State officials, county leaders, educators, business owners were among a group who got together Monday night to talk about concerns impacting communities all around Utah.
The town hall meeting took place at the original Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore and lasted about an hour and a half. People who attended the meeting raised concerns about clean air, better salaries for teachers, public lands, growth and economic hardships . . .
Rural Utah also has its share of issues that need addressing. Many counties in eastern Utah show negative job growth as prices for oil and gas drop.
“When you look at more rural areas, a couple of things pop up that are kind of interesting. Of course, jobs are there, but you also see things like public lands and issues that are related to energy that people in more urban areas don’t think quite as much about,” said Shawn Teigen, research director of the Utah Foundation.
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