City and committee members reviewed design and construction timelines for Warm Springs Trail, Bergie Lane and the Deer Creek/Utah Trails Network connection. Staff said Warm Springs design is underway with construction expected next year and noted wetlands/boardwalk sections and bridge crossings on the Deer Creek project.

Committee members discussed pending conservation easements including a near-term Lundeen 120-acre easement, a "Heart of Midway" proposal on Center Street that staff asked the council to fund with $1 million, and other open-space trail connections. The group also talked about geothermal potential at Ami Ali and the steps needed before any public pools or hot-spring amenities could be built.

Staff described two proposals that would use legislative development agreements to create moderate‑income housing in walkable commercial zones, keeping ground‑floor commercial uses and adding workforce housing above.

The Midway City Planning Commission voted to recommend that the city council remove seven areas from the transient rental overlay district (TROD), a move staff said would bar most new short‑term rentals in those neighborhoods while grandfathering existing licensed units.

The commission voted to consider a code text amendment to Section 16.05 that would change setbacks, require landscaping, limit impervious surface and building footprint, add façade and fenestration standards, and tighten buffers near residences; staff and commissioners debated parking, business mix and design impacts.

The Midway City Planning Commission voted to consider a city‑proposed amendment to Section 16.05 affecting C‑2 and C‑3 commercial zones that would increase building setbacks, require landscaping, cap impervious surfaces and set design standards for fenestration and roof color; staff opened a public hearing and will return with refinements.

At a June 23 meeting, a Wasatch County grants writer told Midways Trails & Parks advisory committee a new UDOT Rural Health Transportation Program will direct $11,000,000 annually to Region 3 for five years and asked the committee to assemble a prioritized list of small safety and access projects the region can deliver quickly.

The Midway Open Space Committee voted to recommend that the City Council allocate $750,000 from a proposed bond to help complete the 'Heart of Midway' conservation easement; Utah Openlands and Preserve Midway said the local dollars would leverage private and federal funds toward a larger $5 million project.

Utah Openlands presented the Heart of Midway conservation package and the Midway Open Space Committee voted to recommend that the city council consider $750,000 from a proposed bond to help secure matching funds and close multiple landowner easements.

The Midway Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a master-plan amendment for Sunburst Ranch Phase 3 (36 units, 16.52 acres) after securing conditions including a signed developer–HOA agreement and a public trail connection to the Lundin property; the HOA emphasized binding language and engineered retaining walls.

The committee discussed signage to deter vehicles on the Mountain Spa Trail, coordinating road repairs and a trail on Bergey Lane with water-line work, a grant-funded Walsburg Trail rehabilitation at Deer Creek, planned crosswalk striping at 600 North & 200 East, Lacey Lane boundary photos for maintenance, and community events including an America250 kickoff May 9 and a June 13 city beautification cleanup.

Committee members said the Kim Gardner (Ken Gardner) Midway Legacy Preserve is governed by a restrictive conservation easement, prompting a planning-grant application for concept drawings and public input; committee members said approvals from the easement manager will be required before work begins.

The Mendon Planning Commission voted to recommend preliminary approval of the Homestead Golf Cottages and Homes at 700 North Homestead Drive, while neighbors and the Links HOA raised concerns that units originally discussed as single-family homes may operate as transient rentals because a prior council restriction was never recorded.

The Cache County executive presented a ‘voucher’ alternative to a unified fire district that would collect a county fire levy and return funds to participating cities by taxable value. Mendon council members praised increased funding options but raised concerns about tax impacts, budget offsets and the need for clear guarantees that local tax rates would be reduced accordingly.

Hamlet representatives told the Midway Open Space Committee that a 13‑acre parcel held under an easement contains legacy dump material and needs an environmental assessment before any public-use work; the committee agreed to collect public input at an open house and pursue small planning grants and professional review.

Staff flagged state legislative changes that will expand detached ADUs and affect local parking/setback controls; members also discussed the Deer Creek Trail assessment with a $19 million preliminary cost and raised runoff and funding concerns. Committee agreed to monitor rules and pursue funding avenues.

At the Midway Open Space Committee meeting, Summitland and Utah Open Lands described progress toward a conservation easement on the Homestead golf course and secured seed funding for broader conservation work; the committee agreed to seek a planning grant and environmental assessment for a 13-acre former-dump parcel in the Hamlet for low-impact public use.

Midway planning staff and conservation partners updated the Open Space Advisory Committee on UDOT’s Deer Creek Trail proposal and associated cost and environmental concerns, progress on local easements, and logistics for an April 11 OSAC open house; the Wasatch County Open Lands Board agreed to join a joint letter to UDOT about the bypass.

Mia Yu of the Wasatch Trails Foundation presented an interconnected 'Heber Halo' trail plan to Midway's Parks, Trails and Trees Committee, describing Phase 1 feasibility work with Legend Engineering, volunteer construction plans and a tentative connector build start in spring 2027.

Mia Yue, executive director of the Wasatch Trails Foundation, told the Midway Parks, Trails & Trees Committee the foundation oversees about 175 miles of trails and is pursuing a connected Heber Valley network called the “Heber Halo,” a paved pump track near Midway Lane and Southfield Road, and a feasibility study with Legend Engineering focused on Phase I around west Midway.