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Show - r(mv Is 300 Unit Senior Housing Complex Right for the Economic Development of Cedar Hills? by Harlow Clark Cedar Hills owns and would like to develop nine acres along 4800 West as retail space, but no retailers want to come in just now. That was the conclusion of a study developer Doug Young presented to the city council March 4. Young began by passing pass-ing out maps of restaurants, movie theaters, and some other retail types in Utah County. After consulting with other developers throughout the county, he learned there are no sit down restaurants or movie theaters that want to come in, he said. Young did the study in connection with his proposal to develop a 300-unit senior housing complex at 4600 West Cedar Hills Drive. He said the facility will help attract at-tract businesses, since the residents would be "affluent people who like the temple nearby," but cautioned the city not to force development. Rushing to develop the retail sector will attract strip malls and check writing places, he said. 'Tin willing to buy the property at fair market value, but I will not develop it until the apples are ripe." Young said he was a silent partner operating facilities for the Wood part of Prowswood. "We like to be involved with the school districts wherever wher-ever we go, making charitable donations to libraries and computer rooms, and using the seniors who live in our facilities facili-ties as mentors and helpers in the schools," Young said. Young noted that the city doesn't have a library where tutors and students could meet for such tutoring, and said his group would like to be involved in-volved with a city library, too. "You're asking us to trust thiit you'll come back to de velop?" Mayor Gary Gygi asked. "Beyond that, I'm willing to purchase the nine acres," Young said. "I understand," the mayor said. "Do I have it right that you think the facility will build up the demand for retail there?" "Yes." Council Member Rob Crawley had a different question. ques-tion. "A lot of the feedback I get is that 300 units is too much. Is 300 a magic number?" num-ber?" "We need that many to make it financially viable," |