The most significant issue to ever face Draper City is the development of the Utah State Prison site and the Geneva Rock Quarry. The prison is located within the boundaries of Draper City. No other community will be affected as much as Draper City. The citizens deserve the opportunity to have a real, public, and open town hall event with the Mayor and City Council to express their wishes and concerns on these two future developments.
Mayor Troy Walker currently serves on the Point of the Mountain Development Commission. He has a position on that commission because he is the Mayor of Draper City. Mayor Walker has served on the commission for nearly two years and has yet to hold a public meeting with the citizens. He has made recommendations to the commission regarding the development of this area without ever consulting the people he represents in a meaningful way. The mayor and council have published their vision of the prison development. The plan was developed without the input of the citizens. The Point of the Mountain Development Commission has also released several plans for the development of the prison site and the Geneva Rock Quarry.
The mayor is supposed to represent the wishes and concerns of the citizens of Draper. However, the mayor has refused multiple requests to hold a town hall meeting to allow the people of Draper the opportunity to give him input on this topic. His job is to represent the people of Draper and not the state or development interests.
We the undersigned citizens of Draper City call on the mayor to hold a real, public, and open town hall event with the Mayor and City Council, to express our wishes and concerns regarding the development of the prison site and Geneva Rock Quarry. This meeting needs to be called before any further decisions are made by the Point of the Mountain Development Commission in regards to any development within Draper City boundaries. This petition also calls on the mayor to abstain from any vote on the Point of the Mountain Development Commission regarding development within Draper City boundaries, until a town hall meeting has been held with the citizens of Draper.
The town hall meeting shall be held at a facility large enough to accommodate the number of citizens that will participate. The City of Draper shall publicize the meeting on the city webpage, in the Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News and all of the local Draper newspapers. The city shall also send a public notice of the meeting to all residents by mail through the United States Postal Service. The city shall give the citizens a minimum of four weeks but no more than six weeks notice of the town hall meeting. The notice shall include the time of the meeting, location, and agenda. The only topic of discussion at the meeting will be the development of the Draper Prison Land and Geneva Rock Quarry. The meeting must be open for public comment and allow enough time for the citizens to express their wishes and concerns.
We call upon the Mayor to schedule this town hall meeting immediately and direct the city staff to prepare and implement the requirements outlined in this petition.
Updates
December 31, 2017
I have been spending my evenings researching the commission meeting minutes and reading your frustrating stories about how this development will change our neighborhood forever. It is clear that we have been kept in the dark for too long while these plans move forward without our input. I am preparing a formal request for a meeting to ensure our concerns regarding the quarry and the prison site are finally addressed in a public forum.
December 31, 2017
Seeing this level of support confirms that my neighbors feel just as ignored by the mayor as I do. We cannot let our city be reshaped without a single public conversation about the future of our homes.
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Mayor: Show us that you truly do care about the citizens in Draper. Give us a voice.
I am a small business owner and Draper/ the prison site is the center of my territory. The future of this area is precisely why I chose this here for my business. It needs to be done right and must have the input of the people who live and work in the area. I have a young and growing family that plans to make Draper my home for the next 40+ years. I want to be involved! At the very least give my “ok” and support. This could be great and I’m very excited but it has to be done with all our best interests instead of just the parties that stand to make the most money.
The proper way to move forward is to hold a referendum and let the residents of Draper have a say in the development of the prison site.
I would like to be informed about what is going on in my neighborhood. There should maybe be a referendum after the town hall meeting so Draper can be part of the decision.
A town hall meeting seems more than appropriate to inform the citizens on future plans for the area.
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The most significant issue to ever face Draper City is the development of the Utah State Prison site and the Geneva Rock Quarry. The prison is located within the boundaries of Draper City. No other community will be affected as much as Draper City. The citizens deserve the opportunity to have a real, public, and open town hall event with the Mayor and City Council to express their wishes and concerns on these two future developments.
Mayor Troy Walker currently serves on the Point of the Mountain Development Commission. He has a position on that commission because he is the Mayor of Draper City. Mayor Walker has served on the commission for nearly two years and has yet to hold a public meeting with the citizens. He has made recommendations to the commission regarding the development of this area without ever consulting the people he represents in a meaningful way. The mayor and council have published their vision of the prison development. The plan was developed without the input of the citizens. The Point of the Mountain Development Commission has also released several plans for the development of the prison site and the Geneva Rock Quarry.
The mayor is supposed to represent the wishes and concerns of the citizens of Draper. However, the mayor has refused multiple requests to hold a town hall meeting to allow the people of Draper the opportunity to give him input on this topic. His job is to represent the people of Draper and not the state or development interests.
We the undersigned citizens of Draper City call on the mayor to hold a real, public, and open town hall event with the Mayor and City Council, to express our wishes and concerns regarding the development of the prison site and Geneva Rock Quarry. This meeting needs to be called before any further decisions are made by the Point of the Mountain Development Commission in regards to any development within Draper City boundaries. This petition also calls on the mayor to abstain from any vote on the Point of the Mountain Development Commission regarding development within Draper City boundaries, until a town hall meeting has been held with the citizens of Draper.
The town hall meeting shall be held at a facility large enough to accommodate the number of citizens that will participate. The City of Draper shall publicize the meeting on the city webpage, in the Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News and all of the local Draper newspapers. The city shall also send a public notice of the meeting to all residents by mail through the United States Postal Service. The city shall give the citizens a minimum of four weeks but no more than six weeks notice of the town hall meeting. The notice shall include the time of the meeting, location, and agenda. The only topic of discussion at the meeting will be the development of the Draper Prison Land and Geneva Rock Quarry. The meeting must be open for public comment and allow enough time for the citizens to express their wishes and concerns.
We call upon the Mayor to schedule this town hall meeting immediately and direct the city staff to prepare and implement the requirements outlined in this petition.
Updates
December 31, 2017
I have been spending my evenings researching the commission meeting minutes and reading your frustrating stories about how this development will change our neighborhood forever. It is clear that we have been kept in the dark for too long while these plans move forward without our input. I am preparing a formal request for a meeting to ensure our concerns regarding the quarry and the prison site are finally addressed in a public forum.
December 31, 2017
Seeing this level of support confirms that my neighbors feel just as ignored by the mayor as I do. We cannot let our city be reshaped without a single public conversation about the future of our homes.
21 Comments
I want to know what is being planned. I love the idea of more residential, business, restaurants and shopping in the area but I don't want high rise buildings over six stories tall.
Mayor: Show us that you truly do care about the citizens in Draper. Give us a voice.
I am a small business owner and Draper/ the prison site is the center of my territory. The future of this area is precisely why I chose this here for my business. It needs to be done right and must have the input of the people who live and work in the area. I have a young and growing family that plans to make Draper my home for the next 40+ years. I want to be involved! At the very least give my “ok” and support. This could be great and I’m very excited but it has to be done with all our best interests instead of just the parties that stand to make the most money.
The proper way to move forward is to hold a referendum and let the residents of Draper have a say in the development of the prison site.
I would like to be informed about what is going on in my neighborhood. There should maybe be a referendum after the town hall meeting so Draper can be part of the decision.
A town hall meeting seems more than appropriate to inform the citizens on future plans for the area.
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I want to know what is being planned. I love the idea of more residential, business, restaurants and shopping in the area but I don't want high rise buildings over six stories tall.