Cache County Council advances 240-acre Bloom Haven open space application

LOGAN - The Cache County Council voted 7-0 on Nov. 10 to advance the S&G Bloom Haven open space application, about 240 acres of farmland, to the second round of the county's open space review, the meeting video (link) shows. Resolution 2026-38 sets no dollar amount, according to the meeting packet (link).

The program draws on a 2022 voter-approved bond of up to $20 million to protect open land, farms, trails and wildlife habitat, the resolution says. The Cache Open Space Advisory Committee scored the application and recommended it at its Oct. 5 meeting. The committee's chair told the council the land lies west of Smithfield near the Bear River and is zoned A10, and that its primary benefits are farming and wildlife habitat.

The council also voted 7-0 to approve Resolution 2026-40, the Cache County Council of Governments' 2026 road-funding recommendation, with amended project rankings, the video (link) shows. Members said the change adds county fixed-guideway sales tax money so more projects on the list can be funded.

Why this matters

Bond money for open space is limited, and this vote lets the Bloom Haven request compete for it. A county committee's Nov. 13 agenda lists a three-year commitment of the same transit tax.

Source: Cache County Council meeting video, Nov. 10, 2026 (link); Cache County Council media packet, Nov. 10, 2026 (link); amended agenda, Nov. 10, 2026 (link); Ordinance and Policy Review Committee agenda, Nov. 13, 2026 (link).