‘Threat’ to block state funds from Wasatch County stirs anger over ‘top down’ development pressure

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 2,586

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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After Wasatch County rejected a proposal for a 144-lot development on school trust land near Heber as Utah is in the midst of a housing shortage, Gov. Spencer Cox’s senior housing adviser brought a message from his boss to local leaders threatening to withhold the county’s state road funding.
The project’s developers expressed frustration with the denial, questioning if it was because they were also …

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