Standard Optical Co. v. Salt Lake City Corp.

ELLETT, Justice:

The defendants had for a number of years considered forming a special improvement district for downtown Salt Lake City. They had appointed an ad hoc citizens committee for the purpose of considering the nature of the improvements which should be made.

*1152In December, 1973, the city engineer submitted to the Board of Salt Lake City Commissioners a cost estimate of the proposed improvement, which was approved by the Board. A Notice of Intention was prepared by the city attorney and approved by the Board providing that it was the intention to make the following described improvements…