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Commissioner urges county to explain conditional‑use process as data‑center debate grows
Summary
At the March 4 Duchesne County Commission meeting a commissioner proposed hiring a public relations firm to explain conditional‑use permits and appeals amid public concern about a proposed data center; county staff said the data center team plans to hire its own PR help and the commission scheduled education/outreach steps but took no land‑use action.
At the Duchesne County Commission’s March 4 meeting, a commissioner urged the county to hire a public relations firm to help explain how conditional‑use permits and the appeals process work after public confusion and heated comment about a proposed data center project.
The commissioner told colleagues the public had been “so disrespectful” and said professional outreach could clarify what permits require and why particular conditions might be imposed. “I would suggest that maybe the county considered that we hire a public relation firm to be able to explain to the community what conditional use permits and plan is some way,” the commissioner said.
County staff said the developer’s team — which staff…
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