Lawsuit: MIDA and Box Elder County leaders allegedly violated residents’ rights in O’Leary data center plan

The lawsuit also names Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams and state Sen. Jerry Stevenson — both MIDA board members — as defendants.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hansel Valley on Friday, May 1, 2026. A progressive nonprofit and five Box Elder County residents are suing the government officials who greenlit the Stratos hyperscale data center plan in this remote part of northern Utah.

Lawsuit: MIDA and Box Elder County leaders allegedly violated residents’ rights in O’Leary data center plan

The lawsuit also names Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams and state Sen. Jerry Stevenson — both MIDA board members — as defendants.

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