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Emery County board secures funding for industrial park master plan; recommends holding funds to pursue business recruitment
Summary
The Emery County Economic Development Board said COVID-era funds will pay for a roughly 100‑acre industrial park master plan and recommended reserving carryover funds to hire outside recruiters or contractors to pursue large employers, including efforts tied to a $20 million state site‑survey line item.
Emery County Economic Development Board members said the county secured funding to produce a master plan for an industrial park north of the San Rafael Research Center and recommended that county commissioners reserve carryover funds to pursue outside recruitment and contracting.
Board members said the master plan will cover roughly 100 acres and include drainage and build‑ready site layouts. A board member said the county obtained the money for the plan through COVID‑related funds, which removes that item from the list of projects needing support from the board's discretionary pot. The board expects to issue an RFP for engineering and planning services and said a contract could be in place within one to two months.
Why it matters: Board members framed the master plan as a foundational step to market a specific, shovel‑ready parcel to potential employers and to make the county more competitive for larger projects,…
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