If Alpine School District sells a school site in Orem, state law requires it to offer the land to the city first. Now Orem leaders want more control over school properties they don't buy.
After three school closures in recent years, the City of Orem has rezoned all public school sites. Potential buyers will have to take added steps if they want to redevelop the land.
“There’s a public process now through City Council,” said Jason Bench, planning director for Orem. “Neighbors are notified, so it allows [for] an open forum.” Orem resident Abe Sanderson, who spoke against the rezoning at a May 16 City Council meeting, said he believes the rezoning is an “indirect response” by city officials to the vote.
His sentiment was shared by Orem council member Tom Macdonald, who at the meeting said the city didn’t communicate its intentions with the Alpine School District in a timely manner. Other council members clarified that discussions with Alpine School District occurred after the mailers had been sent but before they hit mailboxes.Council member Jeff Lambson said the decision had nothing to do with retaliation.
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