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Utah lawmaker asks for fewer opinions about the environment and pollution at inaugural inland port authority meeting

Members of the public were pleasantly surprised Monday when the newly-elected chairman of the Utah Inland Port Authority, Derek Miller, opened the board’s inaugural meeting up for comment.

Representatives from the Wasatch Clean Air Coalition, Westside Coalition, Heal Utah and Breathe Utah each took a turn at the microphone, introducing themselves and their organizations, thanking Miller for the unexpected opportunity to speak and expressing general encouragement that the development of an international trading hub in Salt Lake City be environmentally conscious.

“It’s our goal to continue to attend these meetings,” Westside Coalition member Richard Holman said. “I have to say, I’m encouraged by the openness and transparency that you have put on record.