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The commissions’ approvals included two Garland annexation agreements previously tabled, an agreement with First Responders First to provide employee assistance services, three Corridor Preservation Fund grants for local cities, and an agreement intended to preserve public access to Willard Canyon. Commissioners also accepted the county fee review and a state auditor fraud‑risk questionnaire, and approved corrections to the county personal property tax roll related to a solar farm.

Why it matters: the actions allocate county funding and authorize contracts and land‑use changes that affect local infrastructure, public safety support for first responders and individual property owners with delinquent taxes. Several items authorized reimbursements or matched funding that trigger later execution steps by cities or county departments.

Key approvals and procedural notes

- Minutes: Commissioners approved minutes from the April 9, 2025 meeting.
- Garland annexation/agreements: The commission approved two previously tabled Garland annexation items (identified in the record as \"section 11-13-2 16\" and a related agreement number referenced orally). Staff said the earlier filings were incomplete and additional documentation had been provided.
- First Responders First (Agreement 2523): The commissioners approved a sole‑source agreement with First Responders First to provide specialized EAP and trauma counseling services for the county attorney’s office, sheriff’s department, fire department, justice court and related staff; county staff said a grant is being pursued to cover much of the cost.
- Corridor Preservation Fund (CPF): The commission approved three CPF grants: CPF‑25‑01 (Honeyville, frontage road widening, county share $88,775), CPF‑25‑02 (Brigham City, West Forest Street right‑of‑way acquisition, county request about $459,803.70), and CPF‑25‑03 (Brigham City, Georgia Drive to 1100 West right‑of‑way, county request about $269,942). Each application met the regional oversight board’s threshold after local matching funds were applied.
- Willard Canyon Trail agreement (Agreement 25‑24): The commission approved an agreement among Box Elder County, Willard City and the Wells family to relocate and re‑dedicate the public trail where mining activity has made the prior route unsafe; Willard City will handle enforcement on its portions of the route.
- Personal property tax corrections: The commission approved corrections moving a newly added solar farm from one tax area to two other tax districts (split among tax areas 126 and 124) and approved the related account adjustments (one referenced as account 3672 and another P004149 in the record).
- County fee review and fraud risk assessment: The commission approved the county fee schedule for audit purposes and accepted the state auditor fraud‑risk questionnaire results; staff reported the county scored 375 of 395 and is in the “very low” risk category, noting the main improvement opportunity is forming a formal audit committee.
- Late property tax abatement and deferrals: The commission approved a late property tax abatement for an individual who qualified for the county share, and agreed to remove certain delinquent properties from the immediate tax sale while working with owners and the treasurer’s office to establish payment plans and explore any applicable abatements.
- Agriculture protection area form and use of courthouse parking lot: The commission approved an updated agriculture protection area application form and granted the Spade and Hope Garden Club permission to use courthouse parking for a plant sale May 17, 2025.
- Tourism tax advisory board: The commission approved the 2025 tourism tax advisory board (TTAB) grant recommendations (the record shows $190,000 allocated to grant awards) and confirmed three new TTAB members representing lodging, restaurants and public lands.

What the meeting did not do: The commission did not adopt new ordinances or change statutory authority. Several approvals authorize staff to sign contracts or proceed with reimbursement requests; final implementation will depend on subsequent administrative steps by county departments, cities or grantees.

