In another reversal, the West Hills election is back on — for now.
Friday afternoon, the Utah Supreme Court hit pause on a lower court ruling that deemed the proposed town between Kamas and Hideout unconstitutional.
The Summit County Clerk’s Office had said it wouldn’t report the results of the incorporation election, but now it will count the votes as normal. Click here for more information.
The supreme court has yet to rule on the proposed town’s constitutionality, and still may do so before Election Day Nov. 4.
It has scheduled oral arguments for Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m.
The plaintiffs suing to stop the West Hills election are 10 area landowners who say they were treated differently and unfairly during the incorporation process.
The defendants are Utah Lt. Gov. Diedre Henderson — whose attorneys haven’t taken a position on whether the process was constitutional — and the town’s sponsor, real estate attorney Derek Anderson.
Only people within the proposed 3,600-acre town boundaries can vote on incorporation.
According to the clerk’s office, there are 96 registered voters within the boundaries. In January, there were just 47.
