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| Consultant's recommendations on prison move coming next week |
| By deseretnews.com- Lisa Riley Roche |
| Published: 01/17/2014 |
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SALT LAKE CITY — The consultant hired to help the state determine whether to move the Utah State Prison said Thursday he'll be ready to make recommendations before the start of the 2014 Legislature. But those recommendations won't include sites for a potential new prison, Brad Sassatelli of Texas-based MGT of America said after conducting a public hearing to hear concerns about moving the aging facility at Point of the Mountain. "There's a lot of analysis that goes into it," Sassatelli said. Although Tooele has often been mentioned as a possible place for a new prison, he announced at Thursday's hearing additional proposals were being accepted. Already a landowner in the Salt Lake Valley reportedly has expressed interest. Sassatelli said he has not yet begun looking at where the prison could be moved, instead focusing on how sites would be evaluated. A major issue that would have to be considered, he said, is whether a site has community support. Read More. |
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