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Senate approves recommendation to site new Utah state prison west of Salt Lake City after heated debate
Summary
After several hours of debate over environmental, safety and fiscal concerns, the Utah Senate passed Second Substitute HCR 101 to approve the Prison Relocation Commission's recommended site off I‑80 near 7200 West west of Salt Lake City Airport. The measure passed 21'yea to 7'nay with one member absent.
The Utah Senate on August 18, 2015 voted to approve Second Substitute House Concurrent Resolution 101, endorsing the Prison Relocation Commission's recommendation to site a new state correctional facility off Interstate 80 west of the Salt Lake City Airport.
The resolution, presented by Senator Jerry Stevenson, concluded a multi‑year commission review of more than 50 candidate parcels and recommended a large parcel west of the airport. "The site that we recommend is the site that is off of, Interstate 80 at about 7200 West, north of I‑80 and west of the Salt Lake City Airport," Stevenson said, summarizing the commission's work and the recommendation to proceed.
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