By Curmudgeon
Just up on the Salt Lake Tribune website: "Powder Mountain Town petition postponed for more discussion", per Kristen Moulton.
OGDEN - Opponents of the proposed Powder Mountain Town won a minor victory this morning when the Weber County Commission delayed the developer's petition to form a town until the commission, developers and opponents sit down and talk.Seems to me the Republican establishment, or elements of it facing re-election this year, are beginning to scramble to find a way out from under the mess their developer owned and operated legislators created when they snuck the Developers' Dream Act through late in the session last year. My my my, will wonders never cease....
Commissioner Craig Dearden said he wants to find out if Powder Mountain's owner, Western America Holdings, is willing to compromise with residents of the Eden area who don't want to be part of the new town.
"I don't know where it's going to go, but I thought it was worth a shot to . . . see if we can come up with a solution that might work," Dearden said.
Powder Mountain spokeswoman Lisa Davis said the developers are happy to accommodate Dearden's request.
"We've been proactive in soliciting public opinion," she said, pointing to a series of public meetings and one-on-one sessions between resort representatives and residents.
"Hopefully we'll have a good, productive discussion," Davis said.
Darla Longhurst-Van Zeben, whose home would be in Powder Mountain Town, said the delay is a good idea. But she doubts Powder Mountain owners will give residents what they want: the ability to opt out or the right to vote for town council members if they're forced into the new town.
