Box Elder County cancels contract with landfill near shores of Great Salt Lake
Meanwhile, some state lawmakers are expressing regret about a 2016 decision that would allow the landfill to take out-of-state waste.
(photo courtesy Fox13) This Aug. 14, 2019, file photo shows an overview of the landfill on the tip of the Promontory Point cape jutting into the Great Salt Lake. Box Elder County has now cancelled its contingency contract with the landfill, which has no other contracts in place to receive waste.
  | March 5, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
Quickly and without discussion, the Box Elder County Commission voted Wednesday to rescind a contract that would have sent the countyâs trash to Promontory Point in case of an emergency.