Kane County readies experts and 21 targeted questions ahead of Lieutenant Governor's Willow feasibility hearing

KANE COUNTY, Utah ' Jan. 2, 2026 ' Kane County officials and community members met Friday to organize testimony and a coordinated question-submission strategy ahead of a Jan. 6 public hearing by the Lieutenant Governor's office on the proposed Willow preliminary municipality.

At the meeting, Taylor Glover, the county's Government Affairs Director, walked attendees through the lieutenantgovernor.utah.gov submission portal and distributed a packet of 21 sample questions intended to test whether the consultant's feasibility study meets the narrow statutory metrics the Lieutenant Governor must apply. "If you have some questions regarding that, please put that in there," Glover said, demonstrating how the LG's office will accept a primary and, if time permits, a secondary question.

Why it matters: under Utah statute the Lieutenant Governor's review focuses on whether the feasibility study satisfies specified metrics; if the study meets those metrics, the preliminary incorporation must be approved. County officials say the Willow study contains optimistic revenue and population assumptions and omits realistic infrastructure costs that could shift the analysis.

Tom, the county engineer and a certified on-site septic professional, presented the meeting's most detailed technical critique. He told the group the…