I couldn't agree with you more, Steve. Furthermore, if they build it, they'd better pay a hefty portion of the water system that will be needed. Whether that's the Lake Powell pipeline or other means, growth should pay for itself - including water.

4600 homes in one development being added to a community that currently has around 7500 total is ... well, it's crazy.

Maybe we should forget 'Heritage' and rechristen the thing Peyote Hills.

As an ex-Californian, I've been around plenty of these 'planned' communities - and Steve, I think it might be good if no Utahns move into any of them. I have a strong suspicion that most of my neighbors would not be too cooperative when given the list of the three shades of beige which are acceptable exterior house colors - or told they're not allowed to have their garage door open except when going in or out!

I would like to say mr. 5 am blogger go to a state where gambling is legal and hookers are too

You guys are probably right about Heritage not being perfect, but I think it is the best development to ever happen to Cedar City. When you talk about none of it being affordable housing, looking at the master plan and talking with Mr. Mason they are going to build hundreds and hundreds of town homes starting out at $160,000. I don't know what you qualify as affordable housing, but I'd consider that. Besides Mr. Mason is smart enough to know the market in Cedar City and with Port 56 bringing in hundreds of blue collar jobs all the homes as he told me will be from 160,000-400,000, but almost all will be under 300,000. On top of that the city is limiting the number of apartments above the single detached homes garages to 400. That is perfect affordable housing for SUU students, newly weds, etc. I think most of your beef with the Heritage project stem from a lack of knowledge about it.

Does anyone know the website address for this new development? I would love to see some artist rendering, plat maps, and drawings.

Come on, Commissioner. After all those years of public service you don't know how to track down a presentation that was brought before the Cedar City Council members?

How in the world does Iron County keep electing you to office? More importantly, why?

Interesting to hear everyone's comments. Fair concerns. Heritage will not be elitist, Steve. We'll try to integrate the community more than any other development with our amenities, events, and so on. As for affordable housing, the garage apartments (per Hooflung's comments) and smaller town homes offer affordable housing that's integrated with other homes, everything looking great. You never get slums when housing types are integrated like this. Plus, the number one thing that can help people afford a home is to live in a true walkable community. If you can own one less car (that costs you ~ $8,000 per year minimum - payments, insurance, repairs, gas, etc.,), that translates to over $80,000 in mortgage. Two less cars can buy you a house. As Heritage builds out mothers will not have to be in a car all day. Many people will even be able to work there, walk to work, school, the rec center, the shops or office. I hope everyone can give us a chance to create a place you are proud of and where people can spend a little less time driving and more time together, walking and cicyling calmer local streets. Yes that's a goal that will be difficult to plan and execute...but please help us to try to accomplish it now that it's approved. It can only be good for Cedar City. As for water conservation, that's a great comment. Did you know that Heritage is 48% more efficient in terms of water conservation than the typical Cedar subdivision? Our shorter front yard setbacks and efficient watering of common areas under the HOA make Heritage, by a long way, the smallest consumer of water per new household of any large residential community in Cedar City. If water's your concern you'd promote Heritage' design above any other new subdivision. Something we loved about Cedar City was the community feel. I sense you think it's going to be like a gated community. That's the opposite of what we want. We want to return to small town community. For instance we're trying to integrate a dance class, pre-school and bakery into phase one. We'll need local support to bring back this neighborhood feel. No matter how well we design it, it's just a shell if the community doesn't want to give it a shot and try to get back to that sense of belonging where people look after one another.

I'm sure you discount my comments as the developer. Whatever you read into this i sincerely want to create a place where people feel like they belong and that you are proud of. The website is www.goodboro.com (someone asked).

It might be time for everyone in this "sheltered" community to see reality. This, or something like it, will come in probably a short time. This is too nice a place for it to be "hidden" much longer. Case in point, I am from many thousands of miles from here, I am not of the dominate relegion, and I found Cedar City ( after checked out St. George). To react to a few points: Trust me I have lived in communities like this, affortable housing, get real, there is no money in that. Attracting people from other states, of course that is where the money is, it happens often that "local" people can't see spending that much money on a house until it is too late. It sounds harsh but i fyou can't affort an area tolive you have tomove somewhere else, there are a lot of places that I would like to live that I can' affort. I didn tlike it when I was told what three shades of beige I could have my house but you would be amazed on many people love that and more. I know I ahve been there!