Herriman • A major part of the controversial and still-unapproved Olympia Hills project was put in motion Saturday, with a tree planting and promised donation of prime farmland for a new teaching facility for Utah State University.
The Bastian Agricultural Center and its 100-acre tree-lined campus is envisioned as one of the centerpieces of the 931-acre high-density residential and commercial development proposed on the western edge of Herriman.
And while Salt Lake County’s ultimate zoning approval for Olympia Hills is still an open question, a host of officials gathered early Saturday to celebrate the charitable donation of those 100 acres to USU by members of the Bastian family.