The Box Elder County Commission has approved the rezoning of more than 570 acres in the Thatcher area into the county’s newly created Agricultural Heritage Zone, clearing the way for the landowner’s pending application for agricultural protection status. Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 27 to change the land from unzoned status into the heritage zone after the planning commission held a public hearing and recommended approval. According to the planning commission’s Aug. 14 agenda, the rezoned property is part of the Summers Family Agricultural Protection Area petition. The commission heard the rezone and the APA request together, forwarding both with unanimous...

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