After the Inland Port board gave their presentation at the Box Elder County commission meeting on January 25, 2023, I spoke with the board and told them that what they are doing by coming to our county to form a public/private partnership is wrong; that our country was founded on the free market system.
The CEO stated that this public/private partnership will bring jobs to our county. I replied, “what good are jobs without water?” “We are the second driest state in the country.” Another board member stated that they needed to go because of another appointment. I stated, “that is usually how it goes.” Not wanting to talk to the citizens. He further stated, “Are you questioning my patriotism? I served in the military for 23 years.” I thanked him for his service but said, “yes, I am questioning your patriotism when you are helping push for public/private partnerships, which is fascism.”
After the commission meeting I asked Commissioner Summers why? He stated that it will take trucks off the road by using the railway system and that there was a trucking company pushing for the Inland Port but would not reveal the company name. I stated that it will destroy jobs; truck drivers need their jobs. The railway system is slow and not very efficient where trucking is much faster and more efficient.
Commissioner Summers admitted just last year that it was wrong to pay businesses to come to our state under the government controlled economic development program which was brought in by former Governor, Jon Huntsman Jr., and continued by Governors Herbert and Cox; but then hires a non-local employee to continue to run this unfair and unjust government program.
The county commissioners just signed a resolution to work with the Inland Port even though it is wrong and abandons the correct and principled free market system. We need to protect the free market system for our posterity. When you bring in more businesses and people to the second driest state, what do you think will happen? We are dealing with water shortages because of this government program. Please contact our county commissioners and let them know that we do not want this unfair and unjust public/private partnership. (ssummers@boxeldercounty.org; lbperry@boxeldercounty.org; bbingham@boxeldercounty.org).
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