Saratoga Springs to annex 2,000 acres

SARATOGA SPRINGS (Daily Herald) -- Thursday night Saratoga Springs officials met with residents and property owners to prepare for an annexation of approximately 2,000 acres, increasing the city by more than 14 percent.

The proposed land extends almost 3 miles in length at its longest point, and is about a mile and a half wide. The area in question basically fills in a block of land that runs to the south and west of the current city boundary, filling in the land from Redwood Road to the Eagle Mountain border.

Ken Leetham, Saratoga Springs city manager, explained that Property Reserve Incorporation -- a commercial entity of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- owns most of the land in question. "Almost a year ago, PRI approached the city to do some long-range planning for their property to be developed one day," he said. "It isn't imminent, but is planned for the future."

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