Property attracts truck stop

Two parcels of land west of Green River could be the home of a Love’s Travel Stop in the future.

The parcels, located along Highway 374 and near Exit 85 on Interstate 80, will be the focus of a zone change in December. Jim Zimmerman with the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Department, said the Love’s chain is interested in using the parcels to build a truck stop. Zimmerman said both parcels are currently zoned for agricultural use and need to be shifted to commercial zoning. The initial hearing for that zone change takes place before the Sweetwater County Planning and Zoning Board Dec. 1...