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Tooele County commissioners approve expansion of Inland Port area with wetlands conditions
Summary
The commission voted to adopt a resolution supporting an expansion of the Tooele Valley Utah Inland Port area while adding conditions aimed at protecting wetlands, including a one-year requirement for a conservation easement or wetlands bank and raising the port authority—s wetlands mitigation set-aside to 3%.
Tooele County commissioners on Tuesday voted to adopt a resolution supporting an expanded Tooele Valley Utah Inland Port project area, and attached two conditions aimed at protecting wetlands inside and adjacent to the amended boundary.
The action followed presentations from county attorneys and project representatives and a discussion that included developer partners and a Utah Inland Port Authority official. Deputy County Attorney Nathan Harris described the map of the proposed expansion and said the authority asked the county to add about 342.277 acres of buildable land to the already-approved area. Chuck Akerloh, a project partner, told commissioners the expansion intentionally excludes jurisdictional wetlands and that the partners have no current plans to develop them: "We have no intention of developing them." Stephanie Pack of the Inland Port Authority said the authority—s wetlands policy already sets aside 1% of…
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