Fruit Heights council directs staff to issue RFP for general-plan update, asks planning commission to study a trails amendment

Jun 2, 2026

After months of public concern about outreach and multiple contentious topics (golf course, trails, MIH), the council directed staff to prepare an RFP to hire a consultant for a comprehensive general-plan update and separately asked the planning commission to review a targeted amendment removing required trails on private property except where development would create five or more lots.

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Council members spent an extended period debating whether to pursue a full rewrite of the city's general plan or to approve targeted amendments. Several council members said public outreach and rebuilding trust are priorities; others said a professional consultant would shorten the timeline and provide broad-based public engagement.

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