John Bennion: 'I’m convinced that despite the questionable legality and feasibility of the project, [Lake Restoration Solutions] will try again, either through the courts or by lobbying to change the law.'
The Jordan River meets Utah Lake in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.Utah Division of Fires Forestry and State Lands rejected
But we can’t afford complacency. Leopards don’t change their spots, and developers always follow the money. Some developers care about what corners they cut to achieve that goal or what kind of mess they leave behind, but some don’t. How much money are we talking about with the lake island boondoggle? Probably not the $480,000 per lot for 500,000 residents that some critics predicted the company wanted, but some fraction of that.
Other critics of the islands project wonder about SEC violations.
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