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Commissioners discuss reviewing surplus county land for sale to expand housing and tax base

Emery County Planning and Zoning Commission · August 13, 2025
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Summary

Commissioner Tyler Jeffs urged the County Commission to examine surplus county parcels (including a Green River sliver and Castledale lots) for potential sale or redevelopment to put properties back on the tax rolls and support local housing options; commissioners noted final disposition rests with the county commission.

A Planning Commission discussion in August raised the possibility of reviewing surplus county land for sale or conditional transfer to spur development and return properties to the tax rolls.

Commissioner Tyler Jeffs said Emery County holds parcels that are unused and could be sold or otherwise repurposed: "If we have surplus properties that I don't…

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