So comments this week from a Roy legislator who complained that the public was “beating the hell out of” board members on the new Inland Port Board Authority are more than a bit much. Apparently, public advocates’ “bombardment” is slowing things down for Sen. Gregg Buxton, R-Roy.
As Taylor Stevens reported in October, “The port, a planned distribution hub for goods to be imported and exported via rail, truck and air, will be located on approximately 20,000 acres in Salt Lake City’s westernmost area. It is expected to be the state’s largest-ever economic project.