By Suzanne Dean
Publisher
3-24-2021
MILBURN—Dragonfly Wellness, the Salt Lake City-based company that grows medical marijuana in Moroni in a turkey shed that has been converted to a greenhouse, is seeking to expand to Milburn.
Dragonfly is proposing to contract with Milburn Oaks Land, a five-generation farming operation, to grow the crop in greenhouses as and in the open air on a 3-acre site near the center of the community.
The owners of Milburn Oaks told the Sanpete County Commission at a meeting March 3 that the site would have tight security, including a double fence, security cameras and motion sensors, which, if triggered, would activate bright lights. They said a security guard would be on duty 24 hours per day.
Before cultivation could begin, Dragonfly would need approval from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). But before applying to UDAF, growers are required to get approval from the local county commission.
At the March 3 meeting, Commissioner Reed Hatch moved to approve the Milburn Oaks plan “since the code allows it.” Commission Ed Sunderland asked that the approval be contingent on the sheriff’s office reviewing the security arrangements. With that, the motion passed.
“We expect to supply about six good employment jobs the first season and probably more in the future,” the head of Milburn Oaks told the commission.
The farm site would take up 3 acres of a 22-acre field, representatives told the county commission….
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By Suzanne Dean
Publisher
3-24-2021
MILBURN—Dragonfly Wellness, the Salt Lake City-based company that grows medical marijuana in Moroni in a turkey shed that has been converted to a greenhouse, is seeking to expand to Milburn.
Dragonfly is proposing to contract with Milburn Oaks Land, a five-generation farming operation, to grow the crop in greenhouses as and in the open air on a 3-acre site near the center of the community.
The owners of Milburn Oaks told the Sanpete County Commission at a meeting March 3 that the site would have tight security, including a double fence, security cameras and motion sensors, which, if triggered, would activate bright lights. They said a security guard would be on duty 24 hours per day.
Before cultivation could begin, Dragonfly would need approval from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). But before applying to UDAF, growers are required to get approval from the local county commission.
At the March 3 meeting, Commissioner Reed Hatch moved to approve the Milburn Oaks plan “since the code allows it.” Commission Ed Sunderland asked that the approval be contingent on the sheriff’s office reviewing the security arrangements. With that, the motion passed.
“We expect to supply about six good employment jobs the first season and probably more in the future,” the head of Milburn Oaks told the commission.
The farm site would take up 3 acres of a 22-acre field, representatives told the county commission….
