Box Elder County residents won’t get to vote on data center referendum, county attorney says

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: May 28, 2026

Words: 734

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago


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Box Elder County residents won’t be able to vote to reconsider an agreement opening the doors to a massive data center in the area.

Box Elder County Attorney Stephen R. Hadfield rejected three referendum applications filed in early May challenging county commissioners’ votes approving two resolutions, including adopting an interlocal agreement with developers of the Stratos Project, a data center campus proposed for 40,000 acres of unincorporated land in northern Utah.

Hadfield determined …

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