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Draper tops county median price; council members discuss housing strategy and state mandates
Summary
Draper officials on the city podcast responded to a Salt Lake County Realtors report showing a $990,000 median home price, discussed recent development agreements for smaller homes and townhomes, and warned that repeated state mandates are constraining local land-use authority.
Draper City officials used a city-produced podcast to weigh in after the Salt Lake County Board of Realtors placed Draper atop the county for median home price, saying the city’s median sits at about $990,000.
Mayor Troy Walker and Council Members Brenn Johnson and Fred Lowry said the figure is both a point of pride and a policy problem because high prices make it harder for younger families to buy in Draper. "We're not indifferent to that — it's frightening as a parent," Johnson said, describing efforts to add a broader mix of housing stock.
Council members said the City Council recently approved two development agreements that…
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