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Council receives brief agency updates: drought loans, OHV grant, trailhead permits and mineral exploration
Summary
County and state agencies reported emergency drought loan eligibility, an open OHV grant window, a tribal permit requirement for Sago Trailhead access, and proposed limestone exploration with a possible 10-year mineral lease option.
The Emery County Public Lands Council received short updates from state and federal agencies on a range of topics at its meeting.
Brian Jones of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food said a recent gubernatorial drought declaration for 17 counties — including Emery — released funds tied to the department’s emergency disaster relief loan program. "It's a seven-year loan. The first two years are 0% interest, and the next five years after that go to 2.75%," Jones said, and he directed producers with drought-related losses to ag.utah.gov for…
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