Wikstrom is recognized as an expert on issues surrounding development and land use. Recent cases include:Perry Homes vs. Tooele City providing analysis and testimony concerning the calculation, levying and accounting for impact fees; Overlake vs. Tooele matter concerning the levying of inspection fees. analysis and testimony in support of plaintiffs in Bluffdale Homes v. Draper regarding the impacts of de-annexation of roughly 4,000 acres from the City of Bluffdale, Utah; analysis of appropriateness of financial incentives offered by Washington City, Utah to Home Depot and Wal-Mart on behalf of the city (defendants) in King Holdings v. Washington City; analysis of redevelopment and contract issues Woodbury Corporation v. Ogden City, development alternatives for settlement discussions in Cumming Investment Company v. Coalville City; benefits assessment for Mast v. Draper City; evaluation of development alternatives for Salt Lake and Sandy Metropolitan Water District v. Draper City alternative development scenario evaluations for two matters related to the Geneva Steel liquidation, Marcus v. Johnson and Marcus v. Garcia et al.

Wikstrom also developed a strategic plan for the Salt Lake County “Drug Court.” The program offers an alternative to incarceration for non-violent felony drug offenders through intensive treatment and rigorous court monitoring.

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=Annexation

=Incorporation

=Land Swaps

=Real Estate Valuation

=Economic Development
and Redevelopment

=Impact Fees

=Development Fees

=Fiscal Impacts

=Governance Issue

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