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Council tables resolution on state predator-management study pending DWR briefing

Boulder Town Council · April 7, 2026

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Summary

After debate and public comments, the Boulder Town Council voted to table a proposed resolution opposing the Division of Wildlife Resources' predator-management study and requested a community briefing from DWR (the agency offered to send a representative in May).

Council discussion on April 7 centered on a draft resolution expressing town concerns about the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' predator-management study. Several council members said they wanted more information about the legislative mandates behind the study and preferred to hear directly from DWR staff before passing a resolution.

Matt Cochran, speaking during public comment, praised the council’s effort on the draft and urged the town to move the resolution forward, saying the program's impacts "reach far beyond what is often presented publicly." Peg Smith directed the council to a March 9 county presentation by Dax Mangus and suggested the council review that recording as background.

Council members said the issue appears tied to a 2020 legislative mandate and noted DWR officials had already signaled willingness to brief the town; Riley Peck of DWR offered to come in person in May or to send another representative sooner. With those interlocutions pending, the council voted to table the resolution and requested a community meeting with DWR staff and lawmakers to gather additional information and refine the draft.

The motion to table passed on a roll call, and staff were asked to continue outreach to DWR and to incorporate community input into any revised resolution.