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George Pyle: What we need is a thousand acres of Avenues

Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson suffered through a brief outbreak of truth the other day when she was heard to say that Olympus Hills, the 931-acre mega development eyed for the southwestern corner of the county, is going to be approved.

The demographic and economic pressure to build a house, an office building or a 7-Eleven on every square inch of the Wasatch Front is more than any mere mortal mayor could overcome.

What many people who love living in the various communities of Salt Lake County most fear is that somebody is going to come along and build more communities that look like Salt Lake County.