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Bear Hollow residents press board: oppose connector road, ask to revisit original site
Summary
Multiple Bear Hollow residents voiced strong opposition to the proposed Bear Cub Drive site and a connector road to Olympic Parkway, citing traffic cut-throughs, noise, visibility and potential property-value impacts; the board said the road is on the county plan and that further studies and hearings will follow.
A steady stream of Bear Hollow residents told the Snyderville Basin Cemetery District they do not support the proposed site adjacent to Bear Cub Drive or any connector that would allow through traffic to the Olympic Parkway roundabout. Allen Ingalls said he was neutral on a cemetery itself but was “100% opposed to the road,” adding that the connector would encourage cut-through traffic and eventually force a traffic signal at Bear Cub Drive. “This will be used by everyone who wants to avoid the 224 Olympic Parkway light,” Ingalls said.
Howie, who identified himself as owner of Bear Hollow Village, described the proposed connection as “a total nightmare for Bear Hollow Village” and urged the district to separate the cemetery project from the roadway discussion. John Molinari and several other residents urged that the district revisit the originally preferred north-of-parkway site and produce cost comparisons that include berming, right-of-way and mitigation costs. Multiple Zoom participants also said they had not been adequately consulted; K and K management said it has sent outreach messages but that only ten homeowners responded to its survey.
Pete and other board members responded to the comments by noting the connector alignment is listed in the Summit County Long Range Transportation Plan (the county’s document), and that the district does not plan to build the road. The board said it has discussed alternative access with the LDS church and county staff and that the district may fund a focused traffic study to assess connector alignments, while any actual road construction would be a county decision subject to separate approvals.
