Salt Lake City Council members agree to slow down sale of land near Great Salt Lake to the state

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 963

Last Updated: 3 days, 17 hours ago

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Salt Lake City Council members hope to pause before advancing a proposed sale of 900 acres of land between the Salt Lake City International Airport and wetlands.

While the interested buyer is the Utah Department of Natural Resources and its Wildlife Resources division, environmentalists worry that selling the land could be the first of many missteps leading to harm to the Great Salt Lake and migrating birds.

Details on the sale …

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