Letters: Utah has too many people, not enough roads
The argument raised by the high-density development of Olympia Hills west of Herriman brings us to the real reason so many Utahns are less than enchanted with the rush to develop and grow that seems to obsess our legislators and governor: Developers are not required to improve existing infrastructure surrounding the new cities they create. Once they have made their fortunes, it is left to taxpayers to support new roadways, curb and gutter, and eminent domain costs to get new residents in and out
Read more »