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UDOT ignored contamination risks in Cottonwood gondola property deal with politically-connected sellers.
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The state recently paid $8 million for a property that could be used for the Cottonwood gondola. The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Salt Lake City Weekly . The Utah Department of Transportation’s decision to buy the property of a former top lawmaker in May for $8 million raised more than eyebrows.
Some residents and elected officials raised their voices against the sticker shock of buying the property that could eventually be the base station for the controversial Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola project.
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