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Cove Fort residents oppose Silvertree Farm rezoning request amid concerns about emergency services, water and incomplete application
Summary
Silvertree Farm’s request to rezone 37 acres in Cove Fort to Highway Commercial drew extensive public opposition citing insufficient emergency response, limited groundwater and inconsistent or incomplete application materials; the commission closed public comment and moved to question staff on conditional-use and vesting issues.
The Millard County Commission heard more than a dozen residents and the applicant during a contested public hearing on an application by Silvertree Farm Inc. to rezone roughly 37 acres near Highway 161 in Cove Fort from Range and Forest to Highway Commercial.
Duffy Williams, who identified himself as president of Silvertree Farm Inc., urged the commission to grant the rezoning and framed his request in terms of equal property‑rights and prior approvals around his parcel. "If my neighbor receive command the financial benefit that comes with it, how can I be denied?" Williams said, asking the commission to treat his property consistently with neighboring approvals.
Residents pressed several concerns in public comment. Multiple speakers—John Pratt, Jessie Pratt, Nathan Pratt, Anna Leah…
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