I just read Julie Castle’s eloquent commentary opposing the Southern Red Sands mining project in Kanab. I was struck by the similarity between that project and what we are facing here in Salt Lake City with the proposed inland port.
In both cases, low-paying jobs are being offered in exchange for significant impacts on the health of the local population and the beauty of our surroundings.
Utah's leaders rightly focus on jobs as an important goal. However, they fail to grasp that a balance is required in order to ensure that the job providers they support actually provide jobs with decent, livable wages.