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What residents are talking about in Box Elder County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Land Use Code and Zoning Amendments
Automated License Plate Readers and Surveillance
Constitutional rights
Winter 2026 Seasonal Road Closure
Zoning & land use
Agriculture Protection Area & Zoning
Zoning the unzoned.
Flock AI Cameras
Mental Health Services
Constitutional Governance
Agricultural Protection Area
Interlocal Agreements & Quasi-Government Agencies
Budget
Local Governance and Election Accountability
Behavioral Health Services Transition & Treatment Options
Surveillance and AI Data Centers
Irrigation Ditch Liability
Data Center Transparency
Water and Infrastructure Concerns
IT Perspective on AI Data Centers
Data Center Power, Water, and Jobs
Commission Minutes and Surveillance Concerns
Support for Inland Port Withdrawal and Moratorium
Property Rights and Moratorium Opposition
Opposition to AI Data Center
Timing of the Moratorium
Watershed, Temperature, and Chemical Impacts
Housing Affordability, Water, and Energy
Extending the Data Center Moratorium
Electromagnetic Frequencies and Health
Data Center Bans and Local Control
Hansel Valley Ranching and Land Values
Moratorium and Public Trust
Environmental Stewardship and State Representation
Proposed Data Center Moratorium & Stratos Project
Community Impact of Data Center
Support for County Officials
Opposition to Stratos Project
Data Center Development
Proposed Data Center Development and Moratorium
Riverside North Garland Water
AI Data Center
Election Integrity
Tax increases, zoning, and county ambulance
Property Tax Penalty Waiver
MIDA Stratos Project Area
Zoning Map Amendment Z26-004
Zoning Map Amendment Z26-005
Zoning Map Amendment Z26-006
Property Tax Forgiveness
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Box Elder County from local and regional media.
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead and 7 injured, city spokesman says
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead and 7 injured, city spokesman says
Fire in Logan forces evacuations near USU, damages home, vehicles
Fire in Logan forces evacuations near USU, damages home, vehicles
Sheriffs, police, mayors rally to save Utah Medicaid program for the homeless, parolees
A wide variety of Utah leaders — including sheriffs, police chiefs and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall — along with advocates for people experiencing homelessness and struggling with addiction or mental health are all rallying to save a Utah Medicaid program from being discontinued. Federal officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Jon Beesley sees disconnect between Weber County Commission and its cities, residents
Editor’s note: The Standard-Examiner has invited primary candidates from Weber and Davis counties to sit down to answer questions from the editorial board and share their vision. Over the next month, the Standard-Examiner will share the highlights from these conversations, giving candidates equal time and balanced presentation so you can evaluate these candidacies as fairly […]
Restraint and policy knowledge shape Kara Toone’s candidacy for House District 14 seat
Editor’s note: The Standard-Examiner has invited primary candidates from Weber and Davis counties to sit down to answer questions from the editorial board and share their vision. Over the next month, the Standard-Examiner will share the highlights from these conversations, giving candidates equal time and balanced presentation so you can evaluate these candidacies as fairly […]
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New grant programs help expand housing, support services for Weber County families
WEBER COUNTY — Two new grant programs are already helping several Weber County families in need get a boost. In April, Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership, or OWCAP, announced in a press release that nearly 100 families had been helped by two three-year grants made possible through funding from the Department of Workforce Services via […]
Renderings show vision for massive data center proposed in Utah, but permits could take years
Backers of a proposed massive data center are revealing their view of what it could look like, but the project generating intense public outcry in Utah has a long road ahead. The plan for the campus proposed in Box Elder County isn’t final yet. However, O’Leary Digital, the developer of the project, already has a […]
Cox issues emergency declaration over crops lost to unseasonal weather
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has declared a 30-day state of emergency in 10 counties to address crop losses caused by unseasonal freezing temperatures in April. In an executive order signed Friday, the governor specified that freezing temperatures that occurred in early and mid-April caused a 95% to 100% loss of crop production of apricots, sweet and tart […]
Parts of scenic SR 153 in southern Utah washed out, forcing UDOT to close it indefinitely
Parts of scenic SR 153 in southern Utah washed out, forcing UDOT to close it indefinitely
A Box Elder County group wants voters there to decide proposed data center’s fate
Brenna Williams paused to fight emotion on a stage in Salt Lake City Wednesday as she talked about the effects she’s worried a massive data center could have on the Great Salt Lake and its Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. And that was before she got into her concerns about her grandchildren, who have asthma, […]
Beehive Meals celebrates new Ogden headquarters with ribbon cutting
OGDEN — Beehive Meals has come a long way since its founding. From its foundation in 2019 as a desperate means of keeping a family financially stable to shipping slow cooker and flat top meal kits across the entire country, the company has seen some big changes in a short period of time. But few […]