Kennecott wants the decisionmakers to be involved in the beginning stages.

"Measure twice and cut once," Corroon said, referring to a saying used in the construction industry. "Growth anywhere in this valley affects us everywhere."

All of Kennecott's developable land lies within 20 minutes of downtown Salt Lake City, a fact many summit participants touted as making it ideal for the valley's future growth.

"Development is already creeping pretty far west," Kennecott Land's long-range planning vice president Jim Schulte said. "If we did nothing, that would still happen."

At the next summit, to be held Oct. 12, Kennecott Land will present its preliminary master plan for the area, though Peter Calthorpe of Calthorpe Associates, the planning company working with Kennecott Land, said the move is not meant to be "pre-emptive."

Instead, it is seen as a jumping point to get summit participants talking. Another summit later in October will give participants a chance to react, give input, raise issues and ask questions. Kennecott Land expects to cull all that into a revised master plan to be presented at a summit in December.

After that, the plans go on a case-by-case basis before county and city planners for approval as each new development is ready to start.

In the meantime, Kennecott Land has created an informational booklet that is available at county and some city library locations throughout the valley. Residents can look through the information and can pick up a comment card to be mailed to Kennecott Land.

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