{"id":944,"date":"2026-06-01T19:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:09:24","slug":"utah-senate-president-to-kevin-oleary-make-it-30000-acres-smaller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=944","title":{"rendered":"Utah Senate president to Kevin O\u2019Leary: Make it 30,000 acres smaller"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>KEY POINTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Utah Senate President Stuart Adams has publicly asked Kevin O&#8217;Leary to shrink the proposed Stratos Project from 40,000 acres to 10,000 acres and adopt stricter environmental and transparency measures.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Adams&#8217; requests include returning excess water to the Great Salt Lake, using water-efficient technology, protecting wildlife and agriculture and publicly disclosing permits and project approvals.<\/li>\n<li>The project has faced significant public scrutiny over environmental and transparency concerns, prompting additional state reviews and a new executive order from Gov. Spencer Cox establishing statewide guidelines for large data centers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is asking for a 75% land reduction in the proposed Box Elder County data center project before it can move forward. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=942\">Is Taylor Swift involved in \u2018Toy Story 5\u2032? Here\u2019s what we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adams, R-Layton, who chairs the Military Installation Development Authority, which oversees the project\u2019s development area, said he sent a letter directly to the project\u2019s main developer Kevin O\u2019Leary, asking him to scale down the land used from 40,000 acres to 10,000 acres. <\/p>\n<p>The letter doesn\u2019t hold any legal weight, but Adams told the Deseret News he hopes it reaches O\u2019Leary with \u201csome credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would think a responsible person would respond to the letter and do the right thing,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary told \u201cFox and Friends&#8221; in late April that he had met with Adams and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox in January about the project. <\/p>\n<p>The letter asks for greater transparency, stronger conservation commitments and that any excess water be treated and sent to the Great Salt Lake. Currently, no water from that area flows to the lake. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can use this opportunity to take the water that doesn\u2019t flow to the Great Salt Lake and actually move it to the Great Salt Lake, that\u2019s a big win,\u201d Adams told the Deseret News. <\/p>\n<p>The Box Elder County data center, officially named the Stratos Project, generated intense public scrutiny after being unanimously approved by county commissioners in early May. After public comment had closed, many Utahns expressed concerns about the project\u2019s potential environmental impact and alleged lack of transparency. <\/p>\n<p>Following the blowup, a group of voters applied to add a referendum to the county\u2019s November ballot to overturn the commission\u2019s approval. However, last Thursday, county officials rejected the applications, saying they don\u2019t believe the issue is \u201clegally referable to voters.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a natural anxiety that comes with anything new. You don\u2019t know, the future causes anxiety and I think that is a natural process. But that\u2019s why there are so many critical issues and regulatory processes that have been put in place,\u201d Adams said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=940\">Utah Democrat renews push for rivals to drop out of congressional race as he releases new poll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adams is currently seeking reelection for his Utah Senate seat in a Republican primary with multiple challengers. <\/p>\n<p>He told the Deseret News he would \u201cstay in the issue\u201d regardless of the race. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what we do every day, regardless of elections or regardless of anything else,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<h3>President Stuart Adams lists specific demands of O\u2019Leary<\/h3>\n<p>Adams posed six new demands for Stratos Project developers to meet before beginning construction. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce the proposed project area from 40,000 acres to 10,000 acres to \u201climit impacts on the region and broader environment.\u201d <\/li>\n<li>Commit to using the most water-efficient technology available and only the water \u201creasonably necessary\u201d for operations. All excess water will return to the Great Salt Lake \u201cat the developer\u2019s expense.\u201d <\/li>\n<li>Enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Utah\u2019s Department of Natural Resources to disclose how the land within the reduced project area will preserve and protect wildlife and agricultural uses. <\/li>\n<li>Use heat-capture technologies and provide independent scientific and engineering analyses. <\/li>\n<li>Create a transparent, public-facing website that shows all approvals, including water and air quality permits. <\/li>\n<li>Work with state and federal agencies. The project should meet or exceed all environmental performance requirements. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Adams\u2019 letter adds to the response from state leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Several days after the project was approved, Cox asked five departments within his administration to evaluate the project before it is allowed to move forward. <\/p>\n<p>Analysis of the project will come from the Division of Drinking Water, the Division of Water Quality, the Division of Water Rights, the Division of Air Quality and the Division of Wildlife Resources. <\/p>\n<p>In Cox\u2019s May 8 statement, he reiterated his support for the project and, in addition to addressing public concerns, described potential benefits. He predicted the project would boost military readiness within the state and be an economic driver in Box Elder County. <\/p>\n<p>Then last Friday, Cox issued an executive order establishing statewide guidelines for future large data center projects, which ensure transparency, air quality, responsible water use, energy generation and wildlife protection. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUtahns have expressed legitimate concerns regarding the potential impacts of large data centers on water resources, air quality, utility rates, local communities and quality of life,\u201d Cox wrote. \u201cAnd those concerns must be carefully considered.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The order referenced a state law passed in 2025, which requires any power development for data center projects to not increase electricity costs for Utahns. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=938\">Silver linings: All groan up \u2014 Grunting, sighing, muttering and groaning<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah&#8217;s Senate president publicly asked &#8220;Shark Tank&#8221; investor Kevin O&#8217;Leary to shrink the proposed 40,000-acre Box Elder County data center by 75%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-utah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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