From Deseret News archives:
Kennecott's vision: 'Nonmining assets' to become well-planned communities
Since the early 20th century, Kennecott has been mining in the Oquirrh Mountains, accumulating a mass of land not just for mining but also for tailings ponds, transportation, buffers and other uses. That land now almost 93,000 acres, with about 79,000 of those acres lying in Salt Lake County is the largest metropolitan landholding by a single owner in the United States.
And it's just about ready for the next phase.
As Kennecott's mining operations wind down and change focus, the land is no longer needed to support that use. So Kennecott Land was created to figure out just what to do with the property, Kennecott's "asset in addition to mining," Kennecott Land President Peter McMahon said.
"It made more sense to keep it in the family, so to speak," McMahon said.
The result has often been called "unprecedented" a countywide effort to master-plan the entire development, drawing off ideas discussed in four summits held since August. The summits have brought together county planners, officials from nearby cities, environmentalists, transportation planners, public utilities and a host of other interested parties, all to gather input and guide Kennecott Land's vision for the next 75 years.
And it's a big community that's involved.
"This Kennecott project doesn't just affect Kennecott and that 93,000 acres," county Mayor Peter Corroon said. "It affects the whole county. We're talking about another half-million people moving to the valley in the next 50, 60 years."
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