In moves Holladay officials hoped would resolve community conflict over the former Cottonwood Mall site, city leaders have voted to schedule a special election for November.
But at the same time, the city has notified a community group that its 8,000-signature petition seeking a vote on the issue is not eligible for a spot on the ballot.
Officials in Holladay have argued for months that the city’s decisions in approving a high-density, $560 million mixed-use development at the vacant field that was once a mall have been administrative and not legislative, which the city interprets to mean they can’t be challenged through a citizens initiative process.