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Utah Open Lands and its fundraising campaign to preserve Bonanza Flat from development will be the beneficiary of a bike swap Saturday and Sunday at 2nd Tracks Sports, 2927 E. 3300 South, in Millcreek.
Store owner Ben Johnson said all proceeds from the $25-per-bike entrant's fee will go to the nonprofit group's efforts to raise $38 million to buy the 1,350-acre parcel on the Summit County side of the Wasatch Mountain ridgeline.
Accessible from Salt Lake County via Big Cottonwood Canyon and Guardsman's Pass, Bonanza Flat likely would become a 260-unit real estate development with luxury homes if Utah Open Lands cannot raise the money this week.
The campaign received a boost Tuesday when the Salt Lake County Council changed its position and voted 5-4 in favor of contributing $1.5 million to the campaign.