Carbon County Commission approves land leases, grants, ordinances and contract amendments

At a regular meeting of the Carbon County Commission, commissioners approved a land lease with Clean Development International for 20 acres in the county industrial park, authorized staff to pursue several grant applications including a T‑Mobile Hometown Grant and a Community Based Child Abuse Prevention RFGA (No. 91216), accepted the Department of Health and Human Services audit of 4 Corners Behavioral Health for calendar year 2024, approved a land lease with the Utah Communications Authority for a communications tower site, adopted two ordinances (one rezoning and one franchise), approved amendments to the county's solid waste disposal agreement, and authorized the purchase of building inspection software.

The county entered into a three-year lease with Clean Development International with an option to purchase, a move county staff said positions the company to build on-site rail access and could bring 40 to 60 jobs to the area. Jenny (county staff) told commissioners the company is a gasification-to-renewable-natural-gas firm and chose the county site because of the potential to build rail infrastructure. "They will be bringing 40 to 60 jobs to the area," Jenny said, adding the lease includes a three-year option to purchase.

Commissioners approved a separate land-lease agreement with the Utah Communications Authority (UCA) for the county's Four Mile site to allow construction of an additional tower. Barry (county maintenance/communications staff)…