"We can't keep building a suburb here and expect people to drive 20 to 30 miles to work," she said.

Eaglewood Village is designed to allow its residents to live, work and shop near their homes. And if they want to go to Salt Lake City, it's a seven-minute drive.

Neighbors on Eagle Ridge Drive turned out to a public hearing in June 2006 to voice disapproval of a zoning change from commercial to a planned zone, which allowed Eaglewood Village to take place. Mike Morgan said he was concerned town homes behind his home could make property values drop.

But Ben Lowe said his group will develop the area behind the homes at the top of the hill into an attractive neighborhood with a six-acre park. That should help property values, he said.

Other neighbors wondered about traffic congestion on Eagle Ridge Drive, a concern still held by Lenny Karlsen, who said he wishes another road could be built because, as he said, traffic is already congested on his street. But Karlsen said he's fine with whatever is built behind his home.

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