Blogs: Farmington

Farmington made history at the February 17 city council meeting as seven firefighters were sworn in to mark the department's first-ever full-time staffing, while acting mayor Nick Lien took the helm, 46 new homes were approved in south Farmington, and Second Street got the green light for a full reconstruction this year.g

Farmington Mayor Hoyt resigned citing mental health following a contentious data center meeting that generated 3.6 million views and exposed deep community divisions over the proposed $5 billion Farmington Technology Park.

Farmington's February 2nd city council meeting erupted into profanity and a 10-minute recess over data center opposition, 5-minute speaking limits, and first responder mental health concerns.