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Utah County adopts countywide grazing zone after extensive West Mountain testimony
Summary
The Utah County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the county general plan to create a grazing zone that can be applied countywide, after extensive public comment on West Mountain. The ordinance passed 2–1 with commissioners citing protection of agriculture; opponents warned about water use, dust, roads and cultural resources.
The Utah County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the county general plan and add a countywide grazing zone, adopting the ordinance after more than two hours of public testimony and debate.
Supporters, including farmers and local residents, said the zone is intended to protect orchards, small farms and long-term agricultural uses. “Once it’s gone, it’s gone,” Chair (Speaker 1) said as he described the proposal’s purpose of protecting natural resources and agricultural production.
The public-comment period produced sharply divided testimony. Debra Brozovich (Speaker 16), a West Mountain resident, presented numeric estimates of water needed if mines expand at Kilgore’s site, saying, “They would need to truck in 10,400,000 gallons of water a year,” and warning existing private wells could be impacted. Multiple residents described heavy dust, truck damage to county…
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