City planning to blame for closures
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There is another reason for downtown business closures that went unmentioned in Tim Gillie’s article (“Downtown closures continue,” July 20): poor city planning. Ever since Wal-Mart built at the north end of town there has been a steady migration of business from downtown. Now with 1000 North completed, shoppers from Grantsville can completely bypass downtown. Good city planning requires foresight and an understanding of the impacts of decisions made today upon the future of business in all sectors of the city. Tooele is reaping the consequences of past city planning decisions — the growth of blighted areas like Broadway and downtown around Vine and Main streets. One bright aspect of all this: neighboring cities like Grantsville can learn from Tooele’s mistakes and plan for the future health of all of Main Street there.

Keith Smith

Grantsville

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