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State rejects proposal for new town in Provo Canyon
The Utah lieutenant governor's office has rejected a proposal for a new municipality to be established on the Wasatch County side of Provo Canyon. A letter from the lieutenant governor's office last week rescinded a feasibility request issued June 25 for a preliminary municipality called Bear Canyon, citing the proposed boundaries' failure to satisfy the Utah Population Committee requirements. According to the state, the proposed town did not meet the statutory definition of "contiguous" listed in the Utah code. KPCW, which first reported the news, said the application was part of a ...
