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DWR seeks to add 53.4-acre inholding to Cook Wildlife Management Area; commissioners request tax comparison and neighbor outreach
Summary
The Division of Wildlife presented a proposal to acquire a 53.4-acre inholding inside the Cook Wildlife Management Area; commissioners asked DWR to provide current property-tax figures, compare them to the DWR PILT calculation, and re-contact adjacent landowners before the commission considers mitigation or further action.
The Division of Wildlife presented a proposal to acquire a 53.4‑acre parcel within the Cook Wildlife Management Area and incorporate it into the WMA after closing, which DWR said it aims to complete on or before February 2026.
DWR representatives Pat and Hailey told the Daggett County Commission the parcel functions as summer and winter habitat for big game, including bighorn sheep and cougar, and said the division had calculated payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILT) related to the 53.4 acres. In the meeting Hailey stated, "I calculated that at $26.70." The presenters said the property is lightly used by an absentee owner who inherited it about 20 years ago and that it is accessed by a rough two‑track; there are no known improvements or recent development plans.
Commissioners pressed DWR for fiscal and neighbor‑impact details. One…
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