By Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted – Feb. 24, 2023 at 12:01 p.m

HOLLADAY — Salt Lake County residents and state representatives of the region are pushing back against a proposed bill that they say would allow for excessive mining in Parleys Canyon, after the county passed an ordinance banning mining in forest and recreation last year.

“They’re trying to pull the rug out … from under the regular regulatory process that (the mine) was going through,” said Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, during a legislative town hall meeting held in Holladay on Wednesday.