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Pleasant Grove Economic Development Director Attention: Richard B. Paulsen
70 South 100 East
Pleasant Grove City, UT 84062
RE: Development of Southwest Area and 1-15 Proposed Interchange and 2000 West and 700 South

Dear Mr. Paulsen:

In response to your letter dated May 13, 1998 and to the public meeting in Pleasant Grove held on Wednesday, May 20, we as landowners' affected by the development of a road access on 2000 West are in accord and willing to cooperate, however we do have some common concerns. The property in question has been in the family for nearly 125 years. We feel a responsibility to our progenitors to perpetuate their interests, i.e., to utilize the property in such a way as to sustain their prosterity.

We understand the proposed 2000 west road will be 11 I feet wide from State Street to 700 South (Sam White Lane) a distance of approximately 1.2 miles with .5 meters barrier on both sides of the road. This would not only consume valuable agriculture property. The access barriers limit potential development of the property for uses that we envision would impose restriction to our rights in the property. We do not want to lose any more property or rights to access the residual properties along the roadway than is necessary and we certainly want to have the opportunity to develop our property as we choose.

It was said during the meeting those who stand to benefit the most will pay the impact fees. We not only lose the potential to develop the property needed for the roadways, roll back green-belt taxes, connection fees and impact fees for development of the road, sewer installation, culinary water, pressurized irrigation water, and other amenities including electrical and natural gas can put ownership of these properties in jeopardy. We believe the sacrifice of use and unrestricted development on our properties to benefit the community entitles us to waivers of impact and connection fees and additional considerations.

We are not only concerned about the 2000 west right-of-way. We watt to know how the proposed 220 South right-ofway will ultimately affect our properties. For now we believe we are entitled to the following considerations:
    1. All underground utilities, i.e., sewer, primary and secondary water, natural gas, and underground power should be installed on both sides of the proposed roadway at no cost to the property owners, that will include 10 foot sewer and water stubbed into the properties of a size acceptable to the property owners every 200 feet on both sides of the right-of-way.

    2. All surface improvements, i.e., asphalt surface, curb and gutter, and sidewalks including fire hydrants will be provided without cost to the property owners. In addition, unlimited ingress and egress stubbed into property 10 feet.

    3. Property owners shall not be responsible for any of the engineering costs associated with the improvement installations.

    4. Property owners shall not be charged for any impact fees for property adjacent to the rights-of-way.

    5.A fair compensation for the properties required for the 2000 west roadway would be 3 acres for I acre exchange ratio within the 800 acre development area
We request information regarding intended compensation for the properties in question. In addition, we would like to know what is required i.e., updated map(s) with delineated right-of-way and what other economic losses we will incur as a result of the development of 2000 west and 220 south as presented at the above mentioned meeting.

Robert D. Smith Glen M. Smith Myron G. Smith
LeGrande G. Smith Stanley B. Smith Stephen L. Smith
Rosemary Thatcher

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