Council hears visioning work and mixed‑use options for Klein/Cline Dolly property

Planning staff presented a multi‑phase outreach summary and draft vision for the county‑owned Klein/Cline Dolly property, describing community priorities and a path toward a possible request‑for‑proposals (RFP).

Staff summarized charette findings and a word‑cloud of commonly used descriptors—walkable, sustainable, family‑oriented—and listed top goals that participants selected, including designing a healthy environment, enhancing the natural setting, and ensuring compatibility with nearby neighborhoods. "Klein Dolly will be a place where families and employees within Summit County can, live, work, play, and rec recreate affordably," a planner read from the draft vision statement.

Planners said brainstorm items from the charrettes included attainable housing, connected pedestrian and bicycle networks, small‑scale neighborhood commercial uses, outdoor education tied to East Canyon Creek, and potential civic uses such as a fire station or transit node. They emphasized that design should respond to the site’s topography and that any rezoning would require a project‑specific plan; one planner noted that NMU (Neighborhood Mixed Use) appeared to be a good candidate but that specific project details would determine the appropriate zoning.

Council members pressed staff on outreach to immediate neighbors and timing. Staff said neighbors (Summit Center, Swaner Nature Preserve, rec district, Summit Water) had been contacted and that planners planned an open house for June 13 from 6–7 p.m. Several council members urged acceleration to meet the county’s moderate‑income housing plan deadline (Aug. 1) if the council intends to identify the site in that plan, while others cautioned against issuing an RFP without a more developed plan and clear community expectations.

Staff said next steps include community open house outreach, finalizing vision goals with the council, and, if directed, preparing an RFP. Council discussion emphasized balancing speed to meet grant or planning deadlines with ensuring adequate neighborhood engagement and a detailed project plan.