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‘It’s way too much’: Clinton housing proposal spurs petition drive to halt development

Oct 27, 2024, 5:30 PM | Updated: Oct 28, 2024, 8:16 am

Adam Larsen, part of the contingent of Clinton residents petitioning to try to halt a development p...

Adam Larsen, part of the contingent of Clinton residents petitioning to try to halt a development proposal, at Heritage Park in the city, talks with KSL.com on Wednesday. Adam Larsen, part of the contingent of Clinton residents petitioning to try to halt a development proposal, at Heritage Park in the city, talks with KSL.com on Wednesday. (Tim Vandenack, KSL.com)

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CLINTON — The change in Clinton from the mid-1990s, when Deanna Larsen first moved to the city, to now has been dramatic.

“It’s 1,000% different,” she said. “I think everything was stop signs.”

The estimated population from 1995 to 2023 has actually gone from 9,271 to 23,588 — up 154% — according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Still, there has been a lot of growth in a part of Davis County that has experienced explosive expansion in recent years, and Larsen and others are now saying enough is enough.

“The population infusion is just too fast,” said her husband, Adam Larsen.

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The Clinton City Council’s decision to give the green light to a 341-unit housing development on open land was the tipping point. Now, the Larsens and others have launched a drive to nullify the Aug. 27 zoning change that allows the project to proceed, aiming to halt the development. They need 3,548 signatures on the petitions they’re circulating by Nov. 6; as of Thursday, they had nearly 2,900, according to Adam Larsen.

The 341 units — 266 townhomes and 75 single-family homes — “may not sound like a lot compared to some cities, but it is situated right next to Clinton’s border, where West Point has already planned 200 townhomes. So we are concerned it’s going to become a townhome city there. It’s way too much,” said Sierra Coombs, another Clinton resident involved in the effort.

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‘It’s way too much’: Clinton housing proposal spurs petition drive to halt development