Canal trail feasibility study
$75,000 study of trails along the Jordan and Salt Lake Canal and East Jordan Canal. On August 18, 2022 direction was legal analysis of the Van Winkle to 5600 South segment, not pursuing the East Jordan Canal.
In review
- Type
- Public project
- City Council: Public comment: closed canal trails and Cottonwood Mall construction
- City Council work session: Canal trail study
In brief
Canal trail feasibility study appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of August 18, 2022 to the City Council meeting of June 11, 2026.
Follow the money and project delivery
Canal trail feasibility study
- Council action
No approval or denial linked in the records collected.
- Money in the record
contract: $75,000 — Canal trail feasibility study Record → · Aug. 18, 2022
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
June 11, 2026 · City Council
Public comment: closed canal trails and Cottonwood Mall construction
Discussed
Residents on both sides of the canal trail question spoke; the mayor said the canals and gates are not city property and no city trail project is planned. A speaker also reported unanswered code-enforcement complaints about dust, early construction hours and tree removal at the mall site.
August 18, 2022 · City Council work session
Canal trail study
Discussed
The $75,000 study used a $69,922 Wasatch Front Regional Council grant and a $5,078 local match and reviewed 218 parcels. A general survey had 264 participants; a neighborhood survey of 63 participants mostly opposed trails. Construction was estimated at $2 million to $3 million for about three miles. Council Member Gibbons opposed the project, particularly east of Highland Drive, citing about 100 constituent contacts and legal risk; Council Member Fotheringham supported examining the Jordan and Salt Lake Canal; Council Member Brewer opposed moving forward; Council Member Durham favored phased implementation. Per the mayor, direction was legal analysis of the Van Winkle to 5600 South segment and not pursuing the East Jordan Canal.