| Paradise
council hears Powder Mountain possibilities
By Tyler Larson
November 9, 2007 | PARADISE -- Discussion of a possible
new road leading to Powder Mountain and as many as 1,000
new homes built there was held at the Paradise Town
Council Meeting Wednesday.
The council said many people are concerned about the
possible repercussion of building the new road such
as traffic, eyesores of the road leading up the mountain
and the town possibly becoming crowded.
"When I moved here 25 years ago, I hoped I was the
last one that would ever move here," Gerry Winn, council
member, said.
Lyle Hillyard, Powder Mountain's attorney, said they
did not believe there would be a lot of traffic because
"the type of people" that would be buying the homes
would probably only be there for two weeks out of the
year.
The property that Powder Mountain is interested in
turning into residential area could sell for more than
a $1 million an acre, and the homes built on the property
would most likely be vacation homes that would not be
time-shared, Hillyard said.
The road, however, was the real issue the council
was there to discuss. The council explained other concerns
such as watersheds, fire and medical crews that would
cover the new road, and sewage, as well as lights coming
off the mountain.
The council said they want to hold an open house with
Powder Mountain to allow residents to address their
questions.
Hillyard agreed with holding an open house but said,
"The problem is people want to know our exact plan,
but we don't know that until we work through the planning
and zoning commission,"
Hillyard said in order for them to fully explain what
their plan is they have to send out people to plan out
the possible road, then come to the planning and zoning
commission with their idea. Then the zoning commission
will tell them what they want changed, and then Powder
Mountain will work accordingly.
The road to Powder Mountain is already causing controversy.
"In the presence of such high caliber people," said
Dirk Henningser, who owns a home and 40 acres in Paradise,
while looking at Hillyard, "as a resident of Cache Valley,
I hope you don't make the road."
"Not one spade of dirt is turned until we work through
the planning and zoning commission," Hillyard said.
The town council is still planning to hold an open
house to discuss the project, but a date has yet to
be set.
In other business the council approved renewal of
the law enforcement contract for Paradise, giving Paradise
coverage by Cache Valley law enforcement.
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