Residents between Kamas and the Jordanelle Basin have filed for township status. The site may include land Summit County plans to purchase and preserve as open space.

Landowners and residents filed a request with Utah’s Office of the Lieutenant Governor April 27 to conduct a feasibility study for a new town, tentatively named “West Hills.”

The approximately 3,400 acres are located along State Route 248 in the hills west of Kamas, stretching from the Ure family ranch near Democrat Alley toward the town of Hideout.

The incorporation process is being spearheaded by real estate attorney Derek Anderson. He’s a founding partner at Kimball Anderson Law Firm who owns land in the West Hills area.

Based on a state surveyor map, the Summit County Council is concerned that the proposed West Hills site may include land on the Ure family ranch, which Summit County currently has an option to purchase for $25 million for open space preservation.

Read more about the proposed town at kpcw.org.

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