In April, Draper City purchased 10.8 acres of property at 12695 S. 1700 East from the Canyons School District (CSD) for $5.8 million. The city and CSD agreed that if any portion was resold in the future, the two entities would split the profits. The city council had rezoned the property for half-acre lots and hoped to potentially put a new cemetery on a portion of it and resell the rest for development. At the time, Mayor Troy Walker explained while many in Draper want a new cemetery and the current one on Fort Street is near capacity, cemeteries are a break-even business at best. The city council changed course in August and put all 10.8 acres up for sale through a request for proposals, hoping that one proposal might include plans for a privately-owned cemetery on a portion of the property. At the Nov. 12 city council meeting, the council approved sale of the property to Draper Highland LLC for $8.5 million and indicated this developer’s proposal doesn’t include a cemetery. “I know residents will be saddened we didn’t find an appropriate offer including a cemetery. We will continue to look for an option for a cemetery for Draper because that’s a priority for a lot of our residents,” councilmember Tasha Lowery said. Under the terms of the agreement with CSD, Draper City and the school district will each profit approximately $1.325 million.