Category: 2019 Candidate Question

Question: How does the cities General, Future Land Use, and Future Transportation Plans effect rezone requests? Are there situations that you feel would allow rezone and development that is contrary to those plans? If so, can you give a hypothetical example or an example of previous City Council decisions that may of been contrary to… Read more

Question: Hypothetically, it is now legal for marijuana to be used for medical and recreational purposes per the State of Utah. A rezone and preliminary plat for a marijuana dispensary is on the city council agenda. What things would you take into consideration, and how would you vote on the rezone if it was within… Read more

Question: You have two opposing land owners. Both of the properties are currently zoned Agricultural. A rezone has been submitted to rezone one of the properties as commercial with a conditional use of storage units. The other is being requested as a rezone for residential units. Both of the applicants have problems with the other… Read more

Question: What land use strategy will you employee moving forward with Eagle Mountain Properties large amounts of land within the city given their expired MDA? Colby Curtis The most appropriate course of action is that EM Properties will be required to create a Master Development Agreement from the ground up. With that being the case,… Read more

Question: The City Council approved a rezone of the Ranches Golf Course allowing for some additional residential units and development areas. How would you of voted on this item, and what are the reasons for your stance. Rich Wood I worked with Jared Gray and a plan that reduced the total number of houses, eliminated… Read more

Question: What strategy would you use for fulfilling Eagle Mountain’s CWP contract with CUWCD? Editor’s Note: CWP is the Central Water Project and CUWCD is the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. I intentionally used acronyms in the question to gauge the knowledge and research ability of the candidates. The amendment to the agreement in 2017… Read more

Question: The city council approved an Overland Sign in the City Center area. The sign has been a point of debate among the residents. How would you of voted on that issue, and why would you of voted that way? Carolyn Love I would not have voted to approve the Overland sign. It would have… Read more