A bar on Main Street? A Lehi tradition since the 1880s, bars once were a regular part of the downtown Lehi scene, with the originals named “The Lehi Saloon, Comer Saloon, Senate Saloon, and Alhambra Saloon.” These establishments were mainstays until the prohibition era. Dax Williamson, the owner of Lucky Sole Shoe Repair, wants to bring back the pre-prohibition vibe with a new bar called the Lucky […]
Get your popcorn ready, folks. The candidate list for the 2023 Lehi City Council election is final, with a whopping 17 candidates. The candidates are vying for three open seats on the city’s legislative body, with only City Councilwoman Paige Albrecht defending her seat with a reelection bid. Councilwoman Katie Koivisto and Councilman Mike Southwick […]
An agenda item outside the norm is on the agenda for the Lehi City Planning Commission on Thursday, May 11. Forum Builders, in partnership with I Am Recovery, has requested a conditional use permit and “reasonable accommodation” request to operate 10 group homes for addicts in recovery called Mendenhall Estates, located at 230 West 400 South, in Lehi. The Mendenhall Estates subdivision was approved in 2021, with home lots ranging in […]
The Lehi planning commission has struck down a zoning change request for a high-density townhome development. It’s not an isolated decision as housing demands and neighborhood desires still persist.
Is serving on the planning commission an exercise in futility? After reading about the new changes to Lehi City’s Planning Commission, I wondered if anyone would want to apply for the job. I didn’t have any objections to the earlier time or reducing the number of commissioners from seven to five. Still, theability of the mayor to remove a member of the commission “without cause” was concerning. Is […]