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Audit: Problems still plague money-losing UTOPIA network

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...

Vote AGAINST Draper’s Controversial $29 Million Rec Bond

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...

Do you want a 50% Tax Hike? Vote NO on Springville $21 Million Rec Bond!

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...

South S.L. to Vote on Whether City Purchases Granite High Property

by Tax Watchdog | Aug 4, 2011 | In the News

South S.L. to vote on whether city purchases Granite High property July 24th, 2011 @ 4:59pm SOUTH SALT LAKE — Voters will decide whether the old Granite High School property will be purchased by the city and turned into a civic center. The South Salt Lake City Council...

Thirty-Five Local Governments in Utah Propose Tax Hikes

by Tax Watchdog | Jul 26, 2011 | In the News

By Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune Published: July 23, 2011 12:02AM Residents of 35 local governments in Utah will find bad news arriving in their mailboxes during the next week: proposed property tax hikes, announced in annual property tax valuation notices. The...

KCPW: Bill Would Require Contact Info For Elected Officials

by Tax Watchdog | Feb 4, 2011 | In the News

February 1, 2011 By Jessica Gail (KCPW News) If you don’t want the public to know how to reach you, one state lawmaker says don’t bother running for public office. Now, Republican Senator Howard Stephenson is sponsoring a bill about contact information for public...
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