The controversial plan to build a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon will take more than just taxpayer money. It will need a lot of land, including some owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The largest owner of land for potential gondola towers is the federal government, as much of the canyon is a part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service.in the draft EIS, the federal government owns 4.698 acres of land where the proposed gondola’s stations and towers would be built.
Kovel, who is also the UDOT liaison for the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, said the Forest Service has incorporated their analysis and concerns into the draft EIS, which the Forest Service requires before making land use decisions. UDOT could acquire the land outright, or it could agree to an easement or special-use permit. Either way, the process needs federal approval.
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