Alpine ROI Reflects

The Utah Olympic Park, a granite‑clad vestige of the 2002 Games, has adjusted its development pact at the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission, cutting the proposed 50‑foot residences to 35 feet near the Nordic lift, a concession that still leaves a scar of potential density. The park’s appetite for a new hotel adjacent to the freestyle training pool remains unchanged, with its executives touting it as the financial lifeline that will allow the complex to remain self‑sufficient one winter after the next. Yet residents like Meta Haley see broken promises: inconsistencies in the staff report, a mis‑aligned public hearing, and an undercutting of beautification concerns that would make marquee ox-blood-red glass, oxidized copper, or native sandstone impossible. Commissioner Thomas Cooke insists the park’s long track record guarantees good intent, but Matt Nagie merely rattles a list of procedural safeguards, and Lynda Viti reminds the council that road openings remain under their jurisdiction. In short, the ROI of the park’s revised plan is a thin gray line between revenue and community disapproval, and the aesthetically palatable future hinges on a single vote. Buy, sell, or sue the HOA? In this arena, the sensible formula is to sell before the park’s glossy, copper‑lined lobby materializes.