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Opposition to prison relocation the focus of meeting in Tooele County

Feel most vulnerable when it comes to prison relocation because they have a lot of open land and a small population

By Robert Boyd
FOX News

TOOLE COUNTY, Utah — More than 200 people turned out at Grantsville High School Friday night to speak out against the state prison relocating to their community.

“When people talk about Tooele County, I’ve heard it called the dumping grounds for anything not wanted in the state, so I feel a lot of that stuff is always being pushed on Tooele County, if we don’t want it, let’s send it out to Tooele County,” resident Jodie Cook said.

Tooele County residents said they feel the most vulnerable when it comes to the prison relocation because they have a lot of open land and a small population compared to the other locations being proposed.

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