small detached, 19% attached single-family and 71% multifamily for rent) and an affordability stratification across several AMI bands. Staff…
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