Mar 28, 2017
2:54:08pm
2:54:08pm
It's old & needs to be rebuilt, and that land is worth a fortune.
I believe the reasoning is: The prison is in the middle of prime land for business & housing, why rebuild it in place when we could sell that land and use the money to pay for a new prison somewhere else.
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Draper proposes two spots for homeless shelters. #1 Where prison is now and and #2 Southeast of i-15 off 146000 south.
3/28/17 2:21pm
3/28/17 2:25pm
when I fly in SLC I say "wow.... there is so much dirt here" ... Even on the East side there is all kinds
3/28/17 2:34pm
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3/28/17 2:32pm
Why not get them a one-way greyhound ticket to NYC instead. Let those under-privileged do some traveling and save
3/28/17 2:33pm
Since this will never happen, I actually think Draper is a great location. Let's not pretend that a homeless shelter is
3/28/17 2:43pm
3/28/17 2:46pm
Have you ever been to San Francisco? The homeless epidemic there hasn't slowed growth. Grow up, people!
3/28/17 2:49pm
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3/28/17 2:56pm
I think you overestimate the decline in property values/standard of living that a homeless shelter will cause in an
3/28/17 2:41pm
Exactly. But instead we're going to start out putting a big homeless shelter right there in place of it.
3/28/17 2:55pm
I think moving the prison is a terrible idea. The land isn't worth enough to compensate for the cost of moving the
3/28/17 3:19pm
3/28/17 3:35pm
the dirt is worth about $300MM. The cost to move the prison is about $600MM. It's not a good deal yet. Maybe in
3/28/17 3:45pm
3/28/17 3:49pm
People spent a bit of money to live in Draper, not West Valley. If they wanted to live near homeless shelters they
3/28/17 3:36pm
I bought in Draper. I want homeless shelters closer to my property. You speak for yourself not for me.
3/28/17 3:46pm
3/28/17 3:50pm
as a person who has lived across the street from a homeless shelter I find myself distinctly qualified to say that I
3/28/17 4:07pm
what about single moms? Wouldn't we be better off putting single moms near 123rd? They would be within walking
3/28/17 9:23pm
I don't understand. People with money live in Draper because of the good sense of community and better schools. They
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