Amid questions and concerns, Box Elder County leaders delay action on data center proposal

Box Elder County officials, like many, are still getting up to speed on a massive data center project proposal and tabled action on the plans Monday as they continue to digest the information. The action came at a sometimes raucous special meeting of the Box Elder County Commission populated by critics who fear the potential impact of the project on the Great Salt Lake. Details of the project, sought by Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary and Alpine-based West GenCo in cooperation with Utah's Military Installation Development Authority, or MIDA, started publicly emerging last week, prompting questions and concern from some.