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Forest Service, landowner discuss Cleveland Reservoir land swap; county raises access and watering concerns
Summary
Forest Service staff described a preliminary land‑trade proposal that would swap roughly 20 acres at the campground for about 60 acres on Cleveland Reservoir’s north end; council members warned the swap could alter long‑standing public access and livestock watering and said legal options (including a prescriptive‑easement case) are under review.
Forest Service staff told the Emery County Public Lands Council on Dec. 2 that a private landowner has proposed trading a parcel where the current campground sits for a larger tract on the reservoir’s north end, and that the agency considers the proposal worth pursuing while it remains preliminary.
Darren, a Manti‑La Salle National Forest representative, said the landowner, Kelly Walker, proposed swapping roughly 20 acres that include the…
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