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Open Lands Board backs $1 million recommendation for Holmes Family dairy easement, asks for water-rights clarity
Summary
The board gave a unanimous positive recommendation to forward a $1,000,000 funding request to county council for the Holmes Family Dairy (GH Squared) conservation easement, while requiring standard conditions and further verification of water interests and final funding matches.
The Wasatch County Open Lands Board voted unanimously to recommend the Holmes Family Dairy (GH Squared) conservation-easement application to the county council with a request for up to $1,000,000 in county open-space bond funds.
Presenters told the board the Holmes property has been in the family since 1946, contains a high percentage of prime soils, and supports rotational grazing for more than 100 head of cattle on productive pastures. Staff described the easement area under consideration as roughly 52 acres within a larger family operation and noted the parcel is zoned RA-1. The application lists a 25 percent landowner donation; application materials…
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