Michaelis said that nothing has been decided yet, but that UVSC will use the alliance's finding to draft a new master plan proposal to be presented in March.

At that time, the alliance will conduct another online survey, Wakefield said.

Though students will be the ultimate beneficiaries of UVSC's expansion, Orem resident Dave Washburn said it's the outlying community that will have to live with the changes, good or bad.

"We love students and we all have students in our own families, but UVSC is a bus stop along the highway of life," he pointed out. "Students are not expected to be here forever. So while they have an interest, it's transitional in nature. Whereas individuals who live and reside here and own homes are much like the roadways being contemplated — they are perpetual."

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