House Speaker Greg Hughes, who appointed himself to serve on the board of the Utah Inland Port, has resigned from the position amid controversy involving his property holdings so close to the planned shipping-and-receiving trade hub in Salt Lake City that they disqualified him from membership.
Hughes, who has been a vocal proponent of the port, owns several properties within five miles of the sprawling port’s boundaries, The Salt Lake Tribune reported last week.
SB234, which created the port, said board members can’t own properties within that buffer zone. Hughes said he was unaware his holdings – several apartment developments in Salt Lake City – were within that five-mile buffer zone.