Urban-rural Clash In 'God's Country'

20 November 2002 - 7:00am

Utah's Cache Valley grapples with growth and quality of life.

"Nestled within two arms of the Wasatch Range, the fragile constitution of the little valley, routinely referred to by residents and nonresidents alike as 'God's Country,' is now being tested like never before. Growing at a steady 2 to 3 percent per year, Cache County's population (now 96,000) is hitting urban markers with attendant consequences: big-box chain stores, air pollution, traffic problems and disappearing farmland."

Source: Deseret News, November 18, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.