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County approves Beckstead agricultural protection area for Payson mink farm after contested hearing
Summary
After extended public comment and staff reports, the Utah County Commission approved the Beckstead agricultural protection-area application for roughly 40 acres near Payson, 3–0, while deferring final written findings and addressing road right-of-way exclusions that could affect acreage thresholds.
The Utah County Commission voted 3–0 to approve the Beckstead (Bexted) Agricultural Protection Area application for three parcels just west of Payson after a public hearing that drew more than a dozen speakers both for and against the designation. The decision was made subject to formal written findings to be adopted next week.
Peggy Kelsey, a county staff presenter, described the proposal as roughly 40.028 acres in an RA-5 residential‑agricultural zone used for hay and a mink operation. Kelsey told commissioners that Utah County Public Works requested road‑right‑of‑way exclusions on 10000 South and 2350 West; removing those strips would reduce the acreage below the statutory 40‑acre threshold and would require the commission to adopt a variance or exception.
Sergeant Knapp of the sheriff’s office reported on two…
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