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Developers and residents press West Valley council on housing, golf course access and rental licensing
Summary
During public comment, a homebuilder asked the council to revisit parts of a 2021 Western Field development agreement to enable lower‑priced homes; residents raised tee-time allocation at the city golf course and a homeowner said recent rental-licensing rules have mislabeled long-term family housing as a rental business.
Several members of the public used the council’s 30‑minute public comment period on Jan. 28, 2024, to raise neighborhood concerns about housing, golf-course access and recently enacted rental-licensing rules.
Barry Gittleman, president of Hamlet Homes, said his company is building two subdivisions in West Valley and described slow sales at the Western Field development approved in 2021. He told the council the development agreement is 13 pages and that his company wants to meet with staff to consider “minor modifications” limited to three sentences so the builder could offer homes in the $700,000–$800,000 range rather than the near‑$1,000,000…
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