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County offices to close early during Peach Days
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Box Elder County offices will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, to accommodate Peach Days, following a vote by county commissioners Aug. 12. Commissioner Lee Perry said food trucks and other vendors begin occupying part of the county parking lot that morning. “Makes it very difficult for people to get in and out of our facility on that Friday of Peach Days,” Perry said. He said similar problems develop around the county DMV office as crowds arrive ahead of the youth parade. By about 3 p.m., he said, the lot is largely inaccessible to people trying to use county...