(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Scott Wayment, a third-generation dairy farmer, has spearheaded an effort to annex all of Warren and its estimated 400 residents into Plain City (to avoid being included in the proposed new West Weber City.) As rooftops overtake farmland, a clash of values is playing out in city councils, the county commission and even the state Legislature. A question on the ballot to create the new city across the western swath of the county has divided newer residents and those with roots several generations deep in a tug of war over incorporation vs. annexation.
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