by Tax Watchdog | Aug 20, 2012 | In the News
Deseret News by Joey Ferguson, Tuesday, August 14, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY — Proposed revisions to the way state sales tax is collected and distributed could mean some Utah cities and towns will lose out on revenue. Under the current system, sales tax revenue is split...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 1, 2012 | In the News
By Jared Page , Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — UTOPIA has spent nearly all of its $185 million in bond proceeds, though only 59 percent of that has gone toward building infrastructure for the municipal fiber-optics network, a legislative audit found. The audit,...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 1, 2012 | In the News
The Utah Legislative Auditor General released an audit of the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) today. The audit, according to The Deseret News, “blasts UTOPIA’s planning, use of bond funds.” Below is the summary of the audit...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 1, 2012 | In the News
Probe • Agency says mistakes are in past, new plan in place to move forward. By Vince Horiuchi and Steven Oberbeck The Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake Tribune Utopia director of network engineering Roger Timmerman shows the company’s fiber-optic hardware at...
by Tax Watchdog | Jun 7, 2012 | In the News
Bond elections should be held in November, when voters are expecting to vote on bond measures, not June when voter turnout is low. Voter turnout increases 2-8 times during the November election, and measures such as the $29 million recreation bond that Draper is...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 11, 2011 | In the News
Springville wants to increase their city tax levy by over 50% to pay for a $21 million “Taj Mahal” recreation center. Current designs for the rec center include extravagant elements such as a lazy river, water slides, dance rooms and numerous other services already...
