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Iron County committee outlines Feb. 4 priorities: property inventory, fairgrounds grant, entrepreneurial fair
Summary
The Economic Development Committee sketched several goals for its Feb. 4 meeting, including countywide property inventory, improving web presence, pursuing a grant to upgrade the county fairgrounds, hosting an entrepreneurial resource fair, and researching reuse of wood waste for fuels.
Committee members discussed a short list of economic development goals to address at the Feb. 4, 2026 meeting. The goals included:
- Inventorying available properties and development opportunities across Iron County; - Improving the county’s web presence through new media and content for outreach to businesses and investors; - Pursuing grant funding to improve the county fairgrounds; - Hosting an entrepreneurial resource fair to introduce business owners to entrepreneurs and potential investors; - Researching new revenue streams for waste products, including exploring wood pulp for wood alcohol-based petroleum fuels.
The committee did not take formal votes on these goals during the Jan. 28 meeting; members discussed priorities and next steps for staff follow-up and potential grant research.
