"Any profitability from the tram itself will be reinvested into Provo Canyon, in building up the parkway and trails and so on," Dave Grow said. "We expect to make some money eventually off of the gift shop, food operations and so forth, but the tram itself is committed to make a profit and spend it appropriately for a nonprofit."

The Grows commissioned the tram's feasibility study with a grant from the Economic Development Corporation of Utah to demonstrate to the commission the resort's potential financial viability, but Wyatt Grow's attachment to the tram goes beyond getting money.

"(The tram) approaches some sort of mysticism with the general public," Wyatt Grow said. "Anyone that has lived in (Utah Valley) going to school or working has some memory of the tram and Bridal Veil Falls."

Although the commission has not yet made a decision on approving the bond request, Commissioner Gary Anderson voiced some support for the project Tuesday.

"It's indicative and exciting and symptomatic of what's happening in Utah County," Anderson said. "Utah County is really moving in the tourism and economic development area, and I'm ecstatic about it."

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