The county zoning change aims to block a limestone quarry proposed for Parleys Canyon.
A Parleys Canyon property owner has proposed operating a massive limestone quarry on a 634-acre parcel at this spot in Parleys Canyon, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.
Together these two zones cover much of the county’s portion of Wasatch Mountains, from the crest down nearly to the University of Utah campus and Foothill and Wasatch boulevards. Today, however, the Wasatch is valued primarily as a source of water, a venue for recreation, habitat for wildlife and a scenic backdrop to Utah’s population centers. Mineral extraction lies in direct conflict with all that, according to Wilson.
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