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Sierra Club calls land buy for Legacy connector risky
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Another reason not to be paying for corridor preservation at the moment is because land values are more likely to begin going down in the future. Housing has been seriously overbuilt and there are already far more houses on the market than there are Utahns who are willing and able to buy them. Your tax money would be used to buy land at the over-inflated current price, land that will probably be resold later at a steep discount when it becomes apparent that Legacy North will never happen.
Any time I see the title "Sierra Club" in the headline, my first thought is "Oh no not again, what unreasonable excuse will we have to wait on now?"
I am in favor of caring for this earth and the beauties that have been put here for us to care for and enjoy and indeed protect, but isn't human life worth something? I guess it's all a matter of perspective. Being closely involved in the mine tragedy in Eastern Utah, this seems like such a petty thing, again, at the cost of how many human lives?
Unfortunately, the roads must go somewhere to accomodate the growth and we all gain by having safer, wider, and easier ways to get to/from work.
I appreciate the need to protect the environment, but that requires more than banning roads - it requires restricting building anywhere (perhaps a sign that simply says: "Sorry, we're not accepting any new residents until some people die off" Signed Davis County).
Please let common sense prevail at this point (not emotional cries / fear). It is quite simple isn't it? If we all want to live here, we need roads to support the growth.
Thanks UDOT for thinking ahead. I'm delighted that the Legacy highway is coming and I also support the mass transit system -- the future requires good planning now -- and I'm glad you are getting it done.
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