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IVINS — Ivins residents like Chris Haddad and Regina Roper moved to the small Southern Utah city to enjoy the peaceful vistas and starry skies, but as of late, they’re fighting a proposed resort with over 100 total buildings, including two hotels and many rental homes that they say would threaten their quiet way of life.
“The idea of having hotels and people just coming and going and not really giving a d--- about what they leave behind is repulsive, especially for this beautiful area,” Haddad said.
Haddad and Roper aren’t alone in their fight. Many Ivins residents showed up at the Ivins City Council meeting Thursday, and although comments from the public weren’t accepted at the meeting, they all came to show solidarity against the proposed Snow Canyon Resort. Nearly every seat in the small City Council chambers was filled.
The plans for the 113-acre resort include the hotels with 650 total guest rooms, 71 townhouses, 24 larger homes for families, parking garages and restaurants. If approved, it would be built on undeveloped land east of Puerto Drive from the eastern end of 400 South in Ivins – land that is currently owned by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.
Many of the people at Thursday’s City Council meeting also showed up at the Ivins City Planning Commission meeting Sept. 4 to hear the first presentation of the resort’s plans.
Mike Rodgriquez, building and zoning administrator, presented the plans to the city council. While the official application to build the resort has not yet been submitted to the city yet, the plans are preemptively being presented to the City Council because of how large the project will be if approved.
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