Brigham City councilmembers on Thursday rejected a request to pause the city’s effort to leave the Bear River Water Conservancy District, voting 5-0 to keep their petition moving toward a decision by the water district board. Councilmember Matthew Jensen shared that Brigham City Administrator Derek Oyler had ended a May presentation to water-district leaders with a blunt challenge: “Why would a Brigham City resident want to be part of this conservancy district?” He quoted Oyler further: “They haven’t got any benefit for 30 years. Your plan shows no benefit for 20 more years. Why would our residents want to stay...

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