A new bill introduced in the Utah Legislature would allow the Military Installation Development Authority to have more control over its future growth and development.
Sen. Jerry Stevenson, a Republican from Davis County and a member of the MIDA board, is sponsoring Senate Bill 316.
If passed, it would allow MIDA to do its own environmental reviews, often required before development can begin. It would also change how the authority can use sales tax revenue it collects.
MIDA’s new Utah Army National Guard project area, covering almost 30 sites across the state, would be most affected by the proposed changes. That’s according to MIDA spokesperson Kristin Kenney Williams.
She told KPCW the National Guard requested these changes, not MIDA, the state agency originally created to serve veterans and military members. It is governed by appointed, not elected, officials. In Wasatch County, MIDA is driving the development of Deer Valley East Village and other major projects.
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