Box Elder County Official Faced Death Threats Amid Contentious Data Center Debate

Box Elder County official faced death threats amid contentious data center debate

Box Elder County Commissioner Lee Perry, center, Monday after a meeting on the data center at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds complex in Tremonton. Perry has faced death threats as the debate in the county has unfolded. | Tim Vandenack, KSL BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (KSL) — It’s been a stressful week for Box Elder County Commissioner Lee Perry and the two other commissioners on the body. On Tuesday, a day after the three commissioners approved a pair …

Box Elder County boosts security at commissioners’ homes, citing planned protests over data center

Box Elder County has increased security around the county commissioners' homes amid protests planned over a proposed data center campus.

Red state official faces threats over project backed by MAGA 'Shark Tank' star

A local county commissioner in Utah was irate after he and his family received threats following a vote to approve a data center project, according to a new report. Lee Perry, a commissioner in Box Elder County, Utah, told local news station KSL5 that he began receiving threats after he voted to app...