Font ResizeProvo » Utah County commissioners cleared the way for a sewage treatment plant in the Palmyra area, but delayed deciding whether a garbage transfer station could also be part of the plan.
The commission struck from its Tuesday agenda an ordinance to rezone the property for the new South Valley Solid Waste District's transfer station after Commission Vice Chairman Gary Anderson said he received additional information and needed answers to questions before proceeding.
"We want to do the right thing. We don't want to be precipitous about this," Anderson said. "We don't want to be pushing this thing through."
After the meeting, Anderson said he had talked with a real estate agent about how to preserve southern Utah County's farmland while allowing development. Anderson wants to explore those options before committing to the transfer station plan.
The Citizens for Rural Utah, a group of Palmyra and Lake Shore residents, continue to oppose both plans. They fear the projects will destroy their community's rural atmosphere.
