A pair of zones totaling 9,000 acres in the western part of Weber County will be considered for an inland port by the Utah Inland Port Authority board.

The board was scheduled to hear about the draft plan for the West Weber inland port at its meeting Jan. 10. at the Utah State Capitol. Board policy calls for proposed port areas to be presented at one meeting and then be up for approval at the following meeting.

The Weber County Commission recently adopted a resolution requesting the establishment of the West Weber area, which would be the state’s ninth port area. In the resolution, the commission said that “Weber County residents can enjoy tremendous benefits from an Please log in to see the rest of this story.