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Judge Affirms Mustang’s Development Rights, Revives Claims Against Former Hideout Mayor

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By Miki Mullor
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WASATCH COUNTY, Utah (Oct. 7, 2025) — A Utah judge has handed Mustang Development LLC a significant win in its years long battle with the Town of Hideout, affirming the company’s right to nearly 2,000 homes under a master development agreement and allowing damages claims against former Mayor Philip Rubin to move forward.

Fourth District Judge Jennifer Mabey ruled Oct. 3 that Mustang is entitled to seek attorney fees after the town conceded its original position on density was wrong. The court also granted Mustang permission to file a third amended complaint, reviving claims that Rubin acted in his personal capacity when he allegedly conspired with a town planner to spread false information about the developer’s rights.

Mustang is pursuing more than $100 million in damages, claiming the misinformation campaign killed a $9.5 million land sale and devalued property throughout Hideout. A trial date has not been set.

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Hideout sued for $10 million for refusing Golden Eagle Certificates of Occupancy

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By MIki Mullor

The legal drama over Golden Eagle reached a new level today when Mustang Development LLC, the developer of Golden Eagle, sued the Town of Hideout over its refusal to issue certificates of occupancy (COs) in Golden Eagle.

Mustang claims it suffered damages of at least $10 million dollars as a result of lost sales caused by the Town’s actions, including harm to relationships with individuals that have purchased lots, lost past and future sales and harm to its reputation in the Summit and Wasatch County real estate communities.

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Hideout’s water rights deficit: a $13-25 million water bomb ?

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After the Hideout Comment exposed in our last story another misrepresentation by Mayor Phil Rubin to the town council, his administration trips over itself in attempts to save his credibility.

In the process, the administration alluded to potentially even a bigger problem looming over Hideout: the approval of development without acquiring water rights, a problem that could prove very costly, to the tune of $13-25 million potentially.

Lack of transparency by the administration and Rubin leaves much of the issues in the dark, including the financial viability of Hideout moving forward.

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Judge hands Hideout another loss in its costly war on Golden Eagle

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By Miki Mullor

In a June 9 ruling, District Court Judge Jennifer Mabey handed the Town of Hideout another legal loss in the court case regarding the denial of building permits in Golden Eagle on the basis of infrastructure reasons.

  • The court ruling leaves the Town no more reasons to wholesale deny building permits in Golden Eagle
  • It is estimated the Town spent around $250,000 on this failed legal fight, and missed hundreds of thousands more in building permit fees.
  • The Town seems poised to continue its war on Golden Eagle, now denying Certificate of Occupancies, on largely the same infrastructure reasons.
  • Higher property taxes are expected, as the Town now runs a $250,000 annual deficit.
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255 units “resort-like” development proposed for the Salzman property

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By Miki Mullor

The Planning Commission for the Town of Hideout gave an informal nod to the Bloom project, proposed in the area known as Salzman property.

The 114 acres area between SR 248 and the Golden Eagle subdivision is proposed to become a resort-like development of Town-homes, luxury casitas, a boutique hotel, a few retail shops and a community amphitheater. In total, Bloom, the development company behind the proposal, is asking the Town to up-zone the area to allow a total of 255 residential units and 30,000 – 35,000 sq ft of commercial space.

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BREAKING NEWS: Judge rules against the Town of Hideout over Golden Eagle building permits

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By Miki Mullor

This morning Judge Jennifer Mabey of the 4th District Court issued a temporary restraining order barring the Town of Hideout from relying on four of the five reasons it has been using to deny building permits in Golden Eagle. The ruling on the fifth reason was deferred until at least May 19.

The ruling deals a major setback to the Town which has been insisting it is only trying to enforce the law as written, spending so much on legal fees, that it is now expecting a $300,000 to a 500,000 budget deficit next year.

Mustang Development LLC, the developer of Golden Eagle, contended that the Town was abusing it’s permitting power to pressure Mustang on a defamation lawsuit it brought two years ago against Mayor Phil Rubin personally – an argument the judge seem to agree with.

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