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Wasatch County approves up to $1 million to protect historic Holmes family dairy
Summary
The council unanimously approved up to $1,000,000 from the county’s open-space bond to help buy a conservation easement that would protect 52 acres of pasture and hayland used by the Holmes family dairy.
Wasatch County Council voted unanimously on Feb. 5 to authorize up to $1,000,000 from the county’s 2018 open-space bond to assist Utah Open Lands in securing a conservation easement on the Holmes family dairy (GH Squared Property LLC).
The approved request covers a 52-acre parcel of irrigated pasture and cropland used in the family dairy operation. Utah Open Lands and the applicants presented project materials that estimate the total conservation-easement value at about $7,350,000 and note the family’s proposed contribution of $1,950,000 toward that value.
Council approval came after a public hearing and staff presentation. The motion was made and seconded on the council floor; the vote was recorded as unanimous. Council members who voted in favor included Mark, Eric,…
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