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Payson council asks Utah Inland Port Authority to create inland port project area
Summary
Payson City Council on Aug. 6 approved a resolution asking the Utah Inland Port Authority to designate one or more inland port project areas inside the city and authorized staff to work with the authority on parcel selection and goals.
Payson City Council on Aug. 6 approved a resolution requesting that the Utah Inland Port Authority create an inland port within Payson City limits.
The resolution, introduced during a special city council meeting, asks the state authority to consider parcels within the city as possible project area(s) and begins a process in which the authority would return with formal approvals. Jenna Draper, associate vice president with the inland port program, told the council she would work with city staff and council members to select parcels and then help market and fill available buildings.
The request matters because it starts a formal, voluntary process for the authority to identify and promote industrial or logistics development inside Payson. Draper said the authority would not act without the city's direction. "I would actually be over your project area," Draper said. "We... work with the city staff or mayor, council members, whomever, to designate which parcels you would actually want included in the project area and to set some goals for those projects. And then you kinda turn me loose to make sure we achieve all those."
Council members discussed using the designation for existing vacant buildings in the city's industrial park and noted the city retains control over what parcels and policies are used. City staff said the inland port authority typically requires two of its meetings to approve a designation after a local governing body passes a resolution.
The council voted on the resolution by roll call. Councilor Hyatt, Councilor Moss (Anne Moss), Councilor Rowley and Councilor Christiansen all voted yes; Councilor Hewitt was excused. The mayor declared the motion carried.
No funding commitment or specific parcel list was adopted at the meeting; council and staff described the resolution as a first step to begin more detailed work with the inland port authority.
Kicker: City staff said the inland port arrangement carries no direct cost to the city unless the council later authorizes agreements or incentives tied to specific projects.
