New research says officials may be wise to spend billions in coming decades for improvements to control rapid growth expected around Point of the Mountain after the state prison closes — growth that could help make the area an economic powerhouse.
Spending to provide more highways, transit and a university research center there could bring higher-paying jobs, reduce congestion and pollution, and promote a high quality of life — which may not otherwise be possible, it says.
“The question is how much we should spend,” Rep. Lowry Snow, chairman of the Point of the Mountain Development Commission, told The Salt lake Tribune on Tuesday.