Saturday, November 28, 2009

Bridge over Utah Lake - for or against?

As many of you are aware, a private group named "Utah Crossing" has proposed a privately owned toll bridge across Utah Lake. Apparently the only approval they need at this point in order to start construction is approval from the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, and then negotiate a lease for an easement across Utah Lake from the State of Utah, since the State of Utah owns the actual land under Utah Lake.

You can submit your comments either for or against the bridge across Utah Lake from now until Nov. 30, 2009 at this web site:

http://www.ffsl.utah.gov/sovlands/utahlake/commentform.php

Also, the private group "Utah Crossing" apparently had a web site up making their side until recently, but it has apparently been taken down. You can still find it if you Google "Utah Crossing" and click on the cached link.

There is also a group opposed to the current bridge proposal across Utah Lake, and you can find their web site here:

http://www.fightthebridge.org/

Posted in the comments below are the comments I formally submitted to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands explaining the concerns I would need to have satisfied before I could support a bridge over Utah Lake.