Votes and motions (summary): The record shows motions typically made by Commissioner Vincent and seconded by Commissioner Bingham for most items; roll‑call tallies were recorded as unanimous verbal “aye” votes on those motions in the public recording.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Box Elder County Commission Meeting ","oneSentenceSummary","Box Elder County Commissioners approved a slate of administrative items and contracts during a public meeting that included annexation agreements for Garland, multiple corridor preservation grants, a mental‑health agreement for first responders, corrections to the county tax rolls and actions to work with several residents on delinquent property‑tax accounts.","taxTitle","Box Elder County Commissioners, Box Elder County Boards and Commissions, Box Elder County, Utah","taxId",77700,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6573088,"County approves Willard Canyon Trail agreement; public commenters press for reopened access",2332,1476000,3808000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3116777-a5ff09263dc28fbbd35b87a441079ef3&start=1476&end=3808","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3116777-a5ff09263dc28fbbd35b87a441079ef3/thumbnail_1476000.jpg","/articles/6573088/Utah/County-approves-Willard-Canyon-Trail-agreement-public-commenters-press-for-reopened-access","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6573088-fe23e20ea9e0937c9fe7c6abf55535dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143928&Signature=OEWxiw7svAPWY854WKPidUKw9UzWACwIlQg48OL993ZSzTeNEC-MoCgEkuPipFKm69exeiEQp1poSLm4lyzJ5Z08~vbMaUqrROqPb4pLbWNy7fEfVxSE8Io8ljbtiE4E60~4WRgyL6-DozNV6g8JkYQyoACRvSwRZzhrLXXGzM-LhKgw8VNzDAicdKGu5qo5Ub3unpWH2i-kZz8~w70lM7gIiDv2j42YHTH0XjsoIsF3cAqFqIJOrdo9U~txeJM1TVSVRkUJs-UIItzQnoiBKKnAVAFPIKhdHktkeExH1A3dloGb4DuIwutJI0XcgNxY0c9EcbUeL3KGHWCxCrgeqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Box Elder County Commissioners approved Agreement 25‑24, a three‑party deal among Box Elder County, Willard City and the Wells family designed to preserve continued public access to the Willard Canyon trail while allowing the trail to be relocated where mining activity has rendered parts of the old route unsafe.

County Attorney staff described the agreement as providing a process to vacate the current trail alignment and dedicate a new alignment as needed; the contract anticipates future relocations (“we may have to do it 3 or 4 times,” the county attorney said) and establishes Willard City as the local enforcement authority for trail rules on city‑controlled segments.

Why it matters: the Willard Canyon trail is a long‑used public access route that community members and local leaders say is central to recreation and local history. Mining activity near the canyon has created safety concerns that prompted the agreement to relocate the official trail alignment rather than leaving a blocked or hazardous trail in place.

What county attorneys and commissioners said

Annie Hansen, representing the County Attorney’s Office, told commissioners the agreement is meant to keep the trail accessible while accommodating active mining operations and that it was the product of cooperation among the Wells family, Willard City and county staff.

\"It’s an agreement between all three to make sure that the trail stays in place,\" county staff said during the meeting. \"It also anticipates that we may need to do that again in the future.\"

Public comment and requests

Mark Murphy, a Willard resident and organizer of the Wheeler Canyon Access Coalition, told commissioners his group has pursued non‑litigious avenues, working with Willard City and outside advisors to restore access. He said fences, locked gates, barbed wire and signage remain at the trailhead and that a trail camera has appeared at the entrance.

Murphy asked the sheriff to reopen the trail and requested a copy of Agreement 25‑24 for review by the coalition’s attorney; the commission’s staff indicated a copy would be made available through the clerk’s office on request.

Next steps

Commissioners approved the agreement and directed county staff to record and dedicate the new trail alignment as provided in the contract. Willard City will handle enforcement on portions of the trail within city jurisdiction; the county attorney’s office is assigned to coordinate the recording and dedication steps.

The commission recorded the motion to approve Agreement 25‑24 by voice vote; the agreement’s execution and any subsequent relocations of the tread will follow as the parties survey and record the new alignments.","Box Elder County approved a multi‑party agreement intended to preserve public access to Willard Canyon by relocating and dedicating the trail where mining activity has made the existing route unsafe; public commenters, including a local trail coalition, asked the sheriff to open the route and sought a copy of the agreement for legal review.","actionData","errors"]

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Box Elder County commissioners approve annexations, agreements, tax corrections and multiple funding requests

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