Landowners at the north side of Heber Valley seeking incorporation into River View are getting a second wind. With application materials resubmitted for a feasibility study, the next step is a public hearing, which will take place April 8 in the Wasatch County Administration Building. Mark Wilson, a North Fields landowner, said in October at a Heber City Council meeting that the petitioning landowners sought incorporation to have more of a say in impacts to their area, like the bypass road. “Everybody wants a piece of the North Field,” Ed Clyde, co-sponsor of the proposed town said at the meeting. Landowners’ first attempt to secure a feasibility study was rejected in November, when Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson determined the initial request did not have enough signatures to meet the thresholds outlined in Utah state code. Property owners who sign the petition must own parcels within the proposed boundaries which covers at least 10% of the total private land area and equal to at least 7% in fair market value. The amended request for a feasibility study includes signatures from residents who own a joint total of 549 acres out of the 3,444 acres in the incorporation boundaries, which amounts to about 16%. That 549 acres includes 48 parcels from 16 groups of landowners overall. A majority of the 549 acres is owned by the Holmes family, who signed the petition with about 105 acres, and Laren and Joshua Gertsch, who have about 147 acres across 12 parcels of land. The Salt Lake Tribune reported in 2023 that five communities were attempting to establish themselves as cities independent of a county commission or council making decisions on development, growth and water usage. Those incorporations included communities in Iron County, Utah County, Ogden Valley, Cache County and Summit County.In Summit County, the West Hills incorporation battle continues through to this year. After about two years, West Hills — which includes 3,600 acres along S.R. 248 — met the state’s threshold to appear on the November election ballot this year. When public hearings are completed for River View’s incorporation, achieving a passing vote on November’s ballot is the next step. After filing their amended petition in January, the landowners’ application for a feasibility study was approved on March 3. Filing for a feasibility study is one of the first steps of incorporation. Once that study is accepted and completed, public hearings begin. River View town boundaries are proposed to stretch from State Route 32 to State Route 113 north to south and River Road to U.S. 40 east to west. Landowners who live within those boundaries or around that area can attend the public hearing on April 8 at 6 p.m. to hear more about what’s being proposed and learn about the incorporation process.The post River View in the Heber Valley secures next steps for incorporation appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less