(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dorothy Owen is opposed to residential development on the existing Drechel farm, in background, that would be part of the controversial annexation, Sept. 4, 2020. Developers want to build a residential neighborhood on 350 acres near the Salt Lake City Airport. Salt Lake City officials and airport planners say it will have a negative impact on residents' quality of life and air traffic.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.