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Can complicated land trade fix Red Butte Garden’s fence snafu?

Saving a historic stone structure from vandalism created an ownership nightmare.

(Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune) The historic Quarry House is located inside Red Butte Garden’s fence in the Wasatch foothills above the University of Utah, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. For nearly 30 years, the fence has enclosed 40 acres of national forest land, resulting in a bureaucratic mess that state officials hope to resolve through a complicated land exchange.

(Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune) The historic Quarry House is located inside Red Butte Garden’s fence in the Wasatch foothills above the University of Utah, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. For nearly 30 years, the fence has enclosed 40 acres of national forest land, resulting in a bureaucratic mess that state officials hope to resolve through a complicated land exchange.

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