by Tax Watchdog | Nov 22, 2009 | In the News
Arthur Raymond December 10, 2009 A budget-trimming process that began last summer with a scalpel and ended with an axe and a tax increase culminated Tuesday night with final approval of Salt Lake County’s 2010 budget. It makes official a package that found about...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 19, 2009 | In the News
November 18, 2009 Kirsten Stewart The Utah Taxpayers Association lost round one in the fight to move public schools to year-round schedules. A bill that would have required high schools and middle schools in the Jordan School District to increase capacity by 33...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 5, 2009 | In the News
November 4, 2009 Donald Meyers The Utah Taxpayers Association claims Lehi erred when it transferred utility fund money to balance the city budget without providing adequate public notice. M. Royce Van Tassell, the UTA’s vice president, wrote in a letter to Lehi...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 4, 2009 | In the News
November 4, 2009 Aaron Falk As he waited inside the public safety building, watching for election results to come in, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker heard a number of jokes about the broken elevators and leaky roofs in the rundown cop shop. “In a few years,...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 4, 2009 | In the News
November 3, 2009 Amy Stewart Granite and Davis school districts saw great success with their bond referendums in Tuesday’s elections, but Duchesne School District residents decided not to lend much support to construct new school buildings. Granite district...
by Tax Watchdog | Nov 3, 2009 | In the News
November 2, 2009 Derek P. Jensen Two years ago, eight City Council contests across Salt Lake County were decided by fewer than 70 votes. In 2003, voters had to shake loose a mayoral tie with a dice roll. Sure, municipal off-year elections aren’t sexy, but...
