"Silence is golden," but in the case of the Lehi Project, city staff are wondering when the next phase of Frank Gehry's planned community will begin.

"We haven't heard one thing," Planning Director Dianna Webb said. "They were supposed to be coming back with an area plan."

Approval for the concept plan was given in August as was zoning OK'd to allow an entertainment sports center and the tallest building in the state constructed northwest of Traverse Mountain.

Since then silence, until a blog from the developer of the Lehi Project popped up with a little teaser Jan. 2 about where the project was in the design process.

"I get questions about what is going on with this all the time," Brandt Anderson, owner of G Code Properties, writes. "It is a great project. In February we are going to be releasing designs for buildings and a redesign of the layout of the development. This unveiling will not disappoint, I promise ... It screams UTAH but with the postmodern paintbrush of Frank."

The full text of the blog is on his Utah Flash Web site at www.dleagueuth.blogspot.com.

Anderson said in a phone interview Tuesday that by "redesign " he meant the buildings and lay out of those buildings are slightly different.

Gehry has altered the way the buildings flowed so it will be more environmentally friendly and capture solar energy and wind energy, he said.

"In fact, I think it will set the standard for Utah if not the country," Anderson said, conceding he bases his assumption from reading reports of developments.

"You don't see many if at all," Anderson said. "I don't think I've seen any environmentally friendly or responsible developments being done in Utah."

He added Utah is not a state known for its environmental consciousness.

Each time the Lehi Project appears before the city for another step in the development process represents not just thousands of dollars, but many millions in investment and time.

"No question about it, that is absolutely the case," said Anderson.

And while he can't talk for Gehry or reveal the refined design ahead of its time, he did say a date for another unveiling will likely be decided in a few days.

Anderson said he met with Gehry last week and could say the famous artist was excited about the project. He also added that the name "Lehi Project" may change.

"Who knows?" he said of the unveiling and possible name change "I wouldn't report that. There is no real guarantee that will be the case, but it will be quite spectacular."

Project manager for the Lehi Project, Kyle Comer of Civil Science, confirmed Anderson's comments about the February unveiling.

"The Gehry folks are very close to wrapping up their master plan and the components for it," Comer said. "It's on the doorstep at least and getting moving where people can start seeing stuff."

Once Gehry's staff delivers the master plan, Civil Science engineers will start the process with area plan and walk through the elements and requirements of those area plans.

In fact, they have already begun in preparation for the delivery of those plans by breaking the area up into sections for city staff. Those sections will then be reviewed and analyzed by Lehi's DRC, Planning Commission and finally the City Council.

"It's evolved a little bit, but it's substantially what it was before (with) the entertainment area, the arena, a very similar mix. It's an ongoing evolution of the concept plan," Comer said.

Mayor Howard Johnson is looking forward to the February unveiling.

"I think the Frank Gehry project will be a good one," he said. "To me the Frank Gehry project is kind of like a revitalization project for the city ... I think it will be a nice thing for community."