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The logging industry has a 160-year history in the Kamas Valley but has been nearly pushed out. Officials see it as key to reducing fire risk.
Developers this week proposed a 1,600-home development near Kamas and are hoping the city will annex the project into the city. The Kamas mayor said it could quadruple the city’s population.
The Kamas Meadow is crucial for the county’s water supply, advocates say, as well as for the state as a whole. The grasslands are also integral to the South Summit community’s identity and proponents say a county bond proposal could be used to protect the land from development.