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Lawmakers close, but communication barrage from public expected to affect final 2014 budget

SALT LAKE CITY — Determined to avoid the last-second rush, state lawmakers are tweaking the final details of a $13 billion budget.

Officials from the House and Senate both confirmed Thursday that most of the details of the 2014 spending plan have been worked out. They expect to finalize those details before the weekend.

The 2013 legislative session ends Thursday.

Cooperating governments vital to success of communities

The relationship between overlapping public entities is vitally important for the success of our communities.

Common thought holds that government is simply a controlling body with diverse differences between tiered objective levels and conflicting legislative agencies. It is also easy to think that all levels and branches of government should naturally coalesce because they all govern.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, seen here in 2004, is confident Hill Air Force Base will survive upcoming BRAC hearings. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

Hatch, Bishop: Hill Air Force Base will survive

LAYTON — The Falcon Hill public/private venture, the Utah Test and Training Range and the support and patriotism area residents demonstrate for the military are a few reasons Hill Air Force Base will weather $10 trillion in proposed military budget cuts.

That statement came Monday, courtesy of Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah.

The Falcon Hill ICBM building is seen at Hill Air Force Base on Monday.  (KERA WILLIAMS/Standard-Examiner)

ICBM building stokes hopes for future of Hill, surrounding cities

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The ribbon cutting for the five-story Falcon Hill ICBM building further “cements” the viability of Hill Air Force Base and its future in remaining the state’s largest single-site employer, officials say.

Dignitaries, along with a crowd of about 150 people, gathered Monday to officially open the 151,783-square-foot building constructed for the ICBM defense contractor team led by Northrop Grumman.

State dignitaries welcome new ICBM building at Falcon Hill

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — The ribbon-cutting of the five story Falcon Hill ICBM building further “cements” the viability of Hill Air Force Base and its future in remaining the state’s largest single-site employer, officials and state dignitaries said.

Officials look forward to Falcon Hill tax revenue

KAYSVILLE -- The Falcon Hill project will officially start generating tax dollars for the state when the new year begins.

At a Tuesday meeting in Kaysville, the Military Installation Development Authority approved a resolution that allows a 7.2-acre parcel on Hill Air Force Base to become subject to property taxes Jan. 1.

(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Sierra RV, 1200 N. Main St., is expanding from 7 to 14 acres in Sunset. Davis County officials expect future growth at Falcon Hill.

RVvvving up: Company expanding in Sunset

SUNSET -- The expansion of Sierra RV is the first building block of commercial development expected to come Sunset's way in the next several years. Sierra RV, at 1200 N. Main St. since 1997, is completing an expansion that takes the business from 7 to 14 acres.

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Syracuse city manager to present idea to protect Hill from BRAC closures

SYRACUSE — A Davis County city manager with a military background is dusting off a 30-year-old tool in hopes of throwing an additional force field around Hill Air Force Base and protecting it from any future rounds of BRAC closures.

UDOT considers interchange for base, Falcon Hill

CLINTON -- Although the decision is still a few years away, the state is considering a new interchange on Interstate 15 that would lead in to Hill Air Force Base.

The Utah Department of Transportation is conducting an environmental impact study on 1800 North in Clinton and Sunset.

Falcon Hill project to disrupt Hill Air Force Base access

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- The Falcon Hill project is under way, but construction is expected to get heavier with the arrival of spring.

Ground was broken on the $1.5 billion project in October, but as warmer temperatures arrive, major construction will begin near the base's west entry gate, and that will affect traffic, base access and parking.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) The Falcon Hill ICBM Building construction is shown at Hill Air Force Base on Wednesday.

HAFB's Falcon Hill construction project under way

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- With the thrust of a golden shovel, the largest enhanced-use lease project in the history of the Air Force officially kicked off Wednesday morning.

A ground-breaking ceremony at Falcon Hill

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- With the thrust of a golden shovel, the largest enhanced-use lease project in the history of the Air Force officially kicked off Wednesday morning.

Construction to affect HAFB gate

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- After two years of delays, the Falcon Hill project has an official start date.

Face of HAFB prepares for change

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- After two years of delays, the Falcon Hill project has an official start date.

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