The Utah County Community Reinvestment Agency on Oct. 29 held a public hearing on the Quicksilver solar community reinvestment area plan and budget that project representatives say would cover roughly 11,000 acres, mostly in unincorporated Utah County and including portions of Fairfield and Eagle Mountain City.

Brandy Grace, representing Annual Energy, said the project area plan “has been available for review” on the county website and that required notifications had been mailed to stakeholders under statute. “We're happy to answer any questions,” Grace said.

A resident who spoke during public comment said the land is currently zoned for mining and grazing and produces less than $1,000 in revenue. The resident said the fully developed solar project could produce “over a billion dollars in the next 30 years,” and that the vast majority of revenue would go to the Lake Mountain School District. The speaker said the district is the lowest funded per student when a funding run occurs in January.

The CRA moved into the public hearing by motion at the start of the meeting and later closed the hearing by motion; both motions were approved on voice votes. The meeting transcript and minutes do not record any motion to approve or adopt the Quicksilver plan itself at this session.

Next steps for the Quicksilver proposal were not specified during the meeting. The record shows the public hearing was opened, public comment was received, and the hearing was closed; any subsequent formal decision or vote on creating a community reinvestment area for the Quicksilver project was not taken at this meeting.