An outside investigation into allegations that the developer of a controversial housing project may have had an undue influence on two Draper City Council members provides a closer look at how heavily he lobbied city officials in an effort to influence the project’s outcome.
Shaun Michel of Sandy-based Michel Land has been seeking approval of Mountain Ridge Estates, a proposal to build 106 single-family homes on about 83 hillside acres the developer owns at about 2100 East Lake Bluff Drive, near the existing Suncrest subdivision on Draper’s southern end. Some residents have opposed the project, fearing it could make their homes vulnerable to landslides.