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Duchesne County continues public hearing on road‑impact fees after resident complaint over damaged Smiley Road
Summary
Commissioners recessed the public hearing on proposed transportation impact and land‑use fees to allow staff to revise language. Residents pressed the county about responsibility for damaged class‑D roads and requested clearer guarantees that industry traffic will fund repairs.
The Duchesne County Commission recessed a public hearing on proposed road‑impact and land‑use fee ordinances after extended discussion and public comment, directing staff to rework the draft and return in roughly two weeks.
The hearing focused on ordinances that would establish fees and options for road mitigation tied to energy development and other large users. County staff said they have discussed a minimum fee that would apply to users’ impact on local roads — commissioners and industry representatives in earlier conversations had suggested a one‑mile minimum with a three‑mile cap for calculating mitigation costs.
A small but emphatic public comment came from John Hancock, a resident, who described severe deterioration on Smiley Road — a county class‑D…
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