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Developer pitches workforce housing and shared-parking plan near high school; board asks for lease details and affordability clarifications
Summary
A developer proposed a two‑phase workforce housing project on about 8–8.5 acres adjacent to the high school, asking the district to lease parking stalls (developer to build ~225 stalls) and offering priority access to some units for school staff; board members pressed for details on unit counts, AMI targets, fees, management, security and timelines.
A private development team outlined a proposed workforce housing project adjacent to the high school during the Wasatch County School Board’s March 24 study session, seeking early feedback on a plan that would combine a land contribution from the Hicken family with developer equity, municipal incentives and federal financing.
Russ Watts, the project presenter, said the Hicken family has offered roughly 8–8.5 acres next to the library and fire station and that the developer has been working with the district and the city for about 2½ years. The team proposed a two-phase development intended primarily for people who work in the valley—teachers, first responders and health-care staff—and described shared parking arrangements in which the developer would construct additional parking on district property and lease the spaces to the developer (daytime use by the district; nighttime use by residents).
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