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Apr 30, 2024
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Tricky
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"Salt Flats, UT: It may be salty, but its flat!"
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What if Utah were to build a new major city??? Housing prices in Utah have grown too fast. Old timers remain unwilling
HarlemCoug
Truly Addicted User
Apr 30, 1:56pm
A planned community sounds like a socialist's dream
Baron
Apr 30, 1:57pm
Or Brigham Young's and Joseph Smith's lol
macdizzle
Apr 30, 2:08pm
I worked for Hall Labs last year. The owner has had articles written on trying
AF_Puma
Apr 30, 2:30pm
I spoke to David Hall on the phone a few years back. Really good dude. Has been
Socrates Johnson
Apr 30, 4:10pm
Big difference.
barebones
Apr 30, 2:46pm
What is the difference?
macdizzle
Apr 30, 2:50pm
Where are you thinking? There are mountains almost everywhere.
Yukon
Apr 30, 2:00pm
Basically anywhere between Nephi and Cedar City
AllHailTheOverlord
Apr 30, 2:19pm
There are millions and millions of acres in Utah that are not mountains
volleyjiver
Apr 30, 2:23pm
...with no water, power or infrastructure
AZ Coug
Apr 30, 2:33pm
That's a completely different argument. He asked,
volleyjiver
Apr 30, 2:41pm
and >90% of the flat, unpopulated land is owned by the federal gov't
AZ Coug
Apr 30, 2:42pm
And most the land is owned by the federal govt
maxpowers
Apr 30, 2:32pm
Exactly. The politicians in D.C. own 57% of Utah's land.
AZ Coug
Apr 30, 2:34pm
Sounds like daybreak.
Virginia Ute
Apr 30, 2:00pm
Sure, it could be named 5 mile.
Swag Kazekage
Apr 30, 2:01pm
They should build it in a lake!
Gustav
Apr 30, 2:01pm
Under a lake. They can call it Atlantis.
Knee Brace
Apr 30, 2:04pm
Saltlantis!
notaboy
Apr 30, 2:07pm
"Salt Flats, UT: It may be salty, but its flat!"
Tricky
Apr 30, 2:03pm
When it's wet, just think of it as a beach!
MarylandFan
Apr 30, 2:16pm
They should build it around that big lake Southwest of Delta.
dYrtbYkerYder
Apr 30, 2:03pm
Capital is coming back to Fillmore bbabbyyy!
FatThor
Apr 30, 2:09pm
But it is happening organically. I say give it just 10 years and the
Corn Pop
Apr 30, 2:17pm
Utah is 6th on the list of highest median home prices by state. Organic growth isn't working because there is nothing
HarlemCoug
Apr 30, 2:33pm
Then don't live there. So many other places to live that aren't struggling to
Corn Pop
Apr 30, 2:42pm
Water shortages are overblown. They don't account for improvements in usage. It's a remarkable failure in their analysis
HarlemCoug
Apr 30, 2:47pm
Not a bad idea. Though I don’t know why a new university or regional airport
BlooCoug
Apr 30, 2:21pm
The Feds own 2/3rd of the land in Utah. The hope would be that the would finally follow through on their promise to turn
HarlemCoug
Apr 30, 2:36pm
Cove Fort area could be interesting. History & junction of two major interstates
finnish_blue
Apr 30, 2:21pm
I don't know Utah well enough to know the best spot, but weather should be a big consideration. Cove Fort is 6,000 ft
HarlemCoug
Apr 30, 2:45pm
Colorado Springs metro at 6200-6500 ft has like 600k people, summers are perfect
Mitty
Apr 30, 2:57pm
Isn't that kind of the idea behind Utah City? Although they wouldn't have their
fredgarvin
Apr 30, 2:29pm
Not nearly enough new housing at Utah City. I'm thinking of a city that could create homes for more than a million.
HarlemCoug
Apr 30, 3:12pm
That's what Eagle Mountain is supposed to be.
Pro Logic
Apr 30, 3:22pm
Eagle Mountain helps now... but 20 years from now, where will the dirt be to build the next Eagle Mountain? I think SLC
HarlemCoug
Apr 30, 3:40pm
Unclear where to put it though. Past Tooele?
Socrates Johnson
Apr 30, 4:08pm
Some rich guys trying it in CA. Why not along I-84 between Tremonton & Snowville?
BlooGeek
Apr 30, 4:39pm
It's been tried in California before--California City was a massive failure
fredgarvin
Apr 30, 6:38pm
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