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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Officials in Draper and Salt Lake County want the state to reconsider moving the Utah State Prison.
The council's of both government plan to debate separate resolutions to urge a move this week -- a move that surprised Utah's governor and the state's Department of Corrections.
Two years ago Gov. Jon Huntsman scrapped the idea after a study showed the costs could top $372 million.
Land values in Draper, where the prison sits, have increased with rapid growth at the south end of the Salt Lake Valley. But Huntsman's study said selling the prison's land wouldn't compensate for the cost of moving.
Huntsman maintains an interest in relocating the prison, but says it won't happen unless it becomes economically feasible.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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