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House moves to buy Box Elder education center, citing payoff of outstanding bonds
Summary
The House debated and amended HB128, a one-time appropriation to acquire the Box Elder County Education Center in Brigham City and adjacent acreage; sponsors said buying the property would recapture an earlier state down payment and eliminate lease payments to the county.
House Bill 128, presented by Representative Ben Ferry, cleared the Utah House after floor amendments that adjusted dollar figures.
Ferry described the measure as an appropriation to acquire the Box Elder County Education Center complex in Brigham City and the 11 acres the county has offered to donate; together with the facility’s 10 acres, the state would own about 21 acres. Ferry said the state previously made a $900,000 down payment in 1994…
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