Robert Gehrke: “As of right now, the bill green-lighting Prince’s home has passed the House and is waiting to be heard in the Senate. And officials in Park City are fuming.”
, in their place, a sprawling mountainside mansion, another guest house, a pool with a pool house and a parking garage.
Because of the issues raised by the ambitious proposal, staff for the city planning commission asked for more information about building on such a steep grade and pointed out that the size and height restrictions that had been put on the property decades ago would need to be amended if the project was to go forward.
What I find infuriating is the way the Legislature is once again wielding its power as a weapon, steamrolling the decisions made — or in this case, not even yet considered — by the local leaders elected by the people most impacted by the decisions.
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