In 3rd District Court on Friday, an attorney representing the group Save Our Communities asked for another week before a judge does anything with a lawsuit filed over the development.

In the meantime, residents continue to review the nearly 9,000 signatures they gathered in hopes of halting the construction of a Super Wal-Mart and a Lowe's home-improvement warehouse on about half of the 100-acre gravel pit at 9000 South and 1000 East. The Salt Lake County Recorder's Office invalidated about 2,500 signatures, leaving the group 1,500 short of the number needed to force a referendum.

Officials ruled out those signatures mostly because they could not verify they came from Sandy residents or registered voters.

- Jacob Santini