Thanks for your concern. I will forward the contact information. If anyone is so inclined, and because the Admin is being totally stupid by not allowing the publication of government official’s contact info, the websites are:
http://www.highlandcity.org/cgi-bin/hc/elected_officials.html
and
http://www.afcity.org/GO_Mayor.asp for the American Fork Mayor, http://www.afcity.org/GO_CityCouncil.asp
I real positive development, is that this MAG organization and the Mayors of the city appear to have violated Utah State Law. Here is a copy of my email to the Attorney General:
Attorney General Shurtleff,
I have been a resident on 9600 North, Highland for two years. Tuesday morning, I found out that this road is slated to become a major East-West collector road, stretching from Pleasant Grove to I-15. My notification came in the form of a citizen’s flier notifying me of an American Fork council meeting about the issue. After some research, I discovered that this is part of the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), transportation plan for Utah county. The Mayors of both American Fork and Highland are a part of this organization.
According to the Utah State Code, Section 10-9a-203, a municipality is required:
1. Before preparing a proposed general plan...shall provide 10 calendar days notice of its intent to: each effected entity.
2. Each notice should indicate that the city intends to prepare the plan, and be sent by mail or email or other effective means.
The 2005 MAG Transportation Plan was initially started in 2004, and states that they are planning to make this roadway a 3-5 line roadway. The 2007 Plan includes a finished proposal with an outline of what affected cities must do.
I have only been a resident for two years. If MAG and my Mayor had followed the laws and legal requirements as outlined in the Utah Code, I would have been informed of this planned development, Before I Purchased My Home. The plan is finished and the roadway is scheduled to be constructed between 2007 and 2010, according to the documents obtained from MAG. To date, I have never been informed by American Fork City or Highland City, or MAG, as required by Utah Code Section 10-9a-203, and neither were the previous residents. In addition, this specific development has not been published 4 times in the media as Utah law requires, and they have not posted public notices. This would appear to be a violation of state law.
I would like to know what action can be taken to correct this violation of laws that govern our state.
bttt
Actually, you could insist on an environmental impact study. You just may have some sort of flora or fauna that is endangered.