Murray Journal | October 2021

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October 2021 | Vol. 31 Iss. 10

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CONTENTIOUS MURRAY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS GREEN-LIGHTED By Shaun Delliskave | s.delliskave@mycityjournals.com

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erhaps it was the conflicting University of Utah football game, or maybe people were getting a start on Labor Day weekend, but two of the most contested residential development projects passed in a nearly empty planning commission meeting. The Bullion Street development project conditional use hearing at the Sept. 2 meeting took only a fraction of the time when the property was rezoned residential. “I am surprised about the public turnout, but I guess that went a little bit smoother than we were anticipating,” Murray Planning Commissioner Maren Patterson said. Residents around the Walden Ridge Subdivision bitterly contested the Hamlet Development proposal to develop an 8.6-acre site at 935 Bullion St. Initially, the Planning Commission was to deliberate on developer Michael Brodsky’s proposed changing the property’s land use to medium density in February. However, after the public notice was served, Brodsky met with neighbors at an open house to explain his plans regarding the site. Outcry concerning the potential construction of apartments in the center of a residential neighborhood caused Brodsky to reconsider his initial proposal. Historically, the property sits on the site of the former Highland Boy smelter. That mill closed in Continued page 9

The Bullion Street development will include removing this satellite facility that sits on the property. (Shaun Delliskave/City Journals)

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