Some Granite community members want to form their own town, but Sandy City lawmakers’ decision to annex land from the unincorporated area may stymie their efforts.
The Sandy City Council unanimously approved the annexation of 22 unincorporated parcels from the Granite region at two meetings in April. Granite residents expressed their opposition to the Sandy legislators’ decision to annex their properties into the city limits during public hearings.
Granite – located at the gateway to Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sandy’s eastern border – is a small community with about 1,000 inhabitants. Some Granite locals are worried that joining Sandy could impact the area’s rural feel…