Comments about ‘UTA drawing fire over South Salt Lake office-park plan’

"UTA is getting pressure from SSL to build"???

I thought UTA wanted to build and went to the city and asked to do so.

It is just like the Workman Field all over again.

Mayor Gray said they were approached by UTA to sell it to them. UTA says they were approached by the city first to buy it from them.

Who is really calling the shots?

UTA should worry about providing bus service and not development.

Since when has UTA become a department of the RDA? It is time for the UDOT and state legislators to step in and stop these recent acts of UTA and TRAX taking over zoning and development of parts of the valley. They are being paid to provide services, not develop land and change many of the different cities zoning laws. UTA and TRAX receive tax dollars to provide a service, not to use these taxes for personal use and development.

They are not in the business of buying and selling land as if they were licensed developers and grossly abusing the tax money they receive. They are a tax paid service provider and do not have the right to act as an RDA and telling or asking cities to change zoning to profit from. The UTA is not a state sanctioned department acting or making decisions for residents of the valley. This is going beyond their obligations to residents and use of tax funds. They are accountable to the people and the state in how they spend our taxes.

These people have a huge vacant lot in the middle of a growing city. That would be nice. But vacant lots don't stay vacant. You can see it happening all over the valley. So why do these people somehow feel entitled to this vacant lot?

It is good to see somebody oppose UTA. I hope she is succesful.

What if UTA was able to develop enough land, and make money off of that land, so they had to rely less on taxpayers? sounds like a good idea to me.

UTA was a good neighbor and took the desires of the neighbors in mind when they develop it. All they are asking for is about 25% of the land be residential along the cooridor to act as a buffer. That is not too much to ask for.

And UTA will never rely less on tax dollars, no matter how much money the make.

UTA has gobbled up land at discounted prices all along their TRAX routes and are now want to make money after shortchanging landowners. Look at what they have done (not done) around their stations in Midvale. Looks like a nuclear waste site. Who controls this agency?

The issue is not about a vacant lot, it's about UTA wanting to develop the land and why they own the land in the first place. I've never seen such a rogue agency in all my life.

So much for open space and efforts to control urban sprawl. The pioneers planned parks which are a gem in SLC. People need an advocate.

You can't fight city hall, especially one that is in the hip pocket of UTA. UTA will get want the development deal that they want, and River Run will get children and pets hit by commuters racing through the brand new 900 west extension.

People just don't understand the big picture. How can you pay the ceo over $300,000 a year. And have more than 100 employees getting pay and benefit packages of over $100,000 a year. When the economy gets better we will have to pay them more. So, how else can we get them more money than let them rape and pillage the small towns that don't care about their citizens. South Salt Lake doesn't need parks and open space, just ask their Mayor and city council! Wake up voter!!! Look at your city, you get what you vote for!! The people taken care of or the business property owners richer and they don't live in South Salt Lake. That's why the Mayors moving and I don't know what the council is getting. I guess it's time for me to move!