There are reasons why this land is unusable - at all. Here is a diagram from the SLC Mayors Response to this proposed site. This diagram shows that nearly half of the Airport North site is recognized as wetlands in the National Wetlands Inventory.(The green box shows the proposed site). It is generally accepted that it is unsafe to develop in the area around the Great Salt Lake at any elevation at or below 4,217 feet above sea level (elevations are shown on the diagram). Topographical maps of the North Site show that almost the entire site is at or below 4,217 feet in elevation, making it unsuitable for development. This causes high flooding and liquefaction potential. Wetlands will have an environmental impact. There are endangered species living at the site according to the National Heritage Ranking, at the State level, 16 of the 17 (94%) species are at the vulnerable, imperiled or critically imperiled levels. This doesnt make sense to build a multi-million dollar prison on land that will flood, sink, crack buildings due to settling, and erode due to high salt content. Not to mention the fact that because of its proximity to the airport its location would violate current noise ordinances from the airplanes and height ordinances for building construction. The noise generated by the airplanes makes it unsuitable for human habitation.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:48:03 +0000
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