West Jordan neighborhood bands together to pressure developer to

WEST JORDAN -- Over a hundred residents of a West Jordan development banded together Thursday evening to do something that they say the developer should have done months ago -- clean up its property.

Betsy RyanAfter the group's efforts garnered media attention, the company lead by prominent Utah developer Terry Diehl agreed to take action, neighborhood organizers said.The neighborhood group maintains a Facebook page, "Friends of The Sycamores, and has an emailing list of over 300 addresses. In recent days, they've sent hundreds of emails to express their displeasure to city officials and to bring public pressure to the issue Hughes said.New Jersey Hospital AssociationSince about March of 2010, the West Jordan City Council has been considering whether to accept improvements made in later phases of The Sycamore's development, but the company has yet to meet the city's standards, Johnson said.President,In a statement issued Thursday, Jordan Hills official Mark Garza said it is the city of West Jordan, not the developer, who is responsible to maintain the property.First car was a Volkswagen Rabbit. My strongest memory is that our lawn mower had a bigger engine, and we had a manual lawn mower.Customer SupportAt the last minute, the group decided it was best not to do their own cleanup job, since the common areas in dispute are still the developer's property, Hughes said.My first car was a royal blue VW Beetle, purchased for $1,200 cash. Smoke used to come out of the ignition from time to time.The "Army" is virtually staffed by Husqvarna product experts with over 500 collective years of category experience, who verify that all answers are accurate and correct.SOURCE HusqvarnaABOUT HUSQVARNA:"Under the development agreement, (Jordan Hills Villages) dedicated these improvements to the city, and the city expressly agreed to operate, maintain, repair and replace as necessary all dedicated lands and improvements.""The market took all of us by surprise," Hughes said, directing her comments at the company, "But we still have responsibilities -- so figure it out."

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