From Deseret News archives:
Cache town may grow upscale
Logan-based Harbor View LLC wants to annex almost 1,000 acres southwest of Hyrum and build a resort-style village with an 18-hole golf course, a 500-room hotel and thousands of homes. The Hyrum Lake & Golf Park would include 12 parks, eight miles of biking, hiking and horse trails, a clubhouse-reception center and 120,000 square feet of office and retail space.
The developers hope to capitalize on the project's recreational amenities, including proximity to Hyrum Dam State Park, to lure buyers to upscale houses and condominiums. The proposed annexation and development would increase Hyrum's land area by more than one-third and possibly double the town's population of about 8,000.
But it remains to be seen whether the City Council will approve the annexation agreement. Hyrum officials have mixed feelings about the project.
Mayor Dean Howard acknowledges growth is inevitable but worries the project would not generate enough tax revenues to cover the city's costs of providing services. If the development doesn't pay its way, he said, the rest of Hyrum's residents would get stuck with the bill.
Steve Baugh, Harbor View's managing partner, was reluctant to discuss the development because he said publicity could upset negotiations. But he did say he understands the city's concerns about the development's economic feasibility.
"That would be a concern to any project of this size," he said. "That's what we're addressing right now."
If Hyrum OKs the project, city officials figure it would generate $1.9 million in taxes, fees and other revenues in 2022, the year scheduled for completion. With city expenses estimated at $2.1 million, Hyrum would be out $251,675.
But a feasibility study funded by developers estimated city revenues at $2.5 million in 2022, which means the project would profit the city by $367,000.
Howard also fears Harbor View won't have enough money to finish the development. He said the annexation agreement would have to include the developers' financing arrangements and spell out how much they would pay for roads, water, sewer, law enforcement, fire protection and other services.
But Baugh said city officials needn't worry.
"We will be extremely financially solid to do the project," he said.
City Councilman Craig Rasmussen worries there won't be enough business to support a 500-room hotel. Nearby Logan already has hundreds of hotel rooms, with a 115-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott under construction.
Recent comments
It would help to have a Cache connection to Powder Mountain.
Thinking | June 10, 2008 at 8:13 a.m.
When is the right time to plan this type of project?
Development...
Tokolosh | June 2, 2008 at 10:23 p.m.
No better time to plan a huge high end development project, when all...
Hyrum | June 2, 2008 at 10:06 p.m.
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