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Herriman leaders say city lacks land ownership and funds to build proposed athletic complex
Summary
Mayor Palmer told the Herrimanology podcast the city does not own the primary parcel proposed for a sports complex, described three parcels under consideration, and said the city would likely need outside funding partners; a council work session on the complex is scheduled for Tuesday, 9–11 a.m.
John LaFollette, communications manager for Herriman City, and Mayor Palmer discussed options for the proposed athletic complex on the Herrimanology podcast. A listener asked what would happen to the land if the city decided not to build the complex; Mayor Palmer said the city does not currently own the main parcel intended for the complex and outlined alternative uses for three related parcels.
Mayor Palmer said the city-owned site called Walker Cove was originally considered for a public works complex and is one of the three parcels under discussion. He described a second, roughly 2.5-acre parcel formerly planned for a fire station that is now zoned for housing and would likely be sold and developed as homes. The third parcel, called Creek Ridge on the city's map, is an existing smaller regional-park site the city expects to receive from a developer and would remain a park-type use "years down the road," the mayor said.
"Right now, I think the key is right now, the city does not own that property where the sports complex would be," Mayor Palmer said. He added the city cannot afford to build the complex on its own and that the project was conceived to bring in outside funding and partners: "the idea with the athletic complex is to bring outside money, like because we can't afford to build that." The mayor said the home builder has already purchased lots in the area and would likely default to building homes if the complex did not proceed.
John LaFollette encouraged residents to watch a city council work meeting devoted to the athletic complex scheduled for Tuesday between 9 and 11 a.m.; the session will be recorded and live-streamed on the city's Facebook and YouTube channels. The hosts emphasized the city is trying to be "painfully transparent" about the project's status and invited residents to send further ideas or questions by email.
Next steps: the city council will hold the scheduled work meeting Tuesday morning; the mayor and staff indicated further details and any substantive updates would be published on the athletic-complex page at herriman.gov/athleticcomplex.
