But Riverdale City Administrator Steve Brooks is indicating the City Council isn’t necessarily done with the issue. In fact, though some City Council members have spoken critically of the plans — particularly one of the development’s proposed entry and exit points — he noted that officials haven’t yet taken a formal stance on the matter.

“The city has not taken any final action on this matter but merely tabled it,” Brooks said in a message to the Standard-Examiner. He has “no reaction” to the filing last week of a notice of claim by Sandy-based developer Goldcrest Homes, the precursor to a possible lawsuit on the issue.

The proposed development has come up for debate at several meetings. Most recently, on July 5, the City Council discussed the plans then tabled action on Goldcrest’s request for approval of a site plan and development overlay, needed before the plans can go forward.

Things got testy at the July 5 meeting, particularly over the proposed entry and exit point via 1050 West to the 20-acre Motor-Vu site, where Goldcrest proposes building 68 homes. Some Riverdale leaders worry about congestion on 1050 West if the plans proceed as proposed, particularly with the Utah Military Academy charter school so close. Goldcrest reps, meantime, say the Utah Department of Transportation has directed them to use the spot in question and that they have limited leeway in the matter.

“I’ll tell you, I have a problem with builders because they come in, they build, they leave and then we’re stuck with it. Then people will come to the council and they’ll say, ‘Why in the world did you let this happen?'” Councilperson Alan Arnold said at the July 5 meeting. “I won’t support this for my community. … That egress is going to cause problems for the world.”

Goldcrest followed up last week with its notice of claim, required before filing suit when an entity is mulling legal action against a governmental entity. A Goldcrest rep, attorney Jeff Walker, indicated he was hopeful resolution could be reached, precluding the need for a lawsuit.

Likewise, Brooks hinted at the possibility of additional action by Riverdale officials.

The 1050 West issue “will all be part of our future discussion before the council,” Brooks said. “I don’t know that the city won’t accept (the 1050 West entry and exit point). The plan is to see if any other options are available.”

News last year that the Motor-Vu drive-in would be closed to make way for housing prompted a surge of outcries among aficionados of the outdoor theater, which opened in 1947.