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Public Lands Council asks county to require business safety, hazardous-material and disaster-response plans in general plan
Summary
The Emery County Public Lands Council unanimously voted to ask county commissioners to add a requirement in the general plan that businesses submit safety, hazardous-material and disaster-response and recovery plans — a recommendation aimed at solar-battery, mining and other projects adjacent to public lands.
The Emery County Public Lands Council unanimously approved a recommendation asking the county to include, in its updated general plan, a requirement that businesses provide safety, hazardous-material and disaster-response and recovery plans. The motion, made during the council’s regular meeting, was presented as a way to reduce public-safety and environmental risks related to large infrastructure projects adjoining public lands.
Council member (speaker 4) moved that the council "encourage the county to include in their…
